Junior Achievement USA

JA Worldwide teaches smaller people about big business. Doing business as Junior Achievement (JA), the organization educates students in grades K-12 about business, economics, and free enterprise. The group conducts its activities in moreJA Worldwide teaches smaller people about big business. Doing business as Junior Achievement (JA), the organization educates students in grades K-12 about business, economics, and free enterprise. The group conducts its activities in more than 100 countries. JA's programs reach 8.3 million children each year and focus on such areas as citizenship, career development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and ethics, among others. Some 287,000 classroom volunteers assist with the organization's activities through about 140 chapters nationwide. The organization's funding comes from individual contributions and corporate donations. The group was established in 1919.