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Nonprofit · EIN 35-0922731

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA

Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46825

Financials

$4.6M$5.7M2023$6M$6.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$6,014,405$6,117,985-$103,580$9,704,360$1,961,051$7,743,309
June 30, 2024990$4,566,510$5,731,212-$1,164,702$9,675,643$1,840,464$7,835,179
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,204,506
of which government grants
$1,108,023
Program service revenue
$685,293
Investment income
$212,139
Net gain from sales of assets
$57,172
Net income from fundraising events
-$309,087
Net income from gaming
-$35,788
Other revenue
-$87,533

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$14,557
Other salaries and wages
$2,911,765
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,428,389
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,654
Accounting fees
$29,500
Occupancy
$164,886
Travel
$68,379
Depreciation
$198,618
Program services (functional)
$4,440,067
Management and general (functional)
$711,256
Fundraising (functional)
$966,662

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,675,643
Total assets, end of year
$9,704,360
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,961,051
Net assets, end of year
$7,743,309
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,399,934
Publicly traded securities
$2,050,595
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,677,433
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,065,876
Gross receipts
$7,083,099
Employees
111
Volunteers
8,322
Year formed
1953
State of legal domicile
IN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LENA YARIANPRESIDENT
Officer
30$79,412$156,650$14,557
ANDY VEENSTRABOARD CHAIRM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
AMY LEHRMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANDY BROOKSIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
KATHY ROGERSBOARD SECRET
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BRAD SMUTSFINANCE COMM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DR MARK DANIELEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE FINKEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID JEANSEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG O'DANIELEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC OTTINGEREXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TROY PANNINGEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TONY TRANQUILLEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RON TURPINEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE WALLACEEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
47 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STAN ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN BURDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
J ARNOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF BELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF BENZINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANA BERKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GAUTAM BOROOAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MORGAN BOUDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JILL BUSSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN COPELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN CRAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MOHAMAD DAHOUKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL EARLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS FEDELEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN FERGUSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEFANIE GERARDOTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HENRY IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE HETRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILYN HISSONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RON HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELAINE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE KAMPHUESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL KHORSHIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON KRAUSKOPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CORINNA LADDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIANNE LASSUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL MISHLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHLOE MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS NIEZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEAN OAKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE ONESTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN PALMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
REX PETERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE REXROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR LANCE RICHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG ROEBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL SCHMITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER SCHOEGLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLYN SPAKE-LEEPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LUKE SQUIRESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR DANIEL STOKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR BILL TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DARREN VOGTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY WILHELMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LENA YARIANPRESIDENT
Officer
30$68,701$157,450$9,409
ANDY VEENSTRABOARD CHAIRM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
AMY LEHRMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANDY BROOKSIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
KATHY ROGERSBOARD SECRET
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BRAD SMUTSFINANCE COMM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DR MARK DANIELEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVE FINKEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID JEANSEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG O'DANIELEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC OTTINGEREXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TROY PANNINGEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RON TURPINEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE WALLACEEXECUTIVE ME
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STAN ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
J ARNOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF BELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF BENZINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANA BERKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MORGAN BOUDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROB BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL BUSSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN COPELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUSTIN CRAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MOHAMAD DAHOUKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATIE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL EARLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRIS FEDELEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN FERGUSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEFANIE GERARDOTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOE HEADDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN HENRY IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARILYN HISSONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELAINE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKE KAMPHUESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL KHORSHIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JULIANNE LASSUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LARRY MAYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL MISHLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRIS NIEZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEAN OAKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DENISE ONESTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN PALMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAT PASTERICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
REX PETERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NICOLE REXROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR LANCE RICHEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG ROEBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANIEL SCHMITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HEATHER SCHOEGLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROLYN SPAKE-LEEPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR DANIEL STOKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DR BILL TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TONY TRANQUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DARREN VOGTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAY WILHELMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICK WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
550 E WALLEN RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46825-2737
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LENA YARIAN, 550 E WALLEN ROAD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
Signed the 990
LENA YARIAN, PRESIDENT
Phone
(260) 484-2543
Return prepared by
HAINES ISENBARGER & SKIBA LLC

Mission

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF JANI IS: TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • JA IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: THE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE 17 SEQUENTIAL THEMES FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE. STUDENTS LEARN CONCEPTS OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORKFORCE READINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SEQUENTIAL ACTIVITIES BUILD ON STUDIES FROM EACH PRECEDING GRADE AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURES AND LIFELONG LEARNING. THE PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED BY 2,326 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR. IN 2022-23 JANI BEGAN A NEW HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM CALLED 3DE BY JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN TWO OF THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. IN 3DE, THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS RE-ENGINEERED TO BE AUTHENTICALLY CONNECTED TO THE WORLD THAT EXISTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM WALLS. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)
    Expenses $3,277,936 · revenue $20,390
  • JA BIZTOWN: JA BIZTOWN ENGAGES STUDENTS IN THE ROLE OF WORKERS AND CONSUMERS IN A SERIES OF CLASSROOM LESSONS THAT CULMINATES IN THE DAY-LONG VISIT TO JA BIZTOWN, A FULL-INTERACTIVE SIMULATED TOWN. THROUGH DAILY LESSONS, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE SIMULATED COMMUNITY, STUDENTS DEVELOP A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT THEY LEARN IN SCHOOL AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN A WORLDWIDE ECONOMY.
    Expenses $773,060 · revenue $293,199
  • JA FINANCE PARK: THE JA FINANCE PARK PROGRAM AND ITS ONE-DAY ONSITE EXPERIENCE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO ENGAGE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXPLORING AND DEVELOPING PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AND MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS. THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND WITH THE GUIDANC OF ADULT ROLE MODELS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT LIFELONG FINANCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS INCOMES, BUDGETS, PERSONAL AND FAMILY EXPENSES AND SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLANNING. AS STUDENTS BUILD PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAREER EXPLORATION IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM.
    Expenses $389,071 · revenue $371,704

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-0922731
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Exempt since
1994
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,704,360
Income (IRS master file)
$7,083,099

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$6,014,405$6,117,985$9,704,360XML
990June 2024$4,566,510$5,731,212$9,675,643XML
990June 2023$7,539,520$5,641,003$10,905,837IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-0922731).

Questions about JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA

What is the EIN of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA is 35-0922731.
Is JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Which annual return does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LENA YARIAN.
Who are the officers and directors of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 62 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,412 (LENA YARIAN, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,014,405, expenses of $6,117,985 and total assets of $9,704,360 at year end.

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