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Nonprofit · EIN 36-2170141

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO

Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60661

Financials

$7.7M$5.8M2023$6.8M$6.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$6,836,648$6,396,089$440,559$29,789,747$1,574,851$28,214,896
June 30, 2024990$7,740,012$5,816,716$1,923,296$28,460,820$1,676,931$26,783,889
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,001,988
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,844,551
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,181,780
Net income from fundraising events
-$12,682
Other revenue
-$9,891

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$11,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$668,436
Other salaries and wages
$3,018,365
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,506,486
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$324,755
Travel
$89,689
Depreciation
$53,118
Program services (functional)
$4,674,248
Management and general (functional)
$934,749
Fundraising (functional)
$787,092

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,460,820
Total assets, end of year
$29,789,747
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,574,851
Net assets, end of year
$28,214,896
Land, buildings and equipment
$115,318
Publicly traded securities
$28,038,524
Net assets without donor restrictions
$27,804,154
Net assets with donor restrictions
$410,742
Gross receipts
$14,503,849
Employees
55
Volunteers
3,973
Year formed
1940
State of legal domicile
IL

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THOMAS STAABPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$387,345$18,209
MARIA RAMOSSVP OF EDUCATION & OPERATI
Officer
37.5$236,529$21,892
TERRANCE GUTHRIEVP OF FINANCE AND ADMINIST
Highest-paid employee
37.5$188,745$20,240
RAVI PARAKKATVP OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATI
Highest-paid employee
37.5$170,711$30,795
DEREK ERNSTVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$176,243$9,406
AMY YOUNGBERGVP OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$139,231$16,744
KATHERINE SCHERERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MICHAEL FROYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PAUL GREENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY ALBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN BARNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELISSA BEANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SEAN BENTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CAROLYN BOOTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BRAMBLETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
94 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RANDY BURTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THOMAS CAHILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEIA CAMPANELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALEXANDER CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELIZABETH CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NEAL CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID CHIPURNOIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT CHODOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA COLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN COMPERNOLLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELLE CORDES RADKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TYSON CORNELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDAL DAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MISTY DE LA CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GHRAM DEBESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PATRICE DECORREVONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG DONOVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DONNA DORSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BOB DUTZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHARLES EDELSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAULA FERGUSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GINA FEZLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES FIELDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARAH FLANAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KRISTEN FREUNDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN GALIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEPHEN GRABEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEDMAN GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANCHIP HARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GRANT HARVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JONATHAN HAUGEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOAN HEGGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVE HENNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERTO HERENCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY HOLDRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK HUNTINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOS ISASI IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GEORGE JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOCELYN JOPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIP KELLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANTHONY KESMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMIE KIEFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAUL LARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATIE LAWLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE LEAHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CURTIS MAASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PATRICK MACELLARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID MARBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TERRANCE TERRY MAXWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WILLIE MAYBERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CARLA MICHELOTTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
AARON MINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THOMAS MONAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HEATHER MOONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIAN MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAUL MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANIEL MURGATROYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WADE MYNATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEPHEN NESBITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LARRY NIEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT O'KEEFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EDMOND OPLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DONALD ORTEGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARMAINE OWENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALBERTO PARACCHINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MORDIE PEARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSE PENADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT RAMSBOTTOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN RODIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES ROZSYPALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COREY RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROD SCHRADERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KARL SCHULZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELBERT SINGLETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KASHIM SKEETEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK SKROCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAURA SLAGTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENIS SPRINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LISA STENGLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BOB STEWARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LYNETTE STOKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LISA STUVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRISTOPHER SWEETLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BECKY TINKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL TOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ANN TRAVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA WAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THOMAS WEBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SPENCER WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATHAN WINTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DESMOND WONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAUREN YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ABIGAIL YOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 105 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THOMAS STAABPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$428,481$17,386
MARIA RAMOSSVP OF EDUCATION & OPERATIONS
Officer
37.5$229,262$19,792
RAVI PARAKKATVP OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
37.5$174,543$27,088
TERRANCE GUTHRIEVP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Highest-paid employee
37.5$179,798$18,000
DEREK ERNSTVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$184,074$9,749
AMY YOUNGBERGVP OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$131,994$14,670
KATHERINE SCHERERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MICHAEL FROYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PAUL GREENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY ALBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN BARNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELISSA BEANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN BENTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES BRAMBLETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY BURTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS CAHILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEIA CAMPANELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NEAL CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEXANDER CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT CHODOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA COLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN COMPERNOLLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELLE CORDES RADKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TYSON CORNELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDAL DAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GHRAM DEBESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICE DECORREVONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DEESDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DOUG DONOVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DONNA DORSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BOB DUTZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHARLES EDELSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA FERGUSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GINA FEZLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES FIELDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SARAH FLANAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTEN FREUNDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN GALIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN GRABEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEDMAN GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAN CHIP HARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GRANT HARVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JONATHAN HAUGEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOAN HEGGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE HENNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERTO HERENCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY HOLDRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK HUNTINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSE ISASI IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GEORGE JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOCELYN JOPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KIP KELLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANTHONY KESMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMIE KIEFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL LARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KATIE LAWLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE LEAHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT LEONARDDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CURTIS MAASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK MACELLARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID MARBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRANCE TERRY MAXWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIE MAYBERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CARLA MICHELOTTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AARON MINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS MONAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HEATHER MOONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PAUL MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WADE MYNATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN NESBITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LARRY NIEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT O'KEEFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDMOND OPLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DONALD ORTEGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHARMAINE OWENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALBERTO PARACCHINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MORDIE PEARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSE PENADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK PTAKDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT RAMSBOTTOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK ROCHEDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN RODIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROZSYPALDIRECTOR (THROU 01/31/24)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROD SCHRADERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELBERT SINGLETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK SKROCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LAURA SLAGTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DENIS SPRINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA STENGLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BOB STEWARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LYNETTE STOKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA STUVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SWEETLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BECKY TINKHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL TOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ANN TRAVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAN VAN AKENDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SANDRA WAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS WEBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRYN WILEYDIRECTOR (THROU 09/26/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SPENCER WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NATHAN WINTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DESMOND WONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
651 W WASHINGTON BLVD STE 404, CHICAGO, IL 60661-2126
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
THOMAS STAAB, 651 W WASHINGTON BLVD STE 404, CHICAGO, IL 606612123
Signed the 990
THOMAS STAAB, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(312) 715-1300
Return prepared by
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Mission

TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATES STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, ABOUT WORKFORCE READINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCIAL LITERACY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL, HANDS-ON PROGRAMS. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS HELP PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE REAL WORLD BY SHOWING THEM HOW TO GENERATE WEALTH AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE IT, HOW TO CREATE JOBS WHICH MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES MORE ROBUST, AND HOW TO APPLY ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING TO THE WORKPLACE. STUDENTS PUT THESE LESSONS INTO ACTION AND LEARN THE VALUE OF CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO SERVED 396,913 STUDENTS IN 18,099 CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA
    Expenses $4,674,248 · grants $11,000

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
36-2170141
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)
$29,789,747
Income (IRS master file)
$14,503,849

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$6,836,648$6,396,089$29,789,747XML
990June 2024$7,740,012$5,816,716$28,460,820XML
990June 2023$5,109,705$5,311,755$27,139,905IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––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 36-2170141).

Questions about JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO

What is the EIN of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO is 36-2170141.
Is JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
Which annual return does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO 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 CHICAGO 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 CHICAGO 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 CHICAGO?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS STAAB.
Who are the officers and directors of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 109 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $387,345 (THOMAS STAAB, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,836,648, expenses of $6,396,089 and total assets of $29,789,747 at year end.

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