Nonprofit · EIN 84-0430495
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Tax-exempt · GREENWOOD VLG, CO 80111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,486,261 | $5,594,891 | $1,891,370 | $24,516,940 | $1,091,108 | $23,425,832 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,718,888 | $5,280,388 | $1,438,500 | $23,628,494 | $2,079,818 | $21,548,676 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,163,932
- of which government grants
- $38,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $224,015
- Net rental income
- $44,075
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $93,786
- Other revenue
- $98,314
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,032,783
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,866,570
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,438,131
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,584
- Accounting fees
- $41,400
- Occupancy
- $210,530
- Travel
- $56,357
- Depreciation
- $586,948
- Program services (functional)
- $3,948,812
- Management and general (functional)
- $764,737
- Fundraising (functional)
- $881,342
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,628,494
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,516,940
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,091,108
- Net assets, end of year
- $23,425,832
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,896,334
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,525,240
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,900,592
- Gross unrelated business income
- $42,753
- Gross receipts
- $8,090,878
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 2,752
- Year formed
- 1950
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN WISE | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $327,779 | $25,359 |
| KRISTI SHAFFER | CDO Officer | 40 | $226,859 | $15,466 |
| RACHEL TIBBETTS | COO Officer | 40 | $164,458 | $14,712 |
| JILLIAN HRNICEK | VP PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $122,389 | $15,049 |
| CLIFF DEFFKE | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $101,413 | $14,125 |
| DARRIN FOSTER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA EWING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE SHERWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI KAUFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB HOTTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREMMER KNEIB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENNA COPELAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FLOREY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE YANEZA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
64 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS GDOWSKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN HUTTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURT HOWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL KATZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY WINSOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DRU CHIESA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD NEKRITZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC WOLF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC OLSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER BARRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JADE WALLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SCHERMERHORN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY LENCHES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY HELD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL MINCKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM WILSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM VAUGHN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DYER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WEEMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONI JOHNSON-POWE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH LEVY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PROCHNOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN IVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH DENNIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN KELLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN SACHS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS RAMIREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTI WINER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT BETTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEG DUKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GREGG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIEDTKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE TILBURY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY DUVALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAOMI BOYD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE ARTIBEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NED MINOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK NIEHAUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER COORS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN HELMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY MESSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL YSUSI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY ROTHE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH GUSTASHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON LINHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN BARKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERYL BOLLINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SLOAN SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN AGEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE KINSLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARRA RYERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS WALLACE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM DUSSEAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM WALSH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY COVELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOTI CADAVID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROY STALTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVEK CHOUDHURY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE PURSELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 73 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN WISE | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $386,815 | $28,073 |
| KRISTI SHAFFER | CDO Officer | 40 | $253,104 | $13,213 |
| JILLIAN HRNICEK | VP OF PROGRA Officer | 40 | $106,507 | $13,881 |
| CLIFF DEFFKE | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $98,474 | $13,854 |
| RACHEL TIBBETTS | COO Officer | 40 | $105,957 | $5,298 |
| LORI DAVIS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA EWING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN AGEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ANTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE ARTIBEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BAILEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN BARKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BARRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERYL BOLLINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTI CADAVID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DRU CHIESA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVEK CHOUDHURY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENNA COPELAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH DENNIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY DORLAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM DUSSEAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY DUVALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DYER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FLOREY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRIN FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GDOWSKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GREGG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GUSTASHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HEIDERSBACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HELMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HORTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB HOTTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN HUTTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE IVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONI JOHNSON-POWE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI KAUFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KINSLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREMMER KNEIB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH LEVY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIEDTKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON LINHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH LOBIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MCCONNELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BAIRD MCKEVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NED MINOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED NEKRITZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK NIEHAUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC OLSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PROCHNOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE PURSELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY ROTHE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARRA RYERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SACHS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHERMERHORN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY STALTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TILBURY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM VAUGHN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JADE WALLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM WALSH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEEMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WILSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WOLF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE YANEZA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL YSUSI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY COVELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY MESSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6500 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD, GREENWOOD VLG, CO 80111-4934
- In care of
- % CLIFF DEFFKE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBIN WISE, 6500 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
- Signed the 990
- ROBIN WISE, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (303) 260-6294
- Website
- WWW.JAROCKYMOUNTAIN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KUNDINGER CORDER & MONTOYA PC
Mission
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT - ROCKY MOUNTAIN, INC. (JA) IS CRITICAL FOR INSPIRING AND PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE TO OWN THEIR ECONOMIC SUCCESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS AND EDUCATORS, JA IMMERSES STUDENTS IN DISRUPTIVE, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGING THEIR ASSUMPTIONS THROUGH MENTOR-LED APPLIED LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT - ROCKY MOUNTAIN, INC. PROVIDED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN METRO DENVER, NORTHERN COLORADO, SOUTHERN WYOMING, AND IN OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: TEACHING STUDENTS FINANCIAL LITERACY BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A STOCK MARKET GAME THAT TAUGHT THEM ABOUT INVESTING THEIR MONEY; GIVING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO BUDGET THEIR MONEY GIVEN REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO LIVE ON A BUDGET AND MAKE THE TYPES OF DECISIONS ADULTS MAKE; AND TAKING FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS INTO K-12 CLASSROOMS IN COLORADO AND WYOMING.Expenses $3,948,812
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0430495
- 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
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q320)
- Group exemption
- 1116: JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,516,940
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,090,878
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,486,261 | $5,594,891 | $24,516,940 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,718,888 | $5,280,388 | $23,628,494 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,383,450 | $4,056,455 | $23,241,334 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 84-0430495).
Questions about JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN
- What is the EIN of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN is 84-0430495.
- Is JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Which annual return does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROBIN WISE.
- Who are the officers and directors of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 79 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $327,779 (ROBIN WISE, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,486,261, expenses of $5,594,891 and total assets of $24,516,940 at year end.
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