IMPACT REPORT 2024-2025

JATB 2023-2024 Impact Report

WHO WE ARE

Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay, serving 13 counties including the entire Tampa Bay area, is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization empowering the futures of local students by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money, plan for their future, and make smart academic, career and economic choices.

 

Districts We Serve:

Alachua County
Polk County
Marion County
Sarasota County
Hardee County
Levy County

Manatee County
Highlands County
Pasco County
Citrus County
Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Pinellas County

OUR MISSION

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy by providing relevant, hands-on learning experiences that teach them how to manage their money, plan for their economic future, own their own businesses, and develop readiness for careers or college.

OUR VISION

A generation of students armed with the confidence and understanding to take control of their futures and equipped to achieve their dreams.

OUR SPECIALTY

Junior Achievement (JA) focuses on high impact programs that drive long-term outcomes in areas of financial literacy, career readiness and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit through:

  1. Integration of community and business partners

  2. High quality instructional experiences

  3. Strategic school district partnerships

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Belief in the boundless potential of young people

     

  • Commitment to the principles of market-based economics and entrepreneurship

     

  • Passion for what we do and honesty, integrity, and excellence in how we do it

     

  • Respect for the talents, creativity, perspectives and backgrounds of all individuals

     

  • Belief in the power of partnership and collaboration

     

  • Conviction in the educational and motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning.

     

FAST FACTS

  • We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization wholly dependent on the financial and volunteer support of individuals, foundations and businesses.

 

  • Junior Achievement lessons are delivered by a workforce of volunteers who are dedicated to bringing in real life, experiential lessons to the students of Tampa Bay.

 

  • JA is one of a few global non-profits to use independent, third party evaluators to gauge the impact of its programs. Since 1993, independent evaluators have conducted studies on JA’s effectiveness. Findings prove that JA has a positive impact in a number of critical areas.

 

  • Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay is nationally recognized by Junior Achievement Worldwide as one of the finest operations in the United States being awarded the Summit Award for twenty-two consecutive years.

 

2024-25 MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS

AAA

Advent Health – Tampa

Alachua County Public Schools

A-LIGN

Amgen Inc.

Bank of America Corporation

Ashley & Wesley Barnett

Carol and Barney Barnett Family Foundation

John K. Beacham

Beacon Pointe

Besitos

Better Business Bureau

Busch Gardens

CAMPUS USA Credit Union Foundation

Caspers Service Company

Celeste & Nelson Castellano

Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Children’s Trust Of Alachua County

CitiGroup Inc.

Citizens Alliance for Progress

CITY Furniture

City of St. Petersburg

Community Foundation of North Central Florida

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Crowe LLP

Crown Automotive Charities

DeMert Brands, Inc

Diocese of St. Petersburg

Sam Ellison

Lisa & George Etheridge

Fairwinds Credit Union

Fifth Third Bancorp

First Horizon Bank

Fishman Family Foundation

FKQ

Florida Blue Foundation

Florida Center for Nursing

FL Department of Education

Franklin Street

Gas South

Gerdau

Gloria Giunta

Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.

GTE Financial

Hillsborough College

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Hobbs Foundation

Hough Family Foundation Inc.

ICI Homes

Jabil Inc.

Thomas A. & Mary S. James Foundation

Kayla & David Jordan

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Kane’s Furniture Corporation

KFORCE Inc.

KPMG LLP

Lindell Family Foundation

Suzanne & James MacDougald

MacKinnon Family Foundation

MetLife, Inc.

Monin, Inc.

Pam & Les Muma

New York Yankees

Melissa & Patrick O’Connor

Oxford Commons Hospitality Company

Dr. Bill & Betty Petty

Pinellas County Schools

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Polk County Public Schools

Power Design, Inc.

Kirsten & Scott Price

Publix Super Markets Charities

PWC

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

ReliaQuest

Riley Education Foundation

Jessica & Jack Rybicki

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Peggy & Robert Sharp

James H. and Amy G. Shimberg Foundation, Inc.

State Farm

Taco Bell Foundation

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Business Journal

Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation, Inc.

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Times

Tampa Bay United Soccer Club

Tampa Electric Company

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa Police Department

TCM Bank

TD SYNNEX

Sheryl & Joe Teague

The Florida Aquarium

The UPS Store

Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services

Triad Foundation, Inc.

United Way Suncoast

University of South Florida

USAA

USF Health

Velera