You Know What Matters.

Every day you work hard to succeed. To contribute. To win. To give back. You know what matters and you know what it takes. Perseverance. Resiliency. Experience. Junior Achievement of Greater Washington offers these same lessons to students in our area. JA provides the programs and foundation that level the playing field and the equipment and skills that change the game.

At Junior Achievement we provide experiential learning that teaches financial literacy to encourage financial freedom. Entrepreneurship so students can take control of their future. Work readiness to help them get on the road to career fulfillment. This preparedness for work and life benefits the student, the community and our world. It also creates a pipeline of workers ready to hit the ground running.

You know what matters. Today’s youth are the future.

Let’s help them be ready for every challenge—and every opportunity.

JA. Know What Matters.

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100% Inspired. 100% Prepared. 100% Employed.

In 1919, a group of business leaders came together in Springfield, Massachusetts, to start a program aimed at helping young people gain the skills they needed to succeed in America's booming cities. A century later the product of their efforts, Junior Achievement, continues to better the lives of future leaders by teaching young people the real world skills necessary for a successful future.

In 2019, JA is celebrating its Centennial. While we honor the organization’s first 100 years, we are also looking forward—ensuring that the young people we reach today are 100% ready for life and work in the real world.

This past year was one of great excitement and expansion with the addition of a third Finance Park in Silver Spring, Maryland. JA Finance Park Montgomery County® will inspire and empower 12,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students each year to take control of their financial futures.

This annual report is the reflection of over 66,000 students served through 715,000 hours of instruction by nearly 6,000 unique volunteers.

These are numbers shaped by a passionate collective of people like you—educational thought leaders, business frontrunners, dedicated parents and Greater Washington civic leaders—who have come together as JA role models, partners and volunteer mentors to help our region’s youth Know What Matters.

Thank you. We can’t do what we do without you.

Sincerely,

Read more of our top stories of the year, including event recaps, volunteer spotlights and local news features.

Abramson Family Foundation, Inc.

Accenture

Arent Fox

BB&T Corporation

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Brother's Mechanical, Inc.

Carl M. Freeman Foundation

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

Children's National Medical Center

Coca-Cola

CrossCountry Consulting

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Deloitte

Dixon Hughes Goodman

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

EagleBank

Eurasia Group

General Dynamics

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Gracia Martore

Grant Thornton LLP

Guest Services, Inc.

Guest Supply, A Sysco Company

Hersha Hospitality Trust

Hilton Worldwide

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Interface Media Group

James Ferry

Kaiser Permanente

Leftwich LLC

LMI

Lockton Companies, LLC

M&T Bank

MGM Resorts International

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Montgomery County Council

Neustar, Inc.

Phil de Picciotto

PortfolioFirst Parking Solutions

Prince George's Community College

Reich & Tang LLC

RLJ Lodging Trust

Robert S. Lavet

Ronald Morgan

Safeway Foundation

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Scott L. Bok

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Smithfield Foods

SoFi

Steven K. Rainey

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

SunTrust Bank

SYZYGY Events International

The Alan and Carol Kelly Charitable Fund

The Community Foundation For Northern Virginia, Inc.

The IDI Group Companies

The Meltzer Group

Venable LLP

Virginia 529

Visa Inc.

VW Credit, Inc.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Wells Fargo

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

Appian Corporation

Ascellon Corporation

AtlasAdvancement, Inc.

AxiomSL

Bernstein Management Corporation

Booz Allen Hamilton

Bradley C. Flickinger

Chubb

Connie Heller

Cornerstone Research, Inc.

David A. Kessler

David Samuels

Delaware Community Foundation

Economic Club of Washington

Enterprise Holdings

Family Services, Inc.

Foley & Lardner LLP

G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.

GenPact

HSBC

John A. Stalfort

John M. Oliver

King & Spalding, LLP

Latham and Watkins LLP

Liquidity Services Inc.

Mike Ellis

Miller & Long Co., Inc.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

PCI Graphics

Power Design, Inc.

Richard LaFleur

Ryan Investments LLC

Shapiro & Duncan

Shooshan Company

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

TeamPeople

The Forge Company

Turner Construction Company

Washington Gas

Adam Hull

AHT Insurance

Alissa M. Repanshek

APG Consultancy Ltd.

Bernard Piper

Beth A. Johnson

Bethesda Magazine

Bobbie G. Kilberg

Boston Properties

Brent B. Simonich

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Calibre Systems, Inc.

Chain Bridge Bank

Christine Lattanzio

Christopher W. Ullman

Clifford M. & Camille E. Kendall Family Fund

Credit Suisse

Curtis Buser

Dennis Ratner

Dimick Foundation

Elisabeth de Picciotto

Erik Linn

Gary Ratner

Georgette Kiser

Geppetto Catering, Inc

Gerald Carlson

Ginanne M. Italiano

Innovative Training, Events & Professional Solutions LLC

Interstate Worldwide Relocation

James H. Schleckser

James Schumacher

Jeffery M. Rubery

John B. Richardson

John D. Shulman

John Michalowski

John T. Hazel

Jonathan E. Bortz

JP Morgan Chase

Kelly Nakamoto

Kevin C. Virostek

Korn/Ferry International

Larry Shulman

Leah Alfonso

Leonard Wolfe

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Mark Bisnow

Mark Carlson

Matthew Schwartz

Megan Varani

Merrill Corporation

Michael A. Pizzi

Miller & Chevalier

Mimi Yeh

Moore & Lee, LLP

MorganFranklin Consulting

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

Naman Parekh

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Northern Trust

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

Percival Stern Family Foundation

Peter Scholl

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

PN Hoffman

Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation

Protiviti

Raymond R. Arckey

RBC Wealth Management

Rebecca H. Parker

Reference Point

rp3

RyanSharkey

Sandy Spring Bank

Scott Adams

Scott Berman

Service King

SolomonEdwards

Stephen C. Thormahlen

Steven Schroeder

Steven Schwartz

Strategic Solutions Center LLC

TD Ameritrade

Terri McClements

The USA Bouquet LLC

Thomas J. Baltimore

Thomas T. Chennikara

Tim Bodner

William R. Roberts

William Schroeder

Willis Towers Watson

WilmerHale

Wilson Sporting Goods

Woori America Bank

Aaron N. Daniels

Abbey Ruby

Adam Childers

Adam Kennedy

Adrian Chapman

Alyssa Anderson

Andrew Lewis

Andrew Papadakis

Annette Smith

Arthur E. Morrissette

Athena Eastwood

Beverly Ricci

Blair Ege

Brad Wright

Brian Conroy

Brian Samet

Bruce Blondin

Bryan Gorham

Carl MacCartee

Carlos A. Otal

Charles A. Fegan

Charles S. Ingersoll

Cheri Brown

Cheryl Howard

Curo Private Wealth

Dan Helfrich

Dan Kotter

Dan Lasik

Daniel Basca

Dante P. D'Egidio

Dave and Barb Kent

David and Susan Ungerer

David Friedman

David Hall

David Hering

David Kay

David Pollin

Deborah Sills

Derek Ligeikis

Diane L. Dudley

Diane Murray

Ed and Lynn Van Buren

Edward J. Grenier

Edwin I. Colodny

Elisabeth Driscoll

Elizabeth Bower

Elizabeth Shore

Eric Rasmussen

Eric Sutphin

Fogo de Chao Holdings

Gary H. Tabach

Geoffrey Harkness

Gloria Bohan

Graham Murphy

Gray Fontenot

Gregory Hendler

Gregory Polgar

Henry Fonvielle

Herbert Mansinne

Huley Barnette

James Givens

James Hudson

James Lawler

Janice Mays

Jason Connery

Jason Pett

Jeff Wood

Jennifer Walcott

Jessica Mullery

Jill Weeter

Jim Dlugasch

Jim Mulcahy

Joey Tate

John O'Connell

John Rodgers

Jon Lieber

Jordan DeDona

Joseph Davis

Joseph Ippolito

Joshua D. Howarth

Joshua Fruscello

Julie Pangelinan

Kara Barnard

Karin Dean

Katie Kummer

Ken Marshall

Ken Samet

Kevin and Regina Whitmer

Kevin Bullion

Laura Cox Kaplan

Lauri Scussel

Lee Manfred

Leigh Hayes

Lerch Early & Brewer

Leslie Thornton

Lori Sher

Marjorie Dhunjishah

Marjorie Magner

Mark Chopko

Mark Hellmer

Martha Klasing

Mary Clark

McStroud Family

Mendel Lay

Michael McLaughlin

Michael Warsaw

Michele Moss

Michelle Ritchie

Mike Blount

Mr. & Mrs. Gallagher

Nathan and Christa Houser

Ned and Liz Hazen

Nicolas Lecoq

Nishita Henry

Nora Wheeler

Pamela L. Bentley

Patrick Howard

Patty & Josh Nauman

Paul Donato

Paul FitzGerald

Paul Xenis

Peter Raymond

Peter Zouzoulas

Prufesh Modhera

Raymond Rossignol

Richard L. Vogel

Richard Myers

Rick Bennett

Roderick Carmody

Ryan Dundas

Scott Vaughn

Scott Williamson

Sean Morris

Sheila McGrane

Shirley Edwards

Simone Busso

Sree Mitra

Steve Baker

Steve Manlove

Steve Proctor

Steven Quamme

Sundhar Sekhar

Susan Mooradian

Thomas Huffaker

Thomas Leonard

Timothy O'Neil

TLA Worldwide

Todd Mayman

Tom Casey

Various People

Wendelynn Rhodes

Zalco Commercial

A. Mario Loiederman Middle School

Argyle Middle School

Benjamin Banneker Middle School

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School

Briggs Chaney Middle School

Broad Acres Elementary School

Bullis School

Burnt Mills Elementary School

Cabin John Middle School

Carderock Springs Elementary School

Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School

Earle B. Wood Middle School

Eastern Middle School

Forest Oak Middle School

Francis Scott Key Middle School

Gaithersburg Middle School

Georgian Forest Elementary School

Hallie Wells Middle School

Harmony Hills Elementary School

Herbert Hoover Middle School

John Poole Middle School

John T. Baker Middle School

Julius West Middle School

Kingsview Middle School

Lakelands Park Middle School

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Montgomery Village Middle School

Neelsville Middle School

North Bethesda Middle School

Northwest High School

Olney Adventist Prep School

Parkland Middle School

Redland Middle School

Robert Frost Middle School

Roberto Clemente Middle School

Rocky Hill Middle School

Rosa Parks Middle School

Saint Elizabeth School

Saint Raphael School

Shady Grove Middle School

Silver Creek Middle School

Silver Spring International Middle School

Sligo Middle School

Takoma Park Middle School

Thomas W. Pyle Middle School

Tilden Middle School

Westland Middle School

Wheaton Woods Elementary School

White Oak Middle School

William H. Farquhar Middle School

Woodlin Elementary School

Accokeek Academy

Andrew Jackson Academy

Beltsville Academy

Benjamin D. Foulois Creative and Performing Arts Academy

Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

Benjamin Tasker Middle School

Bladensburg High School

Bowie High School

Buck Lodge Middle School

Central High School

Charles Carroll Middle School

Charles Herbert Flowers High School

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy Public Charter School - South

Chesapeake Math & IT Academy Public Charter School - North

College Park Academy

Cooper Lane Elementary School

Crossland High School

Dora Kennedy French Immersion School

Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School

Drew-Freeman Middle School

DuVal High School

Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School

Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Ernest Everett Just Middle School

EXCEL Academy Public Charter School

Fairmont Heights High School

Frederick Douglass High School

Friendly High School

G. James Gholson Middle School

Green Valley Academy at Edgar Allen Poe

Greenbelt Middle School

Gwynn Park High School

Gwynn Park Middle School

High Point High School

Hyattsville Middle School

Imagine Andrews Public Charter School

Imagine Foundations at Leeland Public Charter School

Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School

Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School

James Madison Middle School

John Hanson Montessori School

Kenmoor Middle School

Kettering Middle School

Largo High School

Laurel High School

Maya Angelou French Immersion School

Nicholas Orem Middle School

Northwestern High School

Oxon Hill High School

Oxon Hill Middle School

Parkdale High School

Robert Goddard Montessori School

Samuel Ogle Middle School

Samuel P. Massie Academy

Stephen Decatur Middle School

Suitland High School

Surrattsville High School

Tall Oaks High School

Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts School

Thomas Johnson Middle School

Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Turning Point Academy Public Charter School

Walker Mill Middle School

William W. Hall Academy

William Wirt Middle School

Adventure Elementary School

Angelus Academy

Armstrong Elementary School

Bailey's Upper Elementary School

Braddock Elementary School

Browne Academy

Bucknell Elementary School

Burke School

Canterbury Woods Elementary School

Centreville Elementary School

Chantilly High School

Children of The World

Clearview Elementary School

Columbia Elementary School

Cooper Middle School

Crestwood Elementary School

Davis Career Center

Falls Church High School

Floris Elementary School

Franklin Middle School

Freedom Hill Elementary School

Frost Middle School

Glasgow Middle School

Haycock Elementary School

Hayfield Secondary School

Herndon Middle School

Hollin Meadows Elementary School

Holmes Middle School

Holy Spirit School

Irving Middle School

Key Middle School

Kilmer Middle School

King Abdullah Academy

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Langston Hughes Middle School

Lanier Middle School

Liberty Middle School

Longfellow Middle School

Luther Jackson Middle School

Marshall High School

Marshall Road Elementary School 

Montrose School

Mosby Woods Elementary School

Mount Vernon High School

Nativity School

North Springfield Elementary School

Poe Middle School

Pulley Career Center

Oakton High School

Poe Middle School

Pulley Career Center

Queen of Apostles School

Rachel Carson Middle School

Riverside Elementary School

Robinson Secondary School

Rocky Run Middle School

Rolling Valley Elementary School

Saint Ambrose School

Saint Bernadette School

Saint Joseph School

Saint Leo the Great School

Saint Luke School

Saint Mark Catholic School

Saint Timothy School

Sandburg Middle School

Second Story

Shrevewood Elementary School

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School

South County Middle School

South Lakes High School

Springfield Estates Elementary School

Stone Middle School

Stratford Landing Elementary School

Thoreau Middle School

Twain Middle School

W.T. Woodson High School

Washington Irving Middle School

West Springfield Elementary School

Westgate Elementary School

Westlawn Elementary School

Whitman Middle School

Cash     $1,592,931
Investments    $   593,964
Grants and Accounts Receivable     $   974,727
Prepaid Expenses     $   106,207

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS: $3,267,829

JA Finance Park Fairfax County  $4,017,262
JA Finance Park Prince George's County  $3,240,742
Equipment     $   768,805
Furniture     $   528,882

Total     $    9,818,796
Less, Accumulated depreciation     ($   1,939,998)

TOTAL PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET: $7,878,798

Accounts payable & accrued expenses    $  642,139
Current maturities of long-term debt    $259,565
Deferred rent     $    0

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES: $901,704

Long-term debt     $467,601
Deferred rent     $           28,211

TOTAL current LIABILITIES: $495,812

Unrestricted     $7,008,816
Temporarily restricted     $7,355,797

TOTAL NET ASSETS: $14,364,613