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Ja Worldwide Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 27-3666259 Website

JA WORLDWIDE'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.

Key facts about Ja Worldwide Inc

EIN
27-3666259
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$887,734
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$46,723
Median grant
$21,928
New grantees (estimate)
32% first-time grantees (6 of 19, 2025)
Total assets
$25,755,608
Primary geography
Colorado (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Ja Worldwide Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Ja Worldwide Inc's 19 itemized 2025 grants were Colorado (50%), Texas (10%) and California (8%). None of its 19 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (19 grants).

Is Ja Worldwide Inc open to new grantees?

32%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 19 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $58K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $24K repeat.

  • 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$25.8M

+22.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$888K

+36.0% YoY

Grant Count

19

-29.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

+93.2% YoY

About Ja Worldwide Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ja Worldwide Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants totaling $888K. Net investment income was $734K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states

Share of all 19 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Colorado SpringsChicagoHoustonNew YorkWalnut CreekCoconut CreekOwings MillSacramentoWalthamAtlantaLos AngelesNorth MiamiPrincetonSeattleWilmingtonBirminghamBostonBridgevilleClintonGrand Rapids

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$16M$24M$32M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$25,755,608$21,007,769$20,459,112
Revenue$29,087,251$22,135,475$26,157,161
Expenses$26,316,362$22,092,483$23,105,449
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$733,978$591,202$99,690
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$499K$749K$999K23 grants201924 grants202020 grants202117 grants202219 grants202327 grants202419 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Junior Achievement USA: $440KJunior Achievement USA$440KJunior Achievement OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $53KJunior Achievement OF NORTHERNCALIFORNIA INC$53KJunior Achievement OF NEW YORK INC: $51KJunior Achievement OF NEW YORKINC$51KJunior Achievement of Central Texas: $45KJunior Achievement of CentralTexas$45KJunior Achievement OF NEW JERSEY INC: $37KJunior Achievement OF NEWJERSEY INC$37KJunior Achievement OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INC: $35KJunior Achievement OFSOUTHEAST TEXAS INC$35KJunior Achievement of the Space Coast: $35KJunior Achievement of theSpace Coast$35KJunior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Inc: $25KJunior Achievement of GreaterKansas City Inc$25KJunior Achievement OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $24KJunior Achievement OF GREATERWASHINGTON INC$24KJunior Achievement OF CHICAGO INC: $22KJunior Achievement OF CHICAGOINC$22K

Grant Size Distribution

102 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K10$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Junior Achievement USA ($439,572), Junior Achievement OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC ($53,000), Junior Achievement OF NEW YORK INC ($50,538).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Junior Achievement USA Colorado Springs, COSUPPORT MISSION$439,572
Junior Achievement OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC Walnut Creek, CASUPPORT MISSION$53,000
Junior Achievement OF NEW YORK INC New York, NYSUPPORT MISSION$50,538
Junior Achievement of Central Texas Austin, TXSUPPORT MISSION$45,000
Junior Achievement OF NEW JERSEY INC Edison, NJSUPPORT MISSION$37,008
Junior Achievement OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INC Houston, TXSUPPORT MISSION$35,000
Junior Achievement of the Space Coast Satellite Beach, FLSUPPORT MISSION$35,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOSUPPORT MISSION$25,000
Junior Achievement OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC Washington, DCSUPPORT MISSION$23,823
Junior Achievement OF CHICAGO INC Chicago, ILSUPPORT MISSION$21,928

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Asheesh Advani — President and CEO: $730KAsheesh AdvaniPresident and CEO$730KAdnan Bokhari — CFO: $343KAdnan BokhariCFO$343KSimisola Nwogugu — Chief Executive Officer - Jaa: $284KSimisola NwoguguChief Executive Officer - Jaa$284KCaroline Jenner — COO: $276KCaroline JennerCOO$276KTeresa M Stouffer — Chief Marketing Officer: $275KTeresa M StoufferChief Marketing Officer$275KSaloni Choudhry — General Counsel and Head of Risk: $259KSaloni ChoudhryGeneral Counsel and Head of Risk$259KErin Sawyer — Chief People Development Officer: $165KErin SawyerChief People Development Officer$165KCzar Vallejera — Controller: $145KCzar VallejeraController$145KDeborah Williams — Member Operations Director: $121KDeborah WilliamsMember Operations Director$121KDonald Sedlock — Global Development Projects Director: $112KDonald SedlockGlobal Development Projects…$112K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Asheesh AdvaniPresident and CEO40$729,802
Carlos MottaTreasurer2—
Claudia SlacikSecretary2—
Jonas PrisingImmediate Past Chair2—
Karen ReddingtonChair2—
Pamela MaynardVice Chair2—
Shiv KhemkaVice-Chair2—
Antonio PerdichizziDirector2—
Arnold EvansDirector2—
Bhakti VithalaniDirector2—
Brad KarpDirector (Term End 06/2025)2—
Charles Olumuyiwa MoyelaDirector (Term End 06/2025)2—
David OskandyDirector2—
Fahd JamaleddineDirector2—
Fiona MacaulayDirector2—
Gus SchmedlenDirector——
Jay PersaudDirector2—
Jim CarrollDirector2—
Laurence MorvanDirector2—
Mayu AvilaDirector2—
Partha BoseDirector2—
Peter NjonjoDirector2—
PG RaghuramanDirector2—
Phil EvansDirector2—
Rebecca WinthropDirector2—
Sean SummersDirector2—
Sheikha HanadiDirector2—
Stephen O'HearnDirector2—
Steve SearDirector2—
Vidhya GanesanDirector2—
Vivian LauBoard Director2—
Zabeen HirjiDirector2—
Adnan BokhariCFO40$342,568
Caroline JennerCOO40$275,533
Erin SawyerChief People Development Officer40$164,875
Teresa M StoufferChief Marketing Officer40$274,907
Czar VallejeraController40$144,999
Deborah WilliamsMember Operations Director40$120,889
Donald SedlockGlobal Development Projects Director40$112,220
Saloni ChoudhryGeneral Counsel and Head of Risk40$258,556
Simisola NwoguguChief Executive Officer - Jaa—$283,952

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ja Worldwide Inc?

Ja Worldwide Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $25.8M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Ja Worldwide Inc?

As of 2025, Ja Worldwide Inc holds $25.8M in total assets with $29.1M in annual revenue. It awarded 19 grants totaling $888K in 2025.

Where does Ja Worldwide Inc operate?

Ja Worldwide Inc has awarded grants in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PR, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington.

What size grants does Ja Worldwide Inc award?

In 2025, Ja Worldwide Inc awarded 19 grants totaling $888K — an average of about $47K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Ja Worldwide Inc's EIN?

Ja Worldwide Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3666259. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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