Ja Worldwide Inc
JA Worldwide Inc is a public charity based in Boston, Massachusetts. It supports a global network of Junior Achievement organizations and delivers learning experiences in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial health for young people.
Ja Worldwide Inc at a glance
In short: Ja Worldwide Inc gave $888K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Colorado. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $887,734
- +36.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -29.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $46,723
- +93.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,928
- Total assets
- $25,755,608
- +22.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (5 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ja Worldwide Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 131 Dartmouth Street 3Rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 315-8563
Website: https://jaworldwide.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ja Worldwide Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Junior Achievement USA ($440K). Together the top 10 received $766K.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 102 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
JA Worldwide says it supports member organizations in more than 100 countries. Its 2025 grants were distributed among recipients in multiple U.S. states and Washington, DC. The largest share of grant dollars went to Colorado (50%), followed by Texas (10%), California (8%), New York (6%), and New Jersey (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ja Worldwide Inc open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 19 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $24K; repeat grants $55K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $653K (2024) to $999K (2019). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $888K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Achievement USA Colorado Springs, CO | Support Mission | $439,572 |
| Junior Achievement OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC Walnut Creek, CA | Support Mission | $53,000 |
| Junior Achievement OF NEW YORK INC New York, NY | Support Mission | $50,538 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Texas Austin, TX | Support Mission | $45,000 |
| Junior Achievement OF NEW JERSEY INC Edison, NJ | Support Mission | $37,008 |
| Junior Achievement OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INC Houston, TX | Support Mission | $35,000 |
| Junior Achievement of the Space Coast Satellite Beach, FL | Support Mission | $35,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | Support Mission | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC Washington, DC | Support Mission | $23,823 |
| Junior Achievement OF CHICAGO INC Chicago, IL | Support Mission | $21,928 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25,755,608 | $29,087,251 | $26,316,362 | $887,734 | 19 | $733,978 |
| 2024 | $21,007,769 | $22,135,475 | $22,092,483 | $652,838 | 27 | $591,202 |
| 2023 | $20,459,112 | $26,157,161 | $23,105,449 | $819,450 | 19 | $99,690 |
| 2022 | $14,229,210 | $21,801,943 | $22,108,965 | $788,376 | 17 | $30,025 |
| 2021 | $13,337,517 | $19,001,773 | $18,752,749 | $997,958 | 20 | $52,753 |
| 2020 | $11,180,983 | $22,449,969 | $20,378,618 | $820,089 | 24 | $72,956 |
| 2019 | $8,476,285 | $19,026,950 | $17,998,543 | $998,843 | 23 | $34,137 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
JA Worldwide’s stated mission is “to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.” Its website describes hands-on learning in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial capability, including experiences for young people ages 5 to 25.
The 2025 grants listed in its filing went to Junior Achievement organizations. Grantees’ own mission statements describe work to prepare young people for economic success, plan for their futures, and make informed academic and financial choices. For example, Junior Achievement of San Diego County describes financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs; Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio describes hands-on learning to support economic mobility and opportunity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, JA Worldwide reported 19 grants totaling $887,734. Grant amounts ranged from $5,865 to $439,572, with a median of $21,928. The largest grants included $439,572 to Junior Achievement USA, $53,000 to Junior Achievement of Northern California, $50,538 to Junior Achievement of New York, and $45,000 to Junior Achievement of Central Texas. The listed grants supported the recipients’ missions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Asheesh Advani as president and CEO; Carlos Motta as treasurer; Claudia Slacik as secretary; Jonas Prising as immediate past chair; Karen Reddington as chair; Pamela Maynard and Shiv Khemka as vice chairs; and Antonio Perdichizzi, Arnold Evans, and Bhakti Vithalani as directors.
Ja Worldwide Inc is led by Asheesh Advani, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Asheesh Advani
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$594K (2019) → $730K (2025)
Simisola Nwogugu
Chief Executive Officer - Jaa
On filings since 2022
$180K (2022) → $284K (2025)
Karen Reddington
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Williams
Member Operations Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Donald Sedlock
Global Development Projects Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Brad Karp
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fiona Macaulay
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayu Avila
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Partha Bose
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Evans
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheikha Hanadi
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Njonjo
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen O'Hearn
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Sear
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Lau
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bhakti Vithalani
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Olumuyiwa Moyela
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Oskandy
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Carroll
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pg Raghuraman
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gus Schmedlen
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rebecca Winthrop
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fahd Jamaleddine
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zabeen Hirji
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurence Morvan
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Summers
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Antonio Perdichizzi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arnold Evans
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Persaud
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vidhya Ganesan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Sawyer
Chief People Development Officer
Vice President Programs → People & Events Vice President, 2023
People & Events Vice President → Chief People Development Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$103K (2019) → $165K (2025)
Caroline Jenner
COO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$336K (2023) → $276K (2025)
Teresa M. Stouffer
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$222K (2022) → $275K (2025)
Adnan Bokhari
CFO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$191K (2024) → $343K (2025)
Czar Vallejera
Controller
Accounting Manager → Controller, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $145K (2025)
Saloni Choudhry
General Counsel & Head of Risk
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$166K (2024) → $259K (2025)
Carlos Motta
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Slacik
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonas Prising
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shiv Khemka
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Maynard
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Brandie Conforti (2019–2024) — CDO
- Former: Carolyn Bassett (2019–2024) — Vice President & Global Development
- Former: Doug Charles (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Shannon Schuyler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Hopkins (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Celia Valdespino (2022–2024) — Global Development Vice President
- Former: Alan Armstrong (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: David Cunningham (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Tortora (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Michel De Wolf (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ralph De La Vega (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Adam Warby (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Luciano Macagno (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elena Tosheva (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David Kunstle (2023) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Mark Kripp (2020–2022) — Former CFO
- Former: Doug Wolf (2022) — Director
- Former: Ainar Aijala (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maliz Beams (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Caroline Jenner Coo (2021)
- Former: Maria Eugenia Brizuela Deavila (2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Kripp Cfo (2021)
- Former: Michael J. Gus Schmedlen (2021) — Director
- Former: Margie Wang (2019–2020) — COO & CFO
- Former: Michael Bray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Charles Olumuyiwa Moye (2020) — Director
- Former: Francesco Vanni D'arch (2020) — Chair
- Former: Maria Eugenia Brizuela (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael J Gus Schme (2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Woods (2020) — Director
- Former: Alan Kelly (2019) — Director
- Former: Jean Chawapiwa (2019) — Director
- Former: Jo DeBlaere (2019) — Director
- Former: John Scheid (2019) — Director
- Former: Julie Monaco (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Hastings (2019) — Director
- Former: Nicky Major (2019) — Director
- Former: Pepe Brousset (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Wong (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $730K, to Asheesh Advani (President and CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ja Worldwide Inc
How much does Ja Worldwide Inc give each year?
Ja Worldwide Inc gave $888K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $653K across 27 grants.
What is Ja Worldwide Inc's typical grant size?
Ja Worldwide Inc's median grant in 2025 was $21,928, and its average grant was $46,723, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ja Worldwide Inc that year got $24K on average.
Where does Ja Worldwide Inc give grants?
Ja Worldwide Inc gives mostly in Colorado: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (10%) and California (8%).
Does Ja Worldwide Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Ja Worldwide Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (19 grants).
Who are Ja Worldwide Inc's largest grantees?
Ja Worldwide Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Junior Achievement USA ($439,572), Junior Achievement OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC ($53,000) and Junior Achievement OF NEW YORK INC ($50,538), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ja Worldwide Inc?
Ja Worldwide Inc reported $25.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29.1M.
What does Ja Worldwide Inc fund?
JA Worldwide’s stated mission is “to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.” Its website describes hands-on learning in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial capability, including experiences for young people ages 5 to 25. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ja Worldwide Inc?
Ja Worldwide Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check jaworldwide.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
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.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
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