Junior Achievement España

What Junior Achievement España does

Fundación Junior Achievement España is a Spanish non-profit foundation, registered under the Protectorado de Fundaciones del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (C.I.F. G-82878950, registration number 545), that has operated since 2001 as part of the global Junior Achievement network founded in 1919. The foundation delivers free educational programs in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career orientation to Spanish students aged 6 through university level, reaching 64,831 students across 954 educational centers, 30 universities, and 2,264 teachers, supported by 2,391 active corporate volunteers who co-deliver programs in classrooms (yields 4,857 programs and 557,702 contact hours per academic year, 2024-2025 cycle). Programs span the lifecycle from primary (Nuestra comunidad, Nuestros recursos) through secondary and baccalaureate/vocational training (Miniempresas, Orienta-T, Tus finanzas tu futuro, El riesgo y yo, Yo soy mi futuro - Z-SHAKE, Desafío 10X, Emprende por el clima) to university (Startup Programme) and at-risk youth segments (EOFA/TrabaJA), with an umbrella LMS specifically for the Startup Programme's micro-lessons and toolkits and hybrid (online plus in-person) delivery infrastructure broadly.

The foundation's business model is grant- and sponsorship-funded rather than fee-based. All programs are entirely free for schools, students, and teachers. Revenue derives from two principal streams: (1) corporate sponsorship and philanthropy from a concentrated set of major Spanish and multinational corporations and trade associations (BBVA, Z Zurich Foundation, Accenture, Citi Foundation, Nationale-Nederlanden, UNESPA, AEB, ICEX, Banco Sabadell, Inverco, APD), which supply funding, in-kind resources, venue access, and volunteer professionals; and (2) direct EU programme funding through Erasmus+ (EMPASS micro-credential) and DIGITAL (Code4Europe). The go-to-market relies on direct outreach to schools (via online program-request forms), corporate-sponsored volunteer activation, and event-driven engagement through national and European competitions (GEN-E). Customer segments include students (primary personas), educational centers and teachers (delivery partners), and corporate volunteers (delivery workforce), with a vertical segmentation approach by educational stage and at-risk status.

The parent organization is Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW), headquartered in the United States, with JA Europe serving as the regional coordinator; international data transfers to JAW are governed by Standard Contractual Clauses for GDPR compliance. The foundation is headquartered in Madrid (C/ Príncipe de Vergara, 197, 1ºB, 28002) with a regional delegation in Barcelona (C/ Vergós 55, ent 2ª, 08017), operates only in Spain (single-country domestic geographic scope), and has no subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external investor funding rounds. Strategic product launches in 2024 (Code4Europe and EMPASS) and continued co-development with sector associations indicate active curriculum expansion rather than organizational restructuring.

Name

Junior Achievement España

Legal name

Fundación Junior Achievement España

Website

https://fundacionjaes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Junior Achievement España is a Spanish non-profit foundation delivering free entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career orientation programs to youth aged 6+ through 954 educational centers and 30 universities, executed by 2,391 corporate volunteers and funded by a concentrated base of corporate sponsors plus EU grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education Services (Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Career Orientation)

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Literacy, Budgeting & Personal Finance (EDAMAHAE), Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), Financial & Consumer Literacy (Banking, Credit, Contracts) (EDAAAAAG), Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship education
• Financial literacy programs
• Career orientation services
• Experiential learning programs
• Educational program delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorship and Philanthropy: Primary revenue source derived from major national and international corporations (BBVA, Zurich, Accenture, Citi Foundation, Nationale-Nederlanden, UNESPA, AEB, ICEX, Banco Sabadell, etc.) who fund specific programs, provide volunteer professionals, and support the foundation's operations. Sponsors may also provide in-kind resources, venue access, and employee volunteering.
2. EU Programme Funding: Direct funding from European Union programmes including Erasmus+ (for EMPASS micro-credential project) and DIGITAL programme (for Code4Europe project). Funded projects involve consortium partnerships with other JA national organizations and European institutions.
3. Programme Participation (Free for Schools): All educational programmes are offered completely free of charge to schools and students. No direct revenue is collected from educational institutions. The foundation subsidizes programme costs through its corporate and institutional funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Fundación Junior Achievement España delivers free educational programmes in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career orientation to students aged 6 to 18+ across Spain, reaching 64,831 students and 954 educational centres in 2024-2025. Programmes are co-developed and co-delivered with corporate sponsors (BBVA, Zurich, AEB, UNESPA, Inverco, Accenture, Citi Foundation, Nationale-Nederlanden, Banco Sabadell), whose employee-volunteers facilitate sessions alongside teachers using the 'Aprender haciendo' methodology and dedicated LMS platforms.

Product overview

Junior Achievement España operates as a platform of educational programs focused on entrepreneurship, financial education, and career guidance for youth. The portfolio includes core programs such as Miniempresas (student mini-companies), Startup Programme (university-level business planning), Orienta-T (career guidance), and Desafío 10X (Stanford-originated agile entrepreneurship challenge), supplemented by financial literacy programs like Tus finanzas tu futuro and El riesgo y yo, career orientation programs including Yo soy mi futuro Z-SHAKE and Oportunidades para Todos, and innovation initiatives such as Campamento de innovación and Code4Europe. Programs serve different age groups from primary (ages 6-12) through university (18+) and are developed in partnership with corporate sponsors and European institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Miniejpresas Student-run mini-companies programme in which secondary-school students learn entrepreneurship by creating and managing a real business, applying the 'Aprender haciendo' (Learning by Doing) methodology.
• Orienta-T Career guidance programme that helps young people aged 12-16 discover their talents and plan their professional future through self-knowledge activities.
• Socios por un día Job-shadowing programme offering 4th ESO, Bachillerato and vocational training students the opportunity to experience a workday and learn about business operations from professionals in their field of interest.
• Startup Programme University-level entrepreneurship programme, developed in 15 European countries under the JA Europe framework, where university students design a business model with mentor support, access a dedicated LMS of 10–15 minute micro-lessons and toolkits, and compete nationally and at the European GEN-E competition.
• Oportunidades para Todos (EOFA) Programme targeting youth aged 14-29 that aims to reduce early school leaving and bridge the gap between education and business, facilitating transition from school to work and incorporating the TrabaJA employment platform.
• Decide hoy, imagina la empresa del mañana Programme developed with APD in which secondary and baccalaureate students debate and analyse complex ethical decision-making scenarios, alternatives and consequences to develop critical thinking and leadership skills.
• El riesgo y yo Risk management and insurance literacy programme, co-developed with UNESPA, which teaches students aged 16-18 about risk, emotions linked to risk, mutualisation and prevention tools using behavioural economics theory.
• Emprende por el clima Environmental entrepreneurship programme where students aged 12-15 identify environmental problems and design viable solutions focused on climate care themes including water, recycling, mobility, carbon footprint, energy, and consumption.
• Rumbo a tus sueños Financial planning programme, developed with Inverco, for students aged 15-18 focusing on the importance of long-term financial planning, savings, and investment options.
• Tus finanzas, tu futuro Financial literacy programme, developed with AEB, for students aged 13-15 covering financial decision-making, budget creation, savings importance, and digital banking with cybersecurity awareness, delivered by volunteers from AEB member banks.
• Yo soy mi futuro - Z-SHAKE Career orientation programme, sponsored by Zurich Foundation, targeting students aged 15+ in vocational training to prevent early school leaving through academic-professional orientation and soft skills development, supported by 200+ Zurich employee volunteers.
• Campamento de innovación Hackathon-style innovation camp for students aged 15-22 in which teams solve challenges using the Design Thinking methodology, developing entrepreneurial projects presented to a jury.
• Mejora la sociedad: ¡digitalízala! Programme for students aged 14-16 focused on raising awareness of digital transformation and building basic digital competencies for labor market insertion.
• Desafío 10X Agile entrepreneurship programme originating from Stanford University in which students aged 14-16 capitalise an initial 10 euros to design, market, and sell a product or service over four weeks.
• Las ventajas de permanecer en el colegio Programme for students aged 12-14 that helps them understand education as personal and professional development, emphasising the relationship between education level and employability.
• Nuestra comunidad Programme for primary-school students aged 7-9 in grades 1-3 in which volunteers guide children to learn about their community, professions, interrelationships, and citizen obligations.
• Nuestros recursos Programme for primary-school students aged 9-12 where participants organise into companies that manufacture environmentally responsible products while learning sustainable development, responsible consumption, and basic financial concepts.
• Finanzas en la Comunidad Community-economics programme, developed with AEB, for primary-school students aged 9-12 that teaches how community members work, earn, spend, and help each other through stories, games, and role-play.
• EMPASS (Employment Skills Pass) EU-funded micro-credential programme developed by JA Europe that validates and certifies soft skills in young people for labor market integration, piloted with 1,500 students across Spain, Romania, and Greece.
• Code4Europe European digital skills project co-funded with €6 million by the EU DIGITAL programme that aims to inspire and train young Europeans in digital literacy, computational thinking, and programming skills, and continues the EU Code Week initiative in Spain.

Quantifiable outcome

• Academic performance improves by 11-18% in participating students (across different programmes)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• JA Europe (Junior Achievement Europe)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024JA Europe is the umbrella European organization coordinating Junior Achievement programmes across the continent. JA España participates in pan-European programmes including Startup Programme (15 countries), GEN-E competition, and EMPASS micro-credential (with 14 partners including JA España). JA Europe also coordinates EU funding applications and European competition logistics.
• EMPASS Consortium (14 European Partners including JA España)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024EMPASS (Employment Skills Pass) is a micro-credential programme co-developed by 14 partners including Junior Achievement España, with funding from the EU Erasmus+ programme. The project develops and pilots soft skills certification for 1,500 students in Spain, Romania, and Greece, led by JA Europe.
• Code4Europe ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Code4Europe is a European digital skills project co-funded with €6 million by the EU DIGITAL programme, aimed at inspiring and training young Europeans in digital competencies. The consortium includes organizations from education, digital skills, youth, innovation, and public policy sectors. JA España contributes its entrepreneurship education expertise, promotes EU Code Week in Spain, and integrates digital competencies into its educational programmes.
• UNESPA - Unión Española de Entidades Aseguradoras y ReaseguradorascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESPA co-develops and co-delivers the 'El riesgo y yo' programme on risk management and insurance literacy for students aged 16-18. UNESPA member company professionals serve as programme volunteers.
• AEB - Asociación Española de BancacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEB co-develops and co-delivers the 'Tus finanzas, tu futuro' (for ages 13-15) and 'Finanzas en la Comunidad' (for ages 9-12) financial literacy programmes. Volunteers from AEB member banks deliver sessions in classrooms.
• InvercocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInverco (the Spanish investment and pension funds association) co-delivers the 'Rumbo a tus sueños' financial planning and investment literacy programme for vocational training students, through its member volunteers.
• APD - Asociación para el Progreso DirectivocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPD co-delivers the 'Decide hoy, imagina la empresa del mañana' ethical decision-making programme for secondary and baccalaureate students, with APD member executives serving as volunteer facilitators.
• Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJAW is the global parent organization of Junior Achievement, headquartered in the United States. Data transfers to JAW occur for the coordination and evaluation of international JA programmes. The relationship is governed by Standard Contractual Clauses (CCTs) ensuring GDPR compliance for international data transfers.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Junior Achievement Europe: Regional umbrella coordinating pan-European JA programmes (Startup Programme, GEN-E, EMPASS). Directly comparable as the immediate counterpart that JA España collaborates with on EU funding and cross-border programme delivery.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): US-based nonprofit delivering entrepreneurship education to young people from under-resourced communities. Comparable as a non-JA youth entrepreneurship education provider with similar school-and-corporate-sponsor delivery mechanics.
• Young Enterprise UK: UK member of the Junior Achievement network delivering entrepreneurship and financial education in schools. Closely comparable as a sibling national JA foundation with a similar volunteer-and-sponsor delivery model in a different geography.
• Enactus: Global nonprofit running university-level social entrepreneurship programmes with corporate sponsorship. Directly comparable to JA España's Startup Programme on student entrepreneurship competitions, mentorship, and corporate partner activation.
• Junior Achievement Worldwide: The global parent organization of JA España, founded in 1919 and operating in 122 countries. Directly comparable as the umbrella body delivering the same entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career-readiness programmes at global scale.

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Global network supporting social entrepreneurs and changemakers, including youth programmes. Comparable as a larger, broader social-entrepreneurship education organization with similar experiential learning ethos.
• AIESEC: Global youth organization focused on leadership and professional development through international exchanges. Comparable as a broader youth workforce-readiness nonprofit with similar university-age audience and corporate partner ecosystem.

Regional players

• Junior Achievement France: French national JA foundation delivering the same portfolio of entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career programmes to schools. Comparable as a sibling JA national organization in a neighboring market with shared content and methodology.
• Banca March / Edufin: Spanish private bank with an active financial-education programme for schools. Comparable as a Spanish financial-literacy-for-youth initiative that competes for similar school partnerships and corporate volunteer capacity, though narrower in scope than JA España's portfolio.

Others

• European Foundation Centre (Philea): European association of foundations and philanthropy organizations. Relevant as a peer in the foundation/nonprofit ecosystem where JA España operates, sharing governance, transparency, and EU funding-access dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/juniorachievement.espana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacion-junior-achievement
• Instagraminstagram.com/ja_spain
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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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