Junior Achievement of Kansas

What Junior Achievement of Kansas does

Junior Achievement of Kansas, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1957 and headquartered in Topeka, Kansas (PO Box 3728, zip 66604). It operates as a local chapter of Junior Achievement USA, delivering K-12 educational programs in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness across three grade tiers — Elementary, Middle, and High School — through district offices in Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita serving schools statewide. The organization runs six core products: JA Elementary Programs, JA Middle Programs, JA High School Programs, a JA Volunteer Program, JA Educator Resources, and the JA Impact Partners corporate program.

The operating model is volunteer-driven: business professionals are recruited, onboarded, and placed in classrooms (in-person or virtually) to deliver structured curriculum aligned to school standards. Programs are accessed by schools and educators through a request process, with corporate partners funding local delivery via the Impact Partners program. Underlying technology is not specified, and the organization does not disclose proprietary platforms; primary digital surface is the website kansas.ja.org, which serves as the program information, volunteer sign-up, and donation portal.

Revenue mechanics are typical of an education nonprofit: donations from individuals, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and proceeds from fundraising events including the JA Wichita Golf Classic (with all proceeds directed to the Wichita district), the Lawrence Business Hall of Fame, and the Back to the 1980s Trivia Night. There is no pricing information; programs are delivered to schools and students at no direct cost. Customers/stakeholders are four-segmented: schools and educators, individual volunteers, corporate partners, and the students themselves. The entity has 11 employees and is governed by a board reporting into the Junior Achievement USA parent structure.

Name

Junior Achievement of Kansas

Legal name

Junior Achievement of Kansas, Inc.

Website

https://kansasja.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Junior Achievement of Kansas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local chapter of Junior Achievement USA, delivering volunteer-taught K-12 programs in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness across Kansas through district offices in Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School) (EDAJAFAM)

Keywords

• Youth financial literacy
• K-12 entrepreneurship education
• Career readiness programs
• Volunteer classroom delivery
• Nonprofit education

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a nonprofit organization, Junior Achievement of Kansas generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and charitable foundations. Fundraising events include the JA Wichita Golf Classic, Lawrence Hall of Fame, and trivia nights.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Junior Achievement of Kansas delivers structured, curriculum-aligned K-12 learning experiences in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness to schools across Kansas. Programs are organized into Elementary, Middle, and High School tiers and are taught in classrooms by trained business volunteers (in-person or virtually) sourced from the local business community. Supporting offerings include educator resources and a corporate partnership/Impact Partners program that funds program delivery.

Product overview

Junior Achievement of Kansas is a nonprofit educational organization that delivers a unified portfolio of learning experiences across three program tiers (Elementary, Middle, and High School) focused on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness. The organization connects business volunteers with classrooms, provides educator resources, and partners with corporations to fund program delivery. The core offering consists of structured curricula with hands-on activities designed to help students connect academic learning to future career and entrepreneurial goals. JA of Kansas operates through multiple district offices (Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita) and organizes fundraising events to support program expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,828,747 students reached nationally
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crestview Country ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the 2026 JA Wichita Golf Classic event. The prestigious country club hosts the annual fundraising golf event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• EVERFI: A digital education platform that delivers financial literacy, career readiness, and other life-skill courses directly to K-12 schools, frequently funded by corporate sponsors. A technology-enabled substitute for parts of JA's curriculum.

Direct peers

• Junior Achievement of Chicago: A JA USA local chapter operating the same in-school entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness programs through corporate volunteer partnerships. Closely comparable to JA of Kansas in mission and operating approach.
• Junior Achievement of Georgia: Another large Junior Achievement USA local chapter delivering the same K-12 entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness curriculum in another U.S. state. Highly comparable in mission, funding model, and program structure.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): A national nonprofit focused specifically on entrepreneurship education for young people, particularly in underserved schools. Overlaps directly with JA's entrepreneurship curriculum and school-based delivery model.
• Junior Achievement of New York: A large JA USA local chapter serving New York schools with the same curriculum tiers and volunteer-driven delivery model. Comparable structure and revenue model with materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Junior Achievement USA: The national parent organization of Junior Achievement of Kansas, operating the same entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and career readiness programs at scale across the United States. Direct organizational relationship and shared curriculum make it the closest broad incumbent reference.

Others

• DECA: A student organization preparing emerging leaders in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. While not a direct program competitor, DECA operates in the same K-12 career readiness space and shares some donor/corporate partner pool with JA.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: A national youth development nonprofit operating local clubs that deliver after-school programming including academic enrichment and career exploration. Comparable nonprofit model, donor base, and youth-development mission though not a direct education-content competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/junior-achievement-of-kansas

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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