Junior Achievement of Greater Miami

What Junior Achievement of Greater Miami does

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1957, operating as the local Miami-Dade and Monroe County affiliate of Junior Achievement USA. It delivers K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship education programs to students at no cost, reaching 37,879 students across 145 schools and delivering 1,452 classes totaling 474,046 contact hours in a recent reporting period. The organization serves students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Monroe County Schools, with operational offices in Coral Gables, Florida, and a small staff of approximately 30 employees.

The organization's core products include JA Finance Park (a budgeting and life-simulation experience with a Miami expansion planned for 2026), the JA Stock Market Challenge (now in its 11th year), the JA Company Program (student-run businesses), and a curriculum spanning elementary through high school. Programmatic delivery relies on a volunteer-driven model, with approximately 353 active local volunteers supplementing the small staff and drawing on a historical network of 1,600+ engaged business professionals. Technology infrastructure includes the JA Learning Platform (built on D2L) for online content delivery and virtual/blended learning experiences, though no proprietary AI or advanced technology components are described.

The revenue model is donation-based: corporate sponsorships, individual donations, foundation grants, event revenue, and government grants. Programs are delivered free of charge to students and schools. Corporate sponsors include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Northern Trust, and Popular Bank, among others, indicating a diversified base of major financial and corporate partners aligned with the organization's financial literacy mission.

Name

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami

Legal name

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, Inc.

Website

https://miami.ja.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1957 delivering K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship education free of charge to students across Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, funded through corporate sponsorships and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAFAK

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

SECONDARYEDANAHAA

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Small-Group Tutoring & Learning Centers

Keywords

• Youth financial literacy
• K-12 entrepreneurship education
• Work readiness programs
• Nonprofit educational services
• Volunteer-led classroom programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Coral Gables

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporations sponsor programs, events, and provide employee volunteer opportunities. Sponsors receive visibility and engagement opportunities.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through direct giving, workplace giving, and planned giving programs.
3. Foundation Grants: Private and corporate foundations provide grants to support specific programs and expansion initiatives.
4. Event Revenue: Fundraising events including golf tournaments, stock market challenges, and Bowl-A-Thons generate donations and sponsor revenue.
5. Government Grants: Department of Labor and state/federal grants support workforce readiness programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami delivers K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship educational programs to students in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Programs are taught by trained business volunteers directly in classrooms, supplemented by experiential simulations (JA Finance Park, JA Stock Market Challenge), career exploration events (JA Inspire), and online/virtual learning tools. All programs are provided at no cost to students; the organization is funded through corporate sponsorships, individual donations, foundation grants, and government workforce grants.

Product overview

Junior Achievement of Greater Miami is a nonprofit educational organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs. The core offerings include structured curriculum programs (JA Finance Park, JA Stock Market Challenge, JA Economics, JA Take Stock in Your Future, JA Entrepreneurial Mindset, JA Company Program), career readiness initiatives (JA Inspire Career Expo, JA Career Speakers Series, JA Job Shadow), and financial literacy courses (JA Financial Literacy, JA Personal Finance 2.0, JA Financial Capability 1 & 2). These programs serve elementary, middle, and high school students through in-person volunteer delivery, virtual experiences, and blended learning formats. The organization also offers supplemental materials, the JA Young Professionals Network for volunteer engagement, and special programs like the JA Finance Park coming to Miami in 2026. Programs are delivered at no cost to students through partnerships with local schools, corporate sponsors, and individual donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JA Finance Park Experiential personal finance curriculum where middle and high school students develop and commit to personal budgets based on a simulated life scenario in a mock community environment; a physical JA Finance Park facility is planned to launch in Miami in 2026.
• JA Stock Market Challenge

Quantifiable outcome

• 37,879 students reached locally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Junior Achievement of South Florida: Adjacent JA chapter serving Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Operates the same volunteer-led, school-district-partnered model with overlapping curricula and event formats, making it a close functional peer in the same state.
• Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast: Regional Florida JA chapter providing K-12 financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs through school-based delivery. Comparable in mission, funding model, and program suite to JA Miami.
• Junior Achievement of New York: A large metropolitan JA chapter delivering the same K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship curriculum in a different U.S. region. Most directly comparable in scale, mission, and program portfolio to JA Miami.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): National nonprofit delivering entrepreneurship education to middle and high school students, often through school partnerships and volunteer instructors. Overlaps with JA Miami's entrepreneurship and Company Program offerings.
• Junior Achievement of Central Florida: Central Florida JA chapter delivering JA Finance Park, JA Stock Market Challenge, and Company Program equivalents to K-12 students. Operates the same donor- and volunteer-driven GTM model targeted at school districts.

Emerging players

• Next Gen Personal Finance: Nonprofit providing free personal finance curriculum to K-12 educators and students. Direct overlap with JA Miami's financial literacy curriculum, delivered through a digital-first model rather than volunteer-led classroom teaching.
• EVERFI: EdTech company providing digital financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness courses to K-12 students, often sponsored by banks and corporations. Comparable in subject matter and corporate-sponsor funding model to JA Miami.
• Council for Economic Education: National nonprofit focused on K-12 economic and personal finance education, providing curriculum and teacher training. Comparable mission to JA Miami's financial literacy programming, though it works primarily through teacher professional development.
• BizWorld Foundation: Nonprofit providing project-based entrepreneurship programs for K-12 students, including student-run business simulations. Overlaps with JA Miami's Company Program and entrepreneurship curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Junior Achievement USA: National umbrella organization that develops the JA curricula, brand, and programs that Junior Achievement of Greater Miami delivers locally. Directly comparable as the parent federation governing the Miami chapter's content and standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JA_Miami
• Instagraminstagram.com/_jamiami
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/junior-achievement-of-greater-miami

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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