JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARIZONA

K-12 In-Class programs: Through JA's proven in-classroom programs, JAAZ empowered 69,869 students, K-12, in 153 schools to own their future success. Our hands-on, age-appropriate programs were delivered by 3,634 unique corporate and community volunteer mentors. Volunteers donated $2,919,628 in time to deliver our in-classroom programs. This volunteer donation is not reflected in the expenses of Part IX but is noted here to reflect the efficiencies gained through our volunteer delivery model. Including the value of all program volunteers in our expenses increases our program expense ratio to 86% reflecting the efficiency gained by leveraging the expertise of these volunteers. Our traditional in-classroom programs give students important knowledge and skills around financial literacy, work readiness, entrepreneurship and preparing them to think critically. Our survey shows that 95% of educators would recommend the programs to fellow educators. Furthermore, elementary school students who receive Junior Achievement programs demonstrate significantly higher (27% higher) critical thinking and problem-solving skills than their counterparts.

JA BizTown program: JAAZ's JA BizTown is an experiential program that requires 4-6th grade students to participate in 14-20 hours of classroom instruction where they work together to create business plans, calculate operating costs, design a marketing campaign, apply for jobs, vote for city officials, and explore careers. Upon completion of the program, students who participate in JA BizTown experience an overall 17% percent knowledge gain (on average) in financial literacy and work readiness skills. Of the educators whose students participated in JA BizTown, 100% indicate that they would recommend the JA BizTown program to fellow teachers. This year, 16,985 students from 222 schools participated in the JA BizTown program. JAAZ partnered with 4,988 business, and parent and teacher volunteers who delivered the JA BizTown program, donating $2,119,877 in their time. Including the value of all program volunteers in our expenses increases our program expense ratio to 86% reflecting the efficiency gained by leveraging the expertise of these volunteers.