JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ALASKA

Empowering young people to own their economic success.

aka JA Alaska   |   Anchorage, AK   |  http://alaska.ja.org

Mission

Junior Achievement of Alaska's mission is to educate and inspire young people to succeed in a global economy. Annually JA Alaska serves more than 15,000 K-12 students in 55 communities and rural villages statewide.

Ruling year info

1994

President

Ms. Flora Teo

Main address

Junior Achievement of Alaska, Inc 639 W Intl Airport Rd #38

Anchorage, AK 99518 USA

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EIN

92-0045091

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (B01)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Financial Literacy, Workforce Readiness, and Entrepreneurship education.

Through age-appropriate curricula, Junior Achievement programs begin at the elementary school level, teaching children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers. Junior Achievement programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for future economic and workforce issues they'll face.

Population(s) Served

Students in kindergarten through fifth grade learn the basic concepts of business and economics and how education is relevant to the workplace. The programs also teach students that people assume roles as individuals, consumers, and workers in an expanding cultural environment that extends from the self and family to global relations. Each program is taught by a volunteer and includes 5 activities of 30-45 minutes each.

Population(s) Served

Students in sixth through eighth grades will be introduced to many economic concepts and useful facts about the working world that help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future. Each programs is taught by a community volunteer and is comprised of six 45-minute activities.

Population(s) Served

The high school programs help students in ninth through twelfth grades make informed, intelligent decisions about their future, and fosters skills that will be highly useful in the business world at ...

Population(s) Served

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Our results

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How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of overall donors

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Totals By Year
Related Program

Financial Literacy, Workforce Readiness, and Entrepreneurship education.

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The total number of donors as reported contributed $250 or more during the fiscal year.

Number of students enrolled

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Financial Literacy, Workforce Readiness, and Entrepreneurship education.

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This number is for statewide K-12 student participation in one of the JA programs.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Financial Literacy, Workforce Readiness, and Entrepreneurship education.

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Total number of classroom volunteers presenting JA lessons to K-12 classrooms statewide.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

It is the goal of Junior Achievement of Alaska to serve 15,000 students in Alaska by 2020.

Key strategies include providing relevant program materials to teachers, schools, and school districts; providing trained, qualified volunteers in the classroom for program delivery; leveraging the resources of the board if directors; and providing employers with a qualified pool of future employees.

Junior Achievement of Alaska is capable to serve the schools in Alaska because of the strong partnerships with area businesses, organizations dedicated to employee development, economic development, and youth development; and the organization's long-standing history in Alaska since 1973.

Junior Achievement is on track to reach its goals for student outreach and evaluation. The number of students who have participated in programming during the 2016-17 school year represents approximately 11% of market penetration for enrolled students statewide.

Financials

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ALASKA

Board of directors
as of 04/08/2020
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mr. Kevin Van nortwick

BDO USA

Term: 2019 - 2021


Board co-chair

Ms. Beth Barnes

Alaska Communications

Term: 2020 - 2022

Ryan Cropper

Able Body Shop

Travis Frisk

Wells Fargo

Mark John

Petro Star Inc.

Krag Johnsen

GCI

Ken Hanley

First National Bank Alaska

Kristen Lewis

Alaska National Insurance Company

Kurt Martens

Leonard & Martens Investments

John Sims

Enstar Natural Gas Company

Jana Smith

Parker Smith & Feek

Mark Smith

USAF

Beth Stuart

KPMG LLP

Greg Stubbs

Sullivan Arena

Lynda Tarbath

GCI

Kevin Van nortwick

BDO USA LLP

Derrell Webb

NANA Management Services

Rick Whitbeck

CBI Media Group

Derrick Yi

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes