Junior Achievement of Arizona

“Once a draft of the Form 990 is completed, it is reviewed by the VP of Finance of the organization. It is then sent to the organization's Finance and Audit Committee and President. The Committee, President and VP of Finance meet to discuss and review. Upon agreement of this group, the Form 990 is sent to the State Board of Directors prior to submission to the IRS.”

“The entire JAAZ staff and governing board are annually given a copy of the conflict of interest policy to review and sign. Conflicts, should there be any, are addressed on a case-by-case basis. If a conflict arises, the individual involved must provide a solution as to how the conflict will be resolved. Compliance issues regarding employees are referred to the President. Compliance issues regarding the President are referred to the Board Chair. Compliance issues regarding board members are referred to the President and the Board Chair. Compliance issues regarding the Board Chair or any unresolved issues are referred to the Junior Achievement USA Vice President of Employment and Employee Relations or his/her designee.”

“The State Board of Directors has a compensation sub-committee that reviews the President's compensation. Junior Achievement USA provides guidance in the form of salary survey compilations that are adjusted for geographic location, size of chapter and experience of staff. The position is reviewed for appropriateness within the salary range. This process was last completed in October 2025. Adjustments are made based on merit, cost of living and available resources of the organization.”

“JAAZ makes its combined audited financial statements, annual report and the Form 990 available on the organization's website, as well as making them available to the public upon request. The organization does not normally make its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“The total number of volunteers listed in Part I, Line 6 of 9,549, includes volunteers who helped with our special event fundraisers (209), performed general administrative tasks (205), and program delivery (9,135). These 9,549 volunteers donated 141,103 hours of their time. The total value of their time and mileage, based on the Independent Sector Volunteer rate specific to Arizona and applied to the estimated number of hours donated; and the federal mileage rate applied to the estimated number of miles driven, is $5,061,842.”

“JA Money in Motion our new mobile financial literacy and career readiness program designed to serve students in rural and tribal communities across Arizona grades 3-12. For details of the program see Part III, Line 4d.”

“The gift of volunteer time is not reflected in the expenses of Part IX. In addition to the Programmatic Volunteers time and mileage of $4,911,085 noted on Part III, Lines 4; we had 414 Special Events and Administrative volunteers donate 3,774 hours of their time. The total value of their time and mileage, based on the Independent Sector Volunteer rate specific to Arizona and applied to the estimated number of hours donated; and the federal mileage rate applied to the estimated number of miles driven, is $150,757.”