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Ja africa empowers young people to own their econom success thru volunteer-delivered programs giving students knowledge & skills in financial lit, work readiness & entrepreneurship

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3557534) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,850 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $367K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
89% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6.7 mo
of spending, in cash
6.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
54% of total assets
Liabilities are 54% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 20 voting members
18 of 20 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$5.0M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $4.1M Management & general 7% · $310K Fundraising 5% · $218K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ja Africa CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO Ja Worldwide
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Bintliff’s $188K as Regional CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth with financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship skills for economic success.

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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

JA Africa currently runs programs in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning anglophone, francophone, and lusophone regions, and collectively reaches over one million youth each year. In FY25, the organization achieved a 17% increase in its impact numbers.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3557534) · Dispute this line
$4.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Ja Worldwide INCFY2023$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$979
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$310K
Fundraisingcol D$218K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$979
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$58K
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,850
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$2.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.8M$2.8M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$117K$27K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$29K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$1K$731
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$1K$714
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$443K$317K$74K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$13K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$5K$1K$888
TravelLn 17$212K$152K$35K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$777$181$127
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$961K$688K$160K$113K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.1M$310K$218K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 27, 2026 $5.0M$4.7M$337K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2025 $3.8M$3.4M$315K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $3.6M$2.7M$971K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023 $2.0M$1.7M$302K$707K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 $1.3M$1.2M$182K$406K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 $1.1M$1.0M$96K$224K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,009,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,764,051$5,008,760
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,634$979
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,756,417$5,009,739
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,250,435$2,813,247
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,222$210,400
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,082,406$1,649,300
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,441,063$4,672,947
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $315,354$336,792
Part VI · Governance 18 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,009,739 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,008,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,008,760
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $979$979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $979$5,009,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,672,947 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,813,247$2,813,247
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,847 · Management $27,201 · Fundraising $19,124$163,172
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,354 · Management $6,833 · Fundraising $4,804$40,991
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,466 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $731$6,237
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,362 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $714$6,091
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $317,348 · Management $73,875 · Fundraising $51,939$443,162
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,069 · Management $3,042 · Fundraising $2,138$18,249
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,428 · Management $1,264 · Fundraising $888$7,580
IX-17 TravelPrograms $151,639 · Management $35,300 · Fundraising $24,818$211,757
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $777 · Management $181 · Fundraising $127$1,085
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $688,442 · Management $160,261 · Fundraising $112,673$961,376
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,144,979 · Management $310,012 · Fundraising $217,956$4,672,947
Part X · Balance sheet $5,115,276 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,899,517$2,621,394
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,878$58,322
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,186,716$2,435,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,135,111$5,115,276
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,389$125,344
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $2,113,800$2,659,218
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,141,189$2,784,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$487,389
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,993,922$1,843,325
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,993,922$2,330,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,135,111$5,115,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,330,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,009,739
XI-2 Total expenses$4,672,947
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$336,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,993,922
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,330,714

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