Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
570511131
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Columbia, SC, USA
Phone
8032521974
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Economic Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,504,667
Expenses
$1,265,865
Assets
$2,280,384
Liabilities
$18,207

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CASEY PASH (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CASEY PASH (PRESIDENT): $152,363 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Junior achievement of greater South Carolina (jagsc) is dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to thrive in a global economy. Through innovative learning experiences, ja focuses on three core areas: financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and workforce readiness. Jagsc learning experiences are designed to be hands-on and interactive, providing students with practical tools and real-world insights. From engaging simulations to classroom activities, jagsc helps students of all ages connect academic lessons to everyday life and future career opportunities. By collaborating with educators, business leaders, and volunteers, jagsc ensures that the learning experiences are relatable and impactful, helping students develop essential skills for financial independence, career success, and entrepreneurial thinking. With a focus on making education both enjoyable and relevant, jagsc strives to spark a passion for lifelong learning and equip students with the confidence and knowledge to pu

What it reported doing in 2024

Ja inspire is a career development program for middle and high school students brought to life by South Carolina employers. In 2025, the program featured a mega online career event filled with over 65 local business exhibits providing downloadable career information and exhibitor videoes. Available at no cost to educators in sc, ja inspire virtual is adaptable for in-class or remote learning and is available 24/7 for 6 months during the school year. Jagsc served over 12,000 students with ja inspire. Ja take stock in your future is a technology-based simulation of the stock market in which every 60 seconds represents a day of trading. Beginning with a hypothetical account balance of 1 million, teams rush to amass the highest net-worth portfolio by the end of 60 days (one hour in real-time). Student teams compete for an opportunity to represent South Carolina in the national junior achievement stock market challenge. Jagsc served over 150 students with stock market challenge. Ja biztown mobile is a experiential learning simulation designed to equip elementary students with a better understanding of careers and work readiness skills, by allowing them to experience an innovative, real-life simulation while challenging them to successfully manage a town of 20 businesses and manage their paycheck. Ja biztown served over 700 students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.2%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.8; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.2% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $152K · 21 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.