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Abington Foundation Application

Organization Information Organization Name Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland Address 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 525 City Cleveland State Ohio Zip Code 44115 Phone 216/xxx/xxxx Website www.jaccleveland.org Federal Tax ID xx xxxxxxx Tax Status 501 (c)(3)

Organization Background Provide the mission and a brief history of the organization, including the year it was founded and how it has evolved since it was founded Junior Achievement’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people for success in a global economy.

JA was founded in 1919 in Massachusetts. The youth in JA’s first program were organized in clubs. Each club had an adult leader who assisted the members in developing and running a business, including raising capital by selling stock. Today there are over 100 JA offices in the U.S. and nearly 120 more offices in countries around the world serving more than 9 million children.

Junior Achievement’s Cleveland office opened in 1941 and today we provide twenty-two separate, sequential in-school and after-school programs to children in kindergarten through grade twelve in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties with special attention to disadvantaged children in urban and rural districts. Our programs cover financial literacy, career readiness and entrepreneurship. We work with 57 schools districts and more than 230 schools. JA programs are led by almost 1,300 volunteers from the business community with the support of the classroom teacher.

Staff Information How many staff members do you have in each of these categories: full-time, part-time, interns and volunteers? JA has 8 FT staff, 2 PT staff, and 1 intern, who is a St. Martin de Porres student.

Programs and Services Without repeating the information in the Organization Background field, list the organization’s programs, along with a brief description and number served in each during the last fiscal year. For example, XYZ operates the following programs (with 2009 service figures):  child care-full day program for infants and toddlers 6 weeks to 5 years (40 served)  senior lunch program-congregate meals and activities 5 days a week (120 served)  community garden-planted and maintained by seniors and teens (50 participated)

JA will reach 45,000 students during the 2009-2010 school year with the following programs. In 2008-09, we provided twenty-two programs for K-12 students that focus on financial literacy, career readiness and entrepreneurship:  Elementary School Programs – 30,714 students  Middle Grade Programs – 5,738 students  High School Programs – 7,009 students

Client Demographic Information The information in this section should be reflective of the total clients served by the organization. First enter the total number of clients served and then enter the percentage of clients served in each category. Enter whole numbers only and do not enter a % sign with the number. If you do not have a percentage to enter for the category, enter 0.

Fiscal year for Data (start date) Provide the start date for the fiscal year for the client data provided below July 01, 2008

Fiscal year for Data (end date) Provide the end date for the fiscal year for the client data provided below June 30, 2009

Total number of clients served List the total number of clients served by the organization during the fiscal year entered above. Enter a whole number, not a range. 43,461

Percentage African American 45 Percentage Asian 0 Percentage Caucasian 45 Percentage Hispanic/Latino 5 Percentage Native American 0 Percentage categorized as other 5

Total Press the calculator Icon to ensure that the total is 100%

Percentage female Whole number only, no percentage 50 Percentage male Whole number only, no percentage 50

Percentage of low income clients served If you collect income information about your clients, give the percentage of clients served that are below 150% of federal poverty level based on the Health and Human Services Poverty guidelines. Whole numbers only, no percentage. If your organization does not collect this information, enter zero here. 0

Description of Clients Served Provide any other detailed information not reflected in the numbers above about the population you serve. Almost half of our total programming is conducted in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

Contact Information Executive Director/President/CEO Prefix Example: Mr., Ms. Ms. First Name Wendy Last Name Kinsey Title President Office Phone 216-xxx-xxxx Extension 225 E-Mail [email protected]

Primary Contact for Request Same as above

Prefix: Ms. First Name Maria Last Name Miranda Title Development Specialist Office Phone 216-xxx-xxxx E-mail [email protected]

Request Information

Request Amount Whole numbers only 10,000

Type of Support Project

Project/Program Title Please briefly describe your project/program in 10 words or less. You will have an opportunity to fully describe your project below. Examples: to provide counseling services to teens; to increase capacity at the health clinic; for a job training program for low-skilled individuals Financial literacy and career-readiness education for CMSD middle grade students

Project Start Date January 01, 2010

Project End Date December 31, 2010

Length of grant (in whole months) 12

Project Description Please summarize the overall program/project to be funded by this grant, including the number of clients served. JA will reach 2,760 Cleveland Metropolitan School District middle grade students during 2010. We are asking the Abington Foundation for $10,000 to directly support 430 students. We will provide students with our economic education programs designed specifically for 6-8th grade students. The programs include: JA America Works, JA Economic for Success and JA global Marketplace. These programs will be taught by trained volunteers who are recruited from the community. JA volunteers work in the classroom to teach proven curriculum that teaches middle grade students the importance of money management, graduating high school, budgeting and the world of work.

Goals and Objectives List the goals and objectives for the program/project, i.e., what do you hope to achieve? Select the three most significant and enter them into the fields below.

1. Goal/Objectives Provide 2,760 middle grade students with economic education programs. 2. Goal/Objectives Recruit, train and steward 100 volunteers to teach CMSD middle grade students. 3. Goal/Objectives Maintain 90% or above positive feedback from teachers and volunteers on JA programs and student achievement.

Activities List the activities for the program/project, i.e., what will you do? Please be specific and include numbers to be served, services provided, locations and timeframe. During 2010, JA will provide CMSD middle grade students with the following programs: - JA America Works provides students with examples of how business and entrepreneurship affected the economic development of the United States during the 19th century. - JA Economics for Success explores personal finance and students’ education and career options based on their skills, interests and values. - JA Global Marketplace is designed to provide practical information about the key aspects of the global economy, what makes world trade work, and how trade affects students’ daily lives.

JA staff members will manage program requests from educators, recruit and train volunteers and ensure that every volunteer and teacher match is a success.

In the classroom, JA volunteers engage students in group discussions, individual writing activities, problem-solving, vocabulary building and other engaging activities that help students learn about concepts related to the program.

At the end of each semester, JA staff will verify that all programs were completed in each classroom that was matched with a volunteer. Volunteers will be recognized by JA staff for their contributions. At the end of the school year, staff will seek feedback from teachers and volunteers.

Outcomes List the outcomes you hope to achieve with the program/project, i.e., how will you measure success? Please be specific, including what staff, tools or other resources will be used to measure outcomes. We will measure success using teacher and volunteer feedback. We will also gauge success by the number of students reached and volunteers engaged.

Specifically, our intended outcomes are: -Reach 2,760 middle grade students in the CMSD -Recruit and train 100 volunteers -Maintain 90% or higher positive feedback from teachers and volunteers. Evidence of Success What data or evidence suggests that this approach will be effective? Responses may include information about numbers or clients served in the past by this program/project, use of best practices, evaluation data, or organization or program accomplishments. JA programs undergo third-party evaluations, which are overseen by JA Worldwide. Longitudinal study findings show that:

- Middle grade students who participate in JA are more confident than students in general regarding their ability to graduate from high school (88% versus 82%). - JA middle grade students are more likely than students in general to believe that they will continue to further education after high school (78% versus 61%). - The majority of middle grade students (71%) participating in JA programs report that JA helped them recognize the importance of education and motivated them to work harder to achieve educational and work goals.

As JA Cleveland approached its 70th year of service, we are proud to note that we reached the most students in JA Cleveland history last year: 43,461 students! Also, our demand was at its highest ever: 2,344 classes were requested by educators.

JA Cleveland students succeeded in local and national competitions during 2009. Students represented Cleveland in two national competitions. Furthermore, a student team from University School was the only United States team to compete in the HP Global Business Challenge using our JA Titan program.

In 2009, our office received two awards of distinction from JA Worldwide. Our president was selected as a finalist from the Charles Hook Award, which recognizes outstanding executive leadership. Our office was selected as a MetLife Award finalist for outstanding program innovation. Lastly, our most recent board chairman was awarded the Gold Leadership Award from JA Worldwide recognizing his exemplary leadership on Cleveland’s board of directors.