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Name:	Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc.
Address:	2115 East Governor's Circle
	Houston, TX 77092
Phone:	713-682-4500
Web Address:	www.jahouston.org

Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc.'s educational program provides youth with education and experience in the private enterprise economic system. Junior Achievement works with High School, Middle School, and Elementary School students, enumerated below: High School: offers students opportunities to learn about business, the global economy, saving and investing, careers, and interpersonal skills. Students have the chance to form and run their own company, work with various online computer simulations, and hear about the world from adult role models. Middle School: students receive lessons on the global marketplace, budgeting, choosing a career based on skills, or learning about economics through history. In addition, students are encouraged to continue their education past high school to be better prepared for the future. Elementary School: focuses on elementary-grade students; future roles as citizens, workers, and consumers and emphasizes the usefulness of school skills in everyday life, as well as the importance of staying in school. The capstone program for elementary school, Junior Achievement Exchange City, has students preparing to run their own city with lessons taught in the classroom and then a 5-hour visit to the Junior Achievement Exchange City facility where the students participate in an economic situation of a city day. During the 2010-11 school year, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc. programs were presented to 220,999 Southeast Texas students.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Education programs	3,125,338
Total Program Expenses:	$3,125,338

Chief Executive : Richard W. Franke, President

Compensation*:

$319,353

Chair of the Board: Gregory M. Vesey
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Chevron Natural Gas

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 42

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 28% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,155,355, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc.'s audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Special events	2,083,374
Contributions, grants and class sponsorships	2,071,981
Investment return, net	913,858
Class fees	276,905
Donor purpose restriction accomplished	165,014
Time-restricted net assets available for current year operations	62,687
Other income	23,039
Loss on valuation of pledges receivable	-39,798
Direct donor benefit costs	-440,749
Total Income	$5,116,311

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 63%  Fund Raising: 23%  Administrative: 10%  Other Expenses: 4%

Total income				$5,116,311
	Program expenses			$3,125,338
	Fund raising expenses			1,153,003
	Administrative expenses			473,116
	Other Expenses			195,419
Total expenses				$4,946,876
Income in Excess of Expenses				169,435
Beginning net assets				9,876,943
Ending net assets				10,573,253
Total liabilities				477,054
Total assets				$11,050,307