WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Nearly 40% of today's skills will be outdated within five years. Students need more than classroom knowledge. They need confidence, real-world skills, and connections to the people and careers that shape their futures.
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana partners with schools and businesses across 27 counties to deliver career-connected learning that helps students achieve academically today and economically tomorrow.
WHAT YOUR GRANT MAKES POSSIBLE
Your investment helps students build:
- Confidence – Believing in their ability to shape their own future.
- Capability – Managing money, solving problems, and thinking like entrepreneurs.
- Competence – Building the workplace skills employers need now.
- Connections – Meeting business leaders and mentors who show them what's possible.
The results last. In a 2026 Ipsos survey of JA alumni, 88% said JA made them more confident and 85% said it opened more opportunities.
WHY GIVE THROUGH YOUR DAF?
- Simple – Recommend a grant in minutes through your DAF provider.
- Strategic – Put your charitable dollars to work where they create measurable, local impact.
- Flexible – Make a one-time grant or set up recurring support.
- Lasting – Invest in students who will become Northern Indiana's future workforce and community leaders.
YOUR IMPACT
$500 – Brings real-world financial skills to an entire classroom.
$1,000 – Connects dozens of students to career exploration and local professionals.
$2,500 – Fuels hands-on entrepreneurship experiences that spark innovation.
$5,000+ – Creates transformative experiences that connect students to opportunity-filled futures.
GIVE IN THREE STEPS
1. Log in to your Donor-Advised Fund account.
2. Recommend a grant to: Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana
EIN: 35-0922731
Address: 550 E Wallen Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
3. Let our Development Team know so we can thank you and make sure your gift reflects your goals.
Most major providers, including Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, and community foundations, let you recommend a grant online.
Become an Impact Partner
The students in our classrooms today are Northern Indiana's future workforce, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Your grant gives them access to the experiences, skills, and connections that make economic mobility possible.
Questions? Let's talk.
Amy Hobbick
Senior Vice President of Development
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana
amy.hobbick@ja.org | 260.484.2543
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