Spotlight on Giving
Junior Achievement is grateful for the countless organizations, individuals, and businesses that financially support JA programs in our community. Without this support, JA would not be able to reach over 12,500 students each year with our valuable programs. Our thanks is extended to the following private and corporate foundations who recently awarded grants for JA programs:
- Best Buy Children's Foundation - $10,000, JA Programs
- The Bon-Ton Stores Foundation - $3,000, JA Success Skills
- The Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation - $5,000, JA Elementary Programs
- Citizens Bank - $5,000, JA Programs
- Citigroup Foundation - $10,000, JA Banks in Action
- First Niagara Bank - $24,500, Mentoring Grant
- Fisher-Price Inc. - $2,500, JA Elementary Programs
- Ingram Micro - $1,500, JA Elementary Programs
- J.C. Penney Company, Inc. - $1,000, JA Elementary Programs
- Key Bank of WNY - $2,000, JA Middle School Programs
- Kohl's - $500, Kids Care Grant
- Reid Family Foundation - $3,000, JA High School Programs
- Sam's Club Foundation - $1,000
- Target - $1,000, Ourselves Program
- UPS Foundation - $5,000, Equipment Grant
- Verizon - $6,000, JA High School Programs
- Western New York Maritime Charter School - $1,000, JA Economics
- The York Children's Foundation - $2,000, JA Elementary Programs
Gifts in Kind are also an important part of successful implementation of our operations and programs. Special thanks to:
- First Student (formerly LaidLaw)
- Turn-Key Solutions
- Tops Markets
- Comtel
- Xpedx