Junior Achievement of New York – the leading provider of real world education for K-12 students in NYC, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley received more than $800,000 in corporate and foundation funding support during the second half of the 2015-16 fiscal year, ending June 30, 2016.
“Junior Achievement has a long history of bringing vital human resources and enriching curricula content and experiences to our school partners to help young people develop the skills and confidence required for success in school and in life,” said Joseph Peri, President of JA New York.
Thanks to the generosity of the funders and grantors listed below, JA New York will continue to offer financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness programs free of charge, to more than 250 New York City, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley schools. We thank them for investing in the achievement of future business and community professionals:
- AIG
- Allianz Global Investors
- American Express
- AT&T
- Blind Brook Elementary School
- BNY Mellon
- Business Talent Group
- Capital One Bank
- Citi
- Citrin Cooperman
- City Of Mount Vernon
- Consumer and Merchant Awareness Foundation
- Deloitte & Touche, LLP
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- E*Trade
- Edelman
- EMLE, Inc.
- FedEx
- G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC
- Gen Re
- HSBC
- ICE/NYSE Foundation
- JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG LLP
- Manhasset Community Fund
- Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
- McGraw-Hill Financial
- MetLife
- National Grid
- NYC Civic Corps
- OCLO, Inc.
- Pitney Bowes
- PwC
- Row New York
- Santander Bank
- Siegel Family Endowment
- TD Ameritrade
- Terex Corporation
- The New York Yankees
- The Sidney Milton & Leoma Simon Foundation
- The Walt Disney Company
- Thomson Reuters
- Univision Communications, Inc.
- Viscogliosi Bros., LLC
- Voya Financial, Inc.
- XL Catlin
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ABOUT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK
Junior Achievement of New York is the local affiliate of Junior Achievement USA, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. We recruit, train, and mobilize more than 5,700 corporate and community volunteers to provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA New York delivers more than 80,000 student experiences per year, free of charge, to more than 250 NYC, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley public schools. Visit www.jany.org for more information.
CONTACT:
Rebecca Rosenbaum
Phone: 212-907-0027
Email:
SOURCE: Junior Achievement of New York
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