Chalupas! Taco Bell Did What? 

The Taco Bell Foundation and Junior Achievement are growing their partnership in a renewed commitment to the future of K-12 students across America. This year, JA received $3,367,070 to support 69 JA Areas across the country, including Wisconsin’s Northwest, Coulee and Metro Milwaukee Areas. The increased investment underscores a shared commitment to empowering more students with the skills, tools and confidence to succeed.

The Taco Bell Foundation’s purpose is to champion the next generation of leaders by breaking down barriers to education and opportunity. The mission aligns closely with Junior Achievement’s pillars of financial literacy, career preparedness and entrepreneurship, making the partnership a natural fit for expanding impact nationwide. So the next time you’ve got a taste for Chalupas, remember your neighborhood Taco Bell is more than a menu, it’s a mission. 

Ready to Make a REAL Difference? 

At Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, this is one of the most important times of the year. It’s when we reach out for support to friends old and new who want to make a lasting difference in the lives of the young people who are Wisconsin’s future.

JA’s mission is unique. Our programs are designed to advance economic mobility among young people by connecting classroom education to the real world through experiential learning that builds durable skills, confidence and a future-ready mindset.

Let’s build the future together! Together, we can ensure today’s students can access opportunity-filled futures tomorrow. Please consider a donation today!

Stock Market Challenge

The JA Stock Market Challenge is an action-packed event where students take what they learned in the classroom through JA Take Stock in your Future and apply it to the real world. Students build their investment portfolios and spend 60 days in a simulated stock market to track how they perform. News releases, real-world events and live trading add unexpected twists and turns. Prizes are awarded to the top 3 ranked teams and the first and second placed team will advance to the Statewide Stock Market Challenge

JA Titan®

JA Titan® is a simulation-based program in which high school students compete as business CEOs in the phone industry, experiencing firsthand how an organization evaluates alternatives, makes decisions, analyzes the outcomes of those decisions, and then strategizes what to do next. (Grades 9-12) The blended model comprises 11 sessions that include tutorial sessions, game-play strategy sessions, a competition session, and deep dive sessions. Participants complete a minimum of 5 sessions, in any order. An optional event or in-class competition may be included.

Young Entrepreneur Competition

In the JA Young Entrepreneur Competition, student entrepreneurs have a chance to compete against other student entrepreneurs throughout Wisconsin, pitching their businesses to a panel of local celebrity judges. Finalists will be selected to present their businesses live in Appleton and Milwaukee for a chance to win a $2,000 cash prize. Student entrepreneurs' grades 9-12 who have operated a business since January, 2026 are eligible to apply.