Aspire Foundation FY2020 filing

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The mission of the Aspire Foundation is to accept, administer and invest all charitable funds on behalf of Aspire and to solicit funding for future needs. The Foundation is a fully qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible as provided by law. Aspire's mission is to help children and adults with developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and conditions with similar personal and family effects live their lives to the fullest in keeping with their informed choices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $192K a year · 60% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
Spent
$81K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$210K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$381K
Expenses
$81K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$181K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1985.

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Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $32K Management & general 7% · $5K Fundraising 54% · $44K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exectutive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages charitable funds and solicits donations to support individuals with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $32K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation does not provide any program services. It carries onvarious fundraising activities only. Grants are awarded to aspire ofwestern new york, inc. For the benefit of developmentally disabledindividuals.

$32Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $188K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Money outPt IX
$81K
Ln 25
Programscol B$32K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$875
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$619K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Management feesLn 11a$47K$5K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K$32K$5K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 $381K$181K$200K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 $359K$149K$210K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 20, 2023 $318K$117K$201K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 21, 2022 $337K$116K$221K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2021 $210K$81K$129K$2.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $209,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,231$154,648
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,278$57,649
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,238−$2,323
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $309,271$209,974
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $139,665$31,626
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,275$49,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $196,940$81,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,331$128,788
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,974 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,815
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,833
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$875
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,917$32,917
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,732$24,732
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,323−$2,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,326$209,974
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,186 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,626$31,626
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,360 · Fundraising $41,640$47,000
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $2,560$2,560
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,626 · Management $5,360 · Fundraising $44,200$81,186
Part X · Balance sheet $2,493,457 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,031$9,941
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,826$9,512
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,669,466$1,855,227
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $522,013$618,777
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,213,736$2,493,457
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,434$3,710
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,086$6,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,520$9,747
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,205,216$2,483,710
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,205,216$2,483,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,213,736$2,493,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,483,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,974
XI-2 Total expenses$81,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,788
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,205,216
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$149,706
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,483,710

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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