Ashoka

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)Since 1980InternationalEIN 51-0255908Revenue $35.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSashoka.org1000 Wilson Blvd, 22209-3927 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jan 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Build an everyone a changemaker world Ashoka shall generally endeavor to: (continued in sch o)1) encourage and assist individuals (especially social entrepreneurs) to accelerate social innovation for the public good in the fields of, inter alia, economic advancement, protection of minorities, assistance to the poor, legal and civil rights, education, protection of the environment, health, and other public service work; 2) build an active mutual help fellowship among social entrepreneurs and innovators, both in the start-up phase and established, across all barriers; 3) educate various publics about other areas of the world and about social issues;4) enable social entrepreneurs to entrepreneur together and with others; 5) identify and to entrepreneur new patterns for the good; 6) build a world where everyone is a changemaker; and 7) identify and help build the frameworks of thought and patterns of organization that will enable and encourage these aforementioned goals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,150 volunteers and 81 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $732K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.0M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35.1M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$42.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$70.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$35.1M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42.5M
FY2021$53.0M
FY2022$45.9M
FY2023$25.8M
FY2024$42.1M
FY2024$35.1M
Expenses
$42.6M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$36.9M
FY2021$40.9M
FY2022$40.3M
FY2023$46.0M
FY2024$48.9M
FY2024$42.6M
Net assets
$70.2M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$75.8M
FY2021$95.8M
FY2022$95.2M
FY2023$77.3M
FY2024$75.2M
FY2024$70.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1981.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $34.3M Management & general 13% · $5.7M Fundraising 6% · $2.5M

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lgm Changemaker Companies
$257,969Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus
$219,270Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Global Leadyoung Init.
$214,930Pt VII · Sec A
Europe Diamond Leader
$177,670Pt VII · Sec A
Leadership Grp Member
$167,484Pt VII · Sec A
Leadership Group Member
$164,488Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Youth Years
$159,775Pt VII · Sec A
Leadership Group Member
$159,323Pt VII · Sec A

Arnaud Mourot’s $258K as Lgm Changemaker Companies is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arnaud Mourot$257,969—————
William Drayton$137,037$119,174$137,201$139,953$213,778$231,584
Diana Wells$219,270$183,176$176,436$188,072$161,220$200,786
Claire Fallender$214,930$168,140————
Emily Lawson—$189,981————
Konstanze Frischen——$189,883$165,512$153,912$170,976
Marie Ringler$177,670—————
Anne Evans——$170,883$157,566$125,014$148,192

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Connects social entrepreneurs with world-changing solutions to foster a global culture of changemaking.

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3 programs · $28.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Each/New Purposes

Building movements of changemakers to advance society where the world most needs to change. Ashoka deploys its global network to catalyze paradigm shifts in five arenas: civic participation, economic development, environment, growing up, and GENDER/WOMEN.

$11.7Mprogram expense
02

One Community

Bringing the full ashoka community together to support each other and collectively solve problems. Ashoka has built a global community of around 4,000 fellows, ashoka young changemakers, staff, and partners united by the everyone a changemaker (each) mission.

$9.6Mprogram expense
03

One Search

Finding, selecting and supporting the world's leading changemakers. Onesearch is ashoka's unified methodology for identifying and activating exceptional changemakers across all engagement pathways - fellows, staff, entrepreneurs-to-entrepreneurs (E2S), next generation leaders, and partners.

$6.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $7.8M · 2019–2024
Youth Venture INCVA · FY2024$810,219
Unitemized GrantFY2024$700,000
Rg Foods INCOK · FY2024$11,138
Unitemized GrantFY2024$500
Youth Venture INCVA · FY2023$2,108,294
Unitemized GrantFY2023$866,666
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,150
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,485,383
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,364
Unitemized GrantFY2021$150,000
WithMO · FY2021$17,500
Good Call Nyc CoNY · FY2021$16,032
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,281
Gary Ventures INCFY2021$10,000
The Works INCTN · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Money outPt IX
$42.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$34.3M
Managementcol C$5.7M
Fundraisingcol D$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$70.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$90.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$331K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$38K
Total revenueLn 12$35.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.0M
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$47.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$694K
Other assetsLn 15$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$90.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.0M
Net assetsLn 32$70.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 62,150
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.4M$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.0M$47.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$723K$694K
Total assetsLn 16$96.8M$90.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.6M$20.0M
Net assetsLn 32$75.2M$70.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$821K$821K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$700K$700K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$3.0M$3.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$959K$322K$196K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.8M$16.1M$1.3M$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.2M$256K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.1M$2.0M$903K$203K
Legal feesLn 11b$87K$24K$41K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$650K$467K$179K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.5M$5.3M$1.1M$125K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$68K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$633K$162K$104K$367K
Information technologyLn 14$407K$388K$18K$970
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$669K$497K$4K
TravelLn 17$1.3M$1.1M$154K$75K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$838K$662K$138K$38K
InterestLn 20$295K$287K$8K$14
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$185K$2K$182K$651
InsuranceLn 23$221K$145K$74K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$911K$419K$484K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$11K$13K$268
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.6M$34.3M$5.7M$2.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $42.1M$48.9M−$6.8M$75.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $25.8M$46.0M−$20.2M$77.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $45.9M$40.3M$5.6M$95.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $53.0M$40.9M$12.1M$95.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $42.5M$36.9M$5.6M$75.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $35,143,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,408,590$30,155,340
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,120,731$2,317,086
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,295,934$2,339,131
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $318,808$331,476
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,144,063$35,143,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,642,803$4,483,633
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,903,245$24,870,844
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,352,699$13,251,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $48,898,747$42,606,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,754,684−$7,463,183
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $35,143,033 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,155,340
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,384
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,155,340
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,317,086$2,317,086
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,377,089$2,377,089
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $158,122$158,122
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$37,958−$37,958
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $173,354$173,354
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,317,086 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,670,607$35,143,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,606,216 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $821,357$821,357
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $700,500$700,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,961,776$2,961,776
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $959,429 · Management $321,923 · Fundraising $196,085$1,477,437
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,060,286 · Management $1,277,725 · Fundraising $1,429,327$18,767,338
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,207,448 · Management $256,140 · Fundraising $65,272$1,528,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,991,005 · Management $902,816 · Fundraising $203,388$3,097,209
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,673 · Management $40,675 · Fundraising $22,457$86,805
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $467,097 · Management $179,320 · Fundraising $3,936$650,353
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,256,776 · Management $1,073,794 · Fundraising $124,915$6,455,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $68,117 · Management $7,992$76,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $162,354 · Management $103,837 · Fundraising $366,975$633,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $388,239 · Management $17,689 · Fundraising $970$406,898
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $669,110 · Management $496,738 · Fundraising $3,521$1,169,369
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,069,378 · Management $154,285 · Fundraising $75,076$1,298,739
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $662,253 · Management $138,360 · Fundraising $37,784$838,397
IX-20 InterestPrograms $287,417 · Management $7,550 · Fundraising $14$294,981
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,143 · Management $182,349 · Fundraising $651$185,143
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $145,481 · Management $74,123 · Fundraising $1,381$220,985
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $418,678 · Management $483,808 · Fundraising $8,729$911,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,822 · Management $13,004 · Fundraising $268$24,094
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,333,339 · Management $5,732,128 · Fundraising $2,540,749$42,606,216
Part X · Balance sheet $90,251,320 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,928,437$7,956,173
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,470,620$3,724,991
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,663,416$21,543,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,387,524$2,239,113
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $723,329$694,451
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $53,043,820$47,926,336
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,625,443$6,167,124
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,842,589$90,251,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,821,104$4,332,677
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $6,924,990$5,611,529
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,799,177$8,464,629
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,641,023$20,010,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,587,696−$378,075
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,613,870$70,619,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $75,201,566$70,241,179
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,842,589$90,251,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,241,179 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$35,143,033
XI-2 Total expenses$42,606,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,463,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$75,201,566
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,672,563
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$830,233
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,241,179

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