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Empowers nonprofits and foundations to use software tools better. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $12.6M in revenue, $9.8M in expenses, and $9.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2001
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.aspirationtech.org
Filings
7 on file (2019–2025)
Revenue
$12.6MFY2025
Expenses
$9.8M
Net assets
$9.2M
People
13
Filings
7
Updates
0
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EIN  91-2106274 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 2001
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers nonprofits and foundations to use software tools better.
Leadership
Sarah West · Managing Director · $231K
Money in and out
$12.6M revenue, $9.8M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$12.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs-0.4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +84% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$12.6M
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$9.8M
FY2025▲ +43%
Total liabilities
$561K
FY2025▲ +160%
Total revenue
$12.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $8.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In 2025, our Strategic Event Services Program facilitated 30 in-person and virtual events and gatherings around the world. These events addressed a wide variety of nonprofit technology issues that affect human rights workers, environmental organizations, internet freedom, and grassroots organizations.

$8.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAspiration Aspirationtechorg
EINHdr · item D91-2106274
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.aspirationtech.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$231,200Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$208,167Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Director
$206,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$205,000Pt VII · Sec A
$170,000Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Dir.
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah West’s $231K as Managing Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allen Gunn$205,000$174,500$330,000$96,490$100,948$118,780
Adam Hyde$245,041
Sarah West$231,200$176,160$163,507$95,094
Kristina Wilfore$216,167
Geoffrey Macdougall$208,167$146,057$140,809$118,037
Amba Kak$206,000$193,583
Arnold Chandler JR$170,000
Julia Angwin$161,638

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$10.6M · 84%
Program service revenue$2.0M · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$10.6M
Program service revenue16%$2.0M
Investment income$49K
— government grantsLn 1e$230K
Total revenueLn 12$12.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.00
Program services87%$8.5M
Management & general13%$1.3M
Fundraising$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$561K
Total net assetsLn 32$9.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $9.8M · Less non-cash grants $30K · Cash operating expenses/yr $9.7M
9.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.5M · Total expenses $9.8M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $1.3M · Total expenses $9.8M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $9.8M
0.4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $8.4M
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10.6M · Total revenue $12.6M
84%
Government reliance
Government grants $230K · Total revenue $12.6M
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2.0M · Total revenue $12.6M
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $49K · Total revenue $12.6M
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2.0M · Total expenses $9.8M
20%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $12.6M · Prior year $10.6M
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.8M · FY2025 $12.6M
+38%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $12.6M · Expenses $9.8M
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.2M · Total assets $9.8M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.8M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah West · Reported title Managing Director · Highest reported compensation $231K · Total expenses $9.8M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.6M · Total expenses $9.8M
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.4%
Revenue growth 19%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$805K
Internet SocietyFY2024$193K
New Venture FundFY2024$170K
Total grants receivedfrom 16 funders$3.9M
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $1.4M · 2023–2025
Busy INCFY2025$595,890
Open Web Advocacy INCFY2025$252,500
Uc Santa CruzFY2025$50,000
Northwestern UniversityFY2025$50,000
Exchange Point InstituteFY2025$50,000
Connect HumanityFY2025$50,000
Code for Science and SocietyFY2025$50,000
Open Source CollectiveFY2025$46,427
Open Environmental Data INCFY2025$45,005
Unfurl Futures LLCFY2025$45,000
Forward ChangeFY2025$30,000
Good Nation FoundationFY2025$28,500
New York UniversityFY2025$25,000
Open Environmental Data INCDE · FY2024$22,503
Friends of Majal INCAZ · FY2024$5,120
Superbloom DesignCA · FY2023$5,327

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$12.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$10.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$10.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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