Aspiration Aspirationtechorg FY2020 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2001Community DevelopmentEIN 91-2106274Revenue $3.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSaspirationtech.orgPo Box 880264, 94188-0264 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Aug 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To train charitable nonprofits in how to select and use technology in sustainable ways that increase impact; to design and run highly collaborative nonprofit technology events, focused on knowledge sharing and development of peer support networks; and to provide advice, strategy support, tools, and resources to charitable projects and foundations to help them achieve their missions of delivering high-impact technology that can meet the needs of those working for a better world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$728K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 14% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$728K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $3.9M
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$262K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+95% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2020▲ +95%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.8M
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$12.6M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2020▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.4M
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$9.8M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.8M
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$9.2M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $3.2M Management & general 4% · $125K Fundraising 1% · $29K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $728K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Co-Dir.
$245,041Pt VII · Sec A
Program Co-Dir.
$245,041Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$118,780Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$118,780Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair to 6/30
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board to 6/30
$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$163,506$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowers nonprofits and foundations to use software tools better.

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4 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

General Programs.

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

General Programs.

$2.5Mprogram expense
03

Our fiscal sponsorship program supported five technology projects for the public good: Collaborative Knowledge Foundation, Cabbage Tree Labs, Tahoe-LAFS, Open Referral, and our newest project, Signalboost.

$247Kprogram expense
04

Our fiscal sponsorship program supported five technology projects for the public good: Collaborative Knowledge Foundation, Cabbage Tree Labs, Tahoe-LAFS, Open Referral, and our newest project, Signalboost.

$247Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $1.4M · 2023–2025
Busy INCFY2025$595,890
Open Web Advocacy INCFY2025$252,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$50,000
Northwestern UniversityFY2025$50,000
Exchange Point InstituteFY2025$50,000
Connect HumanityFY2025$50,000
Code for Science and SocietyFY2025$50,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$46,427
Open Environmental Data INCFY2025$45,005
Unfurl Futures LLCFY2025$45,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$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
Individual RecipientFY2023$5,327

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$317K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$317K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.6M$9.8M$2.8M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.6M$9.3M$1.3M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.8M$7.7M$1.0M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.8M$9.1M$1.8M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.2M$4.4M$770K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.6M$3.3M$243K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.8M$2.4M−$586K$1.8M 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
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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

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