Ascendus Inc

Analysis

Ascendus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ascendus Inc reported income of $10.6m and spending of $13.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.1m to $10.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Ascendus Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Job Path Inc ($10.6m), The Fund for Parks and Recreation in Boston ($10.6m) and Valley Consortium for Medical Education ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $872k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $44.5m against liabilities of $26.5m, net assets of $18.0m. It reported 54 employees.