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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,838,904
Total expenses
$5,292,487
Contributions and grants received
$13,282,998
Grants paid
$4,057,700
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$555,906
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$25,893,420
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,931,545
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,961,875
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,362,350
Management and general expenses
$326,183
Fundraising expenses
$603,954
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,362,350

Program services were 82.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $640,598

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,642,400

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $475,402

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $580,649 · excluded $580,649

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,266,286

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,291,029

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$24,743

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$24,743 · excluded -$24,743

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,057,700 · program services $4,057,700

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $261,676 · program services $105,683 · management and general $52,335 · fundraising $103,658

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $397,975 · program services $51,554 · management and general $107,309 · fundraising $239,112

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,501 · program services $3,320 · management and general $4,917 · fundraising $12,264

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,066 · program services $2,986 · management and general $7,533 · fundraising $9,547

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,479 · program services $13,917 · management and general $13,325 · fundraising $27,237

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,836 · program services $336 · management and general $3,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,200 · management and general $59,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $195,504 · program services $38,779 · management and general $40,386 · fundraising $116,339

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,349 · program services $6,909 · management and general $4,912 · fundraising $22,528

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,170 · program services $7,907 · management and general $8,132 · fundraising $17,131

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,733 · program services $26,825 · management and general $10,090 · fundraising $37,818

  • 20 · Interest

    total $36,308 · program services $36,308

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,796 · program services $4,037 · management and general $2,543 · fundraising $3,216

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $19,337 · program services $4,490 · management and general $8,739 · fundraising $6,108

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH/FEES

    total $13,857 · program services $1,599 · management and general $3,262 · fundraising $8,996

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $122,881 · end of year $144,789

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,612,221 · end of year $4,963,481

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,019,789 · end of year $3,077,472

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $845,318 · end of year $752,900

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,201 · end of year $81,630

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $12,850

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $12,850

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,623,048 · end of year $16,819,260

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $59,717 · end of year $53,888

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,752 · end of year $59,748

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $80,300 · end of year $256,233

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $3,468,574 · end of year $4,846,894

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $684,615 · end of year $603,846

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $179,105 · end of year $164,824

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,530,781 · end of year $3,841,329

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,349,048 · end of year $16,120,546

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN GHANA. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ETHICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS WHO WILL BUILD A FLOURISHING AFRICA WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ASHESI UNIVERSITY IN GHANA. SINCE INCEPTION, ASHESI UNIVERSITY HAS OFFERED YOUNG AFRICANS A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS ETHICS, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND IS A GROWING HUB FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS, EDUCATION, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES. THE UNIVERSITY IS ALSO BECOMING AN INFLUENCER IN AFRICA'S HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE, BUILDING A PLATFORM OF COLLABORATION THAT IS BRINGING THE CONTINENT'S UNIVERSITIES TOGETHER FOR SHARED IMPACT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN GHANA.

  • CAMPUS EXPANSION: TO SERVE ASHESI UNIVERSITY'S (ASHESI) GROWING STUDENT BODY, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS, LABS, STUDENT HOUSING, AND COLLABORATIVE SPACES.

    Expenses $1,773,555 · Grants $1,647,799

  • SCHOLARSHIPS: AS ASHESI GROWS, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS. 54% OF ASHESI'S STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID, FUNDED THROUGH TUITION AND DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Expenses $1,768,578 · Grants $1,679,131

  • PROGRAM GROWTH: TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO INVEST IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE AND OTHER INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES.

    Expenses $820,217 · Grants $730,770

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • PATRICK AWUAH

    FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $125,775
    From this org
    $106,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,548
    Hours/week
    20 + 0.5 related
  • LISA NORTON-MOTULSKY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • CONRAD GEHRMANN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CHARLES AGYEMAN

    ALUMNI DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • REGGIE BROWN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • PEGGY CLARK

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • APRILE AGE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ABE ANKUMAH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • YAW ASARE-ABOAGYE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KOFI BONNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NEIL COLLINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EMER DOOLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • ISAAC FOKUO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCOTT KUCIREK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NINA MARINI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TANYA MASIYIWA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEWIS ROBERTS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL RUNDE

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RUTH WARREN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TODD WARREN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOANNA BARGERON

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $135,901
    From this org
    $119,490
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,411
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION CANADA

    CANADIAN NON-PROFIT · PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA: FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS; ENABLI · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402959349301140

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