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← ASCEND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASCEND INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 20 April 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$7,404,448 changed to $6,975,953
Investment income
$505,995 changed to $77,500

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Arielle Josephin Alibudbud
  • Claudia Ng
  • Hilary Johnson
  • James Cruz
  • Juming Zhou
  • Khaya Caine
  • Larry Low
  • Marco Soto
  • Miaochun Tan
  • Michael Jee
  • Molly Engen
  • Rachel Huey
  • Sau NgarWinnie Li
  • Shamiha Zaman
  • Sol lp Pyo
  • Zi Liang Chau

Listed only on the later return

  • Alexander Peh
  • Anna Mok
  • Hussain T Hasan
  • Jenny Wei
  • Michael Ku
  • Michelle Tang
  • Richard Hwang
  • Tariq Khan
  • Vartika Prasad

Totals

Total revenue
$7,404,448
Total expenses
$5,577,795
Contributions and grants received
$855,553
Grants paid
$3,286
Program service revenue
$6,042,900
Investment income
$505,995
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,026,063
Total liabilities, end of year
$744,309
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,281,754
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,766,216
Management and general expenses
$588,402
Fundraising expenses
$223,177
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,766,216

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $818,050

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $37,503

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,691

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $6,042,900 · related or exempt $6,042,900

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $505,995 · excluded $505,995

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,286 · program services $3,286

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,666,506 · program services $1,320,066 · management and general $231,603 · fundraising $114,837

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $317,941 · program services $251,846 · management and general $44,186 · fundraising $21,909

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $158,002 · program services $125,156 · management and general $21,958 · fundraising $10,888

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28,068 · management and general $28,068

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $794,592 · program services $623,205 · management and general $129,552 · fundraising $41,835

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $347 · program services $167 · management and general $180

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $297,316 · program services $255,720 · management and general $28,980 · fundraising $12,616

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $119,854 · program services $94,938 · management and general $16,657 · fundraising $8,259

  • 17 · Travel

    total $86,163 · program services $48,370 · management and general $37,793

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,014,433 · program services $1,986,803 · management and general $16,901 · fundraising $10,729

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,749 · program services $17,464 · management and general $2,196 · fundraising $1,089

  • 24a · Other expenses: Maintenance

    total $2,040 · management and general $2,040

  • 24b · Other expenses: In-kind expenses

    total $1,691 · program services $1,691

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other

    total $51,807 · program services $37,504 · management and general $13,288 · fundraising $1,015

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,367,896 · end of year $4,198,518

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $77,287 · end of year $827,350

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,501 · end of year $116,855

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $43,509 · end of year $60,801

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,810,111 · end of year $3,277,211

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,808,992 · end of year $258,759

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $687,921 · end of year $286,569

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,494 · end of year $128,118

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $432,113 · end of year $537,868

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $114,136 · end of year $78,323

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,032,024 · end of year $8,281,754

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $152,450

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Founded in 2005, Ascend is the first and largest global network advancing Asian and Pacific Islander (API) professionals the workplace. Ascends 60+ chapters partner with global organizations to cultivate and empower API talent as they rise to their full potential.

  • Ascend Convention, Ascend Chapters, and other miscellaneous programs

    Expenses $4,766,216

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tifanny Papish

    National Director

    Total calculated
    $178,989
    From this org
    $140,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,864
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,125
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,864
    Filer's total
    $178,989

  • Katherine Lee

    National Dir Business Devel

    Total calculated
    $152,046
    From this org
    $136,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,075
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,971
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,075
    Filer's total
    $152,046

  • Allison Graham

    Head of Marketing

    Total calculated
    $151,223
    From this org
    $137,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,531
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,692
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,531
    Filer's total
    $151,223

  • Annalie Fritz

    Head of HR

    Total calculated
    $150,957
    From this org
    $129,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,149
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,808
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,149
    Filer's total
    $150,957

  • Robina Singh

    National Dir Programs Mark

    Total calculated
    $147,957
    From this org
    $134,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,221
    Hours/week
    0

  • Rupa Sethu

    Director Chapters

    Total calculated
    $147,833
    From this org
    $126,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,749
    Hours/week
    0

  • Claudia Ng

    Social Media Manager

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sol lp Pyo

    Project Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sau NgarWinnie Li

    Manager Office Operations an

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Larry Low

    COO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Shamiha Zaman

    Marketing Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Juming Zhou

    Finance Assistant

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Marco Soto

    Events Associate

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Miaochun Tan

    Operations and Finance Coordi

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Hilary Johnson

    Marketing Project Manager

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Zi Liang Chau

    Business Development Associat

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Khaya Caine

    Manager of Programs and Speak

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Arielle Josephin Alibudbud

    Chapters Associate

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • James Cruz

    Project & Program Associate

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Michael Jee

    National Program Manager Str

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Rachel Huey

    Program Assistant

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Molly Engen

    Events Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jeff Chin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512279349303746

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