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ASHOKA

EIN 51-0255908 ARLINGTON, VA

Largest nonprofits in Virginia

Revenue 2024
$35,143,033
Expenses 2024
$42,606,216

Program services were 80.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q300
Classification
1000
Street
1000 WILSON BLVD STE 1900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 1900). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BUILD AN EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER WORLD ASHOKA SHALL GENERALLY ENDEAVOR TO: (CONTINUED IN SCH O)1) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (ESPECIALLY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS) TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD IN THE FIELDS OF, INTER ALIA, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, PROTECTION OF MINORITIES, ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR, LEGAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE WORK; 2) BUILD AN ACTIVE MUTUAL HELP FELLOWSHIP AMONG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS, BOTH IN THE START-UP PHASE AND ESTABLISHED, ACROSS ALL BARRIERS; 3) EDUCATE VARIOUS PUBLICS ABOUT OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD AND ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES;4) ENABLE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ENTREPRENEUR TOGETHER AND WITH OTHERS; 5) IDENTIFY AND TO ENTREPRENEUR NEW PATTERNS FOR THE GOOD; 6) BUILD A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS A CHANGEMAKER; AND 7) IDENTIFY AND HELP BUILD THE FRAMEWORKS OF THOUGHT AND PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION THAT WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE THESE AFOREMENTIONED GOALS

Activities or mission (Part I)

MOBILIZE A MOVEMENT TO BUILD AN "EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER" WORLD.

  • ONE SEARCH: FINDING, SELECTING AND SUPPORTING THE WORLD'S LEADING CHANGEMAKERS. ONESEARCH IS ASHOKA'S UNIFIED METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING AND ACTIVATING EXCEPTIONAL CHANGEMAKERS ACROSS ALL ENGAGEMENT PATHWAYS - FELLOWS, STAFF, ENTREPRENEURS-TO-ENTREPRENEURS (E2S), NEXT GENERATION LEADERS, AND PARTNERS.

    Expenses $6,945,473 · Grants $2,398,880 · Revenue $260,600

  • ONE COMMUNITY: BRINGING THE FULL ASHOKA COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND COLLECTIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS. ASHOKA HAS BUILT A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF AROUND 4,000 FELLOWS, ASHOKA YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS, STAFF, AND PARTNERS UNITED BY THE EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER (EACH) MISSION.

    Expenses $9,561,783 · Grants $690,628 · Revenue $1,387,638

  • EACH/NEW PURPOSES: BUILDING MOVEMENTS OF CHANGEMAKERS TO ADVANCE SOCIETY WHERE THE WORLD MOST NEEDS TO CHANGE. ASHOKA DEPLOYS ITS GLOBAL NETWORK TO CATALYZE PARADIGM SHIFTS IN FIVE ARENAS: CIVIC PARTICIPATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT, GROWING UP, AND GENDER/WOMEN. RATHER THAN RUNNING DIRECT SERVICES, ASHOKA ELECTS BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND LEVERAGES INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS - GOVERNMENTS, UNIVERSITIES, UNIONS, MEDIA - TO SCALE PROVEN MODELS UNTIL CHANGE BECOMES SELF-SUSTAINING.

    Expenses $11,688,719 · Grants $1,280,336 · Revenue $438,570

  • CORE STAKEHOLDERS: SELECTING AND ENGAGING KEY PARTNERS WHO WILL WORK WITH ASHOKA TO CREATE SOCIETAL CHANGE.ASHOKA IDENTIFIES AND ACTIVATES A COLLABORATIVE ECOSYSTEM - INCLUDING NEXT GENERATION LEADERS, JUJITSU PARTNERS, E2 BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS, SENIOR FELLOWS, MEDIA AND PUBLISHING PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND CROSS-SECTOR INFLUENCERS - WHO HAVE THE CREDIBILITY, NETWORKS, AND VALUES ALIGNMENT TO CO-LEAD THE EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER (EACH) MOVEMENT IN THEIR SECTORS AND COMMUNITIES.FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:THE NUMBER SHOWN IN PART V, LINE 2A, REPRESENTS NUMBER REPORTED ON 2024 FORM W-3. THERE ARE 343 EMPLOYEES, ACROSS THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES AND GLOBAL OFFICES.

    Expenses $6,137,364 · Grants $113,789 · Revenue $230,279

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • William Drayton

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $140,156
    From this org
    $137,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,119
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related
  • Sushmita Gosh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Roger Harrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Gordon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fred Hehuwat

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diana Wells

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $222,974
    From this org
    $219,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,704
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,270
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,704
    Filer's total
    $222,974
  • Lisa Davis

    VP OF INTEGRITY

    Total calculated
    $171,546
    From this org
    $154,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,364
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,182
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,364
    Filer's total
    $171,546
  • Tope Fajingbesi

    CFO (THRU 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $143,093
    From this org
    $131,303
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,790
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related
  • Jennifer Simpson

    CFO (AS OF 8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related
  • Marie Ringler

    EUROPE DIAMOND LEADER

    Total calculated
    $177,670
    From this org
    $177,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,670
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $177,670
  • Arnaud Mourot

    LGM CHANGEMAKER COMPANIES

    Total calculated
    $260,469
    From this org
    $257,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,500
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,969
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,500
    Filer's total
    $260,469
  • Vipin Thekkekalathil

    DIRECTOR, YOUTH YEARS

    Total calculated
    $165,176
    From this org
    $159,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,401
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,775
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,401
    Filer's total
    $165,176
  • Claire Fallender

    DIRECTOR, GLOBAL LEADYOUNG INIT.

    Total calculated
    $215,000
    From this org
    $214,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,930
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $70
    Filer's total
    $215,000
  • Conrad Carter

    LEADERSHIP GROUP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $164,488
    From this org
    $164,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,488
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,488
  • Leah Lizarondo Shannon

    LEADERSHIP GROUP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $159,323
    From this org
    $159,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,323
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $159,323
  • Robert Spoer Deceased 724

    LEADERSHIP GRP MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $170,074
    From this org
    $167,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,590
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,484
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,590
    Filer's total
    $170,074

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $35,143,033
    Expenses
    $42,606,216
    Contributions
    $30,155,340
    Grants paid
    $4,483,633
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $42,144,063
    Expenses
    $48,898,747
    Contributions
    $39,408,590
    Grants paid
    $7,642,803
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $25,830,738
    Expenses
    $46,025,141
    Contributions
    $23,743,223
    Grants paid
    $8,276,323

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $45,929,227
    Expenses
    $40,334,548
    Assets (EOY)
    $102,229,455
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,979,773
    Expenses
    $40,874,251
    Assets (EOY)
    $104,488,565
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $42,522,077
    Expenses
    $36,935,397
    Assets (EOY)
    $82,475,010
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $59,268,790
    Expenses
    $40,340,966
    Assets (EOY)
    $75,557,135
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $40,990,598
    Expenses
    $36,954,523
    Assets (EOY)
    $58,521,285

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • GET AMERICA WORKING INC

    501(C)(3) · SEE PART VII · VA · controlled entity

  • ASHOKA CANADA

    SEE PART VII · CA · controlled entity

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • ASHOKA LLC

    SEE PART VII · VA · income $0 · assets $0

  • ASHOKA EMPREDENDORES SOCIALES ASOCIATION

    SEE PART VII · AR · income $777,168 · assets $154,115

  • ASHOKA GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH

    SEE PART VII · GM · income $3,441,619 · assets $2,991,888

  • ASHOKA BRASIL

    SEE PART VII · BR · income $1,304,130 · assets $255,588

  • FUNDACION DE LIDERAZGO SOCIAL ASHOKA

    SEE PART VII · CI · income $1,841,321 · assets $306,194

  • ASHOKA EAST AFRICA

    SEE PART VII · KE · income $161,228 · assets $158,677

  • ASHOKA FRANCE

    SEE PART VII · FR · income $756,490 · assets $43,909

  • ASHOKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

    SEE PART VII · GM · income $6,584,258 · assets $5,325,971

  • ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC INDIA

    SEE PART VII · IN · income $3,441,619 · assets $2,991,888

  • ASHOKA PEMBAHARU BAGI MASYARAHAT

    SEE PART VII · ID · income $814,916 · assets $496,489

  • ASHOKA ITALIA - ONLUS

    SEE PART VII · IT · income $732,047 · assets $409,959

  • ASHOKA JAPAN

    SEE PART VII · JA · income $1,942,384 · assets $1,186,566

  • ASHOKA EMPRENDEDORES SOCIALES ASOCIACION CIVIL AC

    SEE PART VII · MX · income $20,539 · assets $215,926

  • STICHTING ASHOKA

    SEE PART VII · NL · income $308,567 · assets $269,121

  • ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC PHILLIPINES

    SEE PART VII · RP · income $787,350 · assets $230,746

  • ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC POLAND

    SEE PART VII · PL · income $1,903,821 · assets $3,403,560

  • ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC SG (THRU 625)

    SEE PART VII · SN · income $2,454 · assets $0

  • FUNDACION ASHOKA EMPRENDEDORES SOCIALES

    SEE PART VII · SP · income $52,915 · assets $116,309

  • ASHOKA NORDICS

    SEE PART VII · SW · income $490,642 · assets $414,230

  • FONDATION ASHOKA SUISSE

    SEE PART VII · SZ · income $23 · assets $0

  • ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC TH

    SEE PART VII · TH · income $4,651,009 · assets $5,013,241

  • ASHOKA VAKFI (ASHOKA FOUNDATION)

    SEE PART VII · TU · income $316,215 · assets $302,683

  • ASHOKA UK

    SEE PART VII · UK · income $1,930,257 · assets $1,737,212

  • ASOCIACION CIVIL ASHOKA - VENEZEULA

    SEE PART VII · VE · income $0 · assets $24,396

  • ASOCIACION ASHOKA - COLOMBIA

    SEE PART VII · CO · income $422,120 · assets $113,569

The first 25 as filed. The return lists the rest.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.