2025-12-05T07:22:56-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 463380394 ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC ASCE 2024039901 9480 MAIN ST 1050 FAIRFAX VA 22031 MARINA LEGREE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024039901 2025-12-05 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-12-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MARINA LEGREE 9480 MAIN ST 1050 FAIRFAX VA 22031 431736 0 X www.ascendathletics.org X 2013 VA ASCEND DEVELOPS YOUNG WOMEN'S SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS THROUGH THE SPORT OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS. 7 6 2 50 0 0 305314 424574 33761 0 313 1129 292 3476 339680 429179 20224 250 0 0 127876 238630 0 0 39756 362976 297908 511076 536788 -171396 -107609 486265 356659 60015 24186 426250 332473 ASCEND DEVELOPS YOUNG WOMEN'S SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS THROUGH THE SPORT OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS. 0 0 269101 0 0 HQ PROGRAM - ASCEND HEADQUARTERS PRODIVES PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. 115418 0 0 ASCEND PAKISTAN - ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTS IN YOUNG WOMEN IN PAKISTAN THROUGH MOUNTAINEERING-BASED LEADERSHIP TRAINING. ASCEND PAKISTAN BEGAN PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN 2023 AND SERVED OVER 1,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH DIRECT OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. ADDITONALLY, 100 GIRLS ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED ANNUALLY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. ASCEND'S PAKISTAN PROGRAM PREPARES GIRLS TO BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY STRONG AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO BE ACTIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS. WE HIGHLIGHT THE CAPABILITIES OF WOMEN THROUGH AMBITIOUS MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITIONS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND FITNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SKILLS AND AWARENESS. 52679 250 0 ASCEND AFGHANISTAN - ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT THAT INVESTS IN YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN. SINCE 2015, MORE THAN 700 AFGHAN GIRLS AND WOMEN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THAT PREPARES GIRLS TO BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHY, AND ENCOURGES THEM TO BE ACTIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS. ASCEND'S PROGRAMMING WAS HALTED TEMPORARILY IN AUGUST 2021 AND RESTARTED IN JANUARY 2023. THE PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO GIRLS TO MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO BE ACTIVE ROLE MODELS THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE. ANNUALLY, THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY ENROLLS OVER 300 GIRLS ANNUALLY AND IMPACTS MORE THAN 1500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH OUTREACH AND SERVICE PROJECTS. 0 0 0 437198 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 1 0 1 AF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA MA MD NC NJ NM VA X X MARINA LEGREE 2024039901 9480 MAIN ST 1050 FAIRFAX VA 22031 MARINA LEGREE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X X 55938 0 0 PATRICIA ALTHERR CHAIR 20 X X 0 0 0 PHIL POWERS VICE CHAIR 3 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BIERY SECRETARY 10 X X 0 0 0 EMILIE CORTES TREASURER 5 X X 0 0 0 SEAN REED BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 SARAH FORD NEORR BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 55938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10054 0 0 414520 32391 424574 0 1129 0 0 1129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4740 10054 2557 2183 0 2183 1198 0 1198 1198 0 0 95 95 0 0 95 429179 1293 0 3312 X 250 250 55938 45869 6153 3916 171846 135977 16294 19575 10846 7107 1822 1917 315 0 315 0 19260 0 19260 0 117884 110494 7390 0 338 0 0 338 31063 27992 1196 1875 7971 6883 278 810 17406 17140 0 266 51649 51649 0 0 1323 480 843 0 IN KIND GOODS 32391 21332 0 11059 BANK CHARGES AND PROCESSING FEES 18308 12025 6283 0 536788 437198 59834 39756 155927 62757 11097 1060 12965 304258 257240 25020 12600 486265 356659 33627 10902 26388 13284 60015 24186 X 426250 319619 0 12854 426250 332473 486265 356659 -107609 13832 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 183591 1145223 210267 305314 424574 2268969 183591 1145223 210267 305314 424574 2268969 182124 2086845 313 1129 1442 963 292 95 1350 2271761 4740 0.91860 0.92337 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT SECURITIES - INFINITE GIVING TREASURY NOTES 253997 F MONEY MARKET FUNDS - INFINITE GIVING 3243 F 257240 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 13284 13284 X 481528 13832 38517 0 0 52349 429179 0 0 0 429179 575305 38517 0 0 0 38517 536788 0 0 0 536788 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FILES A FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX. ASCEND LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION IS A REGISTERED NGO IN AFGHANISTAN NO.424 AS OF NOV 7, 2015. MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION`S INCOME TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED IT`S EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE " MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 South Asia 1 17 Program Services FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATION AND BASIC LIVING EXPENSES 212349 1 17 212349 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION. NEW PARTNERSHIPS WERE CREATED AND AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR PARTNERS IN RECEIVING COMMUNITIES TO USE ASCEND-PROVIDED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE RESETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF AFGHANS LOCALLY. THOSE PARTNERS PROVIDE PROOF OF EXPENSES AND REGULAR QUALITATIVE REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS. X 169 FMV X 4936 FMV X 107 9206 FMV X IT EQUIPMENT 28 7590 FMV X CLIMBING GEAR 28 10490 FMV 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A LICENSED TAX PROFESSIONAL. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS FORM 990 AND RAISES ANY QUESTIONS TO MANAGEMENT FOR RESOLUTION. FORM 990 IS THEN FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE IRS AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF ASCEND-LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETIC, INC. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FINANCIAL AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA IRS.GOV AND GUIDESTAR.ORG. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES INCLUDING CONTRACTORS. ASCEND LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION HOUSE NO 21 KANDAHARIHA MOSQUE AVENUE KART E CHAHAR KABUL AFGHANISTAN AF HEALTH TRAINING AND PROMOTION FOR WOMEN AF ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ASCEND LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION p 114283