Nonprofit · EIN 23-1712664
ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $23,704,913 | $24,835,097 | -$1,130,184 | $24,239,513 | $3,749,055 | $20,490,458 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $32,228,351 | $29,654,775 | $2,573,576 | $26,213,786 | $4,595,060 | $21,618,726 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $31,032,841 | $27,961,172 | $3,071,669 | $23,327,349 | $4,420,553 | $18,906,796 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,304,705
- of which government grants
- $4,301,113
- Program service revenue
- $18,715,448
- Investment income
- $483,704
- Net rental income
- $132,320
- Other revenue
- $201,056
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $14,506,364
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,576,293
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,601,187
- Accounting fees
- $277,709
- Occupancy
- $746,626
- Travel
- $522,672
- Depreciation
- $529,418
- Program services (functional)
- $20,898,716
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,936,381
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,213,786
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,239,513
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,749,055
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,490,458
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,067,137
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,824,914
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,456,960
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $33,498
- Gross receipts
- $23,704,913
- Employees
- 343
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA BENITEZ | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LUIS CRUZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LISSETTE MAISONET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ORLANDO QUEVEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| XINYAN YI | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS E DARDEN JR | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS E DARDEN JR | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $340,719 | $35,583 |
| ALFREDO CALDERON | PRESIDENT AND CEO (til 4/24) Officer | 37.5 | $296,461 | $27,273 |
| XINYAN YI | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $246,527 | $42,493 |
| ANDREA GONZALEZ-KIRWIN | CHIEF OF ESS Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $232,163 | $48,349 |
| YEMELE AYALA | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUPP SVCS Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $177,517 | $32,662 |
| KATHRYN MCKINLEY | SR DIR OF SPECIAL SVCS & SE Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $189,372 | $16,728 |
| ERIKA MEDINA | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $134,602 | $41,069 |
| JOANNE ESQUILIN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $134,275 | $33,380 |
| ANA BENITEZ | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS CRUZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LISSETTE MAISONET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ORLANDO QUEVEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS DARDEN | COO Officer | 37.5 | $386,098 | $63,539 |
| XINYAN YI | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $253,139 | $65,353 |
| ANDREA GONZALEZ-KIRWIN | CHIEF OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPO Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $196,031 | $69,561 |
| ALFREDO CALDERON | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 37.5 | $209,865 | $43,260 |
| KATHRYN MCKINLEY | SR DIR OF SPECIAL SVCS & S Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $179,135 | $39,130 |
| ANA BENITEZ | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LISSETTE MAISONET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS CRUZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ORLANDO QUEVEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4322 N 5TH ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140-2302
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Reinaldo Velez, 4322 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Signed the 990
- Reinaldo Velez, President & CEO
- Phone
- (215) 455-1300
- Website
- www.aspirapa.org
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
TO DEVELOP THE INTELLECTUAL & CREATIVE CAPACITY OF PUERTO RICAN & OTHER YOUTH BY MOTIVATING THEM TO BEGIN OR CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN A PROFESSION, THE ARTS, & THE TECHNICAL FIELDS SO THAT THEY MAY OFFER THEIR TRAINING SKILLS & DEDICATION TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- STUDENT AID, COUNSELING AND PLACEMENT.Expenses $850,378 · revenue $18,715,448
- SERVICES TO CHARTER SCHOOLS - SUPPORTING SERVICES PROVIDED FOR FIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SECURITY, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, CAFETERIA SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SERVICES. APPROXIMATE ENROLLMENT AMOUNTS TO 2,300 DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $17,330,618
- PRE-K SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 410 CHILDREN.Expenses $2,717,720
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1712664
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,239,513
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,704,913
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $23,704,913 | $24,835,097 | $24,239,513 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $32,228,351 | $29,654,775 | $26,213,786 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $31,032,841 | $27,961,172 | $23,327,349 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $41,191,539 | $37,248,066 | $22,184,492 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1712664).
Questions about ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA
- What is the EIN of ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA is 23-1712664.
- Is ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Reinaldo Velez.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,704,913, expenses of $24,835,097 and total assets of $24,239,513 at year end.
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