Nonprofit · EIN 43-1972597
ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · DURHAM, NC 27713
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $635,298 | $568,208 | $67,090 | $3,318,050 | $7,533 | $3,310,517 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $475,571 | $460,377 | $15,194 | $3,049,277 | $0 | $3,049,277 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $250,686 | $307,339 | -$56,653 | $2,824,780 | $0 | $2,824,780 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $350,760
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $160,034
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $100,691
- Net income from fundraising events
- $124,504
- Other revenue
- $124,504
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $261,570
- Other salaries and wages
- $160,577
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $160,577
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $843
- Accounting fees
- $8,750
- Travel
- $2,850
- Program services (functional)
- $360,852
- Management and general (functional)
- $207,356
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,049,277
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,318,050
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,533
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,310,517
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,650,540
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,692,336
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $618,181
- Gross receipts
- $949,710
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN WIEGERINK MNLP | CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $279,905 | $20,712 |
| ANDREA VAN HOEVER MSGH | DEPUTY CEO Key employee | 16 | $0 | $191,152 | $18,160 |
| NEIL WEISSMAN MD FASE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA TAUB MD FASE | PAST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FEDERICO ASCH MD FASE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AKHIL NARANG MD FASE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LINDNER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAUSHEEN AKHTER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRI BREMEREdD RN ACS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH COLLINS MS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BHARATBHUSHAN PATEL RDCS RVS RDMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| QIONG ZHAO PhD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DAVIDSON MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN WIEGERINK MNLP | CEO Officer | 3 | $272,495 | $22,068 |
| ANDREA VAN HOEVER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 8 | $181,000 | $17,368 |
| NEIL WEISSMAN MD FASE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIENER MD FASE | PAST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA TAUB MD FASE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AKHIL NARANG MD FASE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LINDNER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAUSHEEN AKHTER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRI BREMEREdD RN ACS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH COLLINS MS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BHARATBHUSHAN PATEL RDCS RVS RDMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QIONG ZHAO PhD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN WIEGERINK MNLP | CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $259,219 | $21,281 |
| ANDREA VAN HOEVER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 8 | $0 | $159,544 | $16,471 |
| THEODORE ABRAHAM MD FASE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA TAUB MD FASE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $750 | $0 |
| JAMES KIRKPATRICK MD FASE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIENER MD FASE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LINDNER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAUSHEEN AKHTER MD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRI BREMEREdD RN ACS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH COLLINS MS RDCS FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BHARATBHUSHAN PATEL RDCS RVS RDMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| QIONG ZHAO PhD FASE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2530 MERIDIAN PKWY STE 450, DURHAM, NC 27713-4231
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Robin L Wiegerink, 2530 Meridian Parkway 450, Durham, NC 27713
- Signed the 990
- Robin L Wiegerink, CEO
- Phone
- (919) 297-7165
- Return prepared by
- Stancil PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND HEALTHCARE AND FUND OTHER CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE FIELD OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AND MEMBERS TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.Expenses $360,852 · grants $261,570
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1972597
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,318,050
- Income (IRS master file)
- $949,710
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $635,298 | $568,208 | $3,318,050 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $475,571 | $460,377 | $3,049,277 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $250,686 | $307,339 | $2,824,780 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $539,644 | $204,640 | $2,562,835 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 43-1972597).
Questions about ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 43-1972597.
- Is ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Robin L Wiegerink.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $635,298, expenses of $568,208 and total assets of $3,318,050 at year end.
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