Nonprofit · EIN 46-3380394
ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC
Tax-exempt · FAIRFAX, VA 22031
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $338,513 | $489,873 | -$151,360 | $232,943 | $42,469 | $190,474 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $429,179 | $536,788 | -$107,609 | $356,659 | $24,186 | $332,473 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $339,680 | $511,076 | -$171,396 | $486,265 | $60,015 | $426,250 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $340,198
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $202
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,887
- Other revenue
- -$1,887
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,228
- Other salaries and wages
- $175,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $244,792
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $486
- Accounting fees
- $13,670
- Occupancy
- $18,568
- Travel
- $48,939
- Program services (functional)
- $340,115
- Management and general (functional)
- $86,013
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,745
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $356,659
- Total assets, end of year
- $232,943
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,469
- Net assets, end of year
- $190,474
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $190,474
- Gross receipts
- $363,221
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA LEGREE | ACTING BOARD CHAIR FROM 08/2025 TO 12/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $57,228 |
| EMILIE CORTES | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH FORD NEORR | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SEAN REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VIBIKE SEFLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIERY | BOARD CHAIR UNTIL 07/2025 Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA LEGREE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,938 |
| PATRICIA ALTHERR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| PHIL POWERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIERY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| EMILIE CORTES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SEAN REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH FORD NEORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA LEGREE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $58,123 |
| PATRICIA ALTHERR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PHIL POWERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID THOENEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIZETTE JENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SABREEN DOGAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BIERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SASHA DIGIULIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS LUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SOFYAN YUSUFI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH FORD NEORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KASAR AKHTAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GRACE TAMAYO | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| OLIVER GLANVILLE | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9480 MAIN ST PMB 1050, FAIRFAX, VA 22031-4032
- In care of
- % MARINA LEGREE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- PO Box 11674, Norfolk VA 23517
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARINA LEGREE, 9480 MAIN ST 1050, FAIRFAX, VA 22031
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Marina LeGree, 618 Boissevain Ave, Norfolk VA 23507
- Signed the 990
- MARINA LEGREE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 403-9901
- Website
- www.ascendathletics.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
ASCEND IS GALVANIZING A GENERATION OF YOUNG WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ADDRESSING THE CRISIS OF GENDER INEQUALITY. THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES IN MOUNTAINEERING, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ASCEND HELPS GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE.
Program accomplishments
- 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, THOUSANDS OF AFGHAN GIRLS AND WOMEN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THAT PREPARES GIRLS TO BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHY, AND ENCOURAGES 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.Expenses $233,707
- 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.Expenses $58,417
- HQ PROGRAM - ASCEND HEADQUARTERS PRODIVES PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.Expenses $47,991
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
- 46-3380394
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $232,943
- Income (IRS master file)
- $363,221
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $338,513 | $489,873 | $232,943 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $429,179 | $536,788 | $356,659 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $339,680 | $511,076 | $486,265 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $211,230 | $444,339 | $598,583 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $1,130,223 | $385,365 | $790,245 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Marina LeGree | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 46-3380394).
Questions about ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC
- What is the EIN of ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC is 46-3380394.
- Is ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS 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 ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS 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 ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS 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 ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARINA LEGREE.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,228 (MARINA LEGREE, ACTING BOARD CHAIR FROM 08/2025 TO 12/25).
- How much revenue does ASCEND - LEADERSHIP THROUGH ATHLETICS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $338,513, expenses of $489,873 and total assets of $232,943 at year end.
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