Nonprofit · EIN 51-0527847
ASCEND INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,228,911 | $7,159,605 | -$930,694 | $8,279,068 | $599,647 | $7,679,421 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $6,975,953 | $5,577,795 | $1,398,158 | $9,026,063 | $744,309 | $8,281,754 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,507,282 | $4,753,454 | $1,753,828 | $7,818,217 | $633,743 | $7,184,474 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $824,237
- Membership dues
- $797,583
- Program service revenue
- $5,326,778
- Investment income
- $77,896
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,481,579
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,907,940
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $44,084
- Accounting fees
- $15,275
- Occupancy
- $26,758
- Travel
- $30,442
- Program services (functional)
- $4,524,330
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,575,390
- Fundraising (functional)
- $59,885
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,026,063
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,279,068
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $599,647
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,679,421
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,621,734
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,679,421
- Gross receipts
- $6,228,911
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 317
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tifanny Papish | National Director Key employee | 40 | $134,000 | $35,883 |
| Annalie Fritz | Head of HR Key employee | 40 | $125,000 | $27,692 |
| Rupa Sethu | Director - Chapters Key employee | 40 | $125,350 | $24,671 |
| Allison Graham | Head of Marketing Key employee | 40 | $133,800 | $11,911 |
| Robina Singh | National Dir- Programs Marketing Key employee | 40 | $131,250 | $11,859 |
| Katherine Lee | National Dir- Business Development Key employee | 40 | $132,829 | $7,882 |
| Richard Hwang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Ku | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Peh | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Vartika Prasad | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Tang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Chin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Mok | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Wei | Executive Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tariqu Khan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hussain T Hasan | Vice President External Affairs Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tifanny Papish | National Director Highest-paid employee | 0 | $140,125 | $38,864 |
| Katherine Lee | National Dir Business Devel Highest-paid employee | 0 | $136,971 | $15,075 |
| Allison Graham | Head of Marketing Highest-paid employee | 0 | $137,692 | $13,531 |
| Annalie Fritz | Head of HR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $129,808 | $21,149 |
| Robina Singh | National Dir Programs Mark Highest-paid employee | 0 | $134,736 | $13,221 |
| Rupa Sethu | Director Chapters Highest-paid employee | 0 | $126,084 | $21,749 |
| Michael Ku | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Hwang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Peh | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Tang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Vartika Prasad | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Mok | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Chin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Wei | Executive Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hussain T Hasan | Vice President External Affa Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tariq Khan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Low | COO Officer | 30 | $200,000 | $0 | $13,948 |
| Tifanny Papish | National Director | 40 | $124,000 | $0 | $41,314 |
| PEYEN FONG | DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 | $140,000 | $0 |
| Katherine Lee | National Director | 40 | $124,000 | $0 | $13,911 |
| Robina Singh | National Director | 40 | $115,000 | $0 | $13,625 |
| Anna Mok | President Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Chin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Wei | Executive VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tariq Khan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hassain T Hasan | VP Ext. Affairs Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Yoshida | Board member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Hwang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Tang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Atif Zaim | Board member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Peh | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Ku | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 262 W 38TH ST RM 503, NEW YORK, NY 10018-9193
- In care of
- % STEVEN PAE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jeff Chin, 262 West 38th Street STE 503, New York, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN PAE, Executive Director
- Phone
- (212) 248-4888
- Website
- www.ascendleadership.org
- Return prepared by
- Padilla and Company LLP
Mission
Founded in 2004, Ascend is the first and largest global network advancing Asian and Pacific Islander (API) professionals the workplace. Ascends 19 chapters partner with global organizations to cultivate and empower API talent as they rise to their full potential.
Program accomplishments
- Ascend Convention, Ascend Chapters, and other miscellaneous programsExpenses $4,524,330
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0527847
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,279,068
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,228,911
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $6,228,911 | $7,159,605 | $8,279,068 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $6,975,953 | $5,577,795 | $9,026,063 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $6,507,282 | $4,753,454 | $7,818,217 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $4,264,274 | $3,645,982 | $6,260,721 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 51-0527847).
Questions about ASCEND INC
- What is the EIN of ASCEND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASCEND INC is 51-0527847.
- Is ASCEND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2005.
- Are donations to ASCEND INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ASCEND 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 INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASCEND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ASCEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Jeff Chin.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASCEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $134,000 (Tifanny Papish, National Director).
- How much revenue does ASCEND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,228,911, expenses of $7,159,605 and total assets of $8,279,068 at year end.
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