Nonprofit · EIN 91-1997089
ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,026,436 | $5,183,102 | $843,334 | $29,324,742 | $8,018,591 | $21,306,151 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,838,904 | $5,292,487 | $8,546,417 | $25,893,420 | $5,931,545 | $19,961,875 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,327,928
- of which government grants
- $600,491
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $698,508
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $381
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,694,608
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $300,449
- Other salaries and wages
- $457,527
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $877,850
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,110
- Accounting fees
- $91,137
- Occupancy
- $31,533
- Travel
- $86,100
- Program services (functional)
- $4,106,229
- Management and general (functional)
- $413,167
- Fundraising (functional)
- $663,706
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $25,893,420
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,324,742
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,018,591
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,306,151
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,056,438
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,772,023
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,534,128
- Gross receipts
- $14,385,493
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNA BARGERON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $145,600 | $18,798 |
| PATRICK AWUAH | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $95,833 | $30,351 |
| REGGIE BROWN | CHAIR THRU 10/24 THEN DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY CLARK | VICE CHAIR THRU 10/24 THEN CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABE ANKUMAH | VICE CHAIR ELECTED 12/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD GEHRMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA NORTON-MOTULSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES AGYEMAN | ALUMNI DIRECTOR/AUDIT RISK CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YAW ASARE-ABOAGYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOFI BONNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMER DOOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ISSAC DOOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KUCIREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA MARINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNA BARGERON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $119,490 | $16,411 |
| PATRICK AWUAH | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $106,227 | $19,548 |
| LISA NORTON-MOTULSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD GEHRMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES AGYEMAN | ALUMNI DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGGIE BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY CLARK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| APRILE AGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABE ANKUMAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YAW ASARE-ABOAGYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOFI BONNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMER DOOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ISAAC FOKUO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KUCIREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA MARINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA MASIYIWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL RUNDE | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1201 3RD AVE STE 2200, SEATTLE, WA 98101-3047
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICK AWUAH, 1201 3RD AVE 2200, SEATTLE, WA 98101
- Signed the 990
- LISA NORTON-MOTULSKY, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (206) 545-6988
- Website
- WWW.ASHESI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK NUBER PS
Mission
ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN GHANA. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ETHICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS WHO WILL BUILD A FLOURISHING AFRICA WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
Program accomplishments
- CAMPUS EXPANSION: TO SERVE ASHESI UNIVERSITY'S (ASHESI) GROWING STUDENT BODY, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS, LABS, STUDENT HOUSING, AND COLLABORATIVE SPACES.Expenses $1,977,624 · grants $1,819,869
- SCHOLARSHIPS: AS ASHESI GROWS, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS. 54% OF ASHESI'S STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID, FUNDED THROUGH TUITION AND DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.Expenses $1,296,637 · grants $1,231,449
- PROGRAM GROWTH: TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION, WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO INVEST IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE AND OTHER INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES.Expenses $831,968 · grants $643,290
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 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1997089
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,110,810
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,471,978
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,026,436 | $5,183,102 | $29,324,742 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,838,904 | $5,292,487 | $25,893,420 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,199,311 | $3,619,585 | $15,361,175 | 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 91-1997089).
Questions about ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is 91-1997089.
- Is ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 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 ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 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 ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICK AWUAH.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,600 (JOANNA BARGERON, VICE PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,026,436, expenses of $5,183,102 and total assets of $29,324,742 at year end.
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