NonprofitsAspiration

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Aspiration

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$10.6M

Total expenses

$9.3M

Net assets

$6.6M

Grants received

$15.1M

48 grants

EIN

912106274

Tax year

2024

Mission

Aspiration helps nonprofits and foundations use software tools more effectively and sustainably.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$8.0M
Program service revenue$2.5M
Investment income$108K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$10.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.9M
Salaries & benefits$2.5M
Fundraising$17K
Other expenses$4.9M
Total expenses$9.3M
Total assets$6.8M
Net assets$6.6M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Allen Gunn

Executive Dir.

Board

$175K

50 hrs/wk

Camille Ramani

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Steve Wright

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jack Aponte

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Harlo Holmes

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Misty Avila

Board Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Aman Ahuja

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Amba Kak

Exec. Director

Staff

$194K

40 hrs/wk

Sarah West

Managing Director

Staff

$176K

40 hrs/wk

Julia Angwin

Exec. Dir.

Staff

$162K

40 hrs/wk

Geoffrey MacDougall

Senior Advisor

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

Nhadine Leung

Ops. Dir.

Staff

$138K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Trememtum Research LLC

Research Consulting

$186K

Brandi Geurkink

Consulting

$182K

Systemic Strategies SRL

Consulting

$177K

Amedei Holdings

Software Development

$163K

People Vs Big Tech

Consulting

$156K

Grants received

Showing 48 of 48

FromAmountPurposeYear
$600K
FOR SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES INSTITUTE
2024
$400K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO ADVANCE, DEFEND, AND SUSTAIN ETHICAL RESEARCH THAT WILL SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY
2024
$350K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$300K
Program support for The Revival Lab
2024
$275K
CORE SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE/CADENCE PROJECT COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSING THE HARMS OF UNACCOUNTABLE AND CONCENTRATED POWER WITHIN THE TECH INDUSTRY AND PROVIDING ACTIONABLE, SCALABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
2024
$193K
Empowering People to Take Action
2024
$170K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$150K
IN SUPPORT OF THE COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
2024
$120K
LABOR AND AI AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FELLOWSHIP AND LAB
2024
$100K
TIE-OFF CORE SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS FUND TO SUPPORT WORK ON THE ECONOMICS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE
2024
$60K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S AI BUSINESS MODELS RESEARCH.
2024
$60K
DONOR ADVISED, GENERAL
2024
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S POLICY TRACKER.
2024
$30K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DIGITAL POLICY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PROFESSIONALS IN TECHNOLOGY POLICY
2024
$10K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2024
$595K
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY REBUILDING FOR KETIDA (FORMERLY: EDITORIA), A DIGITAL-FIRST MONOGRAPH PUBLISHING PLATFORM
2023
$500K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$500K
Reset
2023
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE AI NOW INSTITUTE IN THEIR WORK ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO BEAR THE HIGHEST RISK OF BIAS, ERROR, OR EXPLOITATION BY PRODUCING RESEARCH, SHAPING STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AND HELPING SHAPE A RIGOROUS AND INCLUSIVE FIELD FOCUSED ON THESE ISSUES.
2023
$310K
FOR SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES INSTITUTE
2023
$300K
CORE SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE/CADENCE PROJECT COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSING THE HARMS OF UNACCOUNTABLE AND CONCENTRATED POWER WITHIN THE TECH INDUSTRY AND PROVIDING ACTIONABLE, SCALABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
2023
$200K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$150K
Support for Grantee's project, Proof News
2023
$100K
To support Grantee's project, AI Now
2023
$70K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH INTO SENSIBLE AI REFORMS TO MITIGATE THE THREATS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
2023
$20K
TO SPONSOR THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON REIMAGINING DEMOCRACY.
2023
$20K
TO SPONSOR THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON REIMAGINING DEMOCRACY.
2023
$1.3M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$650K
TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAM, LUMINATE PROJECTS LIMITED, ON THEIR WORK OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS, AND ACADEMICS ON COUNTERING DISINFORMATION
2022
$556K
To support the Grantee's "Cadence" (AI Now) project.
2022
$500K
TO SUPPORT LUMINATE PROJECTS LIMITED, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT, IN MAPPING AND ADVOCACY WORK AROUND DISINFORMATION
2022
$300K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY- DISINFORMATION SITUATION CENTER
2022
$170K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE AI NOW INSTITUTE/CADENCE PROJECT COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH ON THE ETHICAL USE AND REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES
2022
$50K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1.3M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.3M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$370K
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING FOR THE EDITORIA PUBLISHING PLATFORM
2020
$200K
Core support for the Save Internet Freedom Technol Technology Initiative to ensure critical technologies a resustainable through increased funding and defensive litigation
2020
$100K
SUPPORT TO BUILD SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM & RESEARCH HOW TO GOVERN DATA
2020
$70K
TO SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION.
2020
$70K
TO SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION.
2020
$60K
to support the ""Save Internet Freedom Tech"" (SIFT) initiative, which will enhance collaborative efforts to advance the interests of internet freedom
2020
$21K
SUPPORT THE CIVIC SCIENCE STORIES PROJECT IN USING THE SCIENCE FUTURES TOOLKIT FOR ... DISCUSSIONS RE HOW SCIENCE CAN EVOLVE TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE AND IMPACTFUL.
2020
$500K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$10K
SUPPORT MOBLAB'S COVID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
2019

Funded by

$15.1M from 25 funders · 48 grants · 2019–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$6.3M · 6 grants · 2019–2023

The Ford Foundation

$1.5M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$1.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$965K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$960K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Luminate Foundation Inc

$556K · 1 grant · 2022

The Skoll Foundation

$500K · 1 grant · 2023

Open Society Institute

$400K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN912106274
NTEE codeS02
Subsection03
Ruling date2018-08
Formed2001
Employees28
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