Public Charity

ASHOKA

ASHOKA is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $35.1M revenue, $42.6M expenses, $90.3M total assets. 151 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $25.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510255908 ARLINGTON, VA International Development NTEE: Q30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$35.1M
Total Expenses$42.6M
Total Assets$90.3M
Grant Records151
Funding Total$25.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BUILD AN EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER WORLD ASHOKA SHALL GENERALLY ENDEAVOR TO: (CONTINUED IN SCH O)1) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (ESPECIALLY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS) TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD IN THE FIELDS OF, INTER ALIA, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, PROTECTION OF MINORITIES, ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR, LEGAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE WORK; 2) BUILD AN ACTIVE MUTUAL HELP FELLOWSHIP AMONG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS, BOTH IN THE START-UP PHASE AND ESTABLISHED, ACROSS ALL BARRIERS; 3) EDUCATE VARIOUS PUBLICS ABOUT OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD AND ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES;4) ENABLE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ENTREPRENEUR TOGETHER AND WITH OTHERS; 5) IDENTIFY AND TO ENTREPRENEUR NEW PATTERNS FOR THE GOOD; 6) BUILD A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS A CHANGEMAKER; AND 7) IDENTIFY AND HELP BUILD THE FRAMEWORKS OF THOUGHT AND PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION THAT WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE THESE AFOREMENTIONED GOALS

Where $100 goes at Ashoka

How Ashoka divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 10 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$26
Each/new purposes
34% of program spending
$21
One community
28% of program spending
$15
One search
20% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

LGM CHANGEMAKER COMPANIES Arnaud Mourot
DIRECTOR, GLOBAL LEADYOUNG INIT. Claire Fallender
LEADERSHIP GROUP MEMBER Conrad Carter
PRESIDENT EMERITUS Diana Wells
DIRECTOR Fred Hehuwat
CFO (AS OF 8/25) Jennifer Simpson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

International Aid & Development
$11,541,825 11 grants
General Support
$7,384,064 104 grants
Youth Development
$2,780,745 1 grant
Economic Development
$1,997,764 8 grants
Environment & Conservation
$371,425 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $35.1M $42.6M $90.3M
2024 $42.1M $48.9M $96.8M
2023 $25.8M $46.0M $89.4M
2022 $45.9M $40.3M $102.2M
2021 $53.0M $40.9M $104.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $53.0M to $35.1M (-34%), with total assets most recently reported at $90.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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