Public Charity

ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.0M revenue, $2.6M expenses, $2.8M total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $788K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 842381617 OAKLAND, CA Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$3.0M

Total Expenses$2.6M

Total Assets$2.8M

Grant Records8

Funding Total$788K

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NONPROFIT ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO FURTHER ASPIRE'S MISSION OF PREPARING OUR 15,000+ SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS ARE HELD WITHIN THE FOUNDATION TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING UTILIZATION OF FUNDS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES. RESOURCES GARNERED BY THE FOUNDATION ARE ALLOCATED DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT FACILITIES, GROWTH AND EXPANSION, AND KEY ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT BETTER SERVE ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS.

Where $100 goes at Aspire Public Schools Foundation

How Aspire Public Schools Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$8 Programs the work itself

$10 Management running the organization

$82 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $8 for programs

The nonprofit Aspire Public Schools Foundation is the philanthropic arm of aspire public schools

All program spending · Reported in the filing: 15,000 scholars

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.

Sample Grants Received

CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

2024

ENROLLMENT GROWTH GRANT

$110,275

CITY FUND

2024

TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

$40,000

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

2024

Education

$33,900

CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

2023

ENROLLMENT GROWTH GRANT

$262,000

THE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND

2023

FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.

$18,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allison Aliaga

DIRECTOR Beth Grossman

DIRECTOR Beth Hunkapiller

DIRECTOR Dana Nagengast

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASPIRE Elizabeth M Kennedy

DIRECTOR Jesa Townsend

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$714,275 5 grants

Education

$73,900 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$3.0M	$2.6M	$2.8M
2024	$2.9M	$3.7M	$3.4M
2023	$2.9M	$3.8M	$5.7M
2022	$3.2M	$3.5M	$6.3M
2021	$4.8M	$2.7M	$4.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.8M to $3.0M (-37%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

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Mission

Where $100 goes at Aspire Public Schools Foundation

Inside the $8 for programs

Sample Grants Received

Officers & Directors

Top Grant Purposes

Financial Trends

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