2026-09-11T08:36:19-07:00 2024-12-31 680228024 HARMON BURSTYN CPA 1012 HACIENDA DR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2024-01-01 912106274 Aspiration Aspirationtechorg ASPI 4158396456 PO Box 880264 San Francisco CA 94188 Allen Gunn Executive Dir. 2026-09-11 true true Harmon Burstyn P00855188 9252863522 X 2024 X Allen Gunn PO Box 880264 San Francisco CA 941880264 10803626 false X www.aspirationtech.org X 2001 CA Aspiration helps nonprofits and foundations use software tools more effectively and sustainably. 7 6 28 0 6375552 8614384 2342692 2069654 62757 108092 1013 11496 8782014 10803626 673514 1968600 0 1237586 2559963 0 19469 5831568 5125248 7742668 9653811 1039346 1149815 5892735 6756021 635285 348756 5257450 6407265 To train charitable nonprofits in how to select and use technology in sustainable ways that increase impact; to design and run highly collaborative nonprofit technology events, focused on knowledge sharing and development of peer support networks; and to provide advice, strategy support, tools, and resources to charitable projects and foundations to help them achieve their missions of delivering high-impact technology that can meet the needs of those working for a better world. false false 8618558 10684038 Our Strategic Event Services Program facilitated numerous virtual events and gatherings. These events dealt with a wide variety of nonprofit technology issues that affect human rights workers, environmental organizations, internet freedom, and grassroots organizations. Thousands of nonprofit staff, activists, and students representing hundreds of organizations benefited from our interactive, inclusive event format at these gatherings.Our How to Raise Money (HtRM) strategic development program offered a series of strategic workshops, tools, and templates to numerous emerging nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs, to help them bring partners, expertise, and resources to their missions.Our Core Skills Capacity Building Program continued to offer free advice and training to grassroots nonprofits.Our Strategic Consulting Program continued to advise nonprofit staff on a variety of technology and strategy issues, including pro bono services for underserved organizations.We also held our Nonprofit Software Development Summit.Our fiscal sponsorship program supported 25 technology projects for the public good: Cabbage Tree Labs, Cadence, Coalition for Independent Technology Research, Collaborative Knowledge Foundation, Critical Internet Studies Institute, Open Referral, Open Web Advocacy, Proof, Tahoe-LAFS, Warpforge, and Youth for Privacy. 8618558 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 76 0 true 28 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X X Jitasa 8773544775 1750 W Front St Boise ID 83702 X Allen Gunn Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 174500 0 30500 Sarah West Managing Director 40.00 0.00 176160 0 26425 Amba Kak Exec. 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Part IV - Additional Information 85555 71443 14112 14112 true Europe 0 0 Grant Research Grant 640000 640000 640000 Europe Research 640000 Wire trans. Cash 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Grant reports. false Friends of Majal Inc 10733 E Hawk Ave Mesa AZ 85212 831859501 5120 0 Cash Programs Open Environmental Data 1151 Walker Rd 241 Dover DE 19904 862759780 22503 0 Cash Programs 0 2 X X X false false false false false false false false false Allen Gunn Executive Dir. 174500 30500 205000 Amba Kak Exec. Director 193583 193583 Geoffrey MacDougall Senior Advisor 146057 14196 160253 Julia Angwin Exec. Dir. 161638 161638 Sarah West Managing Director 176160 26425 202585 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the Form 990 is provided for review. Needed changes are made prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board member(s) with conflicts recuse themselves from votes on matters that could affect them or an entity they have interest in (either directly or through a family member). We also monitor conflicts of interest for staff and request that any outside employment, contracts, or clients be approved by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board does an annual review of the Executive Director's performance and compensation.This includes a salary study comparing other directors of organizations of similar types and sizes. The board's decision is recorded in the meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available at candid.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request. Page 1, section B Amend to agree with audit.