2026-08-06T13:19:25-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 132627568 ASPIRA ASSOCIATION INC ASPI 2028353600 1220 L STREET NW SUITE 701 WASHINGTON DC 20005 Carlos Valentin President and CEO 7038626359 2026-07-14 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Carlos Valentin Junior 113 Savage Trail Rd East Strousburg PA 18301 508197 0 X WWW.ASPIRA.ORG X 1968 DC TO EMPOWER THE PUERTO RICAN AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP. DEVELOPMENT OF ITS YOUTH. IT ENDEAVORS TO DEVELOP THE INTELLECTUAL ANDCREATIVE CAPACITY OF PUERTO RICAN, LATINO, AND OTHER YOUTH BYMOTIVATING THEM TO BEGIN OR CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION SO THAT THEY MAYOFFER THEIR TRAINING, SKILL AND DEDICATION TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. 9 9 2 0 0 0 1164908 507928 0 0 0 269 0 0 1164908 508197 0 0 27800 23941 300916 317221 0 0 0 722342 492351 1051058 833513 113850 -325316 1183646 521769 374835 38274 808811 483495 TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF ITS YOUTH. 0 0 94776 94776 ASPIRA Association implemented a Traffic Safety Grant Program in Washington, D.C., focused on promoting safer behaviors among youth, families, and community members. The program provided outreach, education, and community engagement activities related to traffic safety, occupant protection, seat belt use, responsible driving and passenger behavior, and prevention of traffic-related injuries. Through this program, ASPIRA worked to increase awareness of safety risks and support safer practices within Latino and underserved communities. 58250 58250 ASPIRA Association provided tutoring, mentoring, and school-based support services for Latino youth. The program focused on academic support, youth engagement, leadership development, parent and family engagement, and incarceration prevention. Through mentorship and educational support, the program connected youth with positive adult guidance, strengthened school success, and supported prevention-focused outcomes for students and families. 0 0 0 153026 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X Carlos Valentin Jr 9735738931 1220 L STREET NW SUITE 701 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHNNY VILLAMIL PRESIDENT AND CEO 40 X X 160000 0 12000 HILDA CRESPO VP OF PUBLIC POLICY 35 X X 114223 0 0 ALFONSO DAVILA CHAIR 5 X 0 0 0 ELISE MIRANDA-MARTIN SECRETARY 5 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO GRILLO ESQ VICE CHAIR, FINANCE/TREASURER 5 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO ACEVEDO JR MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 RUTH PACHECO MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 LUIS MELENDEZ MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 ROSEVELIE MARQUEZ MORALES ESQ MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 CARLOS E SANTIAGO MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 MARGARITA BENITEZ MEMBER 5 X 0 0 0 274223 0 12000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 94777 413151 0 507928 0 0 0 0 0 269 269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 508197 269 0 0 X 23941 23941 274223 108223 166000 5272 5272 37726 15090 22636 76964 76964 206376 0 206376 6947 6947 500 500 125000 125000 29975 29975 46589 0 46589 0 833513 153026 680487 0 186305 38274 2550 994791 483495 1183646 521769 3500 6282 5000 10022 305000 61335 21970 374835 38274 X 113850 0 694961 483495 808811 483495 1183646 521769 -325316 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 320000 820504 964261 976424 153027 3234216 320000 820504 964261 976424 153027 3234216 3234216 1089 1870 2959 3237175 0.99909 0.99900 X 914791 0 65047 0 496343 0 483495 1339334 0 73656 0 471199 0 941791 1511998 0 24281 0 196945 0 1339334 1340848 0 171150 0 0 0 1511998 1428246 0 -87398 0 0 0 1340848 0.58 0.42 0 0 0 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 In 1984, ASPIRA Association, Inc. received a contribution of $504,825 from DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest to establish the Wallace-Reader's Endowment Fund (the "Fund"). Under the terms of the gift, the principal of the Fund is to be held in perpetuity. Income generated by the Fund may be expended to support ASPIRA's general exempt programs and operations; however, in no event may the income be used for fundraising. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the Organization received distributions totaling approximately $534,000 from the Endowment Fund in accordance with the governing provisions of the Fund. These distributions were used to support the Organization's exempt programs and general operating activities. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHNNY VILLAMIL PRESIDENT AND CEO 160000 0 0 0 12000 0 0 0 0 0 172000 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. STAFF SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON BEING HIRED ONLY. THE PRESIDENT MONITORS COMPLIANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Endeavors to enhance the intellectual and creative abilities of Puerto Rican, Latino, and other youth by encouraging them to start or pursue their education, enabling them to contribute their skills, training, and dedication to community improvement. ASPIRA Association, Inc. respectfully requests relief from any penalty associated with the late filing of its Form 990 for the tax year ended June 30, 2025. The delay resulted from an exceptional period of senior-management and administrative transition within the organization. During the preparation and documentation process for the Form 990, ASPIRA appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. This leadership transition occurred while the organization was actively assembling, reviewing, and reconciling the financial and governance records required to complete an accurate return. At approximately the same time, additional personnel with responsibility for financial administration, record maintenance, and management oversight were replaced or reassigned. These changes materially affected the continuity of the filing process and required the incoming leadership team to locate, organize, validate, and reconcile records prepared or maintained under the prior management structure. The transition also required the Board of Directors to review and approve changes in management authority, financial oversight, organizational procedures, and related documentation. Because the Form 990 requires accurate reporting of financial activity, governance information, compensation, program accomplishments, and other organizational matters, ASPIRA determined that it would not be prudent to submit the return until the relevant records had been assembled and appropriately reviewed. The late filing was not the result of willful neglect, disregard of the filing requirement, or an attempt to avoid compliance. Throughout the transition, the organization acted in good faith and exercised ordinary business care and prudence by working to reconstruct and reconcile the necessary records, obtain management and board review, and prepare a complete and accurate return. Once the relevant information became available and the review process was completed, ASPIRA moved promptly to finalize and file the return. The organization has also implemented corrective measures intended to prevent a similar delay in the future, including: centralizing financial and governance documentation; assigning clear responsibility for annual tax and regulatory filings; establishing an internal filing calendar with advance deadlines; requiring periodic management review of filing readiness; maintaining improved transition procedures for changes in senior leadership and financial personnel; and initiating board review sufficiently in advance of future filing deadlines. ASPIRA respectfully submits that the management transition, turnover of key administrative personnel, resulting disruption in access to and continuity of records, and necessary board review constituted reasonable cause for the delay. The organization respectfully requests that the Internal Revenue Service waive any late-filing penalty associated with this return.