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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $896K · assets $702K

EIN
90-0709302
Address
1010 TRAVIS ST STE 900, HOUSTON, TX 77002-5928
Website
ASCENDMATERIALS.COM/WHO/ASCEND-CARES
NTEE code
M122
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
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Mission

ASCEND CARES FOUNDATION (THE "CORPORATION") IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES, THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR CIVIL DISASTERS OR EMERGENCY HARDSHIPS AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR CIVIL DISASTERS OR EMERGENCY HARDSHIPS. ASCEND CARES COORDINATES VOLUNTEERS AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY, EDUCATION, HOUSING, HUNGER AND THE MILITARY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 18 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Phil Mcdivitt DIRECTOR2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Andrew Ralston DIRECTOR2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Scotty Hall DIRECTOR2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Mimi Smith SECRETARY2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Rachell Gold EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Michael Walters DIRECTOR2021-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Peter Parker DIRECTOR2024 40 $0 reported 1
Lisa Dozier TREASURER2024 40 $0 reported 1
Ben Bryant DIRECTOR2024 40 $0 reported 1
Chris Johnson DIRECTOR2024 40 $0 reported 1
Scott Mccormick DIRECTOR2024 40 $0 reported 1
Sebastian Carmona DIRECTOR2024 40 $0 reported 1
Tom Boggs (former) CHAIR2020-2023 45 $0 reported 1
Riz Amanullah (former) DIRECTOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Hal Mccord (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 40 $0 reported 1
Rizwan Amanullah (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Lynn Crear (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Pramod Bengani (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8,834 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHIL MCDIVITT DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW RALSTON DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTTY HALL DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MIMI SMITH SECRETARY40 $0$0$0 $01
RACHELL GOLD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WALTERS DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
PETER PARKER DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
LISA DOZIER TREASURER40 $0$0$0 $01
BEN BRYANT DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS JOHNSON DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT MCCORMICK DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
SEBASTIAN CARMONA DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1,650 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHIL MCDIVITT DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW RALSTON SECRETARY40 $0$0$0 $01
TOM BOGGS CHAIR45 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTTY HALL DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MIMI SMITH DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
RACHELL GOLD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WALTERS DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
RIZ AMANULLAH DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
HAL MCCORD DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1,570 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHIL MCDIVITT DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW RALSTON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
RIZWAN AMANULLAH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN CREAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
TOM BOGGS CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTTY HALL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
HAL MCCORD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MIMI SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RACHELL GOLD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
PRAMOD BENGANI DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WALTERS DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1,799 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHIL MCDIVITT DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW RALSTON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
RIZWAN AMANULLAH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN CREAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
TOM BOGGS CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTTY HALL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
HAL MCCORD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MIMI SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RACHELL GOLD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
PRAMOD BENGANI DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WALTERS DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1,863 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHIL MCDIVITT DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW RALSTON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
RIZWAN AMANULLAH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN CREAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
TOM BOGGS CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTTY HALL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
HAL MCCORD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MIMI SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RACHELL GOLD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 17 grants to organizations · $223K

Listed grants add up to $223,081; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $832,288. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 44 grants to organizations · $699K

Listed grants add up to $699,207; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,626,278. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 44 grants to organizations · $710K

Listed grants add up to $709,648; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,610,617. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 42 grants to organizations · $661K

Listed grants add up to $660,942; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,117,145. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $274K

Listed grants add up to $273,646; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,462,069. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,293,720$896,038 $701,758$663,571 $1,132,917$0 $008,834
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,735,776$1,894,814 $318,620$265,889 $1,436,251$0 $001,650
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,675,738$1,891,878 $729,356$424,927 $1,373,532$0 $001,570
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,549,131$1,145,727 $948,154$641,067 $1,314,550$0 $001,799
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,104,000$1,501,929 $491,671$237,663 $1,104,000$0 $001,863

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $76,353 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2017 2$60,650 2017$50,000
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COZEN OCONNOR FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$13,500 2024$7,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASCEND CARES FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$1,953 2023$513
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$250 2018$250
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $896,038 spent · pay $0 · grants $832,288 · events $52,723
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $592,949$592,949-- 66.2%
Grants to US individuals $226,104$226,104-- 25.2%
Information technology $35,456$35,456-- 4.0%
Advertising and promotion $18,264$18,264-- 2.0%
Grants outside the US $13,235$13,235-- 1.5%
Travel $5,030$5,030-- 0.6%
Fees: other services $5,000$5,000-- 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $213,526$52,723reported apart
Total$896,038100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,894,814 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,626,278 · events $145,465
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,317,592$1,317,592-- 69.5%
Grants to US individuals $308,686$308,686-- 16.3%
All other expenses $238,730$238,730-- 12.6%
Advertising and promotion $21,727$21,727-- 1.1%
Fees: other services $6,650$6,650-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,429$1,429-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $443,561$144,036reported apart
Total$1,894,814100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,891,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,610,617 · events $139,095
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,400,487$1,400,487-- 74.0%
All other expenses $222,094$222,094-- 11.7%
Grants to US individuals $210,130$210,130-- 11.1%
Advertising and promotion $54,829$54,829-- 2.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,813$7,813-- 0.4%
Travel $35$35-- 0.0%
Fees: other services -$3,510-$3,510-- -0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $433,488$131,282reported apart
Total$1,891,878100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,145,727 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,117,145 · events $55,407
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $903,361$903,361-- 78.8%
Grants to US individuals $213,784$213,784-- 18.7%
Fees: other services $15,656$15,656-- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $11,131$11,131-- 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,795$1,795-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $283,050$53,612reported apart
Total$1,145,727100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,501,929 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,462,069 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,186,452$1,186,452-- 79.0%
Grants to US individuals $275,617$275,617-- 18.4%
Information technology $38,860$38,860-- 2.6%
Fees: other services $1,000$1,000-- 0.1%
Total$1,501,929100%

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