ASPIRA Association

ASPIRA Association Inc.
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
FounderAntonia Pantoja
TypeNonprofit organization
13-2627568[1]
Legal status501(c)(3)[1]
PurposeTo cultivate a connected world through shared experiences.[2]
Headquarters1220 L St., NW Suite 701
Location
Coordinates38°54′13″N 77°01′45″W / 38.90353°N 77.02905°W / 38.90353; -77.02905
Alfonso Davila[3]
Ronald Blackburn-Moreno[3]
Revenue (2020)
$291,677[3]
Expenses (2020)$652,968[3]
Endowment$1,428,246[3] (2020)
Employees (2019)
3[3]
Volunteers (2019)
9[3]
Websitewww.aspira.org

The ASPIRA Association is an American nonprofit organization whose mission is to "empower the Latino community through advocacy and the education and leadership development of its youth".[4] ASPIRA's national office is in Washington, D.C., and it has affiliates in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico.[5] It is one of the largest national Latino nonprofit organizations in the United States.[6]

Former ASPIRA club members, or ASPIRANTES, as they are known, include ACLU's Anthony Romero, former Bronx Borough President and New York City democratic mayoral nominee Fernando Ferrer, Illinois politician Billy Ocasio and actor Jimmy Smits.[7]

  1. ^ a b "ASPIRA Association Inc". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us". Aspira Foundation. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". ASPIRA Association Inc. Internal Revenue Service. June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "ASPIRA Mission Statement". Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ^ "ASPIRA Who we Serve". Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. ^ Pantoja 2002: 93–108
  7. ^ "HONORING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ASPIRA". Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36. Retrieved 8 February 2014.