Ashoka (non-profit organization)

Ashoka
Named after	Emperor Ashoka
Formation	June 3, 1980; 44 years ago
Founder	Bill Drayton
Tax ID no.	51-0255908
Legal status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Purpose	The creation of an association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system-changing solutions for the world's most urgent social problems—and fostering a global culture of everyone being a changemaker for the good of all.
Headquarters	Rosslyn, Virginia, United States
Location	Sub-Saharan Africa,; Asia,; North America,; South America,; Europe,; Middle East/North Africa;
Coordinates	38°53′44″N 77°04′19″W / 38.8956482°N 77.0718925°W
Chair, Chief Executive Officer	Bill Drayton
Leadership Group Member	Anamaria Schindler
Leadership and Impact Co-Lead	Diana Wells
Board of directors	Bill Drayton, Sushmita Ghosh, Mary Gordon, Roger Harrison, Fred Hehuwat, Sara Horowitz, Felipe Vergara, Kyle Zimmer
Subsidiaries	List of subsidiaries Ashoka LLC (U.S.),; Ashoka Canada Toronto,; Ashoka Chile Santiago,; Ashoka Conosur Este (Buenos Aires),; Ashoka East Africa (Nairobi),; Ashoka Deutschland Munich,; Ashoka India (Bangalore),; Ashoka Indonesia Bandung,; Ashoka Italia Roma,; Ashoka Japan (Tokyo), Ashoka Korea (Seoul) Ashoka Emprendedores Sociales Asociacion Civil (Mexico City),; Ashoka Netherlands (The Hague),; Ashoka Philippines (Pasig City),; Ashoka Poland (Warsaw),; Ashoka Singapore and Malaysia (Singapore),; Fundacion Ashoka Emprendedores Sociales (Madrid),; Ashoka Scandinavia (Stockholm),; Fondation Ashoka Suisse (Geneva),; Ashoka Southern Africa (Johannesburg),; Ashoka Thailand (Bangkok),; Ashoka Turkiye (Istanbul),; Ashoka UK & Ireland (London),; Ashoka Venezuela (Caracas),; Asociacion Ashoka Colombia (Bogota),; Fundatia Ashoka (Bucharest),; Ashoka Israel (Tel Aviv),; Ashoka Arab World (Cairo),;
Revenue (2021)	$52,979,773
Expenses (2021)	$40,874,251
Endowment	$36,437,514 (2021)
Employees	111 (in U.S.) (in 2021)
Volunteers (2021)	324
Website	www.ashoka.org

Ashoka (formerly branded Ashoka: Innovators for the Public) is an American-based nonprofit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by connecting and supporting individual social entrepreneurs.

^ "ASHOKA - Initial File Number: 802351". District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Government of the District of Columbia. Accessed on April 6, 2016.
^ "Ashoka Financial Statements, August 31, 2014, and Independent Auditor's Report, April 30, 2015". Ashoka. April 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Report". Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Tax". Ashoka. August 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Our Leadership". Ashoka. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[corp-1] "ASHOKA - Initial File Number: 802351". District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Government of the District of Columbia. Accessed on April 6, 2016.

[afs2014-2] "Ashoka Financial Statements, August 31, 2014, and Independent Auditor's Report, April 30, 2015". Ashoka. April 30, 2015.

[ar2012-3] "Annual Report". Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. 2012.

[990-2021-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Tax". Ashoka. August 31, 2021.

[leadership-5] "Our Leadership". Ashoka. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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