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US nonprofit · EIN 870960615 · Cambridge, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 870960615) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Aspire Institute Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$840k
$66k liabilities
Net assets
$773k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
5.4 years on average
Staff
24
188 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Aspire Institute Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Karim R Lakhani (also filed as Karim Lakhani)Treasurer2021
5 yrs
Meena Sonea Hewett (also filed as Meena Hewett)Executive Director & Clerk2021
5 yrs
Tarun KhannaPresident2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Arthur HuntFinance Officersince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Meena Sonea HewettCEO50$174k$18k
Dimitri AntoniouChief of Staff40$100k$10k
Arthur HuntFinance Officer15$59k
Tarun KhannaPresident5$0
Karim LakhaniTreasurer5$0

About

Legal name
Aspire Institute Inc
EIN
870960615
Address
255 Main St Ste 8, Cambridge, MA, 02142-1057
State
Massachusetts
Mission
Aspire's mission is to empower low-income and first-generation college students and recent graduates to act independently, make informed choices, and affect meaningful change. Through the tuition-free, online Aspire Leaders Program, participants develop resilience, cultural awareness, and leadership skills to help them navigate challenges and embrace opportunities in education, careers, and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q33 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Meena Sonea Hewett (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsKarim R Lakhani
≥5years on the filingsMeena Sonea Hewett
≥5years on the filingsTarun Khanna

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$840k
Total liabilities
$66k
Net assets or fund balances
$773k
Contributions and grants received
$1.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$151k
Employees
24
Volunteers
188