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US nonprofit · EIN 900709302 · Houston, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 900709302) - 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 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

Ascend Cares Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$896k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$702k
$38k liabilities
Net assets
$664k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.1 years on average
Staff
0
8,834 volunteers
Left since last filing
3
25% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Ascend Cares Foundation's network

12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrew RalstonDirector2020
6 yrs
Ben BryantDirector2024
2 yrs
Chris JohnsonDirector2024
2 yrs
Lisa DozierTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Michael WaltersDirector2022
4 yrs
Mimi SmithCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Peter ParkerDirector2024
2 yrs
Phil McDivittDirector2020
6 yrs
Rachell GoldExecutive Director2022
4 yrs
Scott McCormickDirector2024
2 yrs
Scotty HallDirector2020
6 yrs
Sebastian CarmonaDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

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
Rachell GoldExecutive Director2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Phil McDivittDirector40$0
Andrew RalstonDirector40$0
Scotty HallDirector40$0
Mimi SmithSecretary40$0
Rachell GoldExecutive Director40$0
Michael WaltersDirector40$0
Peter ParkerDirector40$0
Lisa DozierTreasurer40$0
Ben BryantDirector40$0
Chris JohnsonDirector40$0
Scott McCormickDirector40$0
Sebastian CarmonaDirector40$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Ascend Cares Foundation
EIN
900709302
Address
1010 Travis St Ste 900, Houston, TX, 77002-5928
State
Texas
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... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M122 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Andrew Ralston (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAndrew Ralston
≥6years on the filingsMimi Smith
≥6years on the filingsPhil McDivitt
≥6years on the filingsScotty Hall

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$702k
Total liabilities
$38k
Net assets or fund balances
$664k
Contributions and grants received
$1.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$832k
Employees
0
Volunteers
8,834

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.3m$896k$398k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

17 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yellowstone Academy IncGeneral Support$40k
DePelchin Childrens CenterGeneral Support$25k
Make a Wish Texas Gulf Coast & LousianaGeneral Support$21k
Alvin Independent School DistrictGeneral Support$18k
Escambia County Public SchoolsGeneral Support$12k
Wreaths Across AmericaGeneral Support$12k
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationGeneral Support$11k
Cantonment Improvement CommitteeGeneral Support$11k
Habitat for Humanity InternationalGeneral Support$10k
Parents and Children TogetherGeneral Support$10k
Trees for Houston$10k
The Women's HomeGeneral Support$8k
Dan's House of HopeGeneral Support$8k
Council on Aging Chill Out Event for SeniorsGeneral Support$8k
United Way Worldwide$7k
Decatur City Schools FoundationGeneral Support$7k
Fire Outreach of HoustonGeneral Support$6k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Ascend Cares Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Status
Active
Formed
13 December 2011
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.