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Ascend Foundation

EIN 57-1128879 • 501(c)3 • Charleston, SC

Profile

The mission of ascend is to educate and empower the public to prevent and eradicate cancer in their lifetime.

PO Box 80340Charleston, SC 29416

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2021

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-1623%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

33%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $14,367 (-100%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $14,367 (-100%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$885

Up $885 from 2020

Expenses

Up

$15,252

Up $15,202 (+30404%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$14,367

Down $14,317 (-28634%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $3,295Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $1,423Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $10,468Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $10,4682013Assets 2014: $10,872Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $10,8722014Assets 2015: $12,047Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $12,0472015Assets 2016: $12,977Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $12,9772016Assets 2017: $13,787Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $13,7872017Assets 2018: $13,967Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $13,9672018Assets 2019: $14,417Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $14,4172019Assets 2020: $14,367Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $14,3672020Assets 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth79th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $25,778Expenses 2011: $28,260Net Income 2011: -$2,4822011Revenue 2012: $2,303Expenses 2012: $4,175Net Income 2012: -$1,8722012Revenue 2013: $30,465Expenses 2013: $21,420Net Income 2013: $9,0452013Revenue 2014: $1,400Expenses 2014: $996Net Income 2014: $4042014Revenue 2015: $1,450Expenses 2015: $275Net Income 2015: $1,1752015Revenue 2016: $1,230Expenses 2016: $300Net Income 2016: $9302016Revenue 2017: $860Expenses 2017: $50Net Income 2017: $8102017Revenue 2018: $380Expenses 2018: $200Net Income 2018: $1802018Revenue 2019: $500Expenses 2019: $50Net Income 2019: $4502019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $50Net Income 2020: -$502020Revenue 2021: $885Expenses 2021: $15,252Net Income 2021: -$14,3672021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$885
Expenses$15,252
Net Income-$14,367
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$885
Expenses
$15,252
Net income
-$14,367
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.89$15.3$14.4
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.4$0.00$14.4$0.00$0.05$0.05
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.4$0.00$14.4$0.50$0.05$0.45
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.0$0.00$14.0$0.38$0.20$0.18
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.8$0.00$13.8$0.86$0.05$0.81
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.0$0.00$13.0$1.23$0.30$0.93
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.0$0.00$12.0$1.45$0.28$1.18
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.9$0.00$10.9$1.40$1.00$0.40
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.5$0.00$10.5$30.5$21.4$9.05
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.42$0.00$2.30$4.18$1.87
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.30$0.00$25.8$28.3$2.48
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Oct 31, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$885
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of ascend is to educate and empower the public to prevent and eradicate cancer in their lifetime.

The mission of ascend is to edcuate and empower the public to prevent and eradicate cancer in their lifetime

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON WAYS TO PREVENT CANCER$15,202$15,202
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON WAYS TO PREVENT CANCER--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHRISTOPHER NOWELLBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ascend Foundation
EIN
57-1128879
Phone
8432254055
Address
PO BOX 80340, CHARLESTON, SC 29416

Signing Officer

Name
Christopher Nowell
Title
Board Member
Phone
8432254055
Signed
2022-10-31
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Jarrard Nowell & Russell LLC
Address
975 MORRISON DR, CHARLESTON, SC 29403
Preparer
Christopher C Nowell CPA
Phone
8437232768
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: medical university of south carolin address: 171 ashley avenue charleston, sc 29425 cash contribution: 15,202”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“23,834 23,834 less accumulated depreciation 23,834 23,834 total 0 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The mission of ascend is to educate and empower the public to prevent and eradicate cancer in their lifetime”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The mission of ascend is to edcuate and empower the public to prevent and eradicate cancer in their lifetime”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Educating the public on ways to prevent cancer”

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