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ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC

ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,144,050 to it, the largest being WORLD HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS INC ($1,144,050). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$10M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$1.1M
Net assets
$4.8M
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 12%
01What it does

What Asse International Inc does

Mission

Part I, line 1 - "engage in charitable and educational activities within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any future united states internal revenue law (the "code"), that contribute to international understanding by providing students from various countries with the opportunity to improve their knowledge of foreign cultures and languages through active participation in family, school and community life in countries or regions other than their own." part iii, line 1 - "engage in charitable and educational activities within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any future united states internal revenue law (the "code"), that contribute to international understanding by providing students from various countries with the opportunity to improve their knowledge of foreign cultures and languages through active participation in fam

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Inbound high school programs - asse international, inc. Provides for inbound high school students from other countries to live with a host family and attend a public or private high school for an academic year or semester in the u.s.a., canada or mexico. The program provides insurance, orientation, instructional materials, and local area representative support.

    $6,851,710 spent$7,324,400 earned by the program
    88% of program spending
  2. Outbound high school programs - asse internaional, inc. Provides programs for high school students from the u.s.a., canada, mexico and germany to study in another country for an academic year, semester or summer.

    $900,510 spent$604,050 earned by the program
    12% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,752,220.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($16M) Expenses 100 ($16M) Net assets 100 ($6.4M)2018 Revenue 95 ($15M) Expenses 96 ($15M) Net assets 104 ($6.7M)2019 Revenue 95 ($15M) Expenses 93 ($15M) Net assets 112 ($7.2M)2020 Revenue 50 ($8.0M) Expenses 57 ($9.0M) Net assets 97 ($6.2M)2021 Revenue 71 ($11M) Expenses 60 ($9.5M) Net assets 126 ($8.1M)2022 Revenue 108 ($17M) Expenses 107 ($17M) Net assets 133 ($8.5M)2024 Revenue 64 ($10M) Expenses 85 ($13M) Net assets 75 ($4.8M)
2017201820192020202120222024
Revenue (64)Expenses (85)Net assets (75)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $9.1M to $13M (+46%).

$12M
$12M
$12M
$9.1M
$13M
$15M
$8.5M
2017201820192020202120222024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 20% · 2018 21% · 2019 22% · 2020 28% · 2021 23% · 2022 21% · 2024 30%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

30% of ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 388 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$290k
’17
$237k
’18
$550k
’19
−$962k
’20
$1.9M
’21
$442k
’22
−$3.1M
’24
6.4
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Philippe Kohn

Chair of boa

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2017201820192020202120222024
Listed14151515141516
Joined·+2+0+3+0+2·
No longer listed·10311·
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $1.0M → $144k.

Funder
'20
'23
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC is better cushioned than half of the 363 international nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−30% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve6.4mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−6% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Government funding ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $31.8M on record.

Federal$31.8M
grants $31.8Mcontracts $0
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Top agencies
  • Department of State$31.8M

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In California

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

91% of spending goes to programs.

Program 91%Management 9%Fundraising 0%

Governance

5
board members
80%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

87%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • Asse Aspire Inc · exempt
  • Asse Germany Gmbh · corp_trust

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC?
ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,144,050 to it, the largest being WORLD HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS INC ($1,144,050). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,144,050 in grants to ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC?
WORLD HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,144,050 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like ASSE INTERNATIONAL INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing