Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 46-4664040

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $115K in total assets.

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai at a glance

Total assets
$114,688
-38.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,237
Expenses (2025)
$15,014
+3.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PembrokeVentura

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $20K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Standing in the Gap Pembroke, MAEducational Play$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$114,688$1,237$15,014——
2024$186,840—$14,535——
2023$201,376—$4,113——
2022$205,489—$21,749$20,0001
2021$227,238—$35,011$20,0001
2020$256,220$250,000$6,443——
2019$15,548$4,700$14,341——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai is led by David K. Haspel, Chairman on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David K. Haspel

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Peter Samuelson (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai

How large is Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai?

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai reported $115K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $1K.

What is Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai?

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $115K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai operate?

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts.

What is Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai's EIN?

Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertai's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4664040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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