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Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of

Public charity · Grantmaker Huntsville, AL EIN: 82-4345706 Website

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of at a glance

In short: Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-61.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-61.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$63,770,946
+10.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering: $20KAlabama School of CyberTechnology and Engineering$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Huntsville

How Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of gives

  • Giving fell 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $88K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering Huntsville, ALProgram Support$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$63,770,946$9,724,935$2,420,200$20,0001$3,326
2024$57,982,267$4,647,179$2,416,292$51,6001$711
2023$57,962,557$10,766,899$2,335,981$44,0811$665
2022$50,550,698$4,084,571$2,033,881$88,0001$929
2021$28,947,129$10,934,328$318,704——$2,277
2020$5,369,810$2,155,877$32,088——$2,011
2019$3,102,418$3,079,378$43,713——$633

About Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of

Based on IRS filings

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Huntsville, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $3K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of is led by Alicia Ryan, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alicia Ryan

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James R. Bullington

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Green

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe H. Ritch

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Chronister

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ginger Harper

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudette Owens

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Van Sullivan

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Jeffery

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: John Jeffries (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robert P. Sullivan (2019–2021) — Vice President & Treasurer
  • Former: Ronnie Chonister (2019–2020) — Director

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 Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of

How much does Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of give each year?

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $52K across 1 grant.

How large is Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of?

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of reported $63.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.

What is Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of?

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of is a public charity focused on Education, based in Huntsville, AL. It holds $63.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of operate?

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of's EIN?

Ascte Foundation FKA Alabama School of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4345706. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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