Asse International Inc
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Asse International Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,187,460
- -26.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,979,930
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $51,480
- -88.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,700,560
- -35.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Asse International Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2021) to $2.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Asse Aspire Inc Laguna Beach, CA | Internat'l Exchange | $2,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,187,460 | $7,979,930 | $8,700,560 | — | — | $51,480 |
| 2024 | $8,467,460 | $10,323,050 | $13,433,500 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $427,560 |
| 2022 | $15,433,750 | $17,448,840 | $17,006,500 | $373,720 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $13,307,680 | $11,394,150 | $9,536,510 | $72,750 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $9,084,160 | $8,045,330 | $9,007,350 | — | — | $95,550 |
| 2019 | $12,489,700 | $15,303,190 | $14,753,480 | $164,980 | Total only | $175,900 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Asse International Inc
Based on IRS filings
Asse International Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Laguna Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $51K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Asse International Inc is led by William Gustafson, President An on every filing since 2019; 8 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Gustafson
President An
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
$275K (2019) → $142K (2025)
Philippe Kohn
Chair of Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saphia Lesch
Program Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$102K (2022) → $140K (2025)
Elena Iannotti
Program Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Patricia Hasselblad
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Suzanne Pentek
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bodil Dencker
Executive Vi
Operations & I → Executive Vi, 2021
On filings since 2019
22 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $126K (2025)
Celia Parker
Executive Vi
Chief Operat → Executive Vi, 2021
On filings since 2019
$75K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Diane Mathuny
Chief Financ
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
$220K (2019) → $129K (2025)
Fei Jiang
Executive Vi
Chief Operat → Executive Vi, 2024
On filings since 2019
$280K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Susan Hayes
Executive Vi
Executive Di → Executive Vi, 2021
On filings since 2020
$45K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Marie-Noelle Monaghan
Senior Accou
On filings since 2022
36 hrs/week
$94K (2022) → $117K (2025)
Holly Hawthorne
Executive Di
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$233K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Sasiporn Kaewwilai
Payroll & Empl
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
$58K (2024) → $57K (2025)
Ann-Katrin Lindgren
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Nowakowski Bachelot
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Gwen McNallan (2019–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Peter Hayes (2019–2022) — Program Director
- Former: Mary Loving (2020–2021) — Program Director
- Former: Leanne Bell (2019–2020) — Program Director
- Former: Michelle Schulman (2019) — Director
- Former: Veryl Anderson (2019) — Regional Director
- Former: William Newton (2019) — Chair of the
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $241K, to Holly Hawthorne (Executive Di). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Asse International Inc
How large is Asse International Inc?
Asse International Inc reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.0M.
What is Asse International Inc?
Asse International Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It holds $6.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Asse International Inc operate?
Asse International Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Asse International Inc's EIN?
Asse International Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3034133. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
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