Asante Sana for Education Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271689100
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2011
Location
West Hartford, CT, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$156,599
Expenses
$122,721
Assets
$46,258

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ruth Ashley Washburn (President)
  • Retha Kay Hurst (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Ruth Ashley Washburn (President)
  • Retha Kay Hurst (Vice President)
  • Marybeth Hodson (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Empower Tanzanian students and communities through providing access to education.

What it reported doing in 2025

Students Empowering StudentsSES: There were 79 total students in 2025. 28 in Ordinary Secondary School 7 started in Advanced Secondary School with 6 moving on to College University 17 in College with 2 moving on to University during the year 21 in University with 2 graduating during the year and 6 in Masters programs with 5 graduating during the year. ASFE provides school fees and school expenses including: fees for application tutoring and field studies and funds for housing food medical school supplies and transport. ASFE also provides after-school classes in English and computer. skills as well as mentoring for students in ordinary secondary school and all students during school holidays. One director and an assistant director.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.1%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 42.4% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.1% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $107K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.