Aspiranet: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“To provide children, youth, and families with a foundation of support and services so they can succeed at home, school, and in their communities.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Aspiranet spent 0¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $109.3M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Transitional age youth - for young adults, 18 to 24, who have "aged out" from the foster care system, the organization has transitional housing and service programs to support these young adults as they gain self-sufficiency. The organization provides transitional housing placement (thp), thp+, and thp foster care for 10 counties offering hundreds of young adults with educational, employment, housing, and case management services.
Behavioral health - aspiranet provides comprehensive clinic and community-based behavioral health services to children, youth, young adults, and families across multiple california counties. Services include outpatient mental health treatment (including epsdt), therapeutic behavioral services (tbs), full-service partnership (fsp), wraparound services, intensive community services, and enhanced care management. The organization operates crisis continuum programs including crisis residential programs (ccrp), crisis stabilization programs (csp), crisis stabilization units (csu), mobile crisis…
Resource families - the organization offers treatment foster care, intensive treatment foster care, and adoption services for children with family challenges at 12 locations in california. The organization facilitates hundreds of adoption placements and finalizations for children who leave foster care to become part of forever families. The organization's resource families are dedicated to reducing the time children stay in foster care and creating permanency.residential - the organization operates a residential treatment center providing services for 52 youth between the ages of 10 and 17…
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Simile Construction Service Inc | General construction services | $3,481,317 |
| Cequel Data Centers Lp | It services | $933,908 |
| Gsp Associates Medical Corporation | Project labor consulting services | $715,769 |
| Mosaic Networx LLC | It services | $694,928 |
| Evergreen Services Topco LLC | Psychiatric care services | $646,928 |
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Vernon Brown, CEO / Board Member, received $292,207 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.3% of Aspiranet's $99.7M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIAspiranet reported 89.3% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 0.1% as fundraising and 10.6% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXNet assets were $36.2M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 4.4 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Amir Arani, “Aspiranet: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/aspiranet/