Aslan Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ASLAN YOUTH MINISTRIES IS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT TO URBAN, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES (WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES) THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH AND TRANSFORM THE WHOLE PERSON. ASLAN ALSO HAS A COMPREHENSIVE AND THRIVING MINISTRY TO CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN L'ACAJOU, HAITI, IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.
- Income
- $510,799
- Spending
- $495,672
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $74,503, director, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $125,290 spent. RIGHT CHOICES CLASSES: THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ASLAN PROVIDES AFTERNOON AND EVENING RIGHT CHOICES CLASSES FOR 120 YOUTH, AGES 6-18. ONCE AGAIN, EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF EACH CLASS WITH OUR PURPOSE TO PROVIDE STRONG MORAL GUIDANCE THROUGH TEACHING JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM AND THEIR FELLOW MAN. MUCH TIME IS SPENT IN ANGER MANAGEMENT TRAINING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND THE BASICS OF HOW TO TREAT OTHERS AS YOU DESIRE TO BE TREATED. CHILDREN LEARN THE VALUE OF WORKING TOGETHER, RECOGNIZING THAT ONE'S WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE SIMPLY AROUND YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS.
- $120,721 spent. MENTOR TUTORIAL PROGRAM: EDUCATION OF THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT IS AT THE VERY HEART OF EACH ASLAN PROGRAM. WITHOUT EDUCATING THE WHOLE PERSON, CHILDREN ARE LEFT WITHOUT THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BE A PRODUCTIVE AND WELL-ADJUSTED MEMBER OF SOCIETY. IT COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL INCARCERATED OR RECEIVING PUBLIC SUPPORT. ANY INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE A YOUNG PERSON TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL IS WORTH THE PRICE! ASLAN HAS DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL AND HIGHLY RESPECTED MENTOR/TUTORIAL PROGRAM IN WHICH ASLAN'S VOLUNTEER TUTORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE AND PROVIDE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT. WE HELP EACH STUDENT UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN NEVER ACHIEVE GREATNESS IN OUR SOCIETY WITHOUT A SOLID, CLASSICAL EDUCATION. UNLIKE MOST SCHOOLS, WE TEACH THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICS & READING THROUGH: 1) OLD-FASHIONED FLASH CARDS; 2) LEARNING THE MOST COMMON WORDS USED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; 3) CURSIVE WRITING; 4) TEACHING CHILDREN TO TELL TIME ON AN ANALOG CLOCK OR WATCH; AND, 4) MULTIPLE OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT WERE ONCE A PART OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. OUR VOLUNTEER TUTORS BECOME LIKE A FAMILY TO OUR CHILDREN, INTRODUCING THEIR STUDENTS TO MUSEUMS, BALL GAMES, AND MULTIPLE OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
- $59,187 spent. RECREATION & ENRICHMENT: EACH ASLAN PROGRAM PROVIDES WONDERFUL RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR AREA YOUTH. OVER OUR 5 DECADES OF SERVICE TO URBAN CHILDREN THESE FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: BICYCLE ADVENTURE TRIPS; SWIMMING; WALL CLIMBING; ZIP-LINING; SWIMMING; BOATING; WINTER ALPINE SKI TRIPS; WHITEWATER RAFTING; HIKING; SUMMER CAMPING; AND SUMMER SOFTBALL, PROGRAMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE & MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, EACH OF OUR AREA PROGRAMS INCLUDES A 2-WEEK DAY CAMP THAT COMBATS THE COMMON PHENOMENON WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH THAT INCLUDES SLD (SUMMER LEARNING DEFICIT). BECAUSE OF SLD, URBAN CHILDREN BEGIN SCHOOL EACH FALL BEHIND WHERE THEY GRADUATED FROM THE PRIOR GRADE. OUR EDUCATION-BASED SUMMER LEARNING CAMPS TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE BASIC LIFE SKILLS THROUGH EACH OF THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES: 1) HOW TO RELATE AS A TEAM; 2) HOW TO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS; 3) HOW TO CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF OTHERS ABOVE YOUR NEEDS; 4) HOW TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF DIFFICULT SITUATIONS; 5) HOW TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CHOICES YOU MAKE AS A YOUNG PERSON WILL PERMANENTLY IMPACT YOUR FUTURE; 6) HOW TO LIVE A DISCIPLINED LIFE RATHER THAN THE UNDISCIPLINED & CHAOTIC LIVES THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY OFTEN LIVE.
- $9,450 spent. Food & Clothing Program and Volunteer Program. Aslan provides nutritious food for our families and children over the major holidays of Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. This includes turkeys and groceries over Thanksgiving, turkeys and groceries over Christmas, and hams and groceries over Easter. Throughout the year, we also provide individual bags of groceries for our families and children who are in the greatest need. Many times throughout our history, we have provided winter coats for our children and on many occasions winter blankets. Our volunteer program is very proactive in pairing our children and families in need with families of means.
- $123,866 spent. Aslan In Haiti: In 1996, Aslan took a group of our disadvantaged teenagers from New Jersey to Ouanaminthe, Haiti. This was the beginning of our 29-year ministry in this severely impoverished nation, only 500 miles off the coast of Florida and one of the poorest nations on earth. In 2003, we purchased 6 acres of land in a remote area south of Ouanaminthe called Le Acajou. After the devastating hurricane in 2010 that claimed over a quarter million Haitian lives, Aslan had a 1000 square foot medical clinic built from Conex boxes in the USA, shipped it to Haiti, and placed on our land in Le Acajou. In 2014, Aslan drilled a 90-foot, deep-water well on our property to service the medical clinic and also provide clean drinking water for hundreds of Haitian families who had previously drunk water from the terribly polluted Masacre River. The area immediately began to see a reduction in cholera and other deadly diseases spread through unclean water. Aslan has also built a thriving church with a professional music school and a professional sewing school. Our medical clinic only charges a tiny fee (approximately $1 USD for providing our services of seeing a doctor).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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