Ashoka (non-profit organization)
| Named after | Emperor Ashoka |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 3, 1980 |
| Founder | Bill Drayton |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | The creation of an association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system-changing solutions for the world's most urgent social problems—and fostering a global culture of everyone being a changemaker for the good of all. |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′44″N 77°04′19″W / 38.8956482°N 77.0718925°W |
| Bill Drayton | |
Leadership Group Member | Anamaria Schindler |
Leadership and Impact Co-Lead | Diana Wells |
| Bill Drayton, Sushmita Ghosh, Mary Gordon, Roger Harrison, Fred Hehuwat | |
| Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries
Ashoka LLC (U.S.), Ashoka Canada Toronto, Ashoka Chile Santiago, Ashoka Conosur Este (Buenos Aires), Ashoka East Africa (Nairobi), Ashoka Deutschland Munich, Ashoka India (Bangalore), Ashoka Indonesia Bandung, Ashoka Italia Roma, Ashoka Japan (Tokyo), Ashoka Korea (Seoul) Ashoka Emprendedores Sociales Asociacion Civil (Mexico City), Ashoka Netherlands (The Hague), Ashoka Philippines (Pasig City), Ashoka Poland (Warsaw), Ashoka Singapore and Malaysia (Singapore), Fundacion Ashoka Emprendedores Sociales (Madrid), Ashoka Scandinavia (Stockholm), Fondation Ashoka Suisse (Geneva), Ashoka Southern Africa (Johannesburg), Ashoka Thailand (Bangkok), Ashoka Turkiye (Istanbul), Ashoka UK & Ireland (London), Ashoka Venezuela (Caracas), Asociacion Ashoka Colombia (Bogota), Fundatia Ashoka (Bucharest), Ashoka Israel (Tel Aviv), Ashoka Arab World (Cairo), |
| Revenue | $42.1 million (2024) |
| Expenses | $48.9 million (2024) |
| Endowment | $36,437,514 (2021) |
| Employees | 107 (in U.S.) (2024) |
| Volunteers | 2,300 (2024) |
| Website | www |
Ashoka (formerly known as Ashoka: Innovators for the Public) is an American-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by connecting and supporting individual social entrepreneurs. Ashoka invests in over 4,000 social entrepreneurs in over 90 countries worldwide.
Ashoka offers social entrepreneurship opportunities to teens as well.