Mahalo
Los Angeles, CA

A S E GLOBAL BRIDGES INC

EIN 13-3946716
Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Children & youth Immigrants & refugees
Mission

A.S.E. Global Bridges builds people-to-people dialogue between the United States, Eurasia, and Eastern European countries by using the common bonds of arts, sports, and education. The organization promotes mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and the wellbeing and cultural preservation of Russian-American and related immigrant communities.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About A S E GLOBAL BRIDGES INC

A.S.E. Global Bridges (est. 1997) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers transnational cultural and youth-exchange programming centered on dance, inclusive sports, and educational exchanges. Its program portfolio includes the John Cranko School Summer Intensive, International Contemporary Masters workshops, Sports for All inclusion programs, and the Bridges to a Shared Future cultural-exchange initiative.

The organization operates as a donor-facing charity with an active web presence, published programs and seasonal intensives in the last 2–3 years, and publicly available tax filings. Leadership listed on organizational materials includes a president and vice-president who appear as key officers on recent Form 990s; in recent years ASE has reported multi‑million dollar annual program revenues and a high program-expense ratio, indicating the majority of spending is directed to program services.

Notable achievements

Sustained partnerships with leading dance institutions

Established and sustained collaborations with internationally recognized schools and companies — including the John Cranko School (Stuttgart Ballet), the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and the Martha Graham School — to deliver the John Cranko School Summer Intensive and the Bridges to a Shared Future exchange program.

International Contemporary Masters workshops

Launched and ran the International Contemporary Masters workshop series for pre‑professional dancers, bringing international choreographers and masters to ASE-run summer intensives (notably active in Summer 2024–2025 and recruiting for Summer 2026 programming).

Demonstrated financial commitment to programs

Recent tax filings show ASE directing a very large share of expenses to program services (program-expense ratio above 90%), and reporting multi‑million dollar annual revenues and assets in the most recent filing periods, reflecting continued operational scale and program delivery.

At a glance

Total assets
$2.4M
Annual revenue
$1.9M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
13-3946716
Location
Los Angeles, CA
On Mahalo since
April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Charity Navigator rating: four‑star equivalent (high accountability & finance score reported), indicating strong financial and governance practices.
Listed and summarized in ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and other nonprofit data services with recent Form 990 filings publicly available.
Programmatic recognition and partnerships noted by sector outlets and listings (e.g., professional dance community job/listing platforms and cultural-exchange networks), and referenced in U.S. cultural-exchange contexts.

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