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ASCENDING WAY INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
ASCENDING WAY INC (EIN 81-3901518)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-13
IRS object ID
202611339349102586
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-13T12:38:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN204851730PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENTHOLPY EMC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line146520 Fremont BlvdAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Ste606AddressLine2Txt
CityFremontCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94538ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN813901518EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ascending Way IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Chin-Peng DowInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlASCEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6507143795PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 Birchwood CtAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AltosCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHIN-PENG DOWPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6507143795PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANMING XUPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00728294PTIN
Phone4089962002PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,123,909FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$11,623DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$11,623DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$2,022NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$56,483GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$2,022CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$13,645TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$13,645TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$975OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$975OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$151TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$151TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$17DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$42TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$42TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,147OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$7OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,140OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,332TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$158TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,157TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$60,639ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$60,639ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$62,971TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$158TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$62,796TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$49,326ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$13,487NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$13,504CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$30,108CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$30,108CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$8,062SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$8,062SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$159AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$159AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$159AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$339,759CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$290,766CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,085,580CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$1,430OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Land BOY$17LandBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$354,710TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$329,095TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,123,909TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$254AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$23,965AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$254TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,965TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$354,456CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$305,130CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$354,456TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$305,130TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$354,710TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$329,095TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$354,456TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$49,326ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$305,130SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$305,130TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyStocks LTPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2018-06-21AcquiredDt
Sold2025-12-31SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$56,483GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$54,461CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$2,022GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$2,022GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$2,022CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$187InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$187SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$187TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Tax Due$187TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chin-Peng DowBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6507143795PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 Birchwood CtAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AltosCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHIN-PENG DOW
655 Birchwood CtLos AltosCA94024CEO2.00$0$0$0
ANNY DOW
655 Birchwood CtLos AltosCA94024Director2.00$0$0$0
ANCY DOW
655 Birchwood CtLos AltosCA94024Director2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$977,230AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$17,464AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$994,694TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$994,694AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$14,920CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$979,774NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$48,989MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$48,989MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$187TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$187TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$48,802DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$48,802DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$48,802DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$62,796ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$62,796QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$48,802DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$10,341ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$10,341TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$62,796QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$48,802AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$13,994RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$24,335TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$24,335ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$10,341ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$13,994ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Christian Mission to Gaza
PO Box 1033DarienCT06820NonePCCharitable$1,500
Habitat for Humanity International
322 W Lamar StAmericusGA317093543NonePCCharitable$1,500
Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice
1879 Lundy Ave STE 223San JoseCA95131NonePCCharitable$5,000
Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000BooneNC28607NonePCCharitable$5,000
Stephen's Children
3755 36th St SEGrand RapidsMI49512NonePCCharitable$1,500
The Grace Children's Foundation
697 West End Ave Suite 14ENew YorkNY10025NonePCCharitable$500
World Vision
34834 Weyerhaeuser Way South FederaAuburnWA98001NonePCCharitable$5,050
Compassion International
12290 Voyager ParkwayColorado SpringsCO80921NonePCCharitable$1,589
Feeding America
161 N Clark St Ste 700ChicagoIL60601NonePCCharitable$1,500
No Kid Hungry
1401 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 400WashingtonDC20005NonePCCharitable$1,500
River of Life Christian Church
1177 Laurelwood RdSanta ClaraCA95054NonePCCharitable$36,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$60,639TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$11,623ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,022ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$13,645ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$13,645TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtLifeLifeRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Furniture2018-03-29$217$207MACRS 200DB7$10$0$0
Printer2018-11-03$200$193MACRS 200DB7$7$0$0

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetStocks LtAssetDesc
Acquired2018-06AcquiredDt
Sold2025-12SoldDt

Purchaser Name PurchaserNameGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person12312025PersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Price$56,483GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$54,461BasisAmt
Total Net$2,022TotalNetAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (2 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Mutual Funds$214,861$494,447
Stock$75,905$591,133

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Investment Expenses$7$7
Board Meetings$1,140$1,140

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Fed State Filling Fee$25$25
Tax Preparation Fee$950$950

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTaxCategoryTxt
Amt$151Amt
Net Investment Income$151NetInvestmentIncomeAmt