The Aikido Schools of Ueshiba is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, administered under a board of senior instructors.
ASU's stated mission emphasizes the organization's special lineage to the founder of Aikido: "to preserve and disseminate the teachings and principles of Aikido, as transmitted by Morihei Ueshiba O Sensei to his direct disciple Mitsugi Saotome Shihan." .