ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC (EIN 39-1853833)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-02
IRS object ID: 202432769349300608
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-02T08:25:08+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	346565596	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 N WACKER DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391853833	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ascendium Education Solutions Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASCE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6087332559	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 BUTTONWOOD COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD GEORGE	PersonNm
Person Title	Chairman/Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6087332559	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-10-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lindsey Pigg	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01268923	PTIN
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-08-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD GEORGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 BUTTONWOOD COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$298,192,646	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ASCENDIUMEDUCATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SUPPORTS INCREASED ACCESS TO AND SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AS A NATIONAL GRANTMAKER, A FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN GUARANTY AGENCY AND A PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	162	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$999	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$999	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$61,144,777	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$321,760,632	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$284,947,927	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,390,574	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,122,893	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,632,508	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,121,826	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$388,928,491	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$298,192,646	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$108,541,569	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$73,002,419	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,484,459	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,716,246	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$42,549,043	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$30,785,852	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$166,575,071	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$119,504,517	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$222,353,420	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$178,688,129	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$289,805,860	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$351,464,064	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$46,008,341	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$28,901,730	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$243,797,519	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$322,562,334	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. OPERATES TO PROVIDE FOR PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT AND COST EFFECTIVE ENABLEMENT OF ACCESS TO AND PERSISTENCE IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FULL-RANGE GUARANTY AGENCY SERVICES AND GRANT SUPPORT TO FUNDING SOURCES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS TO BROADEN FEDERALLY GUARANTEED LOAN AVAILABILITY AND PURSUIT OF AND PARTICIPATION IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED. THIS MISSION STATEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, ACKNOWLEDGED AND INFORMALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$96,893,911	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,070,987	GrantAmt
Revenue	$289,068,754	RevenueAmt
Desc	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. OPERATES TO PROVIDE COST EFFECTIVE ENABLEMENT OF ACCESS TO AND SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FULL-RANGE GUARANTY AGENCY SERVICES TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHERS TO BROADEN FEDERALLY GUARANTEED LOAN AVAILABILITY AND PURSUIT OF AND PARTICIPATION IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$247,534	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$825,000	GrantAmt
Desc	IMPACT INVESTING IS ONE OF THE KEY WAYS WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION TO CHAMPION OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. OUR INVESTMENTS ADVANCE CHANGE TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEMS THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS SO MORE LEARNERS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS THROUGH EDUCATION RELATED VENTURE EQUITY INVESTMENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,228	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,802,295	GrantAmt
Desc	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES - WHERE ITS EMPLOYEESS LIVE AND WORK, PRIMARILY CONCENTRATED IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES EDUCATION-FOCUSED COMMUNITY GIVING, AN EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM, AND FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR EDUCATION FOCUS. COMMUNITY GIVING EFFORTS FOCUS ON SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THE ASCENDIUM CARES PROGRAM FEATURES AN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE CHARITY FUNDRAISING DRIVE, A VOLUNTEER TIME-OFF PROGRAM, AND FINANCIAL MATCHING FOR TIME AND FUNDS DONATED TO ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE FREE TRAINING AND MEETING SPACE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	DescDesc
$9,197	$59,766,137	ASCENDIUM'S EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY FOCUSES ON INCREASING OPPORTUNITY FOR UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LEARNERS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. GRANTMAKING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES SUPPORT INNOVATION, EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE-BUILDING, AND SCALING SOLUTIONS THAT ARE PROVEN TO HELP MORE LEARNERS ACHIEVE STRONG CAREER OUTCOMES. ASCENDIUM ALSO MAINTAINS PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESS OF LEARNERS WHO EXPERIENCE GREATER BARRIERS TO UPWARD MOBILITY, INCLUDING RURAL LEARNERS AND THOSE EXPERIENCING INCARCERATION.
	$1,538,000	ASCENDIUM'S TOOLS OF THE TRADE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO APPRENTICES FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THIER TRAINING, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, TUITION AND MORE. THIS IS THE TENTH YEAR OF OUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SINCE 2013 THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED OVER $5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE CONSTRUCTION ABD INDUSTRIAL TRADE APPRENTICES ENROLLED AT A WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (WCTS) COLLEGE.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$9,197	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$61,304,137	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$97,175,870	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	162	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOPE MERRY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6087332584	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 BUTTONWOOD COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CYNTHIA WALSH - 1
DIRECTOR	3.0	0	Yes (X)	$19,400	$0	$0
DAVID J HANSON - 1
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
EMERSON BRUMBACK - 1
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
MARIA GONZALEZ-KNAVEL - 1
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
MARY BURKE - 1
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
RICHARD A WEISS - 1
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$11,900	$11,900	$0
RICHARD D GEORGE - 23
CHAIRMAN & TREASURER	17.0	33.0	Yes (X)	$0	$859,566	$56,216
SCOTT KLUG - 1
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$10,800	$10,800	$0
BETH A ERICKSON - 3
VP - REPAYMENT SOLUTIONS	45.0	0		$316,742	$0	$35,823	Yes (X)
HOPE E MERRY - 3
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	23.0	27.0		$0	$419,711	$51,905	Yes (X)
JACQUELINE J FAIRBAIRN - 3
VP - POL & REG COMPLIANCE	44.0	1.0		$314,735	$0	$53,430	Yes (X)
JEFFERY E CROSBY - 3
PRES/CEO-AES	30.0	0		$557,987	$0	$48,802	Yes (X)
BARBARA A WILHELM - 3
DIRECTOR - CLAIMS REVIEW	45.0	0		$165,466	$0	$29,502		Yes (X)
CARALYN A HANSEN - 3
ATTIGO SR MKTG STRATEGIST	45.0	0		$147,018	$0	$43,405		Yes (X)
CARMEN N RIEG - 3
DIRECTOR - RECOVERY ADMIN	45.0	0		$146,029	$0	$43,471		Yes (X)
JEFFREY S DICK - 3
SYSTEMS ANALYST	45.0	0		$177,213	$0	$44,733		Yes (X)
ROGER A ELDRIDGE - 3
NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR	45.0	0		$142,508	$0	$44,947		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,048,598	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$1,340,777	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$452,234	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
YOUR CAUSE HOLDINGS LLC
65 FAIRCHILD ST	CHARLESTON	SC	294927505	SOFTWARE PROVIDER	$361,783
TANNENHOLZ & ASSOCIATES PLLC
11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE	ROCKVILLE	MD	208529401	LEGAL SERVICES	$149,606	STE 235
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
850 10TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200014956	LEGAL SERVICES	$146,748	ONE CITY CE
LUKE TERRELL
2603 IOWA AVENUE	ST LOUIS	MO	631181422	FILM MAKER	$102,200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
COLLECTIONS & REHABILITATIONS	611710	$160,372,649	$160,372,649
DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	611710	$29,376,875	$29,376,875
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE & TRANSITION FEES	611710	$94,288,814	$94,288,814
COHORT CATALYST FEES	611710	$460,793	$460,793
COLLEGE COST METER FEES	611710	$216,494	$216,494

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$232,302	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$232,302	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$284,947,927	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,122,893	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,122,893	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
DISCOUNT REHAB LOANS - GNRL	611710	$3,018,591	$3,018,591
GUAR MISC. INCOME	611710	$150,113	$150,113
AES/FL CONTRACT	611710	$928,076	$928,076

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,046	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,047	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$999	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,121,826	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$298,192,646	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$289,068,754	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$999	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,122,893	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,421,919	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,421,919	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,580,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,580,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,800,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,094,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$706,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,214,109	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,099,343	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$881,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$871,149	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,899	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,116,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,092,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,776	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$704,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$696,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$396,609	TotalAmt
Management And General	$396,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,404	TotalAmt
Management And General	$98,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,144	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,367,508	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,367,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,169	TotalAmt
Program Services	$311,169	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,381,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,381,820	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,183	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,718	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CORP SUPPORT FUNC ALLOCATION	$26,565,996	$5,609,457	$20,956,539
THIRD PARTY SERVICE EXPENSE	$88,225	$88,225
MISCELLANEOUS	$366,682	$366,682

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,504,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,175,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,328,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,312	BOYAmt
EOY	-$64,035	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,986,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,143,566	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,400,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,913,281	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,701	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,095,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,135,551	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,805,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$351,464,064	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,014,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,209,274	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,120,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,979,635	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,872,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,712,821	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,008,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,901,730	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,797,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,562,334	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,797,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,562,334	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,805,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$351,464,064	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$178,688,129	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$76,686	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$100,000,000	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,144,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$61,144,777	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$389,231,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$439,168,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$321,760,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$284,947,927	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,922,550,085	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$389,231,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$439,168,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$382,905,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$284,947,927	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,983,694,862	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,144,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,144,777	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,144,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,144,777	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$1,922,550,085	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$914,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,969	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,390,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,122,893	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,490,910	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$608	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$998	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,606	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$914,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,969	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,391,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,123,891	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,492,516	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,827,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,134,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,102,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,631,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,102,236	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$79,798,159	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$511,288,335	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$427,280,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$467,314,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$388,928,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$295,174,054	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,089,985,537	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.9199	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.9430	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - CONTIGENT AFFL CONS FV ADJ, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 28358386.0, COLUMN C - 17275635.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 45634021.0; DESCRIPTION - GUAR MISC. INCOME, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 4090027.0, COLUMN C - 3523646.0, COLUMN D - 3536885.0, COLUMN E - 150113.0, COLUMN F - 11300671.0; DESCRIPTION - AES/MDHE CONTRACT, COLUMN A - 8811063.0, COLUMN B - 3549967.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 12361030.0; DESCRIPTION - AES/FL CONTRACT, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 638175.0, COLUMN C - 7283395.0, COLUMN D - 1017092.0, COLUMN E - 928076.0, COLUMN F - 9866738.0; DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE, COLUMN A - 16735.0, COLUMN B - 497620.0, COLUMN C - 19374.0, COLUMN D - 77923.0, COLUMN E - 24047.0, COLUMN F - 635699.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (true)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$108,213,061	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$148,990,541	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$159,849,126	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$97,354,476	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
IC & OTHER RECEIVABLES	$4,218,533
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE	$2,688,225
COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS
DUE FROM DEPT OF EDUCATION	$38,228,793

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$45,135,551	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
RESERVE-DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	$8,825,260
INTERCOMPANY & MISC. PAYABLES	$11,795,082
CONTINGENT AFFIL CONSIDERATION
COLLECTIONS SUSPENSE - DUE TO FED	$92,479

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$20,712,821	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part IV FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 9 AND SCHEDULE D, PART IV

ONE ASPECT OF THE FULL-RANGE GUARANTY SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE COLLECTION ASSISTANCE TO LENDERS FOR DELINQUENT LOANS. THIS INCLUDES CONTACTING THE BORROWER TO ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE LOAN TO A CURRENT STATUS THROUGH VARIOUS OPTIONS. THIS CONTACT ALSO INVOLVES EDUCATING AND/OR COUNSELING BORROWERS. IN ADDITION, ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS AND COLLEGE ACCESS INITIATIVES, AND GUIDANCE AND COUNSEL ON CONSOLIDATION LOANS AND LOAN REHABILITATION UNDER THE FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965,AS AMENDED.

Schedule D, Part IV, Line 1b Agent, trustee, custodian, or other intermediary arrangement

CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC.(SOLUTIONS) CONDUCTS ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE GUARANTEE OF STUDENT LOANS MADE TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS AND TO THEIR PARENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM PROGRAM) ESTABLISHED BY TITLE IV, PART B OF THE FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN NET ASSETS OF THE PROGRAM. THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998 (1998 AMENDMENTS) WERE ENACTED ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 1998.PURSUANT TO THE 1998 AMENDMENTS, SOLUTIONS ESTABLISHED A FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN RESERVE FUND (FSLRF) TO ACCOUNT FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE FSLRF ASSETS AND EARNINGS ON THOSE ASSETS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SINCE THE FSLRF ASSETS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE ACCOUNTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FSLRF ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SOLUTIONS FORM 990, PART X. SOLUTIONS EXERCISES THE LEVEL OF CARE REQUIRED OF A FIDUCIARY CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF PROTECTING, INVESTING AND ADMINISTERING THESE ASSETS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (205 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
EDUCATION DESIGN LAB
1200 18TH AVENUE	WASHINGTON	DC	200362506	464248042	501(c)(3)	$4,476,200	Transformation of the Postsecondary Landscape Community College Growth Engine Fund Expansion Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023 Catalyzing Rural Community Colleges Through a Design Challenge
Achieving The Dream Inc
8403 COLESVILLE RD	Silver Spring	MD	209106355	271635830	501(c)(3)	$3,544,480	Actualizing Community Vibrancy Metrics Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges From Opening Doors to Ushering In- Strategic Enrollment Management for Adult Learner Success Project Success 2023 Partner Grant Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success travel DREAM 2023 Full Conference REGISTRATION FEE (15), February 14-17, 2023
Jobs for the Future Inc
88 BROAD ST	BOSTON	MA	02110	061164568	501(c)(3)	$3,308,468	Ready for Pell Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education Conference Travel Grant SXSW EDU Horizons: JFF National Summit 6/14-6/15/23	8TH FLOOR
BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC
530 5th Avenue	New York	NY	10036	815086187	501(c)(3)	$3,000,000	Blue Meridian Partners Impact Investment
MERIT AMERICA
712 H STREET NE	WASHINGTON	DC	200023627	842108762	501(c)(3)	$3,000,000	Scaling IT Support and Data Analytics Certificate Programming for Learners from Low-Income Backgrounds
URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON INC
2222 S PARK ST	MADISON	WI	537132168	391098146	501(c)(3)	$2,625,000	Advance Employment Services Black Business Hub
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
1825 K ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	821517696	501(c)(3)	$2,500,000	Building Postsecondary Rural and Prison Education Funder Collaboratives
Aspen Institute Inc
ONE DUPONT CIRCLE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	840399006	501(c)(3)	$2,392,050	Advancing Community College Students' Post-Graduation Success 2023 Aspen Prize and New Student Outcomes Data Benchmarking Tool Researching and Awarding Excellence in Rural Community College Accelerating Transfer Reform
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS
1 BRIDGESTONE PARK	NASHVILLE	TN	372142453	620877872	501(c)(3)	$1,542,200	Pathways to Success for Adults with Some College but No Degree
ASU FOUNDATION
PO BOX 2260	Tempe	AZ	852802260	866051042	501(c)(3)	$1,340,000	Scaling Academic Recovery Interventions Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
6 W 84TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	100361802	133615533	501(c)(3)	$1,275,000	College Promise Careers Institute & Expanding Ecosystems for Promise Student Support	FLOOR 10
NEW VENTURE FUND
1828 L STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200365104	205806345	501(c)(3)	$1,255,000	Building Support for Women Community College Leaders NCII Impact Fund - Rural Guided Pathways
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
505 SUMMER PLACE	KNOXVILLE	TN	379022807	626001636	Other - Gov't entity	$1,184,730	Supporting Competency-Based Teacher Education in Tennessee
PUBLIC AGENDA INC
1 DOCK 72 WAY	BROOKLYN	NY	11205	132847587	501(c)(3)	$1,148,700	Beyond Transfer Supporting Provosts for Student Success Transformation in State Systems Transfer Funders Group Facilitation & Planning
Community Partners
1000 N ALAMEDA ST	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954302067	501(c)(3)	$1,062,285	Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education in Prison Establishing and Solidifying a Field Convener Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education in Prison
PROJECT QUEST INC
800 QUINTANA RD	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78211	742643545	501(c)(3)	$1,025,225	Building Career Pathways to Economic Mobility and Capacity Growth
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4300 ROOSEVELT WAY NE	SEATTLE	WA	981054718	916001537	Other - Gov't entity	$996,590	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success STEM Transfer Partnerships Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION
4811 DELMAR BLVD	ST LOUIS	MO	53108	471718432	501(c)(3)	$996,167	Preparing Incarcerated Learners for Careers in Technology Unlocking Pathways to Upward Mobility: Building Bridges from Prison to Employment with Unlocked Labs
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
1400 CRYSTAL DR	ARLINGTON	VA	222023289	250965219	501(c)(3)	$994,400	Designing a Postsecondary Education in Prison RFP Initiative Rural Research Support Partner Strengthening the Postsecondary Education in Prison Field Through High-Impact Technical Assistance	10TH FLOOR
National Association of College and University Business Officers ( NACUBO)
1110 Vermont Avenue NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	530259954	501(c)(3)	$992,500	NACUBO Strategically Financing Structures to Remove Barriers	NC 800
MDRC
16 EAST 34TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10016	237379473	501(c)(3)	$935,700	Examining Faculty Decision-Making in Course Equivalency and Transfer Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation
Education Commission of the States
700 N BROADWAY	DENVER	CO	80203	310722194	501(c)(3)	$932,582	State Policy Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System Strong Start to Finish - Accelerating Scaled Implementation
NATIONAL FUND FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
1250 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	475172476	501(c)(3)	$900,000	Disrupting Occupational Segregation through Regional Postsecondary and Workforce Partnerships
COLERIDGE INITIATIVE INC
4511 DALTON ROAD	CHEVY CHASE	MD	20815	830963735	501(c)(3)	$827,298	Building a Statewide Data Dashboard for Postsecondary Education in Prison Establishing a Data Use Challenge to Inform Education & Workforce Transitions Sponsorship, 3rd Annual National Convening 3/28-3/29/23
SAVI SOLUTIONS PBC
1032 15TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200051502	812750411		$825,000	Borrower Education Campaign: My Way to Repay Philanthropy, Savi Solution Partnership on At Risk Borrowers
YES WE MUST COALITION
5 COLTSWAY	WAYLAND	MA	01778	541439744	501(c)(3)	$814,100	Addressing Inequity in College Retention of Low-Income Students: Collaboratively Creating Pathways to Careers in Four-Year Degree Programs
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
8333 Greenwood Blvd	Denver	CO	80221	521573446	501(c)(3)	$810,780	Building Pathways to Rural and Tribal Employment Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC
1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	842427054	501(c)(3)	$776,667	Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Education in Prison and Rural Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Supporting Work Shift and The Job's National Reporting on Workforce Training Pathways
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC
1255 TWENTY THIRD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	521131774		$750,000	Supporting The Different Voices of Student Success Resource Center
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
15810 INDIANOLA DRIVE	ROCKVILLE	MD	208552639	530196517	501(c)(3)	$700,000	Implementing the Opportunity Accelerator Program to Expand Postsecondary Pathways for Rural Learners
Wested
730 HARRISON STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	941071242	943233542		$682,415	Improving Higher Education Opportunities for English Learners Project Success 2023 Partner Grant
THE EDUCATION TRUST INC
1501 K STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200051401	521982223	501(c)(3)	$630,650	Increasing Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Learners Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
1006 SHELBY AVENUE	NASHVILLE	TN	37206	454531767	501(c)(3)	$604,731	THEI Technical Assistance Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
JOHN N GARDNER INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
123 E MAIN STREET	BREVARD	NC	28712	260166817	501(c)(3)	$600,563	Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
INSTITUTE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CHANGE
3711 LONG BEACH BLVD	LONG BEACH	CA	90807	263542835	501(c)(3)	$578,570	Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
1307 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	520747578	501(c)(3)	$557,500	Academic Planning for Equitable Student Success
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
ONE DUPONT CIRCLE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	016004776	501(c)(3)	$552,944	Increasing Equity and Effectiveness in Work-based Learning and Career Preparation at Smaller Independent Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities
NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
740 15TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200051031	522096845	501(c)(3)	$506,600	Bringing Value-Based Bachelor's Degrees to Rural Community College Students Community Colleges as Apprenticeship Intermediaries: Learning What Works
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
1600 SW 4TH AVENUE	PORTLAND	OR	97201	930619733	501(c)(3)	$505,827	Oregon Statewide PEP Degree Program Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
3035 CENTER GREEN DRIVE	BOULDER	CO	80301	741894594	501(c)(3)	$495,900	Serving Rural America though Land-Grant Colleges & Universities: Unlocking the Workforce Development Potential of Extension Services
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS
1801 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE	WASHINGTON	DC	200063606	830211970		$483,567	Preparing for Pell Grant Eligibility for Incarcerated Learners Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
THE RP GROUP
369-B THIRD STREET	SAN RAFAEL	CA	94901	943207140	501(c)(3)	$476,500	Exploring Field-Driven Placement Innovation to Promote Student Success
RESILIENCE EDUCATION
PO BOX 4631	CHARLOTTESVILLE	VA	22905	461134670	501(c)(3)	$461,205	Expanding Business Education and Employment Opportunity in Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs
PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	100224662	831400442	501(c)(3)	$445,805	Academic Planning Tool Pilot
GEORGIA COALITION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON
1026 EMORY STREET	OXFORD	GA	30054	863043333	501(c)(3)	$440,186	EnGAge: Building and Mobilizing a Community of Practice for Higher Education in Prison in Georgia Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC
PO BOX 862	OSSINGING	NY	10562	134132348	501(c)(3)	$435,280	Finish Line Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Sponsorship, Rise Up Conference 2023
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
500 Lefant Plaza SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20024	520880375	501(c)(3)	$434,100	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 48th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference Workforce Aligned Postsecondary Education: Understanding the Way Forward
State of Minnesota
658 CEDAR STREET	ST PAUL	MN	55155	416007162	State of MN	$424,770	Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison	400 CENTENNIAL BLDG
Rand Corporation
1776 MAIN STREET	SANTA MONICA	CA	904072138	951958142	501(c)(3)	$410,904	Assessing the Pandemic's Impact on Postsecondary Education in Prison Building Stackable Credential Pipelines that Support Equity and Provide Pathways Examining Student Loss at Community Colleges	PO BOX 2138
TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
525 WEST 120TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10027	131624202	501(c)(3)	$398,271	Paving the Way to Equitable, Adequate, and Effective Community College Funding Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Travel Grant - APPAM Fall Research Conference
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
506 S WRIGHT STREET	URBANA	IL	61801	376000511	501(c)(3)	$390,000	Catalyzing Technical Assistance for Postsecondary Education in Prison Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations
Council for Opportunity in Education
1025 VERMONT AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521221301	501(c)(3)	$381,297	Exploring TRIO's Capacity to Provide Career Development to Low-Income Students Arnold L. Mitchem & Maureen Holyer Endowment Fund
ITHAKA HARBORS INC
101 GREENWICH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	100060002	133857105	501(c)(3)	$375,776	Increasing Access to Educational Materials in Prisons: Facilitating the Approvals Process Travel Grant SXSW EDU
PARTNERSHIP FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION
200 S MICHIGAN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60604	813500697	501(c)(3)	$375,000	Building a Movement to Implement Corequisite Models of Support in Illinois
STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
3035 CENTER GREEN DRIVE	BOULDER	CO	803012205	237167258	501(c)(3)	$375,000	Non-Credit Mobility Academy
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 SOUTH PRESIDENTS CIRCLE	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	841129023	876000525	501(c)(3)	$373,511	Planning for a Center for Prison Education Research and Leadership Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison Travel Grant SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
377 PINE TREE RD	ITHACA	NY	14850	150532082	501(c)(3)	$372,500	Education Justice Tracker Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
ECONOMIC MOBILITY SYSTEMS INC
3000 PEGASUS PARK DRIVE	DALLAS	TX	75247	881319458	501(c)(3)	$357,766	Rural Regional Talent Networks (R-RTN) Cohort 2 Implementation
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
110 INNER CAMPUS DR	AUSTIN	TX	787121663	746000203	501(c)(3)	$335,481	Modern Math Pathways for All Students	STOP K5300
NATIONAL COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK
1001 CONNECTICUT AVENUE	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	311793562	501(c)(3)	$328,743	2023 NCAN National Conference Sponsorship 10/16-10/18/23 Leveraging NCAN Members to Increase Success for Incarcerated Learners National College Attainment Membership; 7/1/23-6/30/24
CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY
1149 S Hill Street	Los Angeles	CA	90015	200427622	501(c)(3)	$325,000	Strengthening Implementation of Equitable Placement Policy Reform at Community Colleges
YOURCAUSE HOLDINGS LLC
65 FAIRCHILD ST	CHARLESTON	SC	29492	260638742		$305,524	Triple your impact match
DIGITAL PROMISE GLOBAL
1001 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	465460594	501(c)(3)	$284,850	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 2023 Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS
3501 UNIVERSITY BLVD E	ADELPHI	MD	207837998	526002033	501(c)(3)	$275,275	Community College Doctoral Program Redesign
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	021394307	042103594	501(c)(3)	$270,700	Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium Expansion
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
110 W MICHIGAN AVE	LANSING	MI	489331368	382018394		$251,500	Michigan Community College Workforce and Transfer Alignment	SUITE 650
APPRENTICESHIPS FOR AMERICA
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Washington	DC	20004	872326163	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Building a National Apprenticeship Intermediary Infrastructure
PROPEL AMERICA
800 BOYLSTON STREET	BOSTON	MA	02199	831867782	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Supporting Expansion of a Jobs-First Higher Education Model in Healthcare
FORMERLY INCARCERATED COLLEGE GRADUATES NETWORK
600 PARK OFFICE DR	DURHAM	NC	277091009	832018348	501(c)(3)	$245,700	Organizational Capacity Building Project Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
37TH AND O STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	530196603	501(c)(3)	$228,700	Expansion of the Good Jobs Project
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
875 PERIMETER DR	MOSCOW	ID	838449803	826000945	Other - Gov't entity	$223,568	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 48th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF APPALACHIA
PO Box 587	Pendleton	SC	296700587	472240289	501(c)(3)	$210,200	30th Annual Conference - Unfinished Business: Expanding Equitable Pathways to Success Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks
BROWN UNIVERSITY
PO Box J	Providence	RI	029120011	050258809	501(c)(3)	$205,000	Innovations in Proactive Communication and Support for STEM Success
SEACHANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS INC
155 E 44TH ST	NEW YORK	NY	100174100	205124665		$184,500	Transformational Partnership Fund	FLOOR 6
FUNDERS TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNESS INC
89 SOUTH STREET	BOSTON	MA	02111	273033048	501(c)(3)	$160,000	Workforce Development Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Initiative Support for Workforce Matters, 2023 Supporting Member Contribution, 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
THE FOUNDATION FOR MAINE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
54 LIGHTHOUSE CIRCLE	SOUTH PORTLAND	ME	041061661	271363414	501(c)(3)	$153,078	Training Low-Income Workers for Remote Opportunities Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023
OPERATION FRESH START INC
2670 MILWAUKEE ST	MADISON	WI	537045120	237108090		$152,625	Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2023 Vocational Training Expansion and Diversification Navigating Your Future Gala 9/28/23
ECONOMIC MOBILITY CORPORATION
50 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10004	208720134	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Support for Project QUEST and Per Scholas Evaluations
EDUCATION WRITERS ASSOCIATION
1825 K STREET	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	237439790	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Support for EWA Training on Postsecondary Education Topics
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS BOX 7103	RALEIGH	NC	276957103	566146094	Other - Gov't entity	$149,550	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 2023 Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
QA COMMONS INC
583 CHETWOOD ST	OAKLAND	CA	946101444	833025113	501(c)(3)	$148,400	Employability Skills for HEP Curriculum
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
1570 BALTIMORE PIKE	LINCOLN UNIVERSITY	PA	191039141	231352655	501(c)(3)	$136,470	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE
219 ROCK STREET	BLUEFIELD	WV	247012100	556000751	501(c)(3)	$136,000	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
58 EDGEWOOD AVENUE	ATLANTA	GA	30303	581845423	501(c)(3)	$134,600	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference	3RD FLOOR
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College
30 7TH STREET EAST	ST PAUL	MN	55101	411687554	501(c)(3)	$130,335	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MID-SOUTH
2000 W BROADWAY ST	WEST MEMPHIS	AR	723013829	710533838	Other - Gov't entity	$129,482	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF
1200 NORTH UNIVERSITY DR	PINE BLUFF	AR	716012780	716010030	501(c)(3)	$124,966	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program	MAIL SLOT 4904
Dine College
PO BOX C12	TSAILLE	AZ	86556	860215931	501(c)(3)	$123,965	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Navajo Technical University
PO Box 849	CROWNPOINT	MN	87313	850303705	501(c)(3)	$123,258	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Philander Smith College
900 W DAISY BATES DR	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72202	710239729	501(c)(3)	$114,761	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE	MACOMB	IL	614551390	370910458	Other - Gov't entity	$113,550	Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference
Harris-Stowe State University
3026 LACLEDE AVENUE	ST LOUIS	MO	63103	431166917	501(c)(3)	$106,602	Project Success Paid Internship Program Project Success Emergency Aid
UNLOCKED THE FILM LLC
2603 IOWA AVENUE	ST LOUIS	MO	631181422	882975452		$102,200	UnlockED Feature Documentary
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION
1314 SOUTH KING STREET	HONOLULU	HI	96814	990085260	501(c)(3)	$102,000	Hana Career Pathways in Healthcare
ONE CITY SCHOOLS INC
1707 W BROADWAY	MADISON	WI	53713	471490574	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Gift Agreement, Naming Recognition of One City Schools
THREE FRAME MEDIA INC
2303 ARIZONA AVENUE	SANTA MONICA	CA	90404	474674777		$100,000	Student Parent Film Series
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
230 W WELLS ST	MILWAUKEE	WI	53203	391077192	501(c)(3)	$100,000	GRANT- Legal Action of WI - Continuation of Funding for support work with Lawyers for Learners
NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
45 TEMPLE PL	BOSTON	MA	021111305	042207418	501(c)(3)	$92,340	Commission on the Effectiveness of Higher Education Behind Bars in New England Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 1000	INSTITUTE	WV	251121000	556019228		$86,695	Project Success Paid Internship Program Project Success Emergency Aid
Bay Mills Community College
12214 W LAKESHORE DR	BRIMLEY	MI	49715	382604866	501(c)(3)	$83,000	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Salish Kootenai College Inc
PO BOX 70	PABLO	MT	59855	810378823	501(c)(3)	$76,092	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
ROCKWOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
1212 BROADWAY	OAKLAND	CA	94612	721552165	501(c)(3)	$75,702	Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Fellowship Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
714 w Olympic Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	900151353	272614911	501(c)(3)	$75,000	Expanding Coverage of Postsecondary Success and Workforce Training in Rural America
Grantmakers for Education
720 SW WASHINGTON ST	PORTLAND	OR	972053519	330919329	501(c)(3)	$72,750	GFE Annual Conference, 10/10-10/12/23 \| GFE Annual Conference Sponsorship, 10/10-10/12/23 Landscape of Funder Collaboratives Impact Group LEAD (SREE) Contribution & GFE Annual Dues, 06/2023-06/2024 \| GFE Annual Dues, 06/2023-06/2024 Impact Group LEAD (SREE) Contribution & GFE Annual Dues, 06/2023-06/2024 \| Impact Group Contribution LEAD (SREE)
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
1805 7TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	131624241	501(c)(3)	$70,200	Evaluating the HBCU Adult Learner Initiative Women Of Color Leadership Summit UNITE 2023 Sponsorship 7/16-7/17/23
Shorter College
604 NORTH LOCUST STREET	NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR	72114	710350954	501(c)(3)	$68,486	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
SECOND CHANCE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE INC
100 PEARL STREET	HARTFORD	CT	061034500	811725510	501(c)(3)	$67,500	Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Evaluation	14TH FLOOR
United Way of Dane County Inc
2059 ATWOOD AVENUE	MADISON	WI	53704	390817532	501(c)(3)	$66,637	Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2023 Unite for Our Communities Match Donation Community Celebration (2024 Event) Loaned Executive Program
Northwest Indian College
2522 KWINA RD	BELLINGHAM	WA	98226	910905644	501(c)(3)	$65,450	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
28 LIBERTY STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10005	133030229	501(c)(3)	$65,000	Leveraging Arkansas Community Colleges to Support Economic Development	34TH FLOOR
WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
3035 CENTER GREEN DRIVE	BOULDER	CO	80301	846008945	501(c)(3)	$64,000	No Holding Back: Using Data to Review and Revise Administrative Hold Policies among Public Postsecondary Institutions in the Western Region
Central State University
PO BOX 1004	WILBERFORCE	OH	45384	310675386	501(c)(3)	$63,734	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
1000 THOMAS JEFFERSON STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	264739791	501(c)(3)	$63,300	SREE Annual Conference 9/27-9/30/2023
GSV Summit LLC
875 N MICHIGAN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	472947375		$62,200	2023 ASU+GSV Summit Mont Blanc Summit Sponsor 4/17/23 - 4/19/23 ASU GSV Summit 2024 Matterhorn Sponsorship; San Diego, CA 4/14-4/17/2024
Academic Intelligence Inc
205 PRIMROSE STREET	CHEVY CHASE	MD	208153322	455544722		$60,000	Supporting the Future U. Podcast 7th Season
Turtle Mountain Community College
PO BOX 340	BELCOURT	ND	58316	450323401	501(c)(3)	$59,634	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY
1018 SOUTH 7TH STREET	LOUISVILLE	KY	40203	205289168	501(c)(3)	$55,334	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Red Lake Nation College
PO BOX 576	RED LAKE	MN	56671	263031521	501(c)(3)	$55,334	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
NEBRASKA INDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1111 HIGHWAY 75	MACY	NE	68039	470623553	501(c)(3)	$55,334	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
College of the Muscogee Nation
PO BOX 917	OKMULGEE	OK	74447	352357683	501(c)(3)	$55,334	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
9169 COORS BLVD	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87184	850235298	501(c)(3)	$55,150	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program	PO BOX 10146
THE VILLAGE DIAPER BANK INC
3302 DAIRY DR	MADISON	WI	537169100	831027174	501(c)(3)	$52,180	Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor Giving 2023
WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT INC
33 NOB HILL ROAD	MADISON	WI	53713	830893672	501(c)(3)	$52,000	Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2023 Supporting Organizational Capacity for the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt Sponsorship of the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt's 2023 Money SmartWeek Essay Contest
THE RAINBOW PROJECT
831 E WASHINGTON AVE	MADISON	WI	537032935	391422626	501(c)(3)	$50,875	Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor Giving 2023
United Tribes Technical College
3315 UNIVERSITY DR	BISMARCK	ND	58504	450314233	501(c)(3)	$50,668	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
105 W MILWAUKEE ST PO BOX 765	TOMAH	WI	546600765	391962065	501(c)(3)	$50,600	Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor Giving 2023
SUNSHINE PLACE INC
18 RICKEL ROAD PO BOX 307	SUN PRAIRIE	WI	535900307	205398498	501(c)(3)	$50,550	Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor Giving 2023
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
13466 WEST TREPANIA RD	HAYWARD	WI	54843	391453493	501(c)(3)	$50,268	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
FAIRSHARE CSA COALITION
211 S PATERSON ST STE 280	MADISON	WI	537034535	272588129	501(c)(3)	$50,200	Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor Giving 2023
WOMENS PLACE AND RESOURCE CENTER Inc
529 TRAIL SIDE DRIVE STE 101	DEFOREST	WI	535323083	475468069	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
ALDO LEOPOLD NATURE CENTER INC
330 FEMRITE DR	MONONA	WI	537163716	391786897	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
ALL-IN MILWAUKEE
135 W WELLS ST STE 100	MILWAUKEE	WI	532031800	832541054	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
ARTS LARGE INC
1100 SOUTH 5TH ST	MILWAUKEE	WI	532042449	331114575	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
BAYVIEW FOUNDATION INC
601 BAYVIEW	MADISON	WI	537151482	396092644	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES
690 JACKSON ST	ST PAUL	MN	551304345	410842657	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
CAROL MATHEY'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
6060 43RD ST N	OAKDALE	MN	551252500	411647445	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
COTTAGE GROVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
4030 COUNTY ROAD N	COTTAGE GROVE	WI	535278305	396186874	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
INSIDE HIGHER ED INC
1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	800093170		$50,000	Special Report: Modernizing Federal Policy to Serve Today's Students
MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
2005 WEST BELTLINE HWY	MADISON	WI	537132314	392043104	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
PORCHLIGHT
306 NORTH BROOKS ST	MADISON	WI	537151082	391579521	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE	RIVERSIDE	CA	95251	956006142	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations
SAFE HARBOR
2005 S MERTON ST	ABERDEEN	SD	574015687	460453640	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
SIMPSON STREET FREE PRESS
2411 W BROADWAY	MONONA	WI	537131642	391882258	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES
1100 NW 14TH ST	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	731064450	730590119	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
ONE HARRISON PLAZA	FLORENCE	AL	35632	636000893	Other - Gov't entity	$50,000	Seeding Innovation in Restorative Justice Curriculum
VERA COURT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
614 VERA CT	MADISON	WI	537041938	391945609	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
WISCONSIN LITERACY
211 S PATERSON ST	MADISON	WI	537034539	391628898	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Good Neighbor Giving 2023
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
6003 CAMPUS DELIVERY	FORT COLLINS	CO	805236003	846000545	Other - Gov't entity	$50,000	Curricular Analytics Transfer Exchange
Institute of American Indian Arts
PO BOX 5310	SANTE FE	NM	87502	850365964	501(c)(3)	$49,942	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Little Big Horn College
8645 S WEAVER DR	CROW AGENCY	MT	59022	810331905	501(c)(3)	$49,704	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program	PO BOX 398
COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA INC
350 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	462042271	264789471	501(c)(3)	$48,400	Annual Convening: Future Ready 12/10-12/12/2023
Excelencia in Education
1717 N STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	200927912	501(c)(3)	$47,833	2023 National Policy Forum 9/29/2023 Examples of Excelencia Sponsorship 9/28/2023 \| Examples of Excelencia Sponsorship9/28/2023 Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023 LSS Funders Group Annual Meeting	2ND FLOOR
PARTNERS FOR RURAL IMPACT INC
101 CHESTNUT STREET	BEREA	KY	40404	872937264	501(c)(3)	$47,400	Sponsorship, 2024 Rural Summit - 4/28-5/1/24 Sponsorship, 2023 Rural Summit - From Cradle to Career 4/3-4/4/23
Stone Child College
8294 UPPER BOX ELDER RD	BOX ELDER	MT	59521	810420650	501(c)(3)	$44,952	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Little Priest Tribal College
601 E COLLEGE DR	WINNEBAGO	NE	68071	911849962	501(c)(3)	$44,743	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
214 1ST AVENUE	FORT TOTTEN	ND	58335	450350756	501(c)(3)	$44,100	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Ilisagvik college
PO BOX 749	BARROW	AK	99723	920158414	501(c)(3)	$43,334	Project Success Paid Internship Program
Blackfeet Community College
PO BOX 819	BROWNING	MT	59417	810378943	501(c)(3)	$41,637	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
AANIIIH Nakoda College
PO BOX 159	HARLEM	MT	59526	810420980	501(c)(3)	$40,554	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Sitting Bull College
9299 HWY 24	FORT YATES	ND	58538	237373765	501(c)(3)	$38,093	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
PO BOX 12194	RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK	NC	277092194	560686338	501(c)(3)	$37,044	A Profile of Low-Income Undergraduates in the United States Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
PEIRCE COLLEGE
1420 PINE STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19102	231627436	501(c)(3)	$35,362	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
EAST MADISON COMMUNITY CENTER INC
8 STRAUBEL CT	MADISON	WI	537044104	391941839	501(c)(3)	$34,425	Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2023 Good Neighbor GIVING 2023
Sisseton Wahpeton College
12572 BIA WHY 700	AGENCY VILLAGE	SD	57262	460357254	501(c)(3)	$33,863	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
1310 L STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	010669150	501(c)(3)	$33,300	GEO 2023 Learning Conference 5/22-5/23/23 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Membership 6/1/2023-5/31/2024
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
1055 N BICKETT ROAD	WILBERFORCE	OH	45384	310604719	501(c)(3)	$32,460	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Lincoln University
820 CHESTNUT ST	JEFFERSON CITY	MO	65102	446001089	501(c)(3)	$31,966	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
PO BOX 5190	BARAGA	MI	49908	010678043	501(c)(3)	$31,332	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
White Earth Tribal & Community College
2250 COLLEGE RD	MAHNOMEN	MN	56557	411978247	501(c)(3)	$29,705	Project Success Paid Internship Program
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
220 COLLEGE DR	NEW TOWN	ND	58763	450322990	501(c)(3)	$29,022	Project Success Paid Internship Program Project Success Emergency Aid
NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE RESEARCH CTR
2300 DULES STATION BLVD	HERNDON	VA	201716352	271255674	501(c)(3)	$28,500	Developing a Proxy Measure of Income in NSC Research Publications
COMMUNITY SHARES OF WISCONSIN
612 W MAIN STREET	MADISON	WI	53703	391172378		$27,151	Sponsorship - Community Change-Maker Awards 9/28/23 Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2023 Unite for Our Communities Match Donation
College of Menominee Nation
PO BOX 1179	KESHENA	WI	54135	391773613	501(c)(3)	$26,246	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program	N172 HWY 47/55
UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
2 JOHNS BREWERS BAY	ST THOMAS	VI	008026004	660432514	501(c)(3)	$25,562	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Scholarship America Inc
ONE SCHOLARSHIP WAY	ST PETER	MN	56082	042296967	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Project Success 2023, Ascendium Administration
UNITED WAY OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
PO BOX 1065	ABERDEEN	SD	574021065	237086355	501(c)(3)	$24,652	Unite for Our Communities Matching Grant
Oglala Lakota College
PO BOX 490	KYLE	SD	57752	237135915	501(c)(3)	$22,001	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
SXSW LLC
PO BOX 685289	AUSTIN	TX	78768	461604402		$21,910	EDU Partner Programming Session Sponsorship
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID
8787 STATE STREET	EAST ST LOUIS	IL	62203	370958448	501(c)(3)	$21,000	Grant - Lawyers for Learners grant for John Wood Community College Grant - Lawyers for Learners - Collaboration w/L4L and Clinic at John Wood Comm College
SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 105	MISSION	SD	57555	460312209	501(c)(3)	$20,750	Project Success Paid Internship Program Project Success Emergency Aid
PEAK GRANTMAKING
1666 K STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	743158155	501(c)(3)	$19,250	PEAK Grantmaking Membership 4/1/2023 - 3/31/2024 PEAK Grantmaking Sponsorship 5/8-5/10/2023
FOUNDATION FOR BLACK WOMENS WELLNESS
6601 GRAND TETON PLAZA	MADISON	WI	53719	460832901	501(c)(3)	$18,750	Triple Your Impact
JDRF INTERNATIONAL
200 VESEY STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10281	231907729	501(c)(3)	$18,750	"Fund a Cure" Drive - Triple Your Impact
THE ALS ASSOCIATION
1300 WILSON BLVD	ARLINGTON	VA	22209	133271855	501(c)(3)	$18,495	Triple Your Impact Match, Madison Walk
WISCONSIN JUDICARE INC
401 FIFTH STREET	WAUSAU	WI	544026100	391170880	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Lawyers for Learners Ongoing Collaboration
CHIEF DULL KNIFE COLLEGE
PO Box 98	Lame Deer	MT	59043	810351900	501(c)(3)	$13,575	Project Success Emergency Aid
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 5190	KENT	OH	44242	346576307	501(c)(3)	$13,344	Lawyers for Learners Ongoing Collaboration
TOHONO O'ODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PO BOX 3129	SELLE	AZ	856343129	860931108	501(c)(3)	$13,335	Project Success Emergency Aid
COLUMBUS LEARNING CENTER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
4555 CENTRAL AVENUE	COLUMBUS	IN	472031893	352120567		$12,689	Sponsorship of CivicLab's Annual Convening of Talent Hubs & National Talent Network 12/4-12/7/23 Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023
SAGINAW CHIPPEWA TRIBAL COLLEGE
7070 EAST BROADWAY ROAD	MOUNT PLEASANT	MI	48858	386178758	Other - Gov't entity	$12,000	Project Success Emergency Aid
Fort Peck Community College
PO BOX 398	POPLAR	MT	59255	810374399	501(c)(3)	$12,000	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE
1600 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR	LITTLE ROCK	AR	722026073	710298658	501(c)(3)	$11,300	Project Success Emergency Aid
WISCONSIN PHILANTHROPY NETWORK
15850 W BLUEMOUND RD	BROOKFIELD	WI	530056007	396236498	501(c)(3)	$11,000	2023 Statewide Conference on Philanthropy Sponsorship Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Membership 3/12/23-3/12/24
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
155 INDIAN AVENUE	LAWRENCE	KS	66046	030489646	501(c)(3)	$10,424	Project Success Emergency Aid
GREATER MADISON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
PO BOX 71	MADISON	WI	537010071	390843590		$9,180	Sponsorships for Ice Breaker 2023 (April '23) & 70th Annual dinner, Gold (October '23)
MADISON MEDIA PARTNERS
PO BOX 4690	CAROL STREAM	IL	601974690	390784187		$8,603	Cap Times Idea Fest - Sponsorship 9/17-9/23/23
ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
1100 Vermont Avenue	Washington	DC	20005	522193861		$7,595	Cap Times Idea Fest - Sponsorship, Print Ads, & Program Guide, 9/17-9/23/23
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVESINC
42 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10004	237156531	501(c)(3)	$7,500	ABFE Membership 11/8/23 - 11/8/24	FLOOR 20
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
4505 S MARYLAND PKWY	LAS VEGAS	NV	89154	521071242	501(c)(3)	$7,075	Sponsorship - 2023 ASHE Conference & Sponsorship 11/15-11/18/23
COMMUNITY IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER INC
944 e Gorham St	Madison	WI	53705	320375185		$7,000	Lawyers for Learners - Law School Fellowship Program - March 2023
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY
6363 ST CHARLES AVENUE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	720408946	501(c)(3)	$6,750	Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
BOX OF BALLOONS
C/O CAF VALENZUELA	MADISON	WI	537195068	464826289	501(c)(3)	$6,463	Dollars for Doers 2023	3506 COUNTRY GROVE DR
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA
2955 N MERDIAN STREET	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46208	351007590	501(c)(3)	$5,348	Unite for Our Communities Match Donation
FREEDOM EDUCATION PROJECT PUGET SOUND
918 S HORTON ST	SEATTLE	WA	98134	455291038	501(c)(3)	$5,050	Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison
NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS INC
5540 CENTERVIEW DR PMB 419974	RALEIGH	NC	27606	461192687	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Adviser Summit 12/4-12/7/23

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	184	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	21	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
JIM ELLIOTT APPRENTICE SCHOLARSHIP	20	$40,000
TOOLS OF THE TRADE SCHOLARSHIP	749	$1,498,000
EMPLOYEE DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM	22	$42,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES; ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (SOLUTIONS) RECEIVES PERIODIC REPORTS FROM FUNDED PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFULLY MEETING ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND WHETHER THE PROVIDED FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATELY EXPENDED. SOLUTIONS'S STAFF ALSO CONDUCTS SITE VISITS TO RECIPIENTS TO ASSESS AND OBSERVE SUPPORTED PROGRAMS WHERE PRACTICABLE. ALL DISBURSEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO COINCIDE WITH THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Schedule I, Part III JIM ELLIOTT	THE JIM ELLIOTT APPRENTICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS TO BENEFIT CONSTRUCTION TRADE APPRENTICES, TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE COST OF TUITION BOOKS, WORK CLOTHES AND TOOLS. THE RECIPIENTS WERE DETERMINED BASED ON CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE PROGRAM AND NO INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT RECEIVES MORE THAN $2,000 PER YEAR
Schedule I, Part III TOOLS OF THE TRADE	TOOLS OF THE TRADE APPRENTICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS TO BENEFIT CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL TRADE APPRENTICES, TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE COST OF TUITION BOOKS, WORK CLOTHES AND TOOLS. THE RECIPIENTS WERE DETERMINED BASAED ON CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE PROGRAM AND NO INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT RECEVIES MORE THAN $2,000 PER YEAR
Schedule I, Part III DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM	ASCENDIUM GROUP, INC. UTILIZES A THOROUGH APPLICATION PROCESS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO WORTHY STUDENTS USING THE APPLICATION POOL OF ITS EMPLOYEE'S DEPENDENTS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO THE STUDENTS AND PAID ON THEIR BEHALF TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THEY ATTEND
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	IN THE UNITED STATES: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (SOLUTIONS) RECEIVES PERIODIC REPORTS FROM FUNDED PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFULLY MEETING ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND WHETHER THE PROVIDED FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATELY EXPENDED. SOLUTIONS' STAFF CONDUCTS SITE VISITS TO COLLEGE ACCESS SUPPORTED PROGRAMS TO OBSERVE THE PROGRAM. WHERE PRACTICABLE, THE DISBURSEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO COINCIDE WITH PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD D GEORGE - 23
CHAIRMAN & TREASURER	$0	$394,725	$0	$461,176	$0	$3,665	$0	$19,200	$0	$37,016	$0	$915,782	$0	$0
JEFFERY E CROSBY - 3
PRES/CEO-AES	$294,917	$0	$261,050	$0	$2,020	$0	$20,741	$0	$28,061	$0	$606,789	$0	$0	$0
BETH A ERICKSON - 3
VP - REPAYMENT SOLUTIONS	$152,810	$0	$161,118	$0	$2,814	$0	$19,356	$0	$16,467	$0	$352,565	$0	$0	$0
JACQUELINE J FAIRBAIRN - 3
VP - POL & REG COMPLIANCE	$147,173	$0	$166,240	$0	$1,322	$0	$19,560	$0	$33,870	$0	$368,165	$0	$0	$0
HOPE E MERRY - 3
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$0	$228,076	$0	$191,171	$0	$464	$0	$19,523	$0	$32,382	$0	$471,616	$0	$0
JEFFREY S DICK - 3
SYSTEMS ANALYST	$162,020	$0	$13,890	$0	$1,303	$0	$13,464	$0	$31,269	$0	$221,946	$0	$0	$0
ROGER A ELDRIDGE - 3
NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR	$132,840	$0	$7,851	$0	$1,817	$0	$12,629	$0	$32,318	$0	$187,455	$0	$0	$0
CARALYN A HANSEN - 3
ATTIGO SR MKTG STRATEGIST	$136,865	$0	$8,256	$0	$1,897	$0	$13,188	$0	$30,217	$0	$190,423	$0	$0	$0
CARMEN N RIEG - 3
DIRECTOR - RECOVERY ADMIN	$125,270	$0	$20,147	$0	$612	$0	$12,895	$0	$30,576	$0	$189,500	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA A WILHELM - 3
DIRECTOR - CLAIMS REVIEW	$150,823	$0	$9,861	$0	$4,782	$0	$13,357	$0	$16,145	$0	$194,968	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 9,197 including grants of $ 59,766,137) ASCENDIUM'S EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY FOCUSES ON INCREASING OPPORTUNITY FOR UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LEARNERS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. GRANTMAKING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES SUPPORT INNOVATION, EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE-BUILDING, AND SCALING SOLUTIONS THAT ARE PROVEN TO HELP MORE LEARNERS ACHIEVE STRONG CAREER OUTCOMES. ASCENDIUM ALSO MAINTAINS PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESS OF LEARNERS WHO EXPERIENCE GREATER BARRIERS TO UPWARD MOBILITY, INCLUDING RURAL LEARNERS AND THOSE EXPERIENCING INCARCERATION.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ including grants of $ 1,538,000) ASCENDIUM'S TOOLS OF THE TRADE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO APPRENTICES FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THIER TRAINING, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, TUITION AND MORE. THIS IS THE TENTH YEAR OF OUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SINCE 2013 THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED OVER $5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE CONSTRUCTION ABD INDUSTRIAL TRADE APPRENTICES ENROLLED AT A WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (WCTS) COLLEGE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC (GROUP), A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (SOLUTIONS). BY AUTHORITY GRANTED IN SOLUTIONS'S ADOPTED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, GROUP AS THE SOLE MEMBER, APPOINTS SOLUTIONS'S BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC (GROUP), A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (SOLUTIONS). BY AUTHORITY GRANTED IN SOLUTIONS'S ADOPTED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, GROUP AS THE SOLE MEMBER, APPOINTS SOLUTIONS'S BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC (GROUP), A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (SOLUTIONS). BY AUTHORITY GRANTED IN SOLUTIONS'S ADOPTED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, GROUP AS THE SOLE MEMBER, APPOINTS SOLUTIONS'S BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED BY EACH DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	ANNUALLY, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT WHICH DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. IF A DISCLOSED CONFLICT OCCURS, THE INDIVIDUAL ABSTAINS FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON TOPICS WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES CODE OF ETHICS TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND LEGAL STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND ALL OF THE OFFICERS IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE PERSONNEL POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO IS ROUTINELY EXCUSED AND ABSTAINS FROM DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTING ON ANY MATTERS RELATED TO HIS OWN COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE PERSONNEL POLICY COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY IS PERFORMED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND ALL OF THE OFFICERS IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE PERSONNEL POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO IS ROUTINELY EXCUSED AND ABSTAINS FROM DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTING ON ANY MATTERS RELATED TO HIS OWN COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE PERSONNEL POLICY COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY IS PERFORMED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue	KNOWLEDGE CENTER - Total Revenue: 27375, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 27375, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; STUDENT LOAN SUCCESS CENTER - Total Revenue: 7500, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 7500, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; ATTIGO TRAINING ON DEMAND - Total Revenue: 3500, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 3500, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; ATTIGO GRADREADY-PNC - Total Revenue: 168458, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 168458, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; ATTIGO CALL CENTER SERVICES - Total Revenue: 25469, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 25469, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	Guar. Misc Income - Total Revenue: 24047, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 24047, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Share of Loan Svc Fees-ELRAP - Total Revenue: 999, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 999, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24a	COSTS ARE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORTING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BASED ON ESTIMATES MADE BY MANAGEMENT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURE OF THE EXPENSE AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS. COSTS ARE TYPICALLY ALLOCATED BASED ON RESOURCES USED OR TIME AND EFFORT. 2023 ALLOCATIONS MADE FROM ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP, INC. TO ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. ARE AS FOLLOWS: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC. $26,565,996.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	OPERATING FUND CONTRIBUTION TRANSFER TO ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP, INC. - -100000000;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 BUTTONWOOD CT	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391090394	EIN
Primary Activities	STDNT LN SVCS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Type II	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSTAR EDUCATION SERVICES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 BUTTONWOOD CT	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	352626495	EIN
Primary Activities	SERVICE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GROUP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C Corporation	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC
P	$26,635,183	ACTUAL COST
ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC
Q	$238,603	ACTUAL COST
NORTHSTAR EDUCATION SERVICES LLC
Q	$137,774	ACTUAL COST