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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. 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Rev *2018 - $9,112,087 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc. Rev *2019 - $8,827,798 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc. Rev *2020 - $8,775,790 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc Rev *2020 - $28,358,386 - Cont Affl Consideration FV Adj *2021 - $28,102,410 - Cont Affl Consideration FV Adj & Misc. Rev true 281935994 201344964 545252119 -61971161 false 169163 49307 119856 15568 11625 3875 123731 IC & OTHER RECEIVABLES 8543712 ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE 4558638 COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS 2267 DUE FROM SERVICER 55783406 68888023 0 RESERVE-DEFAULT AVERSION FEES 36741023 INTERCOMPANY & MISC. PAYABLES 12783515 CONTINGENT AFFIL CONSIDERATION 23695870 COLLECTIONS SUSPENSE - DUE TO FED 124342 73344750 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 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. 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Triple Your Impact WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC PO Box 1000 Institute WV 251121000 556019228 108400 Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program WISCONSIN PHILANTHROPY NETWORK 15850 W Bluemound Rd Ste 204 Brookfield WI 530056007 396236498 501(c)(3) 7925 Virtual Statewide Conference on Philanthropy 11/03/2021-11/04/2021 Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Membership (3/12/2021 - 3/12/2022) WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD 4622 University Avenue Madison WI 537077874 396006494 150000 Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks 163 18 Jim Elliott Apprentice Scholarship 20 30000 Tools of the Trade Scholarship 231 343500 Project Success 27196 61790 MICHAEL LEVIN-EPSTEIN / Rural Matters Podcast 1 32000 EMPLOYEE DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 19 36250 Form 990, 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 conducts site visits to college access supported programs to observe the program. Where practicable, the disbursements are scheduled to coincide with program activities. Form 990, Schedule I - Part III, Line 1 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 $1,500 per year. Form 990, Schedule I - Part III, Line 2 Tools of the Trade Apprentice Scholarship program to benefit construction and industrial 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 $1,500 per year. Form 990, Schedule I - Part III, Line 3 The Project Success Program provides a wide array of services and support to increase completion rates and decrease cohort default rates at minority-service institutions. The recipients were determined based on criteria defined by the program. Services were contracted to provide for monitoring of the contract performance. The monitoring will include analysis and compliance of all progress reports, assessment of quality assurance through administration of college surveys, and an overall assessment of the Project Success Program. Form 990, Schedule I - Part III, Line 4 Provided grant for recipient to conduct a Rural Matters Podcast. Form 990, Schedule I - Part III, Line 5 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 UNIVERSITIES THEY ATTEND. false false false false false false false false false Richard D George 23 Chair/Treas 395096 450015 3665 17600 33554 899930 Hope Merry 3 Chief Financial Officer 229104 170000 464 17317 28731 445616 Jeff Crosby 3 PRES/CEO-AES 295288 225000 1316 17648 25211 564463 Rebecca Rapp 3 Gen Cnsl, CHF PRVCY, ASST SEC 144972 140015 1793 17314 23610 327704 Maureen Harrill 3 VP - Human Resources 130888 85000 3444 15109 24311 258752 Brian Kobishop 3 VP - IT/Security/Logistics 53455 115000 311 8362 961 178089 Amy Kobishop 3 VP - Education Philanthropy 143822 140000 704 12575 23920 321021 Beth Erickson 3 VP - Repayment Solutions 153012 145000 2753 17763 14687 333215 Brett Lindquist 3 VP - Strategic Communications 137010 135000 700 15969 34262 322941 Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 VP - POLICY & REG COMPLIANCE 147125 150000 1329 17921 34173 350548 Matthew Harlowe 3 Director Internal Audit 143356 90000 266 15721 9182 258525 Jeffrey Dick 3 Systems Analyst 156768 10206 697 13004 27930 208605 Caralyn Hansen 3 Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist 130957 6310 1129 11487 1029 150912 Rebecca Villarreal 3 Dir Education Philanthropy 171067 27156 8255 12056 17896 236430 Barbara Wilhelm 3 Director - Claims Review 147556 7929 3810 11373 15159 185827 Bethany Miller Deputy Dir - Learning & Imp 150850 5000 10934 6180 10746 183710 Ascendium Education Group Inc Contrl Ent/ Officer Overlap 596246 Intercompany Reimb to Group false Form 990, Part VI, Question 6 & 7A 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, Question 7b Ascendium Education Group, Inc. (GROUP), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, as sole member of Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc.(SOLUTIONS), has the authority provided by Wis. Stats. Chapter 181 to approve certain actions related to merger, conversion, sale of assets and dissolution. Form 990, Part VI, Question 11B 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, Question 12c 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, Question 15A & 15B 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 VII, Section A, Line 1a (1) Directors normally attend 3-4 board meetings and 3-4 committee meetings per year in addition to telephonic conferences and individual meetings with officers. Directors devote an average of 1-3 hours per week to their position(s). (2) Inside directors are not eligible for Board compensation. (3) Non-operating officer position not separately compensated. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24b Costs are charged to the applicable managing area and then further allocated to supporting services and programs that each area supports. 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. 2021 allocations made from Ascendium Education Group, Inc. to Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. are as follows: Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. $27,344,032 Form 990, Part VI, Question 19 FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS BE MADE PUBLICY AVAILABLE. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Operating fund contribution transfer to ($300,000,000) Ascendium Education Group, Inc. ______________ Total ($300,000,000) Ascendium Education Group Inc 38 Buttonwood Ct Madison WI 53718 391090394 Stdnt Ln Svcs WI 501(c)(3) 12B Type II NA false Northstar Guarantee Inc 38 Buttonwood Ct Madison WI 53718 411689095 Stdt Rehab Ln MN 501(C)(3) 10 GROUP true NORTHSTAR EDUCATION SERVICES LLC 38 Buttonwood Ct MADISON WI 53718 352626495 SERVICE WI GROUP C CORP -2702048 4321311 1.00000 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP INC P & Q 27344032 ACTUAL COST