ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC (EIN 39-1853833)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-08-30
IRS object ID: 202132429349300648
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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	2021-08-30T11:36:45-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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	1101 NEW YORK AVE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	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)
In Care Of	% HOPE MERRY	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	ASCE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6087332559	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2501 International Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Richard George	PersonNm
Person Title	President & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6087332516	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-08-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Richard	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	George	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMBER GAZICA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01391011	PTIN
Phone	2023276000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Richard George	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2501 International Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$427,280,088	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 SUCESS SERVICES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	217	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$487,441,800	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$389,231,175	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,999,085	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$914,737	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,827,798	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$37,134,176	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$511,268,683	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$427,280,088	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$113,866,692	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,328,271	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$18,374,613	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$18,826,753	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$186,996,642	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$194,086,031	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$319,237,947	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$313,241,055	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$192,030,736	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$114,039,033	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$284,705,811	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$288,144,309	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$244,592,199	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$183,967,934	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$40,113,612	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$104,176,375	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	$277,505,812	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$100,328,271	GrantAmt
Revenue	$389,231,175	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$277,505,812	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	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	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	217	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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	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	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HOPE MERRY	PersonNm
Phone	6087332584	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2501 INTERNATIONAL LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Richard D George 23
Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas	18.0	33.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$798,900	$51,779
Jeff Crosby 3
Chief Operating Officer	42.0	8.0		Yes (X)	$496,743	$0	$40,578
Hope Merry 3
Chief Financial Officer	34.0	16.0		Yes (X)	$0	$373,772	$46,324
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3
Chief Compliance Officer	49.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$278,698	$0	$47,490
Beth Erickson 3
VP - Repayment Solutions	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$284,373	$0	$31,048
Rebecca Rapp 3
Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary	18.0	28.0		Yes (X)	$0	$273,217	$42,016
Amy Kobishop 3
VP - Community Investments	48.0	3.0		Yes (X)	$275,086	$0	$33,381
Brian Kobishop 3
VP - IT/Security/Logistics	32.0	12.0		Yes (X)	$0	$276,540	$18,959
Maureen Harrill 3
VP - Human Resources	32.0	12.0		Yes (X)	$0	$207,850	$34,951
Matthew Harlowe 3
Director Internal Audit	25.0	25.0		Yes (X)	$0	$208,683	$23,429
Rebecca Villarreal 3
Director - Education Grantmakg	45.0	0.0			$194,689	$0	$21,361	Yes (X)
Jeffrey Dick 3
Systems Analyst	45.0	0.0			$166,377	$0	$38,271	Yes (X)
Barbara Wilhelm 3
Director - Claims Review	45.0	0.0			$157,978	$0	$30,885	Yes (X)
Eric Wilson
Deputy Dir - Edn Philanthropy	45.0	0.0			$131,474	$0	$16,992	Yes (X)
Caralyn Hansen 3
Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist	45.0	0.0			$133,988	$0	$12,618	Yes (X)
Brett Lindquist 3
VP - Strategic Communications	32.0	12.0		Yes (X)	$0	$35,177	$14,976
Cynthia Walsh 1
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$16,500	$0	$0
Richard A Weiss 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$5,500	$11,000	$0
Emerson Brumback 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$7,200	$7,200	$0
Mary Burke 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$4,800	$9,600	$0
David J Hanson 1
Director/Secretary	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$4,800	$9,600	$0
Thomas A Scarlett 1
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$14,400	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,172,606	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$2,211,539	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$505,058	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	26	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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	900099	$338,160,802	$338,160,802
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE FEES	900099	$32,396,312	$32,396,312
DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	900099	$18,004,895	$18,004,895
COLLEGE COST METER FEES	900099	$224,780	$224,780
COHORT CATALYST FEES	900099	$377,553	$377,553

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,833	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$66,833	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$389,231,175	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$914,737	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$914,737	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	BusinessBusinessCd	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CONT AFFL CONS FV ADJ	$28,358,386	$28,358,386
GUAR MISC. INCOME	$4,090,027	$4,090,027	900099	$638,175
AES/MDHE CONTRACT	$3,549,967		900099	$3,549,967

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,135,796	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,135,796	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$37,134,176	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$427,280,088	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$421,679,588	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$6,238,675	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,931,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,931,503	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$396,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$396,768	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,890,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,836,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,648,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,171,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$476,369	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,045,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,005,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,614,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,515,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$629,275	TotalAmt
Program Services	$605,484	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$366,969	TotalAmt
Management And General	$366,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,213	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,177,578	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,177,578	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,300	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,014,115	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,014,115	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$854,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$854,653	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,330	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,971	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,246	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,446	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,446	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
COLLECTION FEES	$101,138,218	$101,138,218	$0	$0
CORP SUPPORT FUNC ALLOCATION	$34,977,686	$345,119	$34,632,567	$0
ICSAC CONTRACT EXPENSE	$2,320,345	$2,320,345	$0	$0
MDHE CONTRACT EXPENSE	$1,329,657	$1,329,657	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,534,115	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,534,115	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,241,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$277,505,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,735,243	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,959	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,092,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,426,977	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,651,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,669,814	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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,552,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,113,578	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$469,393	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$302,689	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$166,704	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$130,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,300,498	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,666,668	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,203,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,790,111	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,705,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,144,309	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,933,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,309,508	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,506,274	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,970,321	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,520,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,229,057	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$196,631,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,459,048	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,592,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,967,934	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	$40,113,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,176,375	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,113,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,176,375	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,705,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,144,309	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$114,039,033	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$23,730	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$50,000,000	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 Minus4 Years	$225,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$270,331	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$222,226,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$212,778,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$203,909,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$389,231,175	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,515,587,636	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	$222,451,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$212,824,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$203,909,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$389,231,175	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,515,857,967	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$1,515,857,967	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,248,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,667,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,782,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$914,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,632,401	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,248,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,667,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,782,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$914,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,632,401	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	$8,688,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,589,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,112,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,827,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$37,134,176	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$71,352,270	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$234,389,093	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$225,080,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$222,804,129	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$511,288,335	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$427,280,088	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,620,842,638	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.93523	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94585	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02075	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02465	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, Section B, Line 12 - Other Income Per Year Reported	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	2015 - $6,954,126 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc. Rev 2016 - $8,647,994 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc. Rev 2017 - $7,589,259 Missouri Dept. of Higher Education Contr & Misc. 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	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (true)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$281,434,913	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$9,692,101	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$9,191,020	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$281,935,994	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$447,843	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$298,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$149,262	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,550	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,108	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,442	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$166,704	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
RESERVE-DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	$44,667,346
INTERCOMPANY & MISC. PAYABLES	$27,433,112
CONTINGENT AFFIL CONSIDERATION	$76,304,838
COLLECTIONS SUSPENSE - DUE TO FED GOVT	$53,752

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$148,459,048	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

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. 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 (149 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
2001 Taft Street	Madison	WI	53713	391925617	501(c)(3)	$210,990	TOPS Program support
Council for Opportunity in Education
1025 Vermont Avenue	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521221301	501(c)(3)	$10,000	COE's 39th Ann Conf	NW Suite 900
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
13466 W Trepania Road	Hayward	WI	54843	391453493	501(c)(3)	$44,634	PS Emergency Aid Paid Internship Program
Scholarship America Inc
One Scholarship Way	St Peter	MN	56082	042296967	501(c)(3)	$10,200	PS Ptnr Grant 2020-2022
United Way of Dane County
2059 Atwood Avenue	Madison	WI	53704	390817532	501(c)(3)	$197,000	Sponsorship of Loaned Executive, Unite for our communities Matching Grant Contribution, COVID-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund
College Possible
540 Fairview Ave N	St Paul	MN	55104	411968798	501(c)(3)	$570,000	Milwaukee & Minnesota:High School & College Programming
Grantmakers for Education
720 SW Washington Street	Portland	OR	97205	330919329	501(c)(3)	$79,700	ED Conf and Mmbrshp	Suite 605
National College Attainment Network
1001 Connecticut Ave	Washington	DC	20036	311793562	501(c)(3)	$184,230	25th Conf Sponsorship Supporting education membership organizations; summer melt texting
Vera Court Neighborood Center Inc
614 Vera Court	Madison	WI	537041938	391945609	501(c)(3)	$55,611	Unite for our communities corporate match
University of Wisconsin System
780 Regent Street Suite 255	Madison	WI	53715	391805963	501(C)(3)	$377,000	Math Initiative	UW Madison
MDRC
16 East 34th Street	New York	NY	10016	237379473	501(c)(3)	$1,648,674	Rural Matters Podcast, Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation, Applying the Evidence: Expanding Evidence-Based Strategies Across the Minnesota State System, Multiple Measures Assessment Phase II, Piloting an Income Share Agreement that Serves Low-Income Students
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities
1307 New York Avenue NW Suite 400	Washington	DC	20005	530183246	501(c)(3)	$324,300	facilitating Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Students: Cooperative Extension as a Community Connector
Association of American Colleges & Universities
1818 R Street NW	Washington	DC	20009	521945674	501(c)(3)	$1,249,400	Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks
Excelencia in Education
1717 N St N W 2nd Fl	Washington	DC	20036	200927912	501(c)(3)	$204,500	Institutional Transformation in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned in Resiliency, Celebracin de Excelencia and Accelerating Latino Student Success Institute
Madison Metropolitan School District
545 W Dayton Street	Madison	WI	53703	396003202	State of WI	$500,000	Early College STEM Academy
Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia
1001 N Emmet Street	Charlottesville	VA	229044195	546001796	501(c)(3)	$80,300	Career Advising Tools and Outreach for Low-Income Graduates - Planning Phase
Achieving The Dream Inc
8403 Colesville Rd	Silver Spring	MD	209106355	271635830	501(c)(3)	$1,756,906	Student Success Partner Grant, Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges, Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks
Education Commission of the States
700 N Broadway	Denver	CO	80203	310722194	501(c)(3)	$1,771,875	Rural Perspective and Opinions on Work, Education and Place, Strong Start to Finish Implementation & Innovation Fund	Suite 810
Madison Area Tech College Foundation Inc
3591 Anderson Street	Madison	WI	53704	237265867	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Madison College Stand by Jack Initiative
Rand Corporation
1776 Main St	Santa Monica	CA	904072138	951958142	501(c)(3)	$344,317	Career Navigator Initiative, Assessing the Pandemic's Impact on Postsecondary Education in Prison, Career Navigator Initiative	PO Box 2138
Teachers College
525 West 120th Street	New York	NY	10027	131624202	501(c)(3)	$860,587	Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships, Guided Pathways: What and How To Educational Series
University of Texas at Austin
110 Inner Campus DR	Austin	TX	787121663	746000203	501(c)(3)	$125,000	National Virtual Professional Learning Series for Math Faculty - COVID-19 Response Fund	STOP K5300
Wisconsin School Counselor Assoc
2820 Walton Commons Ln	Madison	WI	537186797	260393127	501(c)(6)	$48,495	WSCA Conference Fellowships, Text Steps Summer Melt Texting-WSCA Travel Grants
Aaniiih Nakoda College
PO Box 159	Harlem	MT	59526	810420980	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Programs
Arizona State Univ Foundatn for a New American Uni
PO Box 2260	Tempe	AZ	852802260	866051042	501(c)(3)	$436,250	Grant, Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks
Aspen Institute Inc
One Dupont Cir NW	Washington	DC	20036	840399006	501(c)(3)	$1,828,281	Researching and Awarding Excellence in Rural Community Colleges, Tackling Transfer Phase II, Student-Centered Credit Mobility Prototype and Policies - COVID-19 Response Fund
Bay Mills Community College
12214 W Lakeshore Dr	Brimley	MI	49715	382604866	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Blackfeet Community College
PO Box 819	Browning	MT	59417	810378943	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
214 1st Ave	Fort Totten	ND	58335	450350756	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Central State University
PO Box 1004	Wilberforce	OH	45384	310675386	501(c)(3)	$83,473	Emergency Aid, Paid Internship Program
Chief Dull Knife College
PO Box 98	Lame Deer	MT	59043	810351900	501(c)(3)	$31,082	Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
College of Menominee Nation
PO Box 1179 N172 Hwy 47/55	Keshena	WI	54135	391773613	501(c)(3)	$43,484	Emergency Aid, Paid Internship
College of the Muscogee Nation
PO Box 917	Okmulgee	OK	74447	352357683	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Community Partners
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954302067	501(c)(3)	$485,000	Higher Education in Prison Landscape Project Alliance for Higher Education in Prison Capacity Building
Dine College
PO Box C12	Tsaile	AZ	86556	860215931	501(c)(3)	$104,718	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College
30 7th Street East Ste 350	St Paul	MN	55101	411687554	501(c)(3)	$63,251	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Fort Peck Community College
PO Box 398	Poplar	MT	59255	810374399	501(c)(3)	$10,300	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Institute of American Indian Arts
PO Box 5310	Sante Fe	NM	87502	850365964	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Jobs For The Future Inc
88 Broad St 8th Floor	Boston	MA	02110	061164568	501(c)(3)	$679,561	Donated Registration COVID-19 Response Plan, Horizons: Designing Jobs for the Future, Scaling the Student Success Center Network Coaching Program
Leech Lake Tribal College
6945 Littlewolf Rd NW	Cass Lake	MN	56633	753061667	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Lincoln University
820 Chestnut St	Jefferson City	MO	65102	446001089	501(c)(3)	$87,298	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Little Big Horn College
8645 S Weaver Dr	Crow Agency	MT	59022	810331905	501(c)(3)	$30,832	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Little Priest Tribal College
601 E College Dr	Winnebago	NE	68071	911849962	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
National Student Clearinghouse Research Ctr
2300 Dulles Station Blvd	Herndon	VA	20171	271255674	501(C)(3)	$804,800	Redesigning StudentTracker, Analysis of Post-COVID-19 Transfer Data - COVID-19 Response Fu
Navajo Technical University
PO Box 849	Crownpoint	MN	87313	850303705	501(c)(3)	$62,348	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Nebraska Indian Community College
1111 Hwy 75 PO Box 428	Macy	NE	68039	470623553	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Northwest Indian College
2522 Kwina Rd	Bellingham	WA	98226	910905644	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
220 College Dr	New Town	ND	58763	450322990	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Oglala Lakota College
PO Box 490	Kyle	SD	57752	237135915	501(c)(3)	$104,718	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Red Lake Nation College
PO Box 576	Red Lake	MN	56671	263031521	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
7070 E Broadway	Mt Pleasant	MI	48858	386178758	Tribal College	$10,300	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Salish Kootenai College Inc
PO Box 70	Pablo	MT	59855	810378823	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Sisseton Wahpeton College
12572 BIA Hwy 700	Agency Village	SD	57262	460357254	501(c)(3)	$34,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Sitting Bull College
9299 Hwy 24	Fort Yates	ND	58538	237373765	501(c)(3)	$38,559	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
9169 Coors Blvd NW PO Box 10146	Albuquergue	NM	87184	850235298	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
State of Montana
2500 Broadway	Helena	MT	59601	810302402	state of mt	$500,000	College Access & Success Services
Stone Child College
8294 Upper Box Elder Rd	Box Elder	MT	59521	810420650	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Tohono O'Odham Community College
PO Box 3129	Sells	AZ	85634	860931108	501(c)(3)	$34,232	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Turtle Mountain Community College
PO Box 340	Belcourt	ND	58316	450323401	501(c)(3)	$61,927	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
United Tribes Technical College
3315 University Dr	Bismark	ND	58504	450314233	501(c)(3)	$43,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
White Earth Tribal & Community College
2250 College Rd	Mahnomen	MN	56557	411978247	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Wilberforce University
1055 N Brickett Rd	Wilberforce	OH	45384	310604719	501(c)(3)	$37,722	Emergency Aid, Paid Internship Program
Adams-Friendship Area School District
201 W 6th Street	Friendship	WI	53934	396000587	501(c)(3)	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
Council for Adult and Experimental Learning
55 E Monroe Street	Chicago	IL	60603	132890752	501(C)(3)	$442,506	Adult Learner 360 Academy - Hispanic Serving Institutions
Green Bay Area Public Schools
200 S Broadway	Green Bay	WI	54303	396002329	501(c)(3)	$19,200	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
Harris-Stowe State University
3026 Laclede Avenue	St Louis	MO	63103	431166917	501(c)(3)	$104,718	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Paid Internship Program
Ilisagvik College
PO Box 749	Barrow	AK	99723	920158414	501(C)(3)	$34,334	Project Success Paid Internship Program
Institute for Higher Education Policy
1825 K Street NW 720	Washington	DC	20006	521818907	501(C)(3)	$77,895	Degrees When Due Initiative
Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th Street	Des Moines	IA	503190146	900743434	IA Dept of ED	$650,288	Guided Pathways Implementation in Iowa's Community Colleges
Philander Smith College
900 W Dalsey Bates Dr	Little Rock	AR	72202	710239729	501(c)(3)	$77,184	Project Success Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs
Prison University Project Inc
PO Box 492	San Quentin	CA	94964	205606926	501(c)(3)	$319,550	Teaching and Learning Initiative
School District of LaCrosse
Hogan Admin Center	LaCrosse	WI	54601	396002841	501(c)(3)	$19,200	Summer Melt Texting Initiative	807 E Ave S
School District of Monroe
925 16th Ave Suite 3	Monroe	WI	53566	396003491	501(c)(3)	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
School District of South Milwaukee
901 15th Avenue	South Milwaukee	WI	53172	391155234	501(c)(3)	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
School District of Wisconsin Rapids
510 Peach Street	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	54494	396005282	501(c)(3)	$16,200	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
Sheboygan Area School District
830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	WI	53081	396004431	501(c)(3)	$19,200	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
Shorter College
604 N Locust St	North Little Rock	AR	72114	710350954	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success emergency Aid Paid Internship programs
St Francis School District
4225 S Lake Drive	St Francis	WI	53235	396002879	St Francis SD	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
State of Minnesota
658 Cedar St	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	State of MN	$694,888	Career Navigator Initiative
Unified School Disctrict of Antigo
120 S Dorr Street	Antigo	WI	54409	396031462	501(c)(3)	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
Vera Institute for Justice Inc
238 Broadway 12th Floor	New York	NY	10279	131941627	501(c)(3)	$550,000	Unlocking the Promise of Pell for Students in Prison
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N University Dr	Pine Bluff	AR	71601	719010030	501(c)(3)	$101,668	Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs
Watertown Unified School District
111 Dodge Street	Watertown	WI	53094	396005031	501(c)(3)	$15,925	Summer Melt Texting Initiative
WestEd
730 Harrison St	San Francisco	CA	941071242	943233542	IRC 115(1)	$73,521	Project Success Partner Grant 2020 - 2022
Yes We Must Coalition
5 Coltsway	Wayland	MA	01778	541439744	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations
American Assoc of State Colleges and Universities
1307 New York Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20005	520747578	501(c)(3)	$1,666,060	Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks
AZ Board of Regents on behalf of AZ State Univ
660 S Mill Avenue	Tempe	AZ	85281	860196696	501(c)(3)	$219,374	Arizona State University Local: California	Suite 204
Board of Regents of UW System
780 Regent Street	Madison	WI	53715	391805963	501(c)(3)	$191,765	College and Student Success in Rural Communities	Suite 255
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
1310 L Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	010669150	501(c)(3)	$20,550	Donated Registrations COVID-19 Response Plan	Suite 650
Institute for Evidence Based Change
3711 Long Beach Blvd	Long Beach	CA	90807	263542835	501(c)(3)	$500,000	Caring Campus	Suite 5033
Strada Education Network Inc
10 West Market	Indianapolis	IN	46204	473044430	501(c)(3)	$63,929,683	support their philanthropic efforts pursuant to the December 6, 2016 transfer of ownership of United Student Aid Funds and Northwest Education Loan Association from USA Funds (now Strada) to Ascendium.	Suite 1100
Keweenay Bay Oijbwa Community College
PO Box 519	Baraga	MI	49908	010678043	501(c)(3)	$44,634	Emergency Aid Program and Paid Internship Program
America Achieves Inc
16 34th Street FL 18	New York	NY	10016	273238471	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Scaling Education to Employment Solutions
American Association of Community Colleges
1 DuPont Cir NW Ste 700	Washington	DC	20036	530196569	501(c)(3)	$486,835	Equity Transfer Initiative
American Foreign Policy Council
509 C Street NE	Washingston	DC	20002	521274529	501(c)(3)	$125,000	Internship Program
ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SHOLARSHIP FUND
2025 M ST NW Ste 510	Washingston	DC	200363363	571192973	501(c)(3)	$144,400	Supporting Rural Island-Based Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Students
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK FOUNDATION EXECUTIVESINC
42 Broadway Floor 20	New York	NY	10004	237156531	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Membership
BEREA COLLEGE
Lincoln Hall 220	Berea	KY	40404	610444650	501(c)(3)	$25,450	Conf Reg for Board Member, Rural College Access & Success Summit- COVID-19 Response Plan
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NOBLESVILLE
1700 Conner Street	Noblesville	IN	46060	351054426	501(c)(3)	$11,397	Unite for our Communities matching program
COLERIDGE INITIATIVE INC
4511 Dalton	Chevy Chase	MD	20815	830963735	501(c)(3)	$375,000	Supporting a Multi-State Education-Workforce Data Infrastructure
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
1200 N DuPont Hwy	Dover	DE	199012220	201372435	501(c)(3)	$216,200	HBCU Degree Completion Pilot
DIGITAL PROMISE GLOBAL
1001 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 935	Washington	DC	200365565	465460594	501(c)(3)	$249,200	Exploring the Role of Micro-credentials in Rural Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Programs
DVP-PRAXIS LTD
8888 Keystone Crossing	Indianapolis	IN	46240	203208500		$28,000	Evaluation of Veterans Credentialing Pilot Initiative	Ste 1300
EDUCATION DESIGN LAB
1200 18TH St NW Ste 710	Washington	DC	200362506	464248042	501(c)(3)	$744,125	Catalyzing Rural Community Colleges Through a Design Challenge
EDUCATION STRATEGY GROUP LLC
4716 Drummn Avenue	Chevy Chase	MD	208155431	460907884		$375,000	Accelerating Recovery through Credentials
EDUCATION WRITERS ASSOCIATION
1825 K St NW Ste 200	Washington	DC	200061220	237439790	501(c)(3)	$135,000	Supporting Postsecondary Education Writers and Coverage
FOUNDATION FOR BLACK WOMENS WELLNESS
6601 Grand Teton Plaza	Madison	WI	53719	460832901	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Madison Racial Justice Donation
FREEDOM INC
2110 Luann Ln	Madison	WI	537133098	432023570	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Madison Racial Justice Donation
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
155 Indian Avenue	Lawrence	KS	660464817	030489646	501(c)(3)	$66,950	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
714 W Olympic Blvd Ste 929	Los Angeles	CA	900151353	272614911	501(c)(3)	$84,950	Distance Learning in Prisons Amidst the Pandemic
ITHAKA HARBORS INC
101 Greenwiich Street	New York	NY	100060002	133857105	501(c)(3)	$280,000	Increasing Access to Educational Materials in Prisons: Facilitating the Approvals Process
JOHN N GARDNER INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGR
123 E Main St Ste 201	Brevard	NC	287120072	260166817	501(c)(3)	$451,890	Governing Board Success Academy
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIO
300 N Main St	Versaillews	KY	403831245	611351918	501(c)(3)	$579,815	Implementing Competency-Based Education at Scale
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
400 E Main Street 4th Floor	Frankfort	KY	406012334	611099712	501(c)(3)	$5,150	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
230 West Wells St RM 800	Milwsukee	WI	53203	391077192	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Expansion of the Tech College Student Legal Aid Program- Initial Payment Expansion of the Tech College Student Legal Aid Program- Satisfactory Progress of the Project Milestones for Objective 1 & 2
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
1570 Baltimore Pike	Lincoln University	PA	191039141	231352655	501(c)(3)	$54,200	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
28 Liberty Street 34th Floor	New York	NY	10005	133030229	501(c)(3)	$380,387	Building Pathways to Quality Jobs and Financial Security in Rural America
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
222 N Chestnut Street No 100	Lansing	MI	48933	382018394	501(c)(6)	$223,500	Michigan Community College Workforce and Transfer Alignment
MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
1450 Energy Park Dr Ste 350	St Paul	MN	551085227	416007162	State of MN	$150,000	Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison
National Association of College and University Bus
1110 Vermont Aveue NW NO 800	Washington	DC	20005	530259954	501(c)(3)	$1,158,588	Strategic Finance and Student Completion Planning Grant
NATIONAL CENTER FOR INQUIRY AND IMPROVEMENT LLC
4 Independence Cir	Southbury	CT	064883001	462772443		$432,500	Rural Community College COVID Response and Guided Pathways Planning Grant
NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
740 15th St NW Ste 900	Washington	DC	200051031	522096845	501(c)(3)	$182,200	Scaling Community College Baccalaureates in a Changing Landscape
NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE
265 Oxford St	Providence	RI	02905	050517863	501(c)(3)	$185,639	Credit for Experience: Leveraging Prior Learning Assessments in Prison
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA HEAD START
200 S Harrison St Ste 1	Aberdeen	SD	57401	460395724	501(c)(3)	$14,465	Unite for Our Communities Matching Grant
OPERATION RESTORATION
PO Box 56894	New Orleans	LA	70156	611791941	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Expanding Access to Postsecondary Pathways in Louisiana State Prisons
PEAK GRANTMAKING
1666 K Street NW 440	Washington	DC	20006	743158155	501(c)(3)	$6,027	Donated Sponsorship and Registrations COVID-19 Response Plan PEAK Grantmaking Membership
PEIRCE COLLEGE
1420 Pine Street	Philadelphia	PA	19102	231627436	501(c)(3)	$16,700	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
PHILANTHROPY WEST VIRGINA INC
PO Box 1584	Morgantown	WV	26505	550721553	501(c)(3)	$375,000	Launching West Virginia Climbs
PRESIDENTS FORUM
2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 1	Washington	DC	20006	384127568	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Reinventing Higher Education Convening Series
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
6 W 48th Street Fl 10	New York	NY	100361802	133615533	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Expansion of the Promise Ecosystem Initiative and Employer Symposiums
SOCIAL FINANCE INC
10 MLK Street No 1010	Boston	MA	02108	274620963	501(c)(3)	$180,000	Improving Workforce Outcomes for Community College Students
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW	Washington	DC	20007	264739791	501(c)(3)	$34,000	Ascendium-Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships, SREE Spring Conference
SOVA SOLUTIONS LLC
1092 Pipestem PL	Potomac	MD	208545510	814262208		$120,000	Developing a National Rural Postsecondary Research Agenda
STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ASSOCIAT
3035 Center Green Drive 100	Boulder	CO	803012251	237167258	501(c)(3)	$250,000	Digital Learning Task Force and Policy Recommendations
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS
1 Bridgestone Park	Nashville	TN	372142453	620877872	501(c)(3)	$225,000	Pathways to Success for Students with Some College No Degree
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC
1255 Twenty Third Street NW Ste 700	Washington	DC	20037	521131774		$230,684	Chronicle Partnership
THE COLLEGE & COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP INC
475 Riverside Dr Ste 1626	New York	NY	101150038	311720017	501(c)(3)	$331,670	Thrive Technical Assistance Program
THE EDUCATION TRUST INC
1250 H Street NW	Washington	DC	200055935	521982223	501(c)(3)	$407,500	Transforming Higher Education Policy and Practice in Prisons and Beyond
THE GRADUATE NETWORK
1635 Market Street No 1600	Philadelphia	PA	19103	900717365	501(c)(3)	$260,000	Constructing a Predictive Analytic Model to Adult Learner Pathways
THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION
4811 Delmar Blvd	St Louis	MO	63108	471718432	501(c)(3)	$321,900	Preparing Incarcerated Learners for Careers in Technology
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUNDS INC
901 F Street NW No 700	Washington	DC	200041436	411750692	501(c)(3)	$63,250	HBCU Degree Completion Pilot
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
1805 7th Street NW	Washington	DC	20001	131624241	501(c)(3)	$880,774	Codifying Career Pathways Initiative
UNITE-LA INC
1055 Wilshire Blvd No 1750	Los Angeles	CA	90017	820576380	501(c)(3)	$115,400	The Future of Associates Degree for Transfer in LA
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION
1314 South King Street Ste B	Honolulu	HI	968141956	990085260	501(c)(3)	$328,000	Hana Career Pathways in Healthcare
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS
3501 University Blvd E	Adelphi	MD	207837998	526002033	501(c)(3)	$275,275	Community College Doctoral Program Redesign
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
32 Campus DR	Missouka	MT	598120003	816001713	501(c)(3)	$123,649	Researching Place-based Learning Experiences' Impact on Rural Postsecondary Learners
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
724 Grace Hall	Notre Dame	IN	46556	350868188	501(c)(3)	$98,369	Opportunities in Building and Applying Evidence for Student Success
URBAN TRIAGE INC
2210 N Rusk Ave	Madison	WI	537132068	843297905	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Madison Racial Justice Donation
YWCA MADISON INC
101 E Mifflin Street Ste 100	Madison	WI	53703	390806303	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Madison Racial Justice Donation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	144	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Wisconsin Covenant Scholar Program	16	$24,000
Jim Elliott Apprentice Scholarship	20	$30,000
Tools of the Trade Scholarship	181	$271,500
Project Success	27196	$61,268
MICHAEL LEVIN-EPSTEIN / Rural Matters Podcast	1	$10,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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	Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. (SOLUTIONS) received periodic reports detailing the distribution of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholar grant funds to postsecondary schools (who disbursed the grants directly to the recipients). 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	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 3	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 4	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 5	Provided grant for recipient to conduct a Rural Matters Podcast.

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 (13 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
Richard D George 23
Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas	$0	$395,235	$0	$400,000	$0	$3,665	$0	$21,246	$0	$30,533	$0	$850,679	$0
Hope Merry 3
Chief Financial Officer	$0	$218,308	$0	$155,000	$0	$464	$0	$19,063	$0	$27,261	$0	$420,096	$0
Jeff Crosby 3
Chief Operating Officer	$295,427	$0	$200,000	$0	$1,316	$0	$19,139	$0	$21,439	$0	$537,321	$0	$0
Rebecca Rapp 3
Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary	$0	$137,770	$0	$135,000	$0	$447	$0	$19,220	$0	$22,796	$0	$315,233	$0
Maureen Harrill 3
VP - Human Resources	$0	$126,147	$0	$80,000	$0	$1,703	$0	$14,820	$0	$20,131	$0	$242,801	$0
Brian Kobishop 3
VP - IT/Security/Logistics	$0	$174,520	$0	$100,000	$0	$2,020	$0	$13,668	$0	$5,291	$0	$295,499	$0
Amy Kobishop 3
VP - Community Investments	$139,407	$0	$135,000	$0	$679	$0	$13,173	$0	$20,208	$0	$308,467	$0	$0
Beth Erickson 3
VP - Repayment Solutions	$146,627	$0	$135,000	$0	$2,746	$0	$11,839	$0	$19,209	$0	$315,421	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3
Chief Compliance Officer	$142,369	$0	$135,000	$0	$1,329	$0	$17,721	$0	$29,769	$0	$326,188	$0	$0
Matthew Harlowe 3
Director Internal Audit	$0	$138,428	$0	$70,000	$0	$255	$0	$14,915	$0	$8,514	$0	$232,112	$0
Jeffrey Dick 3
Systems Analyst	$154,873	$0	$10,807	$0	$697	$0	$12,390	$0	$25,881	$0	$204,648	$0	$0
Rebecca Villarreal 3
Director - Education Grantmakg	$167,539	$0	$26,880	$0	$270	$0	$12,098	$0	$9,263	$0	$216,050	$0	$0
Barbara Wilhelm 3
Director - Claims Review	$144,506	$0	$9,662	$0	$3,810	$0	$15,091	$0	$15,794	$0	$188,863	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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. 2019 allocations made from Ascendium Education Group, Inc. to Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. are as follows: Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. $34,977,686
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 ($50,000,000) Ascendium Education Group, Inc. ______________ Total ($50,000,000)
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS TOTAL EXPENSES:71587 PROGRAM SERVICES:71587 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL EXPENSES:3677535 PROGRAM SERVICES:3677535 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:DISCOUNT REHAB LOANS TOTAL EXPENSES:38098528 PROGRAM SERVICES:38098528 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:IT CONSULTANT / SUPPORT TOTAL EXPENSES:11174 PROGRAM SERVICES:11174 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:THIRD PARTY SERVICER EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES:8663253 PROGRAM SERVICES:8663253 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION:SKIPTRACING SERVICE EXPENSE TOTAL EXPENSES:12038 PROGRAM SERVICES:12038 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:FUNDRAISING:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Ascendium Education Group Inc
2501 International Lane	Madison	WI	53704	391090394	Stdnt Ln Svcs	WI	501(c)(3)	12B Type II	NA	false
Northstar Guarantee Inc
2501 International Lane	Madison	WI	53704	411689095	Stdt Rehab Ln	MN	501(C)(3)	10	GROUP	Yes (true)

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	2501 INTERNATIONAL LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	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 CORP	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$2,984,527	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$4,224,846	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
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
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	false	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

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	M & P	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$27,430,782	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	ACTUAL COST	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt