ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC (EIN 39-1853833)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-09-01
IRS object ID: 202032459349300123
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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	2020-09-01T09:34:26-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	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	2019-01-01	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	2020-08-29	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACOB ZEHNDER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01564049	PTIN
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-08-25	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	98.206.34.16	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	36964520202455000095	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2020-09-01	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	01BAD6EA115B3605BA35E275C310E82CC2CC369C	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	D155260895F341514098DE9CA2553F38B7C1A374	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-11-19 02:30:22Z	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	$511,268,682	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	OPERATES TO PROVIDE COST EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GUARANTY, financial counselling and related services to support student loan availability.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	234	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$203,909,208	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$487,441,800	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$9,782,843	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$14,999,085	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,112,087	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$8,827,798	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$222,804,138	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$511,268,683	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$38,937,929	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$113,866,692	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$16,721,731	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$18,374,613	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$76,905,555	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$186,996,642	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$132,565,215	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$319,237,947	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$90,238,923	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$192,030,736	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$663,920,334	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$284,705,811	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$42,915,340	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$244,592,199	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$621,004,994	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$40,113,612	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	$289,475,296	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$113,866,692	GrantAmt
Revenue	$487,441,800	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	$289,475,296	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	84349	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	234	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
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	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	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 (21 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 2
Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas	20.0	30.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$953,156	$43,040
Hope Merry 3
Chief Financial Officer	29.0	21.0		Yes (X)	$0	$351,274	$40,866
Jacqueline Fairbairn
VP-Policy/Comp/Claims/Collect	49.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$273,454	$0	$53,480
Beth Erickson 3
VP - Repayment Solutions	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$278,867	$0	$31,095
Jeff Crosby 3
Chief Operating Officer	21.0	29.0		Yes (X)	$0	$271,899	$35,778
Rebecca Rapp 3
Gen Cnsl, Chief Priv Ofc & Ass	24.0	21.0		Yes (X)	$0	$268,945	$37,644
Amy Kobishop 3
VP - Education Philanthropy	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$272,226	$0	$25,743
Maureen Harrill 3
VP - Human Resources	34.0	11.0		Yes (X)	$0	$203,406	$28,213
Brian Kobishop 3
VP - IT/Security/Logistics	34.0	11.0		Yes (X)	$0	$184,186	$11,767
Matt Harlowe 3
Director Internal Audit	25.0	25.0		Yes (X)	$0	$174,978	$16,105
Barbara Wilhelm 3
Director Claims Review	45.0	0.0			$164,198	$0	$25,077	Yes (X)
Rebecca Villarreal 3
Director Education Grantmaking	45.0	0.0			$164,238	$0	$15,726	Yes (X)
Jeffrey Dick 3
Systems Analyst	45.0	0.0			$147,497	$0	$29,054	Yes (X)
Jason Rasmusen 3
Director Strategic Comm	45.0	0.0			$143,107	$0	$30,528	Yes (X)
Kira Cortese 3
Creative Director	45.0	0.0			$137,305	$0	$24,238	Yes (X)
Cynthia Walsh 1
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$21,750	$0	$0
Richard A Weiss 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$6,583	$13,167	$0
Mary Burke 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$5,917	$11,833	$0
Thomas A Scarlett 1
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$17,750	$0	$0
Emerson Brumback 1
Director	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$5,875	$7,875	$0
David J Hanson 1
Director/Secretary	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,638,767	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$2,440,719	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$448,354	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	22	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	$418,584,517	$418,584,517
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE FEES	900099	$36,060,669	$36,060,669
DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	900099	$32,187,687	$32,187,687
COLLEGE COST METER FEES	900099	$175,922	$175,922
COHORT CATALYST FEES	900099	$401,171	$401,171

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31,834	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,834	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$487,441,800	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,018,737	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,018,737	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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$201,124	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$220,776	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$19,652	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$19,652	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$19,652	ExclusionAmt

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 (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
GLHEGC/MDHE CONTRACT	900099	$8,811,063	$8,811,063
ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	$16,735	$16,735

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$8,827,798	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$511,268,683	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$487,441,800	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$23,826,883	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	$112,858,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$112,858,458	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,008,234	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,008,234	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	$1,185,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,120,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,029	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	$12,876,258	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,661,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214,480	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,058,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,041,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,335,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,290,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$918,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$903,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,979	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	$177,518	TotalAmt
Management And General	$177,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$212,567	TotalAmt
Management And General	$212,567	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	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$678,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$678,756	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,312	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,301,981	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,301,981	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	$891,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$891,627	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$349,140	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$189,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189,602	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	$5,685,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,685,392	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,279	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
COLLECTION FEES	$125,941,437	$125,941,437
CORP SUPPORT FUNC ALLOCATION	$28,349,862	-$654,146	$29,004,008
ICSAC CONTRACT EXPENSE	$4,596,756	$4,596,756
MDHE CONTRACT EXPENSE	$3,390,239	$3,390,239

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,074,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,074,182	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,237,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,475,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,762,651	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	$2,312,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,202	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,959,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$158,092,097	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	$5,514,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,651,340	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	$1,852,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,552,250	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$313,386	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$290,656	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,730	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,496,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,000	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,000,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,752,303	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,203,192	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$663,920,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,705,811	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,480,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,933,562	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,506,274	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,665,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,520,565	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	$24,769,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$196,631,798	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,915,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,592,199	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	$621,004,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,113,612	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	$621,004,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,113,612	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$663,920,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,705,811	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$192,030,736	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,633,601	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$774,555,719	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	$225,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$45,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$495,331	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$193,353,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$222,226,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$212,778,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$203,909,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,319,710,178	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	$193,578,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$222,451,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$212,824,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$203,909,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$487,441,800	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,320,205,509	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	$1,320,205,509	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,692,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,248,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,667,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,782,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,409,797	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	$1,692,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,248,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,667,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,782,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,018,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,409,797	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	$6,954,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,688,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,589,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,112,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,827,798	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$41,172,534	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$202,225,290	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$234,389,093	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$225,080,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$222,804,129	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$511,288,335	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,395,787,840	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94585	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94729	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02465	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02147	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	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	$257,219,044	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$150,341,932	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$126,126,063	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$281,434,913	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	$307,336	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$290,579	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,757	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,050	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$77	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,973	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$22,730	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
RESERVE-DEFAULT AVERSION FEES	$42,301,064
INTERCOMPANY & MISC. PAYABLES	$14,334,176
CONTINGENT AFFIL CONSIDERATION LIABILITY	$139,996,558

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$196,631,798	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 (133 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
UW-Whitewater
800 West Main Street	Whitewater	WI	53190	391805963	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Dash Emergency Grant
UW-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive	Green Bay	WI	54311	391805963	501(c)(3)	$13,837	Career Ready Internship Grant; dash emergency program
Alverno College
3400 South 43rd Street	Milwaukee	WI	53234	390806263	501(c)(3)	$67,506	College Completion; College Ready; Dash Programs
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
2001 Taft Street	Madison	WI	53713	391925617	501(c)(3)	$222,515	TOPS Program; 2019 Hearts for helping event
Council for Opportunity in Education
1025 Vermont Avenue	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521221301	501(c)(3)	$8,275	Sponsorship of 2019's Educational Opportunity	NW Suite 900
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
13466 W Trepania Road	Hayward	WI	54843	391453493	501(c)(3)	$73,951	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Mount Mary University
2900 N Menomonee River	Milwaukee	WI	53222	380806154	501(c)(3)	$24,000	Dash Emergency Grant
Scholarship America Inc
One Scholarship Way	St Peter	MN	56082	042296967	501(c)(3)	$9,100	Emergency Aid
United Way of Dane County
2059 Atwood Avenue	Madison	WI	53704	390817532	501(c)(3)	$112,000	Sponsorship of Loaned Executive, Corporate Contribution
Milwaukee Area Technical College
700 West State Street	Milwaukee	WI	53233	391341603	501(c)(3)	$34,000	College Ready Program
Cardinal Stritch University
6801 N Yates Road	Milwaukee	WI	53217	390806196	501(c)(3)	$68,571	College Completion Program; Dash Emergency Program and Career Ready Internship program
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)	$86,500	2019 GFE Grant, Grant & Conference Sponsorship	Suite 605
Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue	Des Moines	IA	503091225	421511682	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Dash Emergency Grant
St Cloud State University
720 4th Avenue S AS 122	St Cloud	MN	56301	411687554	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Dash Emergency Grant
Vera Court Neighborood Center Inc
614 Vera Court	Madison	WI	537041938	391945609	501(c)(3)	$12,000	Corporate Matching Grant
Friends of Saint Paul College
235 Marshall Avenue	St Paul	MN	55102	271631689	501(c)(3)	$32,460	College Completion Program
Grand View University
1200 Grandview Avenue	Des Moines	IA	50316	420681049	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Dash Emergency Grant
Kent State University
PO Box 5190	Kent	OH	44242	316402079	501(c)(3)	$28,900	College Completion Grant	232 Schwartz Center
MDRC
16 East 34th Street	New York	NY	10016	237379473	501(c)(3)	$1,813,695	College Promise Initiative; Multiple measures assessment Phase II Project; Evaluation of 15-18 CRI. Encouraging additional summer enrollment program; Applying the Evidence: Expanding Evidence-Based Strategies Across the Minnesota State System; Piloting an Income Share Agreement that Serves Low-Income Students
Metropolitan State University
30 7th St East	Saint Paul	MN	55101	411687554	501(c)(3)	$51,487	Emergency Dash Grant	Suite 350
Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S Sandusky St	Delaware	OH	43015	314379585	501(c)(3)	$37,500	Emergency Dash Grant
St Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave	Saint Paul	MN	551051789	410695509	501(c)(3)	$32,609	Career Ready Internship Program Grant; Dash Emergency Program
Trustees of Hamline Univ of Minnesota
1536 Hewitt Ave	Saint Paul	MN	55104	410693960	501(c)(3)	$37,500	Dash Emergency Grant
University of Northwestern-St Paul
3003 Snelling Ave N	St Paul	MN	551131501	410711610	501(c)(3)	$12,120	Dash Emergency Grant Program
Excelencia in Education
1717 N St N W 2nd Fl	Washington	DC	20036	200927912	501(c)(3)	$88,800	Latino Success; sponsorship - 15yr Anniversary; Sponsor and Convening - Excelencia in Education
Kent State University Foundation Inc
PO Box 5190	Kent	OH	442420001	346576307	501(c)(3)	$402,618	Development of a Statewide Comprehensive Transfer Blueprint
Madison Metropolitan School District
545 W Dayton Street	Madison	WI	53703	396003202	State of WI	$225,000	Early College STEM Academy
Minnesota Council on Foundations
800 Washington Ave N Ste 703	Minneapolis	MN	554012759	411269275	501(c)(3)	$7,075	2019 Membership Dues
Achieving The Dream Inc
8403 Colesville Rd	Silver Spring	MD	209106355	271635830	501(c)(3)	$548,463	Student Success Partner Grant Grant, Coaching Model Transformation Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships
Education Commission of the States
700 N Broadway	Denver	CO	80203	310722194	501(c)(3)	$2,875,000	Strong Start to Finish Implementation & Innovation Fund	Suite 810
Heidelberg University
310 E Market Street	Tiffin	OH	44883	344428219	501(c)(3)	$23,766	Dash Emergency Program
Lorain County Community College
1005 North Abbe Rd	Elyria	OH	44035	340930187	501(c)(3)	$28,729	College Completion Program
North Central State College
2441 Kenwood Circle	Mansfield	OH	44906	341038108	501(c)(3)	$46,715	College Completion Grant
Rand Corporation
1776 Main St	Santa Monica	CA	904072138	951958142	501(c)(3)	$135,834	MN DOC Evaluation Career Navigator Initiative	PO Box 2138
Teachers College
525 West 120th Street	New York	NY	10027	131624202	501(c)(3)	$712,775	Scaling Guided Pathway Reform; Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships
University of Texas at Austin
1616 Guadalupe St	Austin	TX	78701	746000203	501(c)(3)	$718,489	Moving Mathematics Pathways to Normative Practice in Arkansas; Project Success partner
Wisconsin Philanthropy Network
759 N Milwaukee St	Milwaukee	WI	53202	396236498	501(c)(3)	$11,250	2019 membership renewal; Lead Sponsorship, 2019 Statewide Conference	Suite 512
Aaniiih Nakoda College
PO Box 159	Harlem	MT	59526	810420980	501(c)(3)	$39,833	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)	$744,666	Innovation Alliance Retention Completion Grant UIA Fellows 2.0"
Aspen Institute Inc
One Dupont Cir NW	Washington	DC	20036	840399006	501(c)(3)	$1,188,600	Strengthening Guided Pathways through Workforce Tackling Transfer Phase II Justice Convening at Aspen
Bay Mills Community College
12214 W Lakeshore Dr	Brimley	MI	49715	382604866	501(c)(3)	$86,133	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Blackfeet Community College
PO Box 819	Browning	MT	59417	810378943	501(c)(3)	$44,141	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
214 1st Ave	Fort Totten	ND	58335	450350756	501(c)(3)	$5,197	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Carleton College
One North College St	Northfield	MN	55057	410694747	501(c)(3)	$51,554	Dash Emergency Grant
Central State University
PO Box 1004	Wilberforce	OH	45384	310675386	501(c)(3)	$89,996	Paid Internship Program
Chief Dull Knife College
PO Box 98	Lame Deer	MT	59043	810351900	501(c)(3)	$30,300	Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Clark State Community College
570 East Leffel Ln	Springfield	OH	45505	310734597	501(c)(3)	$37,588	College Completion Program
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Ave PH 216	Cleveland	OH	44115	340966056	501(C)(3)	$22,648	Dash Emergency Grant
College of Menominee Nation
PO Box 1179 N172 Hwy 47/55	Keshena	WI	54135	391773613	501(c)(3)	$19,067	Emergency Aid
College of the Muscogee Nation
PO Box 917	Okmulgee	OK	74447	352357683	501(c)(3)	$27,966	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Columbus State Community College
550 East Spring St	Columbus	OH	43215	310729591	501(c)(3)	$27,267	College Completion Program
Community Partners
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954302067	501(c)(3)	$640,000	Higher Education in Prison Landscape Project Alliance for Higher Education in Prison Capacity Building
Concordia University-Saint Paul
1282 Concordia Ave	Saint Paul	MN	55117	410696906	501(c)(3)	$32,200	College Completion Program
Dine College
PO Box C12	Tsaile	AZ	86556	860215931	501(c)(3)	$126,964	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)	$56,452	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Fort Peck Community College
PO Box 398	Poplar	MT	59255	810374399	501(c)(3)	$13,733	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
Institute of American Indian Arts
PO Box 5310	Sante Fe	NM	87502	850365964	501(c)(3)	$49,563	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)	$517,957	Wisconsin Student Success Center Grant
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
PO Box 519	Baraga	MI	49908	010678043	501(c)(3)	$63,556	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Leech Lake Tribal College
6945 Littlewolf Rd NW	Cass Lake	MN	56633	753061667	501(c)(3)	$81,780	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program; ATD Dream Conference 2019 - Concurrent Session
Lincoln University
820 Chestnut St	Jefferson City	MO	65102	446001089	501(c)(3)	$83,533	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Little Big Horn College
8645 S Weaver Dr	Crow Agency	MT	59022	810331905	501(c)(3)	$38,883	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Little Priest Tribal College
601 E College Dr	Winnebago	NE	68071	911849962	501(c)(3)	$51,133	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Lourdes University
6832 Covenant Boulevard	Sylvania	OH	43560	341226547	501(c)(3)	$21,420	Dash Emergency Grant
Mercy College of Ohio
2221 Madison Ave	Toledo	OH	43604	341726619	501(c)(3)	$30,031	Dash Emergency Grant
Navajo Technical University
PO Box 849	Crownpoint	MN	87313	850303705	501(c)(3)	$116,722	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)	$54,347	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
North Dakota State University
PO Box 6050	Fargo	ND	581086050	456002439	501(c)(3)	$40,338	College Completion Program
Northcentral Technical College
1000 West Campus Dr	Wausau	WI	54401	391077093	501(c)(3)	$28,874	College Completion Program
Northwest Indian College
2522 Kwina Rd	Bellingham	WA	98226	910905644	501(c)(3)	$91,835	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Notre Dame College
4545 College Rd	South Euclid	OH	44121	340714689	501(c)(3)	$30,923	Dash Emergency Grant
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
220 College Dr	New Town	ND	58763	450322990	501(c)(3)	$22,697	Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program
Oglala Lakota College
PO Box 490	Kyle	SD	57752	237135915	501(c)(3)	$68,047	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Rd	Columbus	OH	43210	316025986	501(c)(3)	$24,803	Dash Emergency Grant
Red Lake Nation College
PO Box 576	Red Lake	MN	56671	263031521	501(c)(3)	$59,654	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Research Foundation of City Univ of NY
230 West 41st St	New York	NY	10036	131988190	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison
Salish Kootenai College Inc
PO Box 70	Pablo	MT	59855	810378823	501(c)(3)	$95,827	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program; GFE Travel Grant
Sisseton Wahpeton College
12572 BIA Hwy 700	Agency Village	SD	57262	460357254	501(c)(3)	$48,014	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Sitting Bull College
9299 Hwy 24	Fort Yates	ND	58538	237373765	501(c)(3)	$38,633	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)	$63,666	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)	$78,615	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Tohono O'Odham Community College
PO Box 3129	Sells	AZ	85634	860931108	501(c)(3)	$30,238	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Turtle Mountain Community College
PO Box 340	Belcourt	ND	58316	450323401	501(c)(3)	$38,945	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Union Institute & University
440 E McMillan St	Cincinnati	OH	452061925	310747997	501(c)(3)	$10,784	Dash Emergency Grant
United Tribes Technical College
3315 University Dr	Bismark	ND	58504	450314233	501(c)(3)	$49,030	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Univ of AR Community College-Batesville
PO Box 3350	Batesville	AR	72503	710445264	501(c)(3)	$34,330	College Completion Program
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
PO Box 3649	Fort Smith	AR	72913	710394794	501(c)(3)	$63,397	College Completion; Dash Emergency Program
University of Mary
7500 University Dr	Bismarck	ND	585049652	450273403	501(c)(3)	$42,158	Dash Emergency Grant
University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft St	Toledo	OH	43606	346401483	501(c)(3)	$83,614	Dash Emergency Grant
White Earth Tribal & Community College
2250 College Rd	Mahnomen	MN	56557	411978247	501(c)(3)	$68,333	Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program
Wilberforce University
1055 N Brickett Rd	Wilberforce	OH	45384	310604719	501(c)(3)	$37,178	Project Success Paid Internship Program
Xavier University
3800 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	OH	45207	310537516	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Dash Emergency Grant
Arkansas Commmunity College
815 Main Street	Little Rock	AR	72201	710795889	501(C)(3)	$200,000	Improving Student Success through Holistic Student support Redesign
Council for Adult and Experimental Learning
55 E Monroe Street	Chicago	IL	60603	132890752	501(C)(3)	$402,596	Adult Learner 360 Academy - Hispanic Serving Institutions
Harris-Stowe State University
3026 Laclede Avenue	St Louis	MO	63103	431166917	501(c)(3)	$96,608	Project Success Emergency Aid Program Paid Internship Program
Ilisagvik College
PO Box 749	Barrow	AK	99723	920158414	501(C)(3)	$27,884	Project Success Paid Internship Program
Institute for Higher Education Policy
1825 K Street NW 720	Washington	DC	20006	521818907	501(C)(3)	$1,480,793	Degrees When Due Initiative; Ensuring High Quality Higher Education in Prison Programs
Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th Street	Des Moines	IA	503190146	900743434	IA DOE	$799,712	Guided Pathways Implementation in Iowa's Community Colleges Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Ave NW	Washington	DC	20418	530196932	501(c)(3)	$106,055	Workshop on Understanding Success and Failure of Students in Developmental Mathematics
Philander Smith College
900 W Dalsey Bates Dr	Little Rock	AR	72202	710239729	501(c)(3)	$60,130	Project Success Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs
Philanthropy Ohio
37 West Broad Street	Columbus	OH	43215	311111842	501(C)(3)	$5,458	Membership Philanthropy Ohio 2019
Prison University Project Inc
PO Box 492	San Quentin	CA	94964	205606926	501(c)(3)	$319,550	Teaching and Learning Initiative
Shorter College
604 N Locust St	North Little Rock	AR	72114	710350954	501(c)(3)	$39,848	Project Success emergency Aid Paid Internship programs
Sinte Gleska University
PO Box 105	Mission	SD	57555	480312209	501(c)(3)	$7,252	Project Success Emergency Aid Program
State of Minnesota
658 Cedar St	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	STate of MN	$549,028	Career Technical Education-Higher Ed in Prison Career Navigator Initiative - MNDOC
University of Wisconsin System
780 Regent Street	Madison	WI	53715	391805963	501(c)(3)	$867,000	Math Initiative
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N University Dr	Pine Bluff	AR	71601	719010030	501(c)(3)	$98,243	Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs
WestEd
730 Harrison St	San Francisco	CA	941071242	943233542	IRC 115(1)	$74,877	Project Success Partner Grant
Yes We Must Coalition
5 Coltsway	Wayland	MA	01778	541439744	501(c)(3)	$95,000	Building college-employer partnerships
UW-Platteville
1 University Plaza	Platteville	WI	538183099	391805963	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Emergency Dash Grant
American Assoc of State Colleges and Universities
1307 New York Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20005	520747578	501(c)3	$530,950	Academic Affairs Summer 2019 Meeting Provosts Student Success Network
Association of American Colleges & Universities
1818 R Street NW	Washington	DC	20009	521945674	501(c)(3)	$866,939	Strengthening Completion Pathways and Ensuring Students are Learning
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
1307 New York Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20005	530183246	501(c)3	$255,473	Fellows Program Pilot	Suite 400
AZ Board of Regents on behalf of AZ State Univ
660 S Mill Avenue	Tempe	AZ	85281	860196696	501(c)(3)	$1,280,626	Feasibility Testing with a clear and affordable path to a bachelor's degree by combining the scalability of an online learning environment with local supports.	Suite 204
Board of Regents of UW System
210 North Park Street	Madison	WI	53715	391805963	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Emergency Dash Grant	Suite 6101
Credit Abuse Resistance Education
66 Center Plaza	Alexandria	VA	22308	810788458	501(c)3	$10,000	Ascendium Cares Donation	Suite 600
Education Finance Instutute
601 Lexington Avenue	New York	NY	10022	831400442	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Development and Validation of a Compelling Income Share Program	Floor 17
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
1310 L Street NW	Washington	DC	20005	010669150	501(c)3	$14,000	2019 Membership Contribution	Suite 650
Greater Twin Cities United Way
404 Soth Eight Street	Minneapolis	MN	55404	411973442	501(c)3	$6,000	Corporate Contribution
GSV Summit
875 N Michigan Avenue	Chicago	IL	60611	472947375		$25,000	Practitioner Fellowship Sponsor Fellowship	Suite 3520
Institute for Evidence Based Change
3711 Long Beach Blvd	Long Beach	CA	90807	263542835	501(c)3	$1,074,648	Implementing and Evaluating Caring Campus Faculty Engagement	Suite 5033
National College Attainment Network
1001 Connecticut Avenue Suite 300	Washington	DC	20036	311793562	501(c)(3)	$235,605	FAFSA Completion Challenge;2019 NCAN Membership Grant - Supporting Level 2;Text Steps Summer Melt Texting 2019 NCAN National Conference
R Street Institute
1212 New York Avenue	Wasinngton	DC	20005	263477125	501(c)3	$50,000	Rural Post-Secondary Education Project	Suite 900
Richmond Promise
440 Civic Center	Richmond	CA	94804	811653085	501(c)(3)	$8,800	PromiseNet 2019 - Sponsorship Opportunity
Sagniaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
7070 East Broadway Road	Mount Pleasant	MI	48858	386178758	501(c)3	$10,300	Emergency Aid
Second Chance Educational Alliance
750 Main Street	Hartford	CT	06103	811725510	501(c)3	$87,500	Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Evaluation	Suite 514
Strada Education Network Inc
10 West Market	Indianapolis	IN	46204	473044430	501(c)3	$87,120,164	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
Team Pennsylvania Foundation
240 North Third Street	Harrisburg	PA	17101	232876177	501(c)3	$306,075	Next Generation Sector Partnerships National Benchmarking & Rural Affinity Group	2nd Floor
Thread Inc
2401 Liberty Heights Avenue	Baltimore	MD	21215	841700955	501(c)3	$277,000	Creating Postsecondary Pathways for Thread Students
United Way of Central Indiana
2955 N Meridian Street	Indianapolis	IN	46208	351007590	501(c)3	$12,000	Corporate Contribution	Suite 300
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc
PO Box 1065	Aberdeen	SD	57402	237086355	501(c)3	$12,000	Corporate Contribution

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	132	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Wisconsin Covenant Scholar Program	130	$578,785
Jim Elliott Apprentice Scholarship	19	$28,500
Tools of the Trade Scholarship	180	$270,000
Project Success	26846	$99,558
Ascednium Tuition Reimbursement Program	11	$31,391

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	Ascendium employees receive financial support in their efforts to pursue additional education. Tuition, books and fees for job-required coursework and/or degrees or coursework deemed to be of strategic value to Ascendium are reimbursed at a 100% level. Coursework and degrees that are job-related are reimbursed at 80%. Maximum reimbursement per calendar year is $5,250 for employees regularly scheduled for 30+ hours per week and $2,000 for employees regularly scheduled for 20-29 hours per week.

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 (15 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
Amy Kobishop 3
VP - Education Philanthropy	$139,892	$0	$131,659	$0	$675	$0	$6,664	$0	$19,079	$0	$297,969	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Wilhelm 3
Director Claims Review	$150,104	$0	$10,170	$0	$3,924	$0	$10,316	$0	$14,761	$0	$189,275	$0	$0	$0
Beth Erickson 3
VP - Repayment Solutions	$145,980	$0	$131,550	$0	$1,337	$0	$6,444	$0	$24,651	$0	$309,962	$0	$0	$0
Brian Kobishop 3
VP - IT/Security/Logistics	$0	$155,290	$0	$26,799	$0	$2,097	$0	$6,591	$0	$5,176	$0	$195,953	$0	$0
Hope Merry 3
Chief Financial Officer	$0	$199,331	$0	$151,462	$0	$481	$0	$14,586	$0	$26,280	$0	$392,140	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3
VP-Policy/Comp/Claims/Collect	$140,587	$0	$131,538	$0	$1,329	$0	$11,796	$0	$41,684	$0	$326,934	$0	$0	$0
Jason Rasmusen 3
Director Strategic Comm	$113,080	$0	$22,390	$0	$7,637	$0	$5,039	$0	$25,489	$0	$173,635	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Crosby 3
Chief Operating Officer	$0	$269,457	$0	$1,118	$0	$1,324	$0	$10,629	$0	$25,149	$0	$307,677	$0	$0
Jeffrey Dick 3
Systems Analyst	$145,698	$0	$1,129	$0	$670	$0	$6,265	$0	$22,789	$0	$176,551	$0	$0	$0
Kira Cortese 3
Creative Director	$120,722	$0	$16,215	$0	$368	$0	$7,009	$0	$17,229	$0	$161,543	$0	$0	$0
Matt Harlowe 3
Director Internal Audit	$0	$138,143	$0	$36,576	$0	$259	$0	$8,100	$0	$8,005	$0	$191,083	$0	$0
Maureen Harrill 3
VP - Human Resources	$0	$125,186	$0	$76,526	$0	$1,694	$0	$8,150	$0	$20,063	$0	$231,619	$0	$0
Rebecca Rapp 3
Gen Cnsl, Chief Priv Ofc & Ass	$0	$136,959	$0	$131,689	$0	$297	$0	$14,681	$0	$22,963	$0	$306,589	$0	$0
Rebecca Villarreal 3
Director Education Grantmaking	$162,618	$0	$1,340	$0	$280	$0	$7,718	$0	$8,008	$0	$179,964	$0	$0	$0
Richard D George 23
Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas	$0	$347,542	$0	$601,808	$0	$3,806	$0	$14,735	$0	$28,305	$0	$996,196	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 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. 28,349,862
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 ($950,000,000) Ascendium Education Group, Inc. Guarantor reserve from USAF and NELA $175,444,281 ______________ Total ($774,555,719)

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	$0	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$0	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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	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	Northstar Education Services LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	q	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$31,056	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	Actual Cost	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt