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Grants paid by Ascendium Education Solutions Inc, tax year 2019
EIN 39-1853833 · Madison, WI · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B82Z
In tax year 2019, Ascendium Education Solutions Inc (EIN 39-1853833) reported 133 grants paid totaling $113,289,317. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2019
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Strada Education Network Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $87,120,164 | paid | 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. | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Education Commission of the States Denver, CO | A | $2,875,000 | paid | Strong Start to Finish Implementation & Innovation Fund | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Mdrc New York, NY | A | $1,813,695 | paid | 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 | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Institute for Higher Education Policy Washington, DC | A | $1,480,793 | paid | Degrees When Due Initiative; Ensuring High Quality Higher Education in Prison Programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Az Board of Regents On Behalf of Az State Univ Tempe, AZ | A | $1,280,626 | paid | 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. | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DC | A | $1,188,600 | paid | Strengthening Guided Pathways through Workforce Tackling Transfer Phase II Justice Convening at Aspen | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Institute for Evidence Based Change Long Beach, CA | A | $1,074,648 | paid | Implementing and Evaluating Caring Campus Faculty Engagement | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI | A | $867,000 | paid | Math Initiative | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Association of American Colleges & Universities Washington, DC | A | $866,939 | paid | Strengthening Completion Pathways and Ensuring Students are Learning | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Iowa Department of Education Des Moines, IA | U | $799,712 | paid | Guided Pathways Implementation in Iowa's Community Colleges Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Arizona State Univ Foundatn for a New American Uni Tempe, AZ | A | $744,666 | paid | Innovation Alliance Retention Completion Grant UIA Fellows 2.0" | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | A | $718,489 | paid | Moving Mathematics Pathways to Normative Practice in Arkansas; Project Success partner | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Teachers College New York, NY | A | $712,775 | paid | Scaling Guided Pathway Reform; Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | A | $640,000 | paid | Higher Education in Prison Landscape Project Alliance for Higher Education in Prison Capacity Building | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | College Possible St Paul, MN | A | $570,000 | paid | Milwaukee & Minnesota:High School & College Programming | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | State of Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $549,028 | paid | Career Technical Education-Higher Ed in Prison Career Navigator Initiative - MNDOC | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Achieving the Dream Inc Silver Spring, MD | A | $548,463 | paid | Student Success Partner Grant Grant, Coaching Model Transformation Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | American Assoc of State Colleges and Universities Washington, DC | A | $530,950 | paid | Academic Affairs Summer 2019 Meeting Provosts Student Success Network | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Jobs for the Future Inc Boston, MA | A | $517,957 | paid | Wisconsin Student Success Center Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | State of Montana Helena, MT | U | $500,000 | paid | College Access & Success Services | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Kent State University Foundation Inc Kent, OH | A | $402,618 | paid | Development of a Statewide Comprehensive Transfer Blueprint | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Council for Adult and Experimental Learning Chicago, IL | A | $402,596 | paid | Adult Learner 360 Academy - Hispanic Serving Institutions | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Prison University Project Inc San Quentin, CA | A | $319,550 | paid | Teaching and Learning Initiative | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Team Pennsylvania Foundation Harrisburg, PA | A | $306,075 | paid | Next Generation Sector Partnerships National Benchmarking & Rural Affinity Group | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Thread Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $277,000 | paid | Creating Postsecondary Pathways for Thread Students | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Washington, DC | A | $255,473 | paid | Fellows Program Pilot | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | National College Attainment Network Washington, DC | A | $235,605 | paid | FAFSA Completion Challenge;2019 NCAN Membership Grant - Supporting Level 2;Text Steps Summer Melt Texting 2019 NCAN National Conference | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, WI | U | $225,000 | paid | Early College STEM Academy | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Madison, WI | A | $222,515 | paid | TOPS Program; 2019 Hearts for helping event | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Arkansas Commmunity College Little Rock, AR | A | $200,000 | paid | Improving Student Success through Holistic Student support Redesign | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Board of Regents of UW System Madison, WI | A | $150,000 | paid | Emergency Dash Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Research Foundation of City Univ of NY New York, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA | A | $135,834 | paid | MN DOC Evaluation Career Navigator Initiative | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Dine College Tsaile, AZ | A | $126,964 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, MN | A | $116,722 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | United Way of Dane County Madison, WI | A | $112,000 | paid | Sponsorship of Loaned Executive, Corporate Contribution | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | National Academy of Sciences Washington, DC | A | $106,055 | paid | Workshop on Understanding Success and Failure of Students in Developmental Mathematics | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | St Cloud State University St Cloud, MN | A | $100,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | UW-Platteville Platteville, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | Emergency Dash Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR | A | $98,243 | paid | Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Harris-Stowe State University St Louis, MO | A | $96,608 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid Program Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Salish Kootenai College Inc Pablo, MT | A | $95,827 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program; GFE Travel Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Yes We Must Coalition Wayland, MA | A | $95,000 | paid | Building college-employer partnerships | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA | A | $91,835 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH | A | $89,996 | paid | Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Excelencia in Education Washington, DC | A | $88,800 | paid | Latino Success; sponsorship - 15yr Anniversary; Sponsor and Convening - Excelencia in Education | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Second Chance Educational Alliance Hartford, CT | A | $87,500 | paid | Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Evaluation | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | A | $86,500 | paid | 2019 GFE Grant, Grant & Conference Sponsorship | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI | A | $86,133 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | A | $83,614 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | A | $83,533 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, MN | A | $81,780 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program; ATD Dream Conference 2019 - Concurrent Session | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Stone Child College Box Elder, MT | A | $78,615 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Wested San Francisco, CA | A | $74,877 | paid | Project Success Partner Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Hayward, WI | A | $73,951 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI | A | $68,571 | paid | College Completion Program; Dash Emergency Program and Career Ready Internship program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | White Earth Tribal & Community College Mahnomen, MN | A | $68,333 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD | A | $68,047 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Alverno College Milwaukee, WI | A | $67,506 | paid | College Completion; College Ready; Dash Programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquergue, NM | A | $63,666 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Baraga, MI | A | $63,556 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR | A | $63,397 | paid | College Completion; Dash Emergency Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR | A | $60,130 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN | A | $59,654 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College St Paul, MN | A | $56,452 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Nebraska Indian Community College Macy, NE | A | $54,347 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | A | $51,554 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | A | $51,487 | paid | Emergency Dash Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, NE | A | $51,133 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA | A | $50,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | R Street Institute Wasinngton, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | Rural Post-Secondary Education Project | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Education Finance Instutute New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | Development and Validation of a Compelling Income Share Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Institute of American Indian Arts Sante Fe, NM | A | $49,563 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | United Tribes Technical College Bismark, ND | A | $49,030 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Sisseton Wahpeton College Agency Village, SD | A | $48,014 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | North Central State College Mansfield, OH | A | $46,715 | paid | College Completion Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Blackfeet Community College Browning, MT | A | $44,141 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Mary Bismarck, ND | A | $42,158 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | North Dakota State University Fargo, ND | A | $40,338 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Shorter College North Little Rock, AR | A | $39,848 | paid | Project Success emergency Aid Paid Internship programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Aaniiih Nakoda College Harlem, MT | A | $39,833 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Programs | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt, ND | A | $38,945 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Little Big Horn College Crow Agency, MT | A | $38,883 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND | A | $38,633 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Clark State Community College Springfield, OH | A | $37,588 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Trustees of Hamline Univ of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | A | $37,500 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | A | $37,500 | paid | Emergency Dash Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH | A | $37,178 | paid | Project Success Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Univ of Ar Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR | A | $34,330 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI | A | $34,000 | paid | College Ready Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN | A | $32,609 | paid | Career Ready Internship Program Grant; Dash Emergency Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Friends of Saint Paul College St Paul, MN | A | $32,460 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | A | $32,200 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame College South Euclid, OH | A | $30,923 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Chief Dull Knife College Lame Deer, MT | A | $30,300 | paid | Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ | A | $30,238 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH | A | $30,031 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Kent State University Kent, OH | A | $28,900 | paid | College Completion Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI | A | $28,874 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH | A | $28,729 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK | A | $27,966 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK | A | $27,884 | paid | Project Success Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH | A | $27,267 | paid | College Completion Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Gsv Summit Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | Practitioner Fellowship Sponsor Fellowship | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH | A | $24,803 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI | A | $24,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | A | $23,766 | paid | Dash Emergency Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND | A | $22,697 | paid | Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | A | $22,648 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH | A | $21,420 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA | A | $20,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | A | $20,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | UW-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | A | $20,000 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | College of Menominee Nation Keshena, WI | A | $19,067 | paid | Emergency Aid | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Washington, DC | A | $14,000 | paid | 2019 Membership Contribution | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | UW-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | A | $13,837 | paid | Career Ready Internship Grant; dash emergency program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT | A | $13,733 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | University of Northwestern-St Paul St Paul, MN | A | $12,120 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc Aberdeen, SD | A | $12,000 | paid | Corporate Contribution | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | United Way of Central Indiana Indianapolis, IN | A | $12,000 | paid | Corporate Contribution | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Vera Court Neighborood Center Inc Madison, WI | A | $12,000 | paid | Corporate Matching Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Milwaukee, WI | A | $11,250 | paid | 2019 membership renewal; Lead Sponsorship, 2019 Statewide Conference | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH | A | $10,784 | paid | Dash Emergency Grant | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Sagniaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI | A | $10,300 | paid | Emergency Aid | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Credit Abuse Resistance Education Alexandria, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | Ascendium Cares Donation | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Scholarship America Inc St Peter, MN | A | $9,100 | paid | Emergency Aid | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Richmond Promise Richmond, CA | A | $8,800 | paid | PromiseNet 2019 - Sponsorship Opportunity | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Council for Opportunity in Education Washington, DC | A | $8,275 | paid | Sponsorship of 2019's Educational Opportunity | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Sinte Gleska University Mission, SD | A | $7,252 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid Program | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Council On Foundations Minneapolis, MN | A | $7,075 | paid | 2019 Membership Dues | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Greater Twin Cities United Way Minneapolis, MN | A | $6,000 | paid | Corporate Contribution | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Philanthropy Ohio Columbus, OH | A | $5,458 | paid | Membership Philanthropy Ohio 2019 | 202032459349300123 |
| 2019 | Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten, ND | A | $5,197 | paid | Project Success Emergency Aid Program | 202032459349300123 |
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