2020-09-01T09:34:26-05:00 2019-12-31 ERNST & YOUNG US LLP 155 N Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60606 990 2019-01-01 391853833 Ascendium Education Solutions Inc % HOPE MERRY ASCE 6087332559 2501 International Lane Madison WI 53704 RICHARD GEORGE President & CEO 6087332516 2020-08-29 JACOB ZEHNDER P01564049 3128792000 2020-08-25 98.206.34.16 36964520202455000095 2020-09-01 P 01BAD6EA115B3605BA35E275C310E82CC2CC369C D155260895F341514098DE9CA2553F38B7C1A374 2019 2020-11-19 02:30:22Z RICHARD GEORGE 2501 International Lane Madison WI 53704 511268682 false X www.ascendiumeducation.org X 1996 WI OPERATES TO PROVIDE COST EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GUARANTY, financial counselling and related services to support student loan availability. 7 6 234 0 0 0 0 203909208 487441800 9782843 14999085 9112087 8827798 222804138 511268683 38937929 113866692 0 0 16721731 18374613 0 0 0 76905555 186996642 132565215 319237947 90238923 192030736 663920334 284705811 42915340 244592199 621004994 40113612 X 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. false false 289475296 113866692 487441800 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. 289475296 true false false false false false false false true false true false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 84349 0 234 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false IN X HOPE MERRY 6087332584 2501 INTERNATIONAL LANE Madison WI 53704 X Richard D George 2 Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas 20.0 30.0 X X 0 953156 43040 Hope Merry 3 Chief Financial Officer 29.0 21.0 X 0 351274 40866 Jacqueline Fairbairn VP-Policy/Comp/Claims/Collect 49.0 1.0 X 273454 0 53480 Beth Erickson 3 VP - Repayment Solutions 50.0 0.0 X 278867 0 31095 Jeff Crosby 3 Chief Operating Officer 21.0 29.0 X 0 271899 35778 Rebecca Rapp 3 Gen Cnsl, Chief Priv Ofc & Ass 24.0 21.0 X 0 268945 37644 Amy Kobishop 3 VP - Education Philanthropy 50.0 0.0 X 272226 0 25743 Maureen Harrill 3 VP - Human Resources 34.0 11.0 X 0 203406 28213 Brian Kobishop 3 VP - IT/Security/Logistics 34.0 11.0 X 0 184186 11767 Matt Harlowe 3 Director Internal Audit 25.0 25.0 X 0 174978 16105 Barbara Wilhelm 3 Director Claims Review 45.0 0.0 X 164198 0 25077 Rebecca Villarreal 3 Director Education Grantmaking 45.0 0.0 X 164238 0 15726 Jeffrey Dick 3 Systems Analyst 45.0 0.0 X 147497 0 29054 Jason Rasmusen 3 Director Strategic Comm 45.0 0.0 X 143107 0 30528 Kira Cortese 3 Creative Director 45.0 0.0 X 137305 0 24238 Cynthia Walsh 1 Director 3.0 0.0 X 21750 0 0 Richard A Weiss 1 Director 1.0 2.0 X 6583 13167 0 Mary Burke 1 Director 1.0 2.0 X 5917 11833 0 Thomas A Scarlett 1 Director 3.0 0.0 X 17750 0 0 Emerson Brumback 1 Director 1.0 2.0 X 5875 7875 0 David J Hanson 1 Director/Secretary 1.0 2.0 X 0 0 0 1638767 2440719 448354 22 false true false 0 0 COLLECTIONS & REHABILITATIONS 900099 418584517 418584517 ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE FEES 900099 36060669 36060669 DEFAULT AVERSION FEES 900099 32187687 32187687 COLLEGE COST METER FEES 900099 175922 175922 COHORT CATALYST FEES 900099 401171 401171 31834 31834 487441800 15018737 15018737 0 0 0 0 0 201124 220776 -19652 -19652 -19652 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLHEGC/MDHE CONTRACT 900099 8811063 8811063 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 16735 16735 8827798 511268683 487441800 23826883 X 112858458 112858458 1008234 1008234 0 0 1185322 1120293 65029 0 12876258 12661778 214480 1058768 1041806 16962 2335294 2290178 45116 918971 903992 14979 0 177518 177518 212567 212567 0 0 0 678756 678756 138312 138312 1301981 1301981 0 0 891627 891627 361132 349140 11992 0 189602 189602 0 0 5685392 5685392 7279 7279 COLLECTION FEES 125941437 125941437 CORP SUPPORT FUNC ALLOCATION 28349862 -654146 29004008 ICSAC CONTRACT EXPENSE 4596756 4596756 MDHE CONTRACT EXPENSE 3390239 3390239 15074182 15074182 319237947 289475296 29762651 0 X 2312583 54202 488959618 158092097 0 0 5514279 8651340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1852589 3552250 313386 290656 32452 22730 148496510 130000 0 0 0 0 0 106000000 16752303 8203192 663920334 284705811 13480339 10933562 0 22506274 4665971 14520565 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24769030 196631798 42915340 244592199 X 621004994 40113612 0 0 621004994 40113612 663920334 284705811 X 192030736 1633601 -774555719 X false true X true true true X 225000 225000 45331 0 0 495331 193353717 222226492 212778961 203909208 487441800 1319710178 0 0 0 193578717 222451492 212824292 203909208 487441800 1320205509 0 0 0 1320205509 1692133 3248651 4667442 9782834 15018737 34409797 0 1692133 3248651 4667442 9782834 15018737 34409797 0 6954440 8688950 7589259 9112087 8827798 41172534 202225290 234389093 225080993 222804129 511288335 1395787840 0.94585 0.94729 0.02465 0.02147 X Schedule A, Part III, Section B, Line 12 - Other Income Per Year Reported *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 true 257219044 150341932 126126063 281434913 false 307336 290579 16757 6050 77 5973 22730 0 RESERVE-DEFAULT AVERSION FEES 42301064 INTERCOMPANY & MISC. PAYABLES 14334176 CONTINGENT AFFIL CONSIDERATION LIABILITY 139996558 196631798 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. true UW-Whitewater 800 West Main Street Whitewater WI 53190 391805963 501(c)(3) 20000 Dash Emergency Grant UW-Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay WI 54311 391805963 501(c)(3) 13837 Career Ready Internship Grant; dash emergency program Alverno College 3400 South 43rd Street Milwaukee WI 53234 390806263 501(c)(3) 67506 College Completion; College Ready; Dash Programs Boys and Girls Club of Dane County 2001 Taft Street Madison WI 53713 391925617 501(c)(3) 222515 TOPS Program; 2019 Hearts for helping event Council for Opportunity in Education 1025 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 900 WASHINGTON DC 20005 521221301 501(c)(3) 8275 Sponsorship of 2019's Educational Opportunity Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College 13466 W Trepania Road Hayward WI 54843 391453493 501(c)(3) 73951 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Mount Mary University 2900 N Menomonee River Milwaukee WI 53222 380806154 501(c)(3) 24000 Dash Emergency Grant Scholarship America Inc One Scholarship Way St Peter MN 56082 042296967 501(c)(3) 9100 Emergency Aid United Way of Dane County 2059 Atwood Avenue Madison WI 53704 390817532 501(c)(3) 112000 Sponsorship of Loaned Executive, Corporate Contribution Milwaukee Area Technical College 700 West State Street Milwaukee WI 53233 391341603 501(c)(3) 34000 College Ready Program Cardinal Stritch University 6801 N Yates Road Milwaukee WI 53217 390806196 501(c)(3) 68571 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) 570000 Milwaukee & Minnesota:High School & College Programming Grantmakers for Education 720 SW Washington Street Suite 605 Portland OR 97205 330919329 501(c)(3) 86500 2019 GFE Grant, Grant & Conference Sponsorship Mercy College of Health Sciences 928 6th Avenue Des Moines IA 503091225 421511682 501(c)(3) 20000 Dash Emergency Grant St Cloud State University 720 4th Avenue S AS 122 St Cloud MN 56301 411687554 501(c)(3) 100000 Dash Emergency Grant Vera Court Neighborood Center Inc 614 Vera Court Madison WI 537041938 391945609 501(c)(3) 12000 Corporate Matching Grant Friends of Saint Paul College 235 Marshall Avenue St Paul MN 55102 271631689 501(c)(3) 32460 College Completion Program Grand View University 1200 Grandview Avenue Des Moines IA 50316 420681049 501(c)(3) 50000 Dash Emergency Grant Kent State University PO Box 5190 232 Schwartz Center Kent OH 44242 316402079 501(c)(3) 28900 College Completion Grant MDRC 16 East 34th Street New York NY 10016 237379473 501(c)(3) 1813695 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 Suite 350 Saint Paul MN 55101 411687554 501(c)(3) 51487 Emergency Dash Grant Ohio Wesleyan University 61 S Sandusky St Delaware OH 43015 314379585 501(c)(3) 37500 Emergency Dash Grant St Catherine University 2004 Randolph Ave Saint Paul MN 551051789 410695509 501(c)(3) 32609 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) 37500 Dash Emergency Grant University of Northwestern-St Paul 3003 Snelling Ave N St Paul MN 551131501 410711610 501(c)(3) 12120 Dash Emergency Grant Program Excelencia in Education 1717 N St N W 2nd Fl Washington DC 20036 200927912 501(c)(3) 88800 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) 402618 Development of a Statewide Comprehensive Transfer Blueprint Madison Metropolitan School District 545 W Dayton Street Madison WI 53703 396003202 State of WI 225000 Early College STEM Academy Minnesota Council on Foundations 800 Washington Ave N Ste 703 Minneapolis MN 554012759 411269275 501(c)(3) 7075 2019 Membership Dues Achieving The Dream Inc 8403 Colesville Rd Silver Spring MD 209106355 271635830 501(c)(3) 548463 Student Success Partner Grant Grant, Coaching Model Transformation Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships Education Commission of the States 700 N Broadway Suite 810 Denver CO 80203 310722194 501(c)(3) 2875000 Strong Start to Finish Implementation & Innovation Fund Heidelberg University 310 E Market Street Tiffin OH 44883 344428219 501(c)(3) 23766 Dash Emergency Program Lorain County Community College 1005 North Abbe Rd Elyria OH 44035 340930187 501(c)(3) 28729 College Completion Program North Central State College 2441 Kenwood Circle Mansfield OH 44906 341038108 501(c)(3) 46715 College Completion Grant Rand Corporation 1776 Main St PO Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 904072138 951958142 501(c)(3) 135834 MN DOC Evaluation Career Navigator Initiative Teachers College 525 West 120th Street New York NY 10027 131624202 501(c)(3) 712775 Scaling Guided Pathway Reform; Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships University of Texas at Austin 1616 Guadalupe St Austin TX 78701 746000203 501(c)(3) 718489 Moving Mathematics Pathways to Normative Practice in Arkansas; Project Success partner Wisconsin Philanthropy Network 759 N Milwaukee St Suite 512 Milwaukee WI 53202 396236498 501(c)(3) 11250 2019 membership renewal; Lead Sponsorship, 2019 Statewide Conference Aaniiih Nakoda College PO Box 159 Harlem MT 59526 810420980 501(c)(3) 39833 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) 744666 Innovation Alliance Retention Completion Grant UIA Fellows 2.0" Aspen Institute Inc One Dupont Cir NW Washington DC 20036 840399006 501(c)(3) 1188600 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) 86133 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Blackfeet Community College PO Box 819 Browning MT 59417 810378943 501(c)(3) 44141 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Cankdeska Cikana Community College 214 1st Ave Fort Totten ND 58335 450350756 501(c)(3) 5197 Project Success Emergency Aid Program Carleton College One North College St Northfield MN 55057 410694747 501(c)(3) 51554 Dash Emergency Grant Central State University PO Box 1004 Wilberforce OH 45384 310675386 501(c)(3) 89996 Paid Internship Program Chief Dull Knife College PO Box 98 Lame Deer MT 59043 810351900 501(c)(3) 30300 Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Clark State Community College 570 East Leffel Ln Springfield OH 45505 310734597 501(c)(3) 37588 College Completion Program Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Ave PH 216 Cleveland OH 44115 340966056 501(C)(3) 22648 Dash Emergency Grant College of Menominee Nation PO Box 1179 N172 Hwy 47/55 Keshena WI 54135 391773613 501(c)(3) 19067 Emergency Aid College of the Muscogee Nation PO Box 917 Okmulgee OK 74447 352357683 501(c)(3) 27966 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Columbus State Community College 550 East Spring St Columbus OH 43215 310729591 501(c)(3) 27267 College Completion Program Community Partners 1000 N Alameda St Los Angeles CA 90012 954302067 501(c)(3) 640000 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) 32200 College Completion Program Dine College PO Box C12 Tsaile AZ 86556 860215931 501(c)(3) 126964 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) 56452 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Fort Peck Community College PO Box 398 Poplar MT 59255 810374399 501(c)(3) 13733 Project Success Emergency Aid Program Institute of American Indian Arts PO Box 5310 Sante Fe NM 87502 850365964 501(c)(3) 49563 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) 517957 Wisconsin Student Success Center Grant Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College PO Box 519 Baraga MI 49908 010678043 501(c)(3) 63556 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Leech Lake Tribal College 6945 Littlewolf Rd NW Cass Lake MN 56633 753061667 501(c)(3) 81780 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) 83533 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Little Big Horn College 8645 S Weaver Dr Crow Agency MT 59022 810331905 501(c)(3) 38883 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Little Priest Tribal College 601 E College Dr Winnebago NE 68071 911849962 501(c)(3) 51133 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Lourdes University 6832 Covenant Boulevard Sylvania OH 43560 341226547 501(c)(3) 21420 Dash Emergency Grant Mercy College of Ohio 2221 Madison Ave Toledo OH 43604 341726619 501(c)(3) 30031 Dash Emergency Grant Navajo Technical University PO Box 849 Crownpoint MN 87313 850303705 501(c)(3) 116722 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) 54347 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program North Dakota State University PO Box 6050 Fargo ND 581086050 456002439 501(c)(3) 40338 College Completion Program Northcentral Technical College 1000 West Campus Dr Wausau WI 54401 391077093 501(c)(3) 28874 College Completion Program Northwest Indian College 2522 Kwina Rd Bellingham WA 98226 910905644 501(c)(3) 91835 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Notre Dame College 4545 College Rd South Euclid OH 44121 340714689 501(c)(3) 30923 Dash Emergency Grant Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College 220 College Dr New Town ND 58763 450322990 501(c)(3) 22697 Emergency Aid Program Project Success Paid Internship Program Oglala Lakota College PO Box 490 Kyle SD 57752 237135915 501(c)(3) 68047 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Ohio State University 1960 Kenny Rd Columbus OH 43210 316025986 501(c)(3) 24803 Dash Emergency Grant Red Lake Nation College PO Box 576 Red Lake MN 56671 263031521 501(c)(3) 59654 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) 150000 Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Salish Kootenai College Inc PO Box 70 Pablo MT 59855 810378823 501(c)(3) 95827 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) 48014 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Sitting Bull College 9299 Hwy 24 Fort Yates ND 58538 237373765 501(c)(3) 38633 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) 63666 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program State of Montana 2500 Broadway Helena MT 59601 810302402 state of mt 500000 College Access & Success Services Stone Child College 8294 Upper Box Elder Rd Box Elder MT 59521 810420650 501(c)(3) 78615 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Tohono O'Odham Community College PO Box 3129 Sells AZ 85634 860931108 501(c)(3) 30238 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Turtle Mountain Community College PO Box 340 Belcourt ND 58316 450323401 501(c)(3) 38945 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Union Institute & University 440 E McMillan St Cincinnati OH 452061925 310747997 501(c)(3) 10784 Dash Emergency Grant United Tribes Technical College 3315 University Dr Bismark ND 58504 450314233 501(c)(3) 49030 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Univ of AR Community College-Batesville PO Box 3350 Batesville AR 72503 710445264 501(c)(3) 34330 College Completion Program University of Arkansas-Fort Smith PO Box 3649 Fort Smith AR 72913 710394794 501(c)(3) 63397 College Completion; Dash Emergency Program University of Mary 7500 University Dr Bismarck ND 585049652 450273403 501(c)(3) 42158 Dash Emergency Grant University of Toledo 2801 West Bancroft St Toledo OH 43606 346401483 501(c)(3) 83614 Dash Emergency Grant White Earth Tribal & Community College 2250 College Rd Mahnomen MN 56557 411978247 501(c)(3) 68333 Project Success Emergency Aid and Paid Internship Program Wilberforce University 1055 N Brickett Rd Wilberforce OH 45384 310604719 501(c)(3) 37178 Project Success Paid Internship Program Xavier University 3800 Victory Pkwy Cincinnati OH 45207 310537516 501(c)(3) 20000 Dash Emergency Grant Arkansas Commmunity College 815 Main Street Little Rock AR 72201 710795889 501(C)(3) 200000 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) 402596 Adult Learner 360 Academy - Hispanic Serving Institutions Harris-Stowe State University 3026 Laclede Avenue St Louis MO 63103 431166917 501(c)(3) 96608 Project Success Emergency Aid Program Paid Internship Program Ilisagvik College PO Box 749 Barrow AK 99723 920158414 501(C)(3) 27884 Project Success Paid Internship Program Institute for Higher Education Policy 1825 K Street NW 720 Washington DC 20006 521818907 501(C)(3) 1480793 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 799712 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) 106055 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) 60130 Project Success Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs Philanthropy Ohio 37 West Broad Street Columbus OH 43215 311111842 501(C)(3) 5458 Membership Philanthropy Ohio 2019 Prison University Project Inc PO Box 492 San Quentin CA 94964 205606926 501(c)(3) 319550 Teaching and Learning Initiative Shorter College 604 N Locust St North Little Rock AR 72114 710350954 501(c)(3) 39848 Project Success emergency Aid Paid Internship programs Sinte Gleska University PO Box 105 Mission SD 57555 480312209 501(c)(3) 7252 Project Success Emergency Aid Program State of Minnesota 658 Cedar St St Paul MN 55155 416007162 STate of MN 549028 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) 867000 Math Initiative University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1200 N University Dr Pine Bluff AR 71601 719010030 501(c)(3) 98243 Emergency Aid Paid Internship Programs WestEd 730 Harrison St San Francisco CA 941071242 943233542 IRC 115(1) 74877 Project Success Partner Grant Yes We Must Coalition 5 Coltsway Wayland MA 01778 541439744 501(c)(3) 95000 Building college-employer partnerships UW-Platteville 1 University Plaza Platteville WI 538183099 391805963 501(c)(3) 100000 Emergency Dash Grant American Assoc of State Colleges and Universities 1307 New York Avenue NW Washington DC 20005 520747578 501(c)3 530950 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) 866939 Strengthening Completion Pathways and Ensuring Students are Learning Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities 1307 New York Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20005 530183246 501(c)3 255473 Fellows Program Pilot AZ Board of Regents on behalf of AZ State Univ 660 S Mill Avenue Suite 204 Tempe AZ 85281 860196696 501(c)(3) 1280626 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. Board of Regents of UW System 210 North Park Street Suite 6101 Madison WI 53715 391805963 501(c)(3) 150000 Emergency Dash Grant Credit Abuse Resistance Education 66 Center Plaza Suite 600 Alexandria VA 22308 810788458 501(c)3 10000 Ascendium Cares Donation Education Finance Instutute 601 Lexington Avenue Floor 17 New York NY 10022 831400442 501(c)(3) 50000 Development and Validation of a Compelling Income Share Program Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 1310 L Street NW Suite 650 Washington DC 20005 010669150 501(c)3 14000 2019 Membership Contribution Greater Twin Cities United Way 404 Soth Eight Street Minneapolis MN 55404 411973442 501(c)3 6000 Corporate Contribution GSV Summit 875 N Michigan Avenue Suite 3520 Chicago IL 60611 472947375 25000 Practitioner Fellowship Sponsor Fellowship Institute for Evidence Based Change 3711 Long Beach Blvd Suite 5033 Long Beach CA 90807 263542835 501(c)3 1074648 Implementing and Evaluating Caring Campus Faculty Engagement National College Attainment Network 1001 Connecticut Avenue Suite 300 Washington DC 20036 311793562 501(c)(3) 235605 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 Suite 900 Wasinngton DC 20005 263477125 501(c)3 50000 Rural Post-Secondary Education Project Richmond Promise 440 Civic Center Richmond CA 94804 811653085 501(c)(3) 8800 PromiseNet 2019 - Sponsorship Opportunity Sagniaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan 7070 East Broadway Road Mount Pleasant MI 48858 386178758 501(c)3 10300 Emergency Aid Second Chance Educational Alliance 750 Main Street Suite 514 Hartford CT 06103 811725510 501(c)3 87500 Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Evaluation Strada Education Network Inc 10 West Market Suite 1100 Indianapolis IN 46204 473044430 501(c)3 87120164 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. Team Pennsylvania Foundation 240 North Third Street 2nd Floor Harrisburg PA 17101 232876177 501(c)3 306075 Next Generation Sector Partnerships National Benchmarking & Rural Affinity Group Thread Inc 2401 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore MD 21215 841700955 501(c)3 277000 Creating Postsecondary Pathways for Thread Students United Way of Central Indiana 2955 N Meridian Street Suite 300 Indianapolis IN 46208 351007590 501(c)3 12000 Corporate Contribution United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc PO Box 1065 Aberdeen SD 57402 237086355 501(c)3 12000 Corporate Contribution 132 1 Wisconsin Covenant Scholar Program 130 578785 Jim Elliott Apprentice Scholarship 19 28500 Tools of the Trade Scholarship 180 270000 Project Success 26846 99558 Ascednium Tuition Reimbursement Program 11 31391 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. false false false false false false false false false Amy Kobishop 3 VP - Education Philanthropy 139892 0 131659 0 675 0 6664 0 19079 0 297969 0 0 0 Barbara Wilhelm 3 Director Claims Review 150104 0 10170 0 3924 0 10316 0 14761 0 189275 0 0 0 Beth Erickson 3 VP - Repayment Solutions 145980 0 131550 0 1337 0 6444 0 24651 0 309962 0 0 0 Brian Kobishop 3 VP - IT/Security/Logistics 0 155290 0 26799 0 2097 0 6591 0 5176 0 195953 0 0 Hope Merry 3 Chief Financial Officer 0 199331 0 151462 0 481 0 14586 0 26280 0 392140 0 0 Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 VP-Policy/Comp/Claims/Collect 140587 0 131538 0 1329 0 11796 0 41684 0 326934 0 0 0 Jason Rasmusen 3 Director Strategic Comm 113080 0 22390 0 7637 0 5039 0 25489 0 173635 0 0 0 Jeff Crosby 3 Chief Operating Officer 0 269457 0 1118 0 1324 0 10629 0 25149 0 307677 0 0 Jeffrey Dick 3 Systems Analyst 145698 0 1129 0 670 0 6265 0 22789 0 176551 0 0 0 Kira Cortese 3 Creative Director 120722 0 16215 0 368 0 7009 0 17229 0 161543 0 0 0 Matt Harlowe 3 Director Internal Audit 0 138143 0 36576 0 259 0 8100 0 8005 0 191083 0 0 Maureen Harrill 3 VP - Human Resources 0 125186 0 76526 0 1694 0 8150 0 20063 0 231619 0 0 Rebecca Rapp 3 Gen Cnsl, Chief Priv Ofc & Ass 0 136959 0 131689 0 297 0 14681 0 22963 0 306589 0 0 Rebecca Villarreal 3 Director Education Grantmaking 162618 0 1340 0 280 0 7718 0 8008 0 179964 0 0 0 Richard D George 23 Chair/Pres/CEO/Treas 0 347542 0 601808 0 3806 0 14735 0 28305 0 996196 0 0 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. 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