EIN 39-1853833

Ascendium Education Solutions

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
159
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Ascendium Education Solutions supports increased access to and success in post-secondary education as a national grantmaker, federal student loan guaranty agency, and provider of student success services. The organization operates to philanthropically support and cost-effectively enable access to and persistence in post-secondary education by providing full-range guaranty agency services and grant support to funding sources.
Related structure
Ascendium Education Solutions is a subordinate organization under Ascendium Education Group.
Also known as...
Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
Total revenues
$388,928,491
2022
Total expenses
$166,575,071
2022
Total assets
$289,805,860
2022
Num. employees
159
2022

Program areas at Ascendium Education Solutions

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.

Grants made by Ascendium Education Solutions

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Strada Education FoundationSupport 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.$50,201,917
Merit AmericaGrant, Scaling It Support and Data Analytics Certificate Programming for Learners From Low-Income Backgrounds$5,000,000
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)Grant, Capitalizing on Federal Momentum To Advance Postsecondary Student Success Grant, on the Path To A Degree (Onpath) Grant, Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation Grant, Building & Applying Strong Evidence About Postsecondary Success & Economic Mobility$3,855,800
...and 147 more grants made totalling $101,206,294

Who funds Ascendium Education Solutions

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ascendium Education GroupFund Ascendium Education Solution, Inc. Grant Program$61,144,777

Personnel at Ascendium Education Solutions

NameTitleCompensation
Jeff CrosbyPresident and CEO, Ascendium Education Solutions$521,604
Jeffery E CrosbyPresident and Chief Executive Officer - Aes$547,044
Hope MerryChief Financial Officer$0
Brett LindquistVice President - Strategic Communications / Chief Marketing and Sales Officer$0
Brian KobishopVice President - It and Security and Logistics$0
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for Ascendium Education Solutions

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$61,144,777
Program services$321,760,632
Investment income and dividends$1,390,574
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$4,632,508
Total revenues$388,928,491

Form 990s for Ascendium Education Solutions

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-30990View PDF
2021-122022-08-31990View PDF
2020-122021-08-30990View PDF
2019-122020-11-18990View PDF
2018-122019-10-30990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
November 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 12, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
October 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedNational levelReceives government fundingManagement and technical assistanceProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
38 Buttonwood CT
Madison, WI 53718
Metro area
Madison, WI
County
Dane County, WI
Website URL
ascendiumeducation.org/ 
Phone
(608) 733-2559
Facebook page
mygreatlakes 
Twitter profile
@mygreatlakes 
IRS details
EIN
39-1853833
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
522120: Savings Institutions
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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