Ascendium is on a mission to make education and training beyond high school a reality for learners from low-income backgrounds. We champion opportunity by helping borrowers repay student loans, providing student and employee success solutions, funding initiatives that increase outcomes for learners from low-income backgrounds, and investing in companies that advance change to education and workforce training systems.
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc. uses large, multi-year grants to back systems change in postsecondary education and workforce training for learners from low-income backgrounds. One of the clearest signals in its recent giving is a $50,201,917 grant to Strada Education Network Inc. tied to the 2016 transfer of ownership of United Student Aid Funds and Northwest Education Loan Association. That kind of transaction-linked grant sits alongside sizable programmatic awards aimed at student success, transfer reform, and career pathways. The foundation’s national grantmaking also reaches organizations building tools and evidence for the field: Merit America received $7,560,000 in 2025 to scale IT support and data analytics certificate programming for low-income learners, while MDRC received $7,363,369 for assessment, transfer, and sectoral training work. Other awards support community college reform, adult learner pathways, and education in prison. Across the recent record, Ascendium combines national systems work with targeted support for Wisconsin and Madison-area organizations, reflecting a funder that pairs broad education strategy with place-based giving.
A major theme in Ascendium’s recent grants is workforce training for low-income adults. Merit America received $7,560,000 in 2025 to scale IT support and data analytics certificate programming, and Social Finance Inc. received $2,503,500 in 2025 for pre-apprenticeships and rural talent finance partnerships. Community college reform is another clear area: the foundation gave $4,476,200 to Education Design Lab in 2024 for rural community college growth engine and design challenge work, and $2,118,700 to Texas Community College Education Initiative in 2025 for Talent Strong Texas Pathways. It also funds transfer and student success research. MDRC received $7,363,369 in 2025 for multiple measures assessment, course equivalency, and sectoral training research, while Teachers College Columbia University received $3,557,052 in 2025 for community college funding and student success evidence.
Typical grant size sits at $38,070 at the 25th percentile, $89,285 at the median, and $398,366 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record includes both modest scholarships and multi-million-dollar awards. The foundation gives through recurring national programs and local community channels, and several recipients appear across multiple years, including Merit America, MDRC, Achieving the Dream, Jobs for the Future, and Teachers College Columbia University. Ascendium is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. One active program, Tools of the Trade Scholarships, accepts unsolicited applications; the other listed grant programs do not.
$145.2M
$213.3M
$186M
$196.7M
Most grants fall between $38K and $398K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$398K
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Ascendium’s grants are nationwide, and every recent-grant recipient in the data is in the United States. Washington, DC appears frequently among recipients, including Merit America, Education Design Lab, New Venture Fund, and the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation. New York is another repeated hub, with grants to MDRC, Teachers College Columbia University, Vera Institute of Justice, and Aspen Institute entities. Wisconsin remains important in place-based giving, with awards to Urban League of Greater Madison Inc., Centro Hispano Inc., Center for Black Excellence and Culture Inc., and Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Inc. The recipient distribution shown here is 100% US-based, with 14% of grants to recipients in Wisconsin.
Its recent grants center on postsecondary education and workforce training, especially learner success, transfer pathways, community college reform, apprenticeships, and education in prison. Examples include support for multi-measures assessment, rural guided pathways, and certificate and pre-apprenticeship programs for low-income learners.
Most listed grant programs do not accept unsolicited applications. One exception is Tools of the Trade Scholarship, which is marked as accepting unsolicited applications for eligible Wisconsin construction and industrial apprentices.
The typical grant size is $38,070 at the 25th percentile, $89,285 at the median, and $398,366 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $2,000 scholarships to multimillion-dollar grants and one $50,201,917 transfer-related grant.
Several recipients appear in multiple years, which shows recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. Merit America, MDRC, Achieving the Dream, Jobs for the Future, and Teachers College Columbia University each received more than one grant in the recent record.
The giving is national, with all listed recent recipients in the United States. Washington, DC and New York appear repeatedly among recipient locations, while Wisconsin also receives frequent place-based support through Madison and Milwaukee organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC | BOSTON, MA | $6,854,650 | 2026 | GRANT, FAIR CHANCE TO ADVANCE: TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS AND BUILDING PATHWAYS FROM CORRECTIONS TO QUALITY JOBS |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,850,576 | 2026 | GRANT, AN APPLIED RESEARCH AGENDA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY COLLEGE REFORM AND LEARNER ADVANCEMENT GRANT, EXPANDING AND SHARING THE EVIDENCE BASE OF KEY STUDENT SUCCESS REFORMS GRANT, EVALUATION OF SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE GRANT, NATIONAL REPORTING BY HECHINGER REPORT ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING |
| MERIT AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,660,000 | 2026 | GRANT, ACCELERATING WORKFORCE TRAINING PATHWAYS VIA MERIT AMERICA'S OPPORTUNITY FUND CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| MDRC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,545,531 | 2026 | GRANT, ACCELERATING IMPACT: ADVANCING EVIDENCE FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY GRANT, BUILDING & APPLYING STRONG EVIDENCE ABOUT POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS & ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,279,342 | 2026 | GRANT, IDENTIFYING AND SCALING PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS GRANT, RURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT PARTNER |
| WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | MADISON, WI | $5,000,000 | 2026 | GRANT, SUPPORTING LOW-INCOME LEARNERS AT WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT COLLEGES |
| ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $3,701,781 | 2026 | GRANT, SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2024-2025 GRANT, FROM OPENING DOORS TO USHERING IN- STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT FOR ADULT LEARNER SUCCESS GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT GRANT, BEYOND THE COLLEGE WALLS: PRINCIPLES AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NEXT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DECADE |
| UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | MADISON, WI | $3,400,000 | 2026 | GRANT, SUPPORTING THE WISCONSIN TUITION PROMISE 2025 |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,391,300 | 2026 | GRANT, ASPEN PRIZE, HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD REFORM, AND INCREASING FOCUS ON COLLEGE LEADERSHIP GRANT, THE TRANSFER INTENSIVE 2.0 GRANT, ADVANCING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS' POST-GRADUATION SUCCESS |
| BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION, BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS IMPACT INVESTMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON | MADISON, WI | $2,575,300 | 2026 | GRANT, LAUNCHING THE UW COALITION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON XX GRANT, MEASURING RURAL COLLEGE STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,557,000 | 2026 | GRANT, LAUNCHING THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EDUCATION, JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY GRANT, PLANNING FOR A CENTER FOR PRISON EDUCATION RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP TRAVEL GRANT - PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONFERENCE |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | DENVER, CO | $2,506,700 | 2026 | GRANT, ADVANCING COLORADO'S WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
| ONE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | MADISON, WI | $2,500,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION-EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONE CITY SCHOOLS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | BOONE, NC | $2,200,000 | 2026 | GRANT, FOSTERING STATE LEADERSHIP FOR RURAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC | FITCHBURG, WI | $2,100,334 | 2026 | RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE AVID/TOPS PROGRAM GOOD NEIGHBOR GIVING 2025 TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT MATCH 2025 |
| PER SCHOLAS INC | BRONX, NY | $2,100,000 | 2026 | GRANT, FUELING GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,056,180 | 2026 | GRANT, LEVERAGING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE PEP STUDENT CONTINUUM GRANT, THEI TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPONSORSHIP, 2025 PATH FORWARD LUNCHEON 4/28/25 TRAVEL GRANT - DREAM 2025 TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING |
| TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,044,100 | 2026 | GRANT, PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR ADULTS WITH SOME COLLEGE BUT NO DEGREE GRANT, SUSTAINING AND SCALING SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES GRANT, EMBEDDING HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING IN TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING |
| SOCIAL FINANCE INC | BOSTON, MA | $2,041,600 | 2026 | GRANT, EXPLORING INNOVATIVE FINANCING TO STRENGTHEN PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS, CREATING RURAL TALENT FINANCE PARTNERSHIPS, AND ESTABLISHING THE SOCIAL FINANCE INSTITUTE |
| ITHAKA HARBORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,999,550 | 2026 | GRANT, STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT HOLISTIC CREDIT MOBILITY GRANT, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE TRANSFER EXPLORER TOOL GRANT, BUILDING DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION CAPACITY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISONS GRANT, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE TRANSFER EXPLORER TOOL |
| TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION INITIATIVE | AUSTIN, TX | $1,989,100 | 2026 | GRANT, TALENT STRONG TEXAS PATHWAYS: STUDENT SUPPORTS AND BELONGING HB8 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, TALENT STRONG TEXAS PATHWAYS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS OF ENGLISH |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | ALBANY, NY | $1,899,400 | 2026 | GRANT, ESTABLISHING A STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRISON EDUCATION NETWORK TRAVEL GRANT - HORIZONS 2025 TRAVEL GRANT - THE COLERIDGE INITIATIVE'S 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENING 2025 |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,862,250 | 2026 | GRANT, EXPANDING RURAL GUIDED PATHWAYS GRANT, SCALING THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT, PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OPTIMIZE SUPERVISOR PATHWAYS TRAVEL GRANT - RURAL SUMMIT 2025 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,652,700 | 2026 | GRANT, DECREASING TIME TO DEGREE THROUGH STUDENT-CENTERED COURSE SCHEDULING GRANT, ACADEMIC PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT GRANT, SYMPOSIUM FOR CAOS AND CIOS: COLLABORATIONS FOR INNOVATION AND EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS |
| STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,640,740 | 2026 | GRANT, ASSESSING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS PARTICIPATING IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS GRANT, STRIVE TO THRIVE: SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS COACHING GRANT, DOCUMENTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED LEARNERSCONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| YEAR UP INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,600,000 | 2026 | GRANT, INNOVATION AND EXPANSION OF ACCELERATED TRAINING AND SHARED OUTCOMES MODEL CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| EDUCATION DESIGN LAB | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,578,600 | 2026 | GRANT, TRANSFORMATION OF THE POSTSECONDARY LANDSCAPE |
| MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,574,200 | 2026 | GRANT, STRENGTHENING STATEWIDE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND REENTRY |
| ROCKWOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,548,375 | 2026 | GRANT, GROWING THE COMMUNITY OF FORMERLY-INCARCERATED LEADERS IN HEP CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT GRANT, FORMERLY INCARCERATED LEADERS FELLOWSHIP SPONSORSHIP, 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT 10/15/25 |
| NASFAA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,507,900 | 2026 | GRANT, PREPARING FOR PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR INCARCERATED LEARNERS CONTRIBUTION: CHARITY 5K SPONSORSHIP 6/24/2025 |
| NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION | BOSTON, MA | $1,450,281 | 2026 | GRANT, LAUNCHING THE NEW ENGLAND PRISON HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND | ADELPHI, MD | $1,293,085 | 2026 | GRANT, ALIGNING SERVICES FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED STUDENTS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING |
| ASU FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $1,250,000 | 2026 | GRANT, SCALING ACADEMIC RECOVERY INTERVENTIONS |
| PROJECT EVIDENT INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,223,676 | 2026 | GRANT, STRATEGIC EVIDENCE PLANNING COHORT GRANT, INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC EVIDENCE PLANNING FOR ASCENDIUM EXPLORATION GRANTEES |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,211,000 | 2026 | GRANT, NATIONAL COMMUNITY JUSTICE WORKER TASK FORCE: PHASE 2 GRANT, DEVELOPING A NATIONAL JUSTICE WORKER CREDENTIALING MODEL |
| PROJECT QUEST INC | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,141,565 | 2026 | GRANT, BUILDING CAREER PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAPACITY GROWTH |
| STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | BOULDER, CO | $1,125,000 | 2026 | GRANT, ADVANCING POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED STUDENTS GRANT, NON-CREDIT MOBILITY ACADEMY |
| NPOWER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,059,100 | 2026 | GRANT, ADVANCING ALTERNATE PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGY CAREERS FOR LEARNERS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $1,000,392 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION-GOODMAN NONPROFIT CENTER FOUNDING PARTNER ENDOWMENT SPONSORSHIP - MADISON GIVES 2025 - COMMUNITY IMPACT TABLE (8 GUESTS) 5/20/25 |
| THE CENTER FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | GRANT, EXPANDING SUBSTATE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS TO IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING AND WORKFORCE PLANNING |
| MTZ CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION INC | MADISON, WI | $1,000,000 | 2026 | RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION-MTZ FAMILY LIFE CENTER |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $983,906 | 2026 | GRANT, THE LOUISIANA COREQUISITE REFORM ALLIANCE (LCRA) GRANT, MODERN MATH PATHWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS |
| RESILIENCE EDUCATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $971,575 | 2026 | GRANT, EXPANDING BUSINESS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS SPONSORSHIP, FAIR CHANCE BUSINESS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM 4/1/25 |
| THE EDUCATION TRUST | WASHINGTON, DC | $953,700 | 2026 | GRANT, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED LEARNERS GRANT, REMOVE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC AGENDA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $931,900 | 2026 | GRANT, SUPPORTING PROVOSTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS TRANSFORMATION IN STATE SYSTEMS GRANT, BEYOND TRANSFER |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | IRVINE, CA | $920,000 | 2026 | GRANT, IMPROVING COLLEGE-CAREER TRANSITIONS: LEVERAGING INTERNSHIPS AND CAMPUS CAREER SERVICES TO IMPROVE EARLY CAREER OUTCOMES GRANT, FROM TRAINING TO EMPLOYMENT: A MULTI-INQUIRY STUDY OF NONCREDIT WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $908,400 | 2026 | GRANT, GETTING DUAL CREDIT RIGHT: REDUCING CREDIT LOSS, INCREASING BACHELOR'S COMPLETION |
| OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $868,333 | 2026 | GRANT, DELIVERING EXPERT REPORTING ON RURAL AND PRISON WORKFORCE TRAINING AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION GRANT, SUPPORTING NATIONAL REPORTING ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON AND RURAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT, SUPPORTING WORK SHIFT AND THE JOB'S NATIONAL REPORTING ON WORKFORCE TRAINING PATHWAYS |
| WESTED | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $826,111 | 2026 | GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2024-2025 GRANT, BUILDING THE DATA CAPACITY OF RURAL POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT |
GRANT, FAIR CHANCE TO ADVANCE: TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS AND BUILDING PATHWAYS FROM CORRECTIONS TO QUALITY JOBS
TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$5,850,576GRANT, AN APPLIED RESEARCH AGENDA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY COLLEGE REFORM AND LEARNER ADVANCEMENT GRANT, EXPANDING AND SHARING THE EVIDENCE BASE OF KEY STUDENT SUCCESS REFORMS GRANT, EVALUATION OF SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE GRANT, NATIONAL REPORTING BY HECHINGER REPORT ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING
GRANT, ACCELERATING WORKFORCE TRAINING PATHWAYS VIA MERIT AMERICA'S OPPORTUNITY FUND CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
GRANT, ACCELERATING IMPACT: ADVANCING EVIDENCE FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY GRANT, BUILDING & APPLYING STRONG EVIDENCE ABOUT POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS & ECONOMIC MOBILITY CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
GRANT, IDENTIFYING AND SCALING PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS GRANT, RURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT PARTNER
GRANT, SUPPORTING LOW-INCOME LEARNERS AT WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
GRANT, SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2024-2025 GRANT, FROM OPENING DOORS TO USHERING IN- STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT FOR ADULT LEARNER SUCCESS GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT GRANT, BEYOND THE COLLEGE WALLS: PRINCIPLES AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NEXT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DECADE
UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
$3,400,000GRANT, SUPPORTING THE WISCONSIN TUITION PROMISE 2025
GRANT, ASPEN PRIZE, HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD REFORM, AND INCREASING FOCUS ON COLLEGE LEADERSHIP GRANT, THE TRANSFER INTENSIVE 2.0 GRANT, ADVANCING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS' POST-GRADUATION SUCCESS
CONTRIBUTION, BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS IMPACT INVESTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
$2,575,300GRANT, LAUNCHING THE UW COALITION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON XX GRANT, MEASURING RURAL COLLEGE STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$2,557,000GRANT, LAUNCHING THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EDUCATION, JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY GRANT, PLANNING FOR A CENTER FOR PRISON EDUCATION RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP TRAVEL GRANT - PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONFERENCE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
$2,506,700GRANT, ADVANCING COLORADO'S WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
ONE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
$2,500,000CONTRIBUTION-EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONE CITY SCHOOLS
GRANT, FOSTERING STATE LEADERSHIP FOR RURAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC
$2,100,334RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE AVID/TOPS PROGRAM GOOD NEIGHBOR GIVING 2025 TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT MATCH 2025
GRANT, FUELING GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
$2,056,180GRANT, LEVERAGING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE PEP STUDENT CONTINUUM GRANT, THEI TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPONSORSHIP, 2025 PATH FORWARD LUNCHEON 4/28/25 TRAVEL GRANT - DREAM 2025 TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS
$2,044,100GRANT, PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR ADULTS WITH SOME COLLEGE BUT NO DEGREE GRANT, SUSTAINING AND SCALING SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES GRANT, EMBEDDING HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING IN TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
GRANT, EXPLORING INNOVATIVE FINANCING TO STRENGTHEN PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS, CREATING RURAL TALENT FINANCE PARTNERSHIPS, AND ESTABLISHING THE SOCIAL FINANCE INSTITUTE
GRANT, STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT HOLISTIC CREDIT MOBILITY GRANT, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE TRANSFER EXPLORER TOOL GRANT, BUILDING DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION CAPACITY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISONS GRANT, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE TRANSFER EXPLORER TOOL
GRANT, TALENT STRONG TEXAS PATHWAYS: STUDENT SUPPORTS AND BELONGING HB8 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, TALENT STRONG TEXAS PATHWAYS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS OF ENGLISH
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
$1,899,400GRANT, ESTABLISHING A STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRISON EDUCATION NETWORK TRAVEL GRANT - HORIZONS 2025 TRAVEL GRANT - THE COLERIDGE INITIATIVE'S 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENING 2025
GRANT, EXPANDING RURAL GUIDED PATHWAYS GRANT, SCALING THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT, PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OPTIMIZE SUPERVISOR PATHWAYS TRAVEL GRANT - RURAL SUMMIT 2025
GRANT, DECREASING TIME TO DEGREE THROUGH STUDENT-CENTERED COURSE SCHEDULING GRANT, ACADEMIC PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT GRANT, SYMPOSIUM FOR CAOS AND CIOS: COLLABORATIONS FOR INNOVATION AND EQUITABLE STUDENT SUCCESS
STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$1,640,740GRANT, ASSESSING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS PARTICIPATING IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS GRANT, STRIVE TO THRIVE: SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS COACHING GRANT, DOCUMENTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED LEARNERSCONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
GRANT, INNOVATION AND EXPANSION OF ACCELERATED TRAINING AND SHARED OUTCOMES MODEL CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
GRANT, TRANSFORMATION OF THE POSTSECONDARY LANDSCAPE
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$1,574,200GRANT, STRENGTHENING STATEWIDE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND REENTRY
GRANT, GROWING THE COMMUNITY OF FORMERLY-INCARCERATED LEADERS IN HEP CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT GRANT, FORMERLY INCARCERATED LEADERS FELLOWSHIP SPONSORSHIP, 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT 10/15/25
NASFAA
$1,507,900GRANT, PREPARING FOR PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR INCARCERATED LEARNERS CONTRIBUTION: CHARITY 5K SPONSORSHIP 6/24/2025
NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
$1,450,281GRANT, LAUNCHING THE NEW ENGLAND PRISON HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
$1,293,085GRANT, ALIGNING SERVICES FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED STUDENTS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
GRANT, STRATEGIC EVIDENCE PLANNING COHORT GRANT, INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC EVIDENCE PLANNING FOR ASCENDIUM EXPLORATION GRANTEES
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$1,211,000GRANT, NATIONAL COMMUNITY JUSTICE WORKER TASK FORCE: PHASE 2 GRANT, DEVELOPING A NATIONAL JUSTICE WORKER CREDENTIALING MODEL
GRANT, BUILDING CAREER PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAPACITY GROWTH
STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
$1,125,000GRANT, ADVANCING POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED STUDENTS GRANT, NON-CREDIT MOBILITY ACADEMY
GRANT, ADVANCING ALTERNATE PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGY CAREERS FOR LEARNERS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTION, ASCENDIUM RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT
CONTRIBUTION-GOODMAN NONPROFIT CENTER FOUNDING PARTNER ENDOWMENT SPONSORSHIP - MADISON GIVES 2025 - COMMUNITY IMPACT TABLE (8 GUESTS) 5/20/25
GRANT, EXPANDING SUBSTATE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS TO IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING AND WORKFORCE PLANNING
MTZ CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION INC
$1,000,000RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION-MTZ FAMILY LIFE CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$983,906GRANT, THE LOUISIANA COREQUISITE REFORM ALLIANCE (LCRA) GRANT, MODERN MATH PATHWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS
RESILIENCE EDUCATION
$971,575GRANT, EXPANDING BUSINESS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS SPONSORSHIP, FAIR CHANCE BUSINESS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM 4/1/25
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$920,000GRANT, IMPROVING COLLEGE-CAREER TRANSITIONS: LEVERAGING INTERNSHIPS AND CAMPUS CAREER SERVICES TO IMPROVE EARLY CAREER OUTCOMES GRANT, FROM TRAINING TO EMPLOYMENT: A MULTI-INQUIRY STUDY OF NONCREDIT WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS
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