Funding search · EIN 391853833 · Madison, WI

Ascendium Education Solutions

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

667
grants reported
$296.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$82,186
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Postsecondary education in prison: delivery systems, Pell implementation, technical assistance
  • Rural learner postsecondary access, workforce pathways, and data capacity
  • Community college student success reforms: guided pathways, corequisites, transfer
  • Sectoral workforce training and IT/tech certificate programs for low-income adults
  • Research, evaluation, and evidence-building on postsecondary and workforce outcomes
  • State systems and intermediaries scaling proven student success models

Typical grant

Median grant is $82,186, with the middle half between roughly $29,000 and $401,000. The seven-figure checks go to national intermediaries and research shops running multi-site scaling work (Merit America, MDRC, Teachers College, Achieving the Dream), while the small awards are travel grants, conference sponsorships, and memberships that keep grantees in the field's convenings. Recipients repeat heavily: 667 grants went to 454 recipients, and many organizations hold several concurrent grants bundled into one annual total.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • learners from low-income backgrounds
  • higher education in prison
  • rural
  • economic mobility
  • career pathways
  • student success
  • scaling
  • building evidence

Positioning adjacent work

  • Anchor your work to one named theme: higher education in prison, rural learners, or community college student success.
  • Pitch research as a learning partner or evaluation of an existing grantee's model, not standalone inquiry.
  • Ask $300K to $900K for a single-institution study; reserve seven figures for multi-state scaling with a named partner.
  • Name the outcome as postsecondary completion tied to employment, and specify low-income learner counts served.

Worth knowing: Ascendium is the philanthropic arm of a Wisconsin student loan servicer, and Wisconsin leads recipient counts (118) alongside DC-based national policy organizations (89), so local Madison-area giving sits beside a national strategy. A concentrated set of intermediaries (MDRC, Achieving the Dream, Jobs for the Future, Aspen, Ithaka, Vera) absorbs most of the large dollars and often serves as the on-ramp for researchers, and the higher education in prison portfolio expanded sharply in 2024 following Pell reinstatement.

89 grants matching “travelers · $59.9M

  • $7.4M

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation Grant, Examining Faculty Decision-Making in Course Equivalency and Transfer Grant, Learning Partner for Future Sectoral Training Evidence-Building read all
  • $2.8M

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Grant, Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success Grant, Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Grant, Project Success 2024-2025 Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Exploring Shortened A read all
  • $2.4M

    Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening Grant, Closing the Pell Implementation Gap Grant, Travel Grant - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2024 National Conference G read all
  • $2.3M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024

    Horizons 2024 Sponsorship 7/22/24 - 7/23/24 Grant, Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Fair Chance to Advance: Transforming Systems read all
  • $2.0M

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Building Data Collection and Evaluation Capacity for Higher Education in Prisons Grant, Enhancing and Expanding the Transfer Explorer Tool Grant, Strategies to Support Holistic Credit Mobility Grant, Travel Grant read all
  • $1.9M

    New England Board of Higher Education · Boston, MA · 2024

    Grant, Launching the New England Prison Higher Education Collaborative Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $1.8M

    Resilience Education · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Grant, Expanding Business Education and Employment Opportunity in Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Trave read all
  • $1.1M

    North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Grant, Advancing Equitable Outcomes through Leadership Grant, Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $1.0M

    Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - National Higher Education Teaching Conference 2024 Grant, Building the Data Capacity of Rural Postsecondary Institutions Grant, Project Success 2024-2025

  • $913,541

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Grant, Planning for a Center for Prison Education Research and Leadership Grant, Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference Grant, Travel Grant - Grantmakers fo read all
  • $781,050

    Loyola University · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Grant, Jesuit Prison Education Grant, Examining Edu read all
  • $764,725

    Alliance for Higher Education in Prison · Denver, CO · 2024

    Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Sponsorship, 13th NCHEP 11/8-11/11/23 Grant, Supporting the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison's Field Leadership

  • $764,512

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Grant, STEM Transfer Partnership 2.0: Extending Impact Through Enhanced Partnerships Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $764,117

    Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Grant, Building Rural Community Learning Systems: Education to Employment Partnerships Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education

  • $752,450

    The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2024

    Grant, Establishing a State University of New York Prison Education Network Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $743,600

    Join Freeworld · Austin, TX · 2024

    Grant, Scaling CDL Training and Career Pathways for Formerly Incarcerated Learners Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $602,844

    University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024

    Grant, Technical Assistance for Teaching and Learning Initiative Travel Grant - Council of Independent Colleges Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $591,869

    Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024

    Grant, A Profile of Low-Income Undergraduates in the United States Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL Grant, Conducting an Evaluability Assessment of Reentry Campus Program

  • $527,060

    The College & Community Fellowship · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Supporting the Expansion of the THRIVE Program Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $518,500

    The Petey Greene Program · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Grant, Expanding College Readiness and Success for Incarcerated Learners Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $507,033

    Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Grant, Building a Multi-Sector Consensus for Expansion of Postsecondary Education in Virginia's Prisons Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $505,200

    Center On Rural Innovation · Hartland, VT · 2024

    Grant, Advancing Digital Skilling in Rural America Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit

  • $499,000

    Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Grant, Advancing the Economic Mobility of Rural Learners Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit

  • $491,773

    Council of Independent Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Increasing Equity and Effectiveness in Work-based Learning and Career Preparation at Smaller Independent Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities Grant, Travel Grant - Council of Independent Colleges Sponsorship - read all
  • $476,875

    Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024

    Grant, Integrating Financial Literacy into Higher Education in Prison Programming Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $456,550

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Grant, Education Justice Tracker Grant, Travel Grant - SXSW EDU Conference Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $444,950

    The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2024

    Grant, Launching Civic Sector Apprenticeships in Rural Communities Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit

  • $362,390

    National College Attainment Network · Washington, DC · 2024

    2024 NCAN National Conference Sponsorship 9/16-9/18/24 Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Ascendium - Dollars for Doers 2024 National College Attainment Membership; 7/1/24-6/30/25 Grant, Leve read all
  • $358,750

    Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison · Ossinging, NY · 2024

    Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Sponsorship, Rise Up Conference 2024, 9/9-9/11/24

  • $330,820

    Unlocked Labs · Saint Louis, MO · 2024

    Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Grant, Travel Grant - SXSW EDU Conference

  • $264,100

    The Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Grant, Prevalence of Lived E read all
  • $205,850

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Creating Enabling Conditions for Adult Reskilling in Rural America through Narrative Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $205,101

    Education Commission of the States · Denver, CO · 2024

    Grant, State Policy Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $194,100

    Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Grant, Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $178,990

    Our Community Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    SPONSORSHIP - Correcting the Narrative , 8/24/2024 Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening Grant, Connecting the Justice-Impacted Community to Pre-entry Resources

  • $161,200

    The Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Remove Structural Barriers to Success Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $155,458

    Nasfaa · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Preparing for Pell Grant Eligibility for Incarcerated Learners Grant, Travel Grant - Correctional Education Association 2024 Forum Grant, Travel Grant - Inside and Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration Confe read all
  • $133,218

    Reach University · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Grant, AA-to-BA Transfer Apprenticeship Pathway for Rural Talent Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education

  • $105,600

    Western Illinois University · Macomb, IL · 2024

    Grant, Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $105,251

    Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $92,750

    Reentry Campus Program · Providence, RI · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL Grant, Implementing an Evaluability Assessment

  • $81,650

    Tennessee Board of Regents · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Grant, Fast Track to Success? A Mixed Methods Study of Accelerated Course Formats Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference

  • $70,600

    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2024

    Grant, Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $66,104

    National Association of Higher Education Systems · Washington, DC · 2024

    SPONSORSHIP - NASH of System Heads, Equity Action Intensive Convening 2024 Grant, Equity Action Intensive Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $57,200

    Community Colleges of Appalachia · Pendelton, SC · 2024

    Grant, Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks Sponsorship, 2024 CCA Annual Conference Gold & Guest Passes 6/9-6/11/24 (2) Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit

  • $53,750

    Fiscal Sponsorship Allies · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Grant, Building Pathways to Credentials for HEP Students Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $52,450

    Qa Commons · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Grant, Employability Skills for HEP Curriculum Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $51,600

    Thrive for Life Prison Project · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Integrating Data Driven Strategies Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $39,700

    Tennessee Higher Education Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2024

    SPONSORSHIP - She Changes Everything Conference. 5/23/2024 Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference Grant, Travel Grant - Horizons - The Power of Us Grant, Travel Grant - Council of Independent Colleges Grant, Travel read all
  • $23,594

    The Coleridge Initiative · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024

    Sponsorship, 4th Annual National Convening 3/18-3/20/24 Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $6,700

    Mars Hill University · Mars Hill, NC · 2024

    Travel Grant - University Innovation Alliance Summit

  • $6,100

    Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Travel Grant - University Innovation Alliance Summit

  • $5,965

    Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024

    Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $5,550

    Holyoke Community College · Holyoke, MA · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference

  • $5,250

    Healthy Routines · Columbia, SC · 2024

    Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $4.5M

    Education Design Lab · Washington, DC · 2023

    Transformation of the Postsecondary Landscape Community College Growth Engine Fund Expansion Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023 Catalyzing Rural Community Colleges Through a Design Challenge

  • $3.5M

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Actualizing Community Vibrancy Metrics Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges From Opening Doors to Ushering In- Strategic Enrollment Management for Adult Learner Success Project S read all
  • $3.3M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2023

    Ready for Pell Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education Conference Travel Grant SXSW EDU Horizons: JFF National Summit 6/14-6/15/23

  • $1.1M

    Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education in Prison Establishing and Solidifying a Field Convener Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Understanding the Landscape of Higher E read all
  • $996,590

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success STEM Transfer Partnerships Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $810,780

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Building Pathways to Rural and Tribal Employment Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $630,650

    The Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2023

    Increasing Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Learners Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $604,731

    Tennessee Higher Education Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2023

    THEI Technical Assistance Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $600,563

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2023

    Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $578,570

    Institute for Evidence-Based Change · Long Beach, CA · 2023

    Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $505,827

    Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Oregon Statewide PEP Degree Program Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $483,567

    National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators · Washington, DC · 2023

    Preparing for Pell Grant Eligibility for Incarcerated Learners Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $440,186

    Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison · Oxford, GA · 2023

    EnGAge: Building and Mobilizing a Community of Practice for Higher Education in Prison in Georgia Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $435,280

    Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison · Ossinging, NY · 2023

    Finish Line Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Sponsorship, Rise Up Conference 2023

  • $434,100

    The Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 48th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference Workforce Aligned Postsecondary Education: Understanding the Way Forward

  • $398,271

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Paving the Way to Equitable, Adequate, and Effective Community College Funding Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Travel Grant - APPAM Fall Research Conference

  • $375,776

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2023

    Increasing Access to Educational Materials in Prisons: Facilitating the Approvals Process Travel Grant SXSW EDU

  • $373,511

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Planning for a Center for Prison Education Research and Leadership Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison Travel Grant SHEEO Higher Edu read all
  • $372,500

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    Education Justice Tracker Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $284,850

    Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 2023 Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $245,700

    Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network · Durham, NC · 2023

    Organizational Capacity Building Project Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $223,568

    University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 48th Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $153,078

    The Foundation for Maine'S Community Colleges · South Portland, ME · 2023

    Training Low-Income Workers for Remote Opportunities Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023

  • $149,550

    North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - 2023 Annual Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $134,600

    Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $113,550

    Western Illinois University · Macomb, IL · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $92,340

    New England Board of Higher Education · Boston, MA · 2023

    Commission on the Effectiveness of Higher Education Behind Bars in New England Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $75,702

    Rockwood Leadership Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Fellowship Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $47,833

    Excelencia in Education · Washington, DC · 2023

    2023 National Policy Forum 9/29/2023 Examples of Excelencia Sponsorship 9/28/2023 | Examples of Excelencia Sponsorship9/28/2023 Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023 LSS Funders Group Annual Meeting

  • $37,044

    Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023

    A Profile of Low-Income Undergraduates in the United States Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $12,689

    Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation · Columbus, IN · 2023

    Sponsorship of CivicLab's Annual Convening of Talent Hubs & National Talent Network 12/4-12/7/23 Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023

  • $6,750

    Loyola University · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $5,050

    Freedom Education Project Puget Sound · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Travel Grant - National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

  • $750,263

    Coleridge Initiative · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022

    Grant, Travel Grant SXSW EDU Grant, Establishing a Data Use Challenge to Inform Education & Workforce Transitions

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Strada Education Network1 grant · $50.2M
  • Mdrc3 grants · $12.2M
  • Merit America2 grants · $10.6M
  • Teachers College Columbia University3 grants · $6.4M
  • Blue Meridian Partners2 grants · $6.0M
  • Merit America1 grant · $5.0M
  • American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences3 grants · $4.9M
  • Education Design Lab2 grants · $4.7M
  • Achieving the Dream2 grants · $4.7M
  • New Venture Fund3 grants · $4.6M

Giving over time

$107.7M
2022
$71.5M
2023
$117.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 667 grants.

  • $50.2M

    Strada Education Network · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    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.

  • $7.6M

    Merit America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Scaling IT Support and Data Analytics Certificate Programming for Learners from Low-Income Grant, Accelerating Workforce Training Pathways via Merit America's Opportunity Fund

  • $7.4M

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation Grant, Examining Faculty Decision-Making in Course Equivalency and Transfer Grant, Learning Partner for Future Sectoral Training Evidence-Building read all
  • $5.0M

    Merit America · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant, Scaling IT Support and Data Analytics Certificate Programming for Learners from Low-Income Backgrounds

  • $4.5M

    Education Design Lab · Washington, DC · 2023

    Transformation of the Postsecondary Landscape Community College Growth Engine Fund Expansion Travel Grant Rural Summit 2023 Catalyzing Rural Community Colleges Through a Design Challenge

  • $3.9M

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022

    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 read all
  • $3.6M

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Paving the Way to Equitable, Adequate and Effective Community College Funding Grant, Expanding and Sharing the Evidence Base of Key Student Success Reforms Grant, Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Ed read all
  • $3.5M

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Actualizing Community Vibrancy Metrics Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges From Opening Doors to Ushering In- Strategic Enrollment Management for Adult Learner Success Project S read all
  • $3.3M

    Louisiana Board of Regents · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024

    Grant, Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training

  • $3.3M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2023

    Ready for Pell Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education Conference Travel Grant SXSW EDU Horizons: JFF National Summit 6/14-6/15/23

  • $3.3M

    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Grant, Assessing Quality and Equitable Access and Outcomes of Distance Postsecondary Courses for the Incarcerated Grant, Rural Research Support Partner Grant, Advancing Postsecondary Competency-Based Education Pathways read all
  • $3.0M

    Blue Meridian Partners · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Blue Meridian Partners Impact Investment

  • $3.0M

    Blue Meridian Partners · New York, NY · 2023

    Blue Meridian Partners Impact Investment

  • $3.0M

    Merit America · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scaling IT Support and Data Analytics Certificate Programming for Learners from Low-Income Backgrounds

  • $2.8M

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Grant, Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success Grant, Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Grant, Project Success 2024-2025 Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Exploring Shortened A read all
  • $2.7M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, NCII Impact Fund - Rural Guided Pathways Grant, Scaling the Leadership Academy for Student Success Grant, Expanding Rural Guided Pathways

  • $2.6M

    Urban League of Greater Madison · Madison, WI · 2023

    Advance Employment Services Black Business Hub

  • $2.5M

    Aspen Insitute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant, Advancing Community College Students' Post-Graduation Success Grant, 2023 Aspen Prize and New Student Outcomes Data Benchmarking Tool Grant, Researching and Awarding Excellence in Rural Community College Grant, A read all
  • $2.5M

    Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2024

    Grant, Exploring Innovative Financing to Strengthen Pre-Apprenticeships, Creating Rural Talent Finance Partnerships, and Establishing the Social Finance Institute

  • $2.5M

    Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Grant, Coalition-Led Career Pathway Initiative Framework for Apprenticeship Expansion in Wisconsin

  • $2.5M

    Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Building Postsecondary Rural and Prison Education Funder Collaboratives

  • $2.5M

    Center for Black Excellence and Culture · Madison, WI · 2022

    Grant, Founding Partner Gift

  • $2.5M

    Centro Hispano · Madison, WI · 2022

    Grant, Campaign CENTRO

  • $2.5M

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant, Reporting of Postsecondary Education Grant, Guided Pathways: "What and How To" Educational Series Grant, Expanding and Sharing the Evidence Base of Key Student Success Reforms

  • $2.4M

    State of Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Grant, Ohio Strong Start in Science (OhioSSS)

  • $2.4M

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Advancing Community College Students' Post-Graduation Success 2023 Aspen Prize and New Student Outcomes Data Benchmarking Tool Researching and Awarding Excellence in Rural Community College Accelerating Transfer Reform

  • $2.4M

    Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening Grant, Closing the Pell Implementation Gap Grant, Travel Grant - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2024 National Conference G read all
  • $2.4M

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Advancing Community College Students' Post-Graduation Success Grant, Aspen Prize, Higher Education Board Reform, and Increasing Focus on College Leadership

  • $2.3M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024

    Horizons 2024 Sponsorship 7/22/24 - 7/23/24 Grant, Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Fair Chance to Advance: Transforming Systems read all
  • $2.1M

    Texas Community College Education Initiative · Austin, TX · 2024

    Grant, Talent Strong Texas Pathways for Multilingual Learners of English Grant, Talent Strong Texas Pathways: Student Supports and Belonging HB8 Implementation

  • $2.0M

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Building Data Collection and Evaluation Capacity for Higher Education in Prisons Grant, Enhancing and Expanding the Transfer Explorer Tool Grant, Strategies to Support Holistic Credit Mobility Grant, Travel Grant read all
  • $2.0M

    Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Grant, Fueling Growth Through Innovation

  • $2.0M

    Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Grant, Fueling Growth Through Innovation

  • $1.9M

    New England Board of Higher Education · Boston, MA · 2024

    Grant, Launching the New England Prison Higher Education Collaborative Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $1.8M

    Resilience Education · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Grant, Expanding Business Education and Employment Opportunity in Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Trave read all
  • $1.6M

    Universities of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2024

    Grant, Supporting the Wisconsin Tuition Promise 2025

  • $1.6M

    Boys & Girls Club of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022

    Grant, McKenzie Regional Workforce Center Good Neighbor Grant

  • $1.5M

    Tennessee Board of Regents · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Pathways to Success for Adults with Some College but No Degree

  • $1.5M

    National Lead for America · Wichita, KS · 2024

    Grant, Strengthening National Service as a Pathway to Workforce Development and Economic Mobility in Rural Communities

  • $1.5M

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024

    Grant, Innovation and Expansion of Accelerated Training and Shared Outcomes Model

  • $1.5M

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022

    Grant, Innovation and Expansion of Accelerated Training and Shared Outcomes Model

  • $1.4M

    Npower · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Grant, Advancing Alternate Pathways to Technology Careers for Learners from Low-Income, Underserved Communities

  • $1.3M

    Asu Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023

    Scaling Academic Recovery Interventions Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations

  • $1.3M

    State of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Grant, Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison

  • $1.3M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023

    College Promise Careers Institute & Expanding Ecosystems for Promise Student Support

  • $1.3M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Building Support for Women Community College Leaders NCII Impact Fund - Rural Guided Pathways

  • $1.2M

    New America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Bringing Value-Based Bachelor's Degrees to Rural Community College Students Grant, Putting Community Colleges at the Center of Innovation Economies

  • $1.2M

    The University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Supporting Competency-Based Teacher Education in Tennessee

  • $1.1M

    Public Agenda · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Beyond Transfer Supporting Provosts for Student Success Transformation in State Systems Transfer Funders Group Facilitation & Planning

  • $1.1M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    Grant, Expanding Workforce Alignment and Capacity of College Promise Programs to Better Support Low-Income Learners Grant, Developing a National Justice Worker Credentialing Model Grant, Frontline Justice an initiative read all
  • $1.1M

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    Student Success Partner Grant Grant, Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges Grant, Actualizing Community Vibrancy Metrics

  • $1.1M

    North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Grant, Advancing Equitable Outcomes through Leadership Grant, Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $1.1M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2022

    Grant, JFF Horizons 6/7/2022 - 6/8/2022 Grant, Signature Statewide Initiative Planning Grant, Ready for Pell Grant, Supporting Career Pathways for Low-Income Rural Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

  • $1.1M

    Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education in Prison Establishing and Solidifying a Field Convener Travel Grant - National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Understanding the Landscape of Higher E read all
  • $1.0M

    Project Quest · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Building Career Pathways to Economic Mobility and Capacity Growth

  • $1.0M

    Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Grant, Travel Grant - National Higher Education Teaching Conference 2024 Grant, Building the Data Capacity of Rural Postsecondary Institutions Grant, Project Success 2024-2025

  • $1.0M

    The Regents of the University of California · Irvine, CA · 2024

    Grant, From Training to Employment: A Multi-Inquiry Study of Noncredit Workforce Training Programs Grant, Improving College-Career Transitions: Leveraging Internships and Campus Career Services to Improve Early Career O read all
  • $996,590

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success STEM Transfer Partnerships Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $996,167

    The Launchcode Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Preparing Incarcerated Learners for Careers in Technology Unlocking Pathways to Upward Mobility: Building Bridges from Prison to Employment with Unlocked Labs

  • $994,400

    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Designing a Postsecondary Education in Prison RFP Initiative Rural Research Support Partner Strengthening the Postsecondary Education in Prison Field Through High-Impact Technical Assistance

  • $992,500

    National Association of College and University Business Officers ( Nacubo) · Washington, DC · 2023

    NACUBO Strategically Financing Structures to Remove Barriers

  • $983,210

    Project Quest · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    Grant, Building Career Pathways to Economic Mobility and Capacity Growth

  • $982,533

    Strada Education Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Grant, Documenting Opportunities for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Learners Grant, Launching the Pittsburgh Regional Upskilling Alliance

  • $936,133

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2022

    Grant, Accelerating Just Transformation in the Foundational Postsecondary Experience Grant, Governing Board Success Academy

  • $935,700

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2023

    Examining Faculty Decision-Making in Course Equivalency and Transfer Strengthen and Scale Multiple Measures Assessment Implementation

  • $932,582

    Education Commission of the States · Denver, CO · 2023

    State Policy Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System Strong Start to Finish - Accelerating Scaled Implementation

  • $913,541

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Grant, Planning for a Center for Prison Education Research and Leadership Grant, Site-Specific Evaluation of Academic Recovery Innovations Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference Grant, Travel Grant - Grantmakers fo read all
  • $900,000

    National Fund for Workforce Solutions · Washington, DC · 2023

    Disrupting Occupational Segregation through Regional Postsecondary and Workforce Partnerships

  • $888,900

    Coalfield Development Corporation · Huntington, WV · 2024

    Grant, Rural Appalachian Workforce Development and Postsecondary Pathways Project

  • $885,000

    University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    Grant, Scaling Math Pathways in Alabama Grant, Mobile-Enabled Learning Supports in Co-Requisite Courses in Louisiana

  • $879,183

    National Association of College and University Busines Officers ( Nacubo) · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant, NACUBO Strategically Financing Structures to Remove Barriers

  • $867,537

    Rockwood Leadership Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Grant, Formerly Incarcerated Leaders Fellowship

  • $850,000

    Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Grant, Advancing the Economic Mobility of Rural Learners

  • $827,298

    Coleridge Initiative · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023

    Building a Statewide Data Dashboard for Postsecondary Education in Prison Establishing a Data Use Challenge to Inform Education & Workforce Transitions Sponsorship, 3rd Annual National Convening 3/28-3/29/23

  • $825,000

    Savi Solutions Pbc · Washington, DC · 2023

    Borrower Education Campaign: My Way to Repay Philanthropy, Savi Solution Partnership on At Risk Borrowers

  • $814,100

    Yes We Must Coalition · Wayland, MA · 2023

    Addressing Inequity in College Retention of Low-Income Students: Collaboratively Creating Pathways to Careers in Four-Year Degree Programs

  • $810,780

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Building Pathways to Rural and Tribal Employment Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference

  • $803,900

    Yes We Must Coalition · Wayland, MA · 2024

    Grant, Addressing Inequity in College Retention of Low-Income Students: Collaboratively Creating Pathways to Careers in Four-Year Degree Programs

  • $784,500

    Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Grant, Exploring Shortened Academic Terms in California Community Colleges

  • $781,050

    Loyola University · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Grant, Jesuit Prison Education Grant, Examining Edu read all
  • $780,000

    Association of Community College Trustees · Washington, DC · 2024

    Grant, Expanding Registered Apprenticeships and the Role of Community Colleges

  • $776,667

    Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2023

    Supporting National Reporting on Postsecondary Education in Prison and Rural Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Supporting Work Shift and The Job's National Reporting on Workforce Training Pathways

  • $764,725

    Alliance for Higher Education in Prison · Denver, CO · 2024

    Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Sponsorship, 13th NCHEP 11/8-11/11/23 Grant, Supporting the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison's Field Leadership

  • $764,512

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Grant, STEM Transfer Partnership 2.0: Extending Impact Through Enhanced Partnerships Travel Grant - Association for the Study of Higher Education

  • $764,117

    Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Grant, Building Rural Community Learning Systems: Education to Employment Partnerships Travel Grant - Grantmakers for Education

  • $760,450

    Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2024

    2024 Irving Innovation Awards Sponsorship, 11/12/24 Grant, Creating a National Movement for Emergency Aid Triple Your Impact match 2024 Match 11/2023-Jacki Fairbairn | Triple Your Impact match 2024 Match 11/2023

  • $752,450

    The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2024

    Grant, Establishing a State University of New York Prison Education Network Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening -AL

  • $750,263

    Coleridge Initiative · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022

    Grant, Travel Grant SXSW EDU Grant, Establishing a Data Use Challenge to Inform Education & Workforce Transitions

  • $750,000

    Vermont Youth Conservation Corps · Richmond, VT · 2024

    Grant, Providing Work-Based Learning Opportunities through Serve-Learn-Earn Vermont

  • $750,000

    The Chronicle of Higher Education · Washington, DC · 2023

    Supporting The Different Voices of Student Success Resource Center

  • $750,000

    The Chronicle of Higher Education · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant, Different Voices of Student Success: Focus on Solutions

  • $743,600

    Join Freeworld · Austin, TX · 2024

    Grant, Scaling CDL Training and Career Pathways for Formerly Incarcerated Learners Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL

  • $730,000

    Tennessee Board of Regents · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Grant, Pathways to Success for Adults with Some College but No Degree

  • $724,854

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2024

    Grant, Governing Board Success Academy Grant, Accelerating Just Transformation in the Foundational Postsecondary Experience

  • $707,760

    Michigan Community College Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2024

    Grant, Upper Midwest Collaborative to Address Economic Imperatives

  • $700,000

    Goodwill Industries International · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Grant, Implementing the Opportunity Accelerator Program to Expand Postsecondary Pathways for Rural Learners

  • $700,000

    Goodwill Industries International · Rockville, MD · 2023

    Implementing the Opportunity Accelerator Program to Expand Postsecondary Pathways for Rural Learners

  • $682,415

    Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Improving Higher Education Opportunities for English Learners Project Success 2023 Partner Grant

  • $677,181

    National Student Clearinghouse Research Ctr · Herndon, VA · 2022

    Grant, Developing a Proxy Measure of Income in NSC Research Publications

  • $675,375

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant, Scaling the Leadership Academy for Student Success

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