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EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY DIVISION OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP

We believe learning after high school has the power to transform lives.

Driven by this belief, we focus our philanthropy on systemic change to elevate opportunity for learners from low-income backgrounds.

Our Priorities

We award grants in four specific areas. Through this approach, we explore innovative ideas, validate promising practices, and scale successful solutions.

News and Insights

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Wakiya Foundation Works to Expand Pathways to Good Jobs for Rural Native Learners

October 4, 2024

Ascendium is pleased to shine a spotlight on the Wakiya Foundation, one of three current grant partners working to address barriers faced by rural Native American learners. The Wakiya Foundation is using labor market data to pilot the development of new bachelor’s degree programs at three tribal colleges and universities. Learn more about the Wakiya Foundation and how their partnership with Western Governors University will help expand employment opportunities for rural adult learners at Montana tribal colleges.

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Ascendium

Amid Shifting Demographics, Panel Explores How Immigrants Strengthen Education and the Workforce

October 15, 2024
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Ascendium

Learners Benefit When Grantmakers Work with and Learn from Native-Led Organizations

October 4, 2024
National Center for Inquiry and Improvement

Breakthrough Moments from the Rural Guided Pathways Project

October 31, 2024
Work Shift

Community Colleges Emerge as Key Players in “Good Jobs Challenge”

October 24, 2024
Economic Mobility Corporation

Fourteen Year Gains: Project QUEST’s Remarkable Impact

October 22, 2024
Association of Community College Trustees

Trustees, Innovation, and Pathways to the Future of Work

October 22, 2024
The Hechinger Report

How Four Universities Graduate Their Low-Income Students at Much Higher Rates than Average

October 17, 2024
Inside Higher Ed

The Microcredential Generation

October 14, 2024

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