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Great Lakes is now Ascendium

A new name marks the start of our next chapter.

Great Lakes is now Ascendium

A new name marks the start of our next chapter.

WHAT WE FUND
WHO WE SERVE
WHERE WE FUND

We believe in the power of higher education to create opportunity. And through continued funding of evidenced-based practices, we look forward to removing more and more barriers to completion – to help underserved students reach the education goals that matter most to them.

THE 3 WAYS WE FUND

Exploration grants identify best practices | Ascendium Education Philanthropy

1
Exploration
Grants

Identifying best
practices

Validation grants confirm promising ideas | Ascendium Education Philanthropy

2
Validation
Grants

Confirming
promising ideas

Scaling grants expand the reach of successful programs | Ascendium Education Philanthropy

3
Scaling
Grants

Expanding the
reach

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March 13, 2018

DEGREES WHEN DUE

Exploring the impact of degree reclamation initiatives.

March 8, 2019

ASCENDIUM REPORT OUTLINES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO EMERGENCY AID PROGRAMS

See what we’ve learned over the course of four grant projects.

March 8, 2019

EQUAL MEASURE TOOLKIT: TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY AID DECISION-MAKERS

Help program staff make sound award decisions to keep students on the path to success.

February 13, 2019

WHO IS DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION STILL LEAVING BEHIND?

New research aims to learn which students are not well-served by existing reforms

TRIBAL COLLEGE LIFE: A SNAPSHOT

New report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement explores the student experience at more than 20 tribal colleges and universities.

2017 EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY REPORT

Building On What Works

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OUR COMMITMENT SINCE 1967

Improving education access and completion

FUNDING HISTORY

Where and how we invest to promote postsecondary education

Since 1967

We've been dedicated to making postsecondary education
a reality for over 50 years.

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