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Ascendium Education Philanthropy is a division of Ascendium Education Group.

Awarded Grants

The grants we award advance our core strategies to Expand Opportunity, Support Learner Success, and Connect and Align Systems. They also promote field support and development efforts across strategies.

Strategies

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Increasing Access to Educational Materials in Prisons: Facilitating the Approvals Process

Support
Ithaka Harbors Inc|$1,350,000|10/2020 - 9/2026
This grant supports Ithaka Harbors in developing and making accessible a robust digital educational resource for incarcerated learners, as well as undertaking a major research initiative that will inform institutional change across the postsecondary education in prison field. The goal of the project is to leverage technology to increase learner success, while improving instruction and curricula.

Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks

Field Development
National College Attainment Network|$250,000|10/2020 - 12/2022
This grant supports National College Attainment Network and its members in continuing to advance student success reforms despite COVID-19-related impacts.

Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks

Field Development
American Association of Colleges and Universities|$1,848,800|8/2020 - 6/2023
This grant supports the Association of American Colleges and Universities and its members in continuing to advance student success reforms despite COVID‐19‐related impacts.

Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks

Field Development
Achieving the Dream Inc|$2,091,920|7/2020 - 6/2024
This grant supports Achieving the Dream and its members in continuing to advance student success reforms despite COVID‐19‐related impacts.

Maintain Momentum: Supporting Postsecondary Education Membership Organizations and Networks

Field Development
American Association of State Colleges and Universities|$1,966,060|7/2020 - 12/2022
This grant supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and its members in continuing to advance student success reforms despite COVID-19-related impacts.

Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison Evaluation

Connect
Second Chance Educational Alliance Inc|$330,000|1/2020 - 8/2024
This grant supports the Second Chance Educational Alliance in evaluating the initiative and synthesizing lessons learned across participating sites.