Ascendium Education Philanthropy Grantmaking

Nonprofits Education & Skills Grant — Nationwide. Funder shown in full — our AI staff finds it, writes the proposal, and files it for you.

Ascendium Education Philanthropy, a division of Ascendium Education Group, invests over $172 million annually (2025) in postsecondary education and workforce training initiatives for learners from low-income backgrounds. Grantmaking centers three strategies: Expand Opportunity, Support Learner Success, and Connect and Align Systems, with cross-cutting priorities around race, rurality, and incarceration. Grantmaking is primarily proactive and by invitation only; unsolicited proposals are not accepted. Organizations should monitor ascendiumphilanthropy.org for rare open calls tied to specific initiatives.

Nonprofits, education and workforce intermediaries, and research organizations. Grantmaking is primarily invitation-only and proactive; organizations should monitor ascendiumphilanthropy.org/our-approach/grantmaking for any open RFPs.