Ascendium Education Philanthropy Grantmaking
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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.
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