Ascendium Education Group Inc

Madison, WI
Tax-exempt since Nov. 1967
EIN: 39-1090394

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Higher Education Institutions (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$78.4M (2023)

Expenses

$12.5M (2023)

Total Assets

$3.02B (2023)

Total Liabilities

$5.77M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$78,403,388

Expenses

$12,531,647

Net Income

$65,871,741

Net Assets

$3,016,519,762

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,186,288	1.5%
Investment Income	$80,483,786	> 100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,276,631
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,945	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,352,991	34.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$9,079,494	72.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,022,286,011
Total Liabilities	$5,766,249
Net Assets	$3,016,519,762

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Cio/Treas)	$859,566	$0	$56,216
Hope E Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$419,711	$0	$51,905
Rebecca E Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl/Chief Privacy Officer/Asst Secretary)	$299,538	$0	$54,170
Brett G Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications)	$288,046	$0	$56,272
Eric C Maly 3 (Vp Info Security And Tech)	$253,606	$0	$48,540
Matthew R Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit)	$251,257	$0	$33,598
Maureen L Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$235,078	$0	$42,574
Keith Witham 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy)	$210,760	$0	$29,812
Amy S Kerwin 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy)	$194,043	$0	$19,462
Bethany M Miller 3 (Director Learning And Impact)	$187,930	$0	$23,561
Alexander J Hammond (Senior Security Architect)	$177,767	$0	$33,519
Jennifer M Krueger 3 (Deputy General Counsel)	$168,311	$0	$42,322
Richard T Schick 3 (Sr It Architectural Engineer)	$155,382	$0	$23,517
Catherine M Risseeuw 3 (Mrg Hr Technology & Comp)	$149,116	$0	$44,132
Roger Ervin 1 (Director)	$23,800	$0	$0
Thomas Boldt 1 (Director)	$23,800	$0	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$19,400	$0	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$17,200	$0	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$11,900	$11,900	$0
Scott Klug 1 (Director)	$10,800	$10,800	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director, Secretary)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director, Vice Chairman)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
Maria Gonzalez Knavel 1 (Director)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
Jacqueline J Fairbairn 3 (Chief Compliance Officer)	$0	$314,735	$53,430

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990

Filed on Oct. 2, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$25,305,849

Expenses

$70,596,121

Net Income

-$45,290,272

Net Assets

$2,593,571,080

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$840,000	3.3%
Investment Income	$25,684,957	> 100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,219,653
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$545	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,115,011	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$9,013,357	12.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,599,459,075
Total Liabilities	$5,887,995
Net Assets	$2,593,571,080

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Cio/Treas)	$848,497	$0	$54,340
Hope E Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$409,184	$0	$49,408
Amy S Kerwin 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy)	$289,078	$0	$43,552
Rebecca E Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary)	$288,345	$0	$48,671
Brett G Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications)	$277,226	$0	$54,875
Matthew R Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit)	$240,268	$0	$16,568
Eric C Maly 3 (Director Info/Technology/Security)	$227,358	$0	$46,627
Maureen L Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$224,068	$0	$41,532
Keith Witham 3 (Director Education Grantmaking)	$178,800	$0	$24,838
Bethany M Miller 3 (Director Learning And Impact)	$168,692	$0	$25,678
Jennifer M Krueger 3 (Deputy General Counsel)	$159,870	$0	$44,060
Alexander J Hammond 3 (Senior Security Architect)	$159,406	$0	$33,215
Richard T Schick 3 (Sr It Architectural Engineer)	$149,034	$0	$20,417
Thomas Boldt 1 (Director)	$23,800	$0	$0
Roger Ervin 1 (Director)	$21,600	$0	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$19,400	$0	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$17,200	$0	$0
Scott Klug 1 (Director)	$11,900	$11,900	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$10,800	$10,800	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director, Vice Chairman)	$9,700	$9,700	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director, Secretary)	$8,600	$8,600	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$8,600	$8,600	$0
Maria Gonzalez Knavel 1 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jacqueline J Fairbairn 3 (Chief Compliance Officer)	$0	$302,969	$55,347

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990

Filed on Aug. 30, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$26,399,097

Expenses

$5,594,270

Net Income

$20,804,827

Net Assets

$2,778,059,235

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$24,721,825	93.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,676,027	6.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,245	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,644,445	65.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,766,737	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,781,800,074
Total Liabilities	$3,740,839
Net Assets	$2,778,059,235

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Cio/Treas)	$848,776	$0	$51,154
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$399,568	$0	$46,048
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl, Chf Prvcy & Asst Sec)	$286,780	$0	$40,924
Brett Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications)	$272,710	$0	$50,231
Matt Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit)	$233,622	$0	$24,903
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$219,332	$0	$39,420
Eric Maly 3 (Director Info Technology)	$173,813	$0	$42,914
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Sec/Logi (Until 11/15))	$168,766	$0	$9,323
Jennifer Krueger 3 (Deputy General Counsel)	$161,931	$0	$31,942
Kira Cortese 3 (Creative Director)	$144,824	$0	$30,472
Fernando Delk 3 (Sr It & Busn Integ Anst)	$137,712	$0	$29,930
Catherine Risseeuw 3 (Mgr Hr Technology & Comp)	$136,411	$0	$40,566
Thoma Boldt 1 (Director)	$22,800	$0	$0
Roger Ervin 1 (Director)	$11,400	$11,400	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director)	$9,300	$9,300	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$9,300	$9,300	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$8,250	$8,250	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$7,600	$15,200	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$6,200	$12,400	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director/Secretary)	$6,200	$12,400	$0
Jeff Crosby 3 (Pres/Ceo Aes)	$0	$521,604	$42,859
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy & Reg Compliance)	$0	$298,454	$52,094
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy)	$0	$284,526	$36,495

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990

Filed on Aug. 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$30,305,077

Expenses

$2,468,782

Net Income

$27,836,295

Net Assets

$2,294,300,920

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$30,391,646	> 100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$86,577
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,043,811	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,206,227	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,297,580,826
Total Liabilities	$3,279,906
Net Assets	$2,294,300,920

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$798,900	$0	$51,779
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$373,772	$0	$46,324
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics)	$276,540	$0	$18,959
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary)	$273,217	$0	$42,016
Matt Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit)	$208,683	$0	$23,429
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$207,850	$0	$34,951
Jennifer Krueger 3 (Associate Counsel)	$159,582	$0	$31,836
Eric Maly 3 (Director Info Technology)	$156,498	$0	$39,562
Fernando Delk 3 (Sr It & Busn Integ Anst)	$136,778	$0	$29,573
Catherine Risseeuw 3 (Mgr Hr Technology & Comp)	$132,839	$0	$38,692
Barry Smith 3 (Security Pol Vend Rel Mgr)	$132,433	$0	$39,018
Brett Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications)	$35,177	$0	$14,976
Thoma Boldt 1 (Director)	$16,500	$0	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$7,200	$9,600	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director)	$7,200	$7,200	$0
Roger Ervin 1 (Director)	$7,200	$7,200	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$7,200	$7,200	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$5,500	$11,000	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$4,800	$9,600	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director/Secretary)	$4,800	$9,600	$0
Jeff Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer)	$0	$496,743	$40,578
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Chief Compliance Officer)	$0	$278,698	$47,490
Amy Kerwin 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy)	$0	$275,086	$33,381

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990

Filed on Aug. 30, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$29,867,739

Expenses

$2,064,066

Net Income

$27,803,673

Net Assets

$2,132,840,807

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$29,553,283	98.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$227,717	0.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$86,739	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,878,947	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,349,609	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,132,867,938
Total Liabilities	$27,131
Net Assets	$2,132,840,807

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 2 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$953,156	$0	$43,040
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$351,274	$0	$40,866
Jeff Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer)	$271,899	$0	$35,778
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary)	$268,945	$0	$37,644
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$203,406	$0	$28,213
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics)	$184,186	$0	$11,767
Matt Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit)	$174,978	$0	$16,105
Jennifer Krueger 3 (Associate Counsel)	$161,125	$0	$22,748
Catherine Risseeuw 3 (Mgr Hr Technology & Comp)	$148,263	$0	$10,586
Fernando Delk 3 (Sr It And Busn Integ Anst)	$140,606	$0	$19,612
Patricia Kingston 3 (Sr Mgr Corporate Tax)	$119,528	$0	$14,643
Stephanie Hafermann 3 (Sr Mgr Corporate Acctg)	$107,451	$0	$28,219
Thomas Boldt 1 (Director)	$21,750	$0	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$8,875	$8,875	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$8,875	$8,875	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director)	$7,875	$5,875	$0
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$6,875	$6,875	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$6,583	$13,167	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$5,917	$11,833	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn (Corp Comp Committee Chair)	$0	$273,454	$53,480
David J Hanson 1 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 1, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$128,791,379

Expenses

$992,425

Net Income

$127,798,954

Net Assets

$1,087,086,895

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$39,196,297	30.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$88,758,899	68.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$836,183	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,630,405	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,012,704	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,090,091,290
Total Liabilities	$3,004,395
Net Assets	$1,087,086,895

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$846,087	$0	$43,243
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer)	$317,206	$0	$33,904
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary)	$262,753	$0	$36,782
Jennifer Krueger 3 (Associate Counsel)	$160,201	$0	$23,282
Matt Harlowe 3 (Mgr Internal Audit)	$133,853	$0	$16,716
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics)	$124,576	$0	$12,726
Patricia Kingston 3 (Sr Mgr Corporate Tax)	$114,762	$0	$12,660
Stephanie Haferman 3 (Sr Mgr Corporate Accounting)	$109,762	$0	$28,165
Dawn Vogel 3 (Dir Internal Audit Til 2/1/18)	$85,863	$0	$9,386
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources)	$67,054	$0	$15,524
Thomas Boldt 1 (Director)	$21,750	$0	$0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director)	$5,917	$11,833	$0
Linda Hoesschler 1 (Director)	$5,917	$11,833	$0
Alex Pollack 1 (Director)	$5,917	$11,833	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$5,250	$10,500	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$3,550	$14,200	$0
Richard Weiss 1 (Director)	$3,550	$14,200	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffery Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy / Regl Compliance)	$0	$269,789	$53,719

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990

Filed on Aug. 29, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$6,216,686

Expenses

$1,405,311

Net Income

$4,811,375

Net Assets

$894,678,873

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$6,217,019	> 100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$333
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,019,539	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,076,726	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$894,746,030
Total Liabilities	$67,157
Net Assets	$894,678,873

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$1,012,027	$0	$57,931
Nancy Seifert 3 (Former Cfo)	$302,267	$0	$23,771
Rebecca Rapp 3 (General Counsel/Asst Secretary)	$256,687	$0	$51,495
Dawn M Vogel 3 (Director Of Internal Audit)	$193,992	$0	$48,190
Patricia L Wheeler (Associate Counsel)	$147,687	$0	$25,575
Hope E Merry 3 (Cfo)	$128,541	$0	$41,185
Jennifer M Krueger (Associate Counsel)	$128,267	$0	$29,300
Steven A Schmidt (Comm. & Compliance Strategist)	$122,270	$0	$24,278
Matthew R Harlowe (Manager Internal Audit)	$108,998	$0	$19,270
Gwendolyn D Lemke (Project Mgr Compl Mgt System)	$102,749	$0	$35,022
Thomas J Boldt 1 (Director)	$22,600	$0	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$6,900	$13,800	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$6,900	$13,800	$0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director)	$6,267	$12,533	$0
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$6,267	$12,533	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$4,900	$19,600	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$4,140	$16,560	$0
David J Hanson 1 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Cms Committee Chair)	$0	$261,822	$69,815

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$16,797,979

Expenses

$1,007,767

Net Income

$15,790,212

Net Assets

$850,795,360

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$16,797,979	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,784,394	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,898,634	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$851,364,138
Total Liabilities	$568,778
Net Assets	$850,795,360

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$841,770	$0	$65,947
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo)	$378,714	$0	$65,014
Rebecca Rapp 3 (General Counsel/Asst Secretary)	$256,500	$0	$57,398
Dawn Vogel 3 (Director Of Internal Audit)	$194,248	$0	$47,247
Patricia Wheeler (Associate Counsel)	$148,535	$0	$25,653
Hope E Merry (Sr Mgr Guar Acctg Fed Rpt)	$127,150	$0	$35,875
Steven A Schmidt (Comm. & Compliance Strategist)	$119,021	$0	$22,795
Stephanie L Hafermann (Sr Mgr Corporate Acctg)	$104,497	$0	$37,475
Mardee Blattner (Sr Mgr Corporate Tax)	$103,568	$0	$37,085
Thomas J Boldt 1 (Director)	$20,700	$0	$0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director)	$8,450	$8,450	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$8,450	$8,450	$0
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$8,450	$8,450	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$8,450	$8,450	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$6,900	$13,800	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$5,633	$11,267	$0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Cms Committee Chair)	$0	$258,367	$62,599

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990

Filed on Aug. 29, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$16,297,764

Expenses

$404,180

Net Income

$15,893,584

Net Assets

$629,304,742

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$16,297,764	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,620,700	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,250,083	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$629,596,316
Total Liabilities	$291,574
Net Assets	$629,304,742

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$891,930	$0	$79,971
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo)	$408,902	$0	$66,339
Rebecca St John 3 (General Counsel/Asst Secretary)	$255,286	$0	$58,665
Dawn Vogel 3 (Director Of Internal Audit)	$184,375	$0	$45,812
Royce A Norton (Sr Financial Specialist)	$121,119	$0	$14,776
Hope E Merry (Sr Mgr Guar Acctg Fed Rpt)	$111,975	$0	$36,762
Stephanie L Hafermann (Sr Mgr Corporate Acctg)	$101,301	$0	$38,354
Patricia A Torkildson 3 (Chief Privacy Officer)	$19,870	$0	$3,042
Thomas J Boldt 1 (Director)	$19,000	$0	$0
Steven A Schmidt (Communication Team Lead)	$10,882	$104,416	$30,183
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$9,500	$9,500	$0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$6,333	$12,667	$0
Mary Burke 1 (Director)	$5,167	$10,333	$0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Cms Committee Chair)	$0	$258,367	$62,599

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990

Filed on Sept. 1, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$1,525,259

Expenses

$51,971

Net Income

$1,473,288

Net Assets

$608,467,518

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,525,259	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,830,963	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,518,695	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$608,926,662
Total Liabilities	$459,144
Net Assets	$608,467,518

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$899,436	$0	$102,106
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo/Asst Secretary)	$387,859	$0	$61,273
Rebecca St John (Deputy General Counsel)	$140,889	$0	$18,897
James Elvekrog (Director Of Internal Audit)	$118,023	$0	$19,486
Dawn Vogel (Director Of Internal Audit)	$71,225	$0	$25,215
Thomas J Boldt 1 (Director)	$15,500	$0	$0
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$9,500	$9,500	$0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$7,750	$7,750	$0
Janice Hesalroad 1 (Director)	$6,333	$12,667	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$6,333	$12,667	$0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 9, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$12,266,355

Expenses

$46,171

Net Income

$12,220,184

Net Assets

$590,984,450

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$12,266,355	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,457,923	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,458,136	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$591,662,561
Total Liabilities	$678,111
Net Assets	$590,984,450

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas)	$598,832	$0	$97,393
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo/Asst Secretary)	$347,147	$0	$56,639
James Elvekrog (Director Of Internal Audit)	$183,122	$0	$38,036
Rebecca St John (Deputy General Counsel)	$25,352	$0	$4,420
Alex J Pollock 1 (Director)	$9,100	$9,100	$0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director)	$7,450	$7,450	$0
Linda Hoeschler 1 (Director)	$7,450	$7,450	$0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director)	$6,067	$12,133	$0
Janice Hesalroad 1 (Director)	$6,066	$12,134	$0
Joan Prince 1 (Director)	$4,133	$4,132	$0
Thomas J Boldt 1 (Director)	$3,300	$0	$0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 26, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$14,188,204

Expenses

$40,958

Net Income

$14,147,246

Net Assets

$573,644,542

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$14,188,204	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,245,748	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,297,787	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$574,242,929
Total Liabilities	$598,387
Net Assets	$573,644,542

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$21,798,418

Expenses

$54,773

Net Income

$21,743,645

Net Assets

$554,917,547

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$21,798,418	100%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,217,577	> 100%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,265,213	> 100%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$555,540,168
Total Liabilities	$622,621
Net Assets	$554,917,547

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Ascendium Education Group Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $78.4M (2023)

Expenses $12.5M (2023)

Total Assets $3.02B (2023)

Total Liabilities $5.77M (2023)

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Revenue

$78.4M (2023)

Expenses

$12.5M (2023)

Total Assets

$3.02B (2023)

Total Liabilities

$5.77M (2023)

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