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Ascendium Education Solutions Inc

  • Madison, WI
  • Tax-exempt since Feb. 1997
  • EIN: 39-1853833

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 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 / Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$298M (2023)

Expenses
$120M (2023)

Total Assets
$351M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$28.9M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$298,192,646
Expenses
$119,504,517
Net Income
$178,688,129
Net Assets
$322,562,334
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $284,947,927
95.6%
Investment Income $9,122,893
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,121,826
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,800,788
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,214,109
8.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $351,464,064
Total Liabilities $28,901,730
Net Assets $322,562,334
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeffery E Crosby 3 (Pres/Ceo Aes) $557,987 $0 $48,802
Beth A Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $316,742 $0 $35,823
Jacqueline J Fairbairn 3 (Vp Pol & Reg Compliance) $314,735 $0 $53,430
Jeffrey S Dick 3 (Systems Analyst) $177,213 $0 $44,733
Barbara A Wilhelm 3 (Director Claims Review) $165,466 $0 $29,502
Caralyn A Hansen 3 (Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist) $147,018 $0 $43,405
Carmen N Rieg 3 (Director Recovery Admin) $146,029 $0 $43,471
Roger A Eldridge 3 (National Sales Director) $142,508 $0 $44,947
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $19,400 $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
Richard D George 23 (Chairman & Treasurer) $0 $859,566 $56,216
Hope E Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $419,711 $51,905
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990
Filed on Oct. 2, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$388,928,491
Expenses
$166,575,071
Net Income
$222,353,420
Net Assets
$243,797,519
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $61,144,777
15.7%
Program Services $321,760,632
82.7%
Investment Income $1,390,574
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,632,508
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,577,862
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,072,684
6.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $289,805,860
Total Liabilities $46,008,341
Net Assets $243,797,519
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeffery E Crosby 3 (Pres/Ceo Aes) $547,044 $0 $45,866
Beth A Erickson (Vp Repayment Solutions) $305,679 $0 $34,343
Jacqueline J Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy & Reg Compliance) $302,969 $0 $55,347
Jeffrey S Dick 3 (Systems Analyst) $170,890 $0 $44,887
Barbara A Wilhelm 3 (Director Claims Review) $161,101 $0 $28,819
Caralyn A Hansen 3 (Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist) $149,129 $0 $11,957
Carmen N Rieg 3 (Director Recovery Admin) $137,820 $0 $41,460
Roger A Eldridge 3 (National Sales Director) $137,328 $0 $40,745
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $19,400 $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
Thomas Scarett 1 (Director (Retired Aug 2022)) $8,400 $0 $0
Maria Gonzalez Knavel 1 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard D George 23 (Chairman & Treasurer) $0 $848,497 $54,340
Hope E Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $409,184 $49,408
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990
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$467,309,203
Expenses
$204,796,432
Net Income
$262,512,771
Net Assets
$66,679,290
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $439,168,551
94.0%
Investment Income $43,969
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5,727
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,102,410
6.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,079,737
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,602,248
5.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $170,907,364
Total Liabilities $104,228,074
Net Assets $66,679,290
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Crosby 3 (Pres/Ceo Aes) $521,604 $0 $42,859
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $300,765 $0 $32,450
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy & Reg Compliance) $298,454 $0 $52,094
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy) $284,526 $0 $36,495
Rebecca Villarreal 3 (Dir Education Philanthropy) $206,478 $0 $29,952
Jeffrey Dick 3 (Systems Analyst) $167,671 $0 $40,934
Bethany Miller (Deputy Dir Learning & Imp) $166,784 $0 $16,926
Barbara Wilhelm 3 (Director Claims Review) $159,295 $0 $26,532
Caralyn Hansen 3 (Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist) $138,396 $0 $12,516
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $16,500 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $14,400 $0 $0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director) $9,300 $9,300 $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
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Treas) $0 $848,776 $51,154
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $399,568 $46,048
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl, Chf Prvcy, Asst Sec) $0 $286,780 $40,924
Brett Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications) $0 $272,710 $50,231
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources) $0 $219,332 $39,420
Matthew Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit) $0 $233,622 $24,903
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics) $0 $168,766 $9,323
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990
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$427,280,088
Expenses
$313,241,055
Net Income
$114,039,033
Net Assets
$104,176,375
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $389,231,175
91.1%
Investment Income $914,737
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37,134,176
8.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,890,034
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,648,005
4.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $288,144,309
Total Liabilities $183,967,934
Net Assets $104,176,375
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer) $496,743 $0 $40,578
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $284,373 $0 $31,048
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Chief Compliance Officer) $278,698 $0 $47,490
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Community Investments) $275,086 $0 $33,381
Rebecca Villarreal 3 (Director Education Grantmakg) $194,689 $0 $21,361
Jeffrey Dick 3 (Systems Analyst) $166,377 $0 $38,271
Barbara Wilhelm 3 (Director Claims Review) $157,978 $0 $30,885
Caralyn Hansen 3 (Attigo Sr Mktg Strategist) $133,988 $0 $12,618
Eric Wilson (Deputy Dir Edn Philanthropy) $131,474 $0 $16,992
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $16,500 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $14,400 $0 $0
Emerson Brumback 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
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas) $0 $798,900 $51,779
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $373,772 $46,324
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary) $0 $273,217 $42,016
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics) $0 $276,540 $18,959
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources) $0 $207,850 $34,951
Matthew Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit) $0 $208,683 $23,429
Brett Lindquist 3 (Vp Strategic Communications) $0 $35,177 $14,976
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Filed on Aug. 30, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$511,268,683
Expenses
$319,237,947
Net Income
$192,030,736
Net Assets
$40,113,612
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $487,441,800
95.3%
Investment Income $15,018,737
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$19,652
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,827,798
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,185,322
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,876,258
4.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $284,705,811
Total Liabilities $244,592,199
Net Assets $40,113,612
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $278,867 $0 $31,095
Jacqueline Fairbairn (Vp Policy/Comp/Claims/Collect) $273,454 $0 $53,480
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Education Philanthropy) $272,226 $0 $25,743
Rebecca Villarreal 3 (Director Education Grantmaking) $164,238 $0 $15,726
Barbara Wilhelm 3 (Director Claims Review) $164,198 $0 $25,077
Jeffrey Dick 3 (Systems Analyst) $147,497 $0 $29,054
Jason Rasmusen 3 (Director Strategic Comm) $143,107 $0 $30,528
Kira Cortese 3 (Creative Director) $137,305 $0 $24,238
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $21,750 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $17,750 $0 $0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director) $6,583 $13,167 $0
Mary Burke 1 (Director) $5,917 $11,833 $0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director) $5,875 $7,875 $0
Richard D George 2 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas) $0 $953,156 $43,040
Hope Merry 3 (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $351,274 $40,866
Jeff Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer) $0 $271,899 $35,778
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl, Chief Priv Ofc & Ass) $0 $268,945 $37,644
Maureen Harrill 3 (Vp Human Resources) $0 $203,406 $28,213
Brian Kobishop 3 (Vp It/Security/Logistics) $0 $184,186 $11,767
Matt Harlowe 3 (Director Internal Audit) $0 $174,978 $16,105
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

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$222,804,138
Expenses
$132,565,215
Net Income
$90,238,923
Net Assets
$621,004,994
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $203,909,208
91.5%
Investment Income $9,782,834
4.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $9
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,112,087
4.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,225,309
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,908,114
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $663,920,334
Total Liabilities $42,915,340
Net Assets $621,004,994
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $275,364 $0 $37,688
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Guaranty Services & Suppo) $269,789 $0 $53,719
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Community Investments) $269,476 $0 $29,286
Jason Rasmussen (Dir. Strategic Communication) $156,315 $0 $38,662
Barbara Wilhelm (Dir. Claims Review) $150,308 $0 $21,039
Kira Cortese (Creative Director) $127,469 $0 $23,055
Ellen Welke (Dir. Default Collections) $121,331 $0 $32,024
Kristi Myers (Systems Integration Analyst) $119,570 $0 $16,450
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $10,875 $10,875 $0
Emerson Brumback 1 (Director) $5,917 $11,833 $0
Thomas Scarlett 1 (Director) $4,875 $4,875 $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
Richard D George 23 (Chair/Pres/Ceo/Treas) $0 $846,087 $43,243
Hope Merry (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $317,206 $33,904
Jeffery Crosby 3 (Chief Operating Officer) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen Cnsl & Asst Secretary) $0 $262,753 $36,782
Maureen Harrill (Vp Human Resources) $0 $67,054 $15,524
Brian Kobishop (Vp It/Security/Logistics) $0 $124,576 $12,726
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990
Filed on Aug. 29, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$225,080,925
Expenses
$129,869,653
Net Income
$95,211,272
Net Assets
$629,778,324
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $45,331
0.0%
Program Services $212,778,961
94.5%
Investment Income $4,667,442
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$68
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,589,259
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,107,259
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,083,146
6.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $670,290,906
Total Liabilities $40,512,582
Net Assets $629,778,324
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $268,488 $0 $49,678
Amy Kerwin 3 (Vp Community Investments) $265,931 $0 $34,527
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy/Regl Compliance) $261,822 $0 $69,815
Jason E Rasmusen (Director Strat Communications) $139,195 $0 $42,909
Ellen Welke (Director Default Collections) $130,138 $0 $41,058
Benjamin P Dobner (Director Comm Investments) $119,047 $0 $17,567
Kira Cortese (Creative Director) $116,116 $0 $28,388
Kristi K Myers (Systems Integration Analyst) $108,474 $0 $22,599
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $12,250 $12,250 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $10,350 $10,350 $0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director/Committee Chairman) $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
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treasurer) $0 $1,012,027 $57,931
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen. Counsel & Asst Secretary) $0 $256,687 $51,495
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$234,388,567
Expenses
$134,141,485
Net Income
$100,247,082
Net Assets
$536,070,130
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,000
0.1%
Program Services $222,226,492
94.8%
Investment Income $3,248,651
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$526
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,688,950
3.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,148,413
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,935,914
5.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $571,437,193
Total Liabilities $35,367,063
Net Assets $536,070,130
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Community Investments) $265,931 $0 $34,167
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $264,188 $0 $46,785
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy/Regul Compliance) $258,339 $0 $62,056
Jason E Rasmusen (Director Strat Communication) $141,641 $0 $44,711
Ellen Welke (Director Default Collections) $128,443 $0 $36,018
Benjamin P Dobner (Director Comm Investments) $115,577 $0 $24,308
Kira Cortese (Creative Director) $114,390 $0 $28,262
Kristi Myers (Systems Integration Analyst) $105,392 $0 $21,076
Marcia Hoffman (Sr Business Systems Analyst) $100,533 $0 $13,257
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $20,700 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $16,900 $0 $0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director/Committee Chairman) $8,450 $8,450 $0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director) $6,900 $13,800 $0
Mary Burke 1 (Director) $5,633 $11,266 $0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treasurer) $0 $841,770 $65,947
Rebecca Rapp 3 (Gen. Counsel & Asst Secretary) $0 $256,500 $60,776
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990
Filed on Aug. 29, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$198,669,809
Expenses
$104,970,544
Net Income
$93,699,265
Net Assets
$636,469,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,000
0.1%
Program Services $193,353,717
97.3%
Investment Income $1,692,133
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,555,481
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,954,440
3.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,169,389
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,894,004
7.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $670,326,984
Total Liabilities $33,857,502
Net Assets $636,469,482
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amy Kobishop 3 (Vp Community Investments) $266,018 $0 $34,219
Beth Erickson 3 (Vp Repayment Solutions) $264,666 $0 $47,204
Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 (Vp Policy/Regul Compliance) $258,367 $0 $62,599
Ellen Welke (Director Default Collections) $125,151 $0 $34,615
Jason E Rasmusen (Director Strat Communication) $121,890 $0 $40,767
Kira Cortese (Creative Director) $111,022 $0 $28,083
Benjamin P Dobner (Director Comm Investments) $105,193 $0 $22,799
Steven A Schmidt (Communcation Team Lead) $104,416 $10,882 $30,183
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $19,000 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $15,500 $0 $0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director/Committee Chairman) $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
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treasurer) $0 $891,930 $79,971
Rebecca St John 3 (Gen. Counsel & Asst Secretary) $0 $255,286 $58,665
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990
Filed on Sept. 1, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$182,241,126
Expenses
$82,253,711
Net Income
$99,987,415
Net Assets
$543,221,774
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,000
0.1%
Program Services $179,406,916
98.4%
Investment Income $1,435,668
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $134,060
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,849
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,041,331
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,116,734
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,803,761
9.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $576,295,637
Total Liabilities $33,073,863
Net Assets $543,221,774
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jacqueline Fairbairn (Vp Policy/Regul Compliance) $255,438 $0 $58,303
Amy Kobishop (Vp Community Investments) $250,931 $0 $33,044
Beth Erickson (Vp Repayment Solutions) $249,249 $0 $43,039
Ellen Welke (Director Default Collections) $126,518 $0 $30,534
Steven A Schmidt (Communication Team Lead) $114,484 $0 $30,156
Jason E Rasmusen (Director Strat Communication) $101,272 $0 $26,675
Benjamin P Dobner (Director Comm Investments) $98,901 $0 $20,447
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $19,000 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $15,500 $0 $0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director/Committee Chairman) $7,750 $7,750 $0
Janice Hesalroad 1 (Director) $6,334 $12,666 $0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director) $6,334 $12,666 $0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treasurer) $0 $899,436 $102,106
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo/Asst Secretary) $0 $387,859 $61,273
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990
Filed on Sept. 9, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$263,285,914
Expenses
$90,073,523
Net Income
$173,212,391
Net Assets
$443,217,849
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $38,389,965
14.6%
Program Services $223,964,710
85.1%
Investment Income $739,774
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $191,623
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$813
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $655
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,120,984
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,774,090
9.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $476,849,055
Total Liabilities $33,631,206
Net Assets $443,217,849
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amy Kobishop (Chief Educational Officer) $250,937 $0 $33,061
Beth Erickson (Vp Repayment Solutions) $238,002 $0 $45,994
Jacqueline Fairbairn (Vp Policy/Regul Compliance) $229,031 $0 $54,956
Ellen Welke (Director Default Collections) $122,426 $0 $33,498
Steven A Schmidt (Communication Team Lead) $121,148 $0 $33,977
Clark J Wold (Vp & Chief Operating Officer) $55,320 $0 $1,765
Cynthia Walsh 1 (Director) $16,550 $0 $0
Thomas A Scarlett 1 (Director) $14,900 $0 $0
Emerson L Brumback 1 (Director/Committee Chairman) $7,450 $7,450 $0
Janice Hesalroad 1 (Director) $6,067 $12,133 $0
Richard A Weiss 1 (Director) $6,066 $12,134 $0
David J Hanson 14 (Director/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard D George 23 (Chairman/Pres/Ceo/Treasurer) $0 $598,832 $97,393
Nancy Seifert 3 (Cfo/Asst Secretary) $0 $347,147 $56,639
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990
Filed on Aug. 26, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$170,642,811
Expenses
$83,782,276
Net Income
$86,860,535
Net Assets
$270,151,145
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,125,064
1.2%
Program Services $167,860,113
98.4%
Investment Income $531,544
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $119,923
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,522
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,689
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,009,204
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,488,767
10.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $308,567,435
Total Liabilities $38,416,290
Net Assets $270,151,145

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$151,707,310
Expenses
$69,127,108
Net Income
$82,580,202
Net Assets
$183,404,902
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,700,576
1.1%
Program Services $149,383,595
98.5%
Investment Income $335,989
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $229,184
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$9,639
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $67,605
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,037,213
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,008,628
11.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $217,192,353
Total Liabilities $33,787,451
Net Assets $183,404,902

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
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  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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