Ascendium Education Group Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$94.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$14.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.56bn
$5.9m liabilities
Net assets
$3.55bn
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
6.1y av
Staff
121
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Richard D George - 23
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Ascendium Education Group Inc's network
12 people9 organisationsi12 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (16) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D George - 23 Chair (also filed as Richard D George 23) | Chair/Pres/CIO/Treas | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darren King - 1 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David J Hanson - 1 (also filed as David J Hanson 1) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emerson Brumback - 1 (also filed as Emerson Brumback 1) | Director - Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joan Prince - 1 (also filed as Joan Prince 1) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leslie Lenzo - 1 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Linda Hoeschler - 1 (also filed as Linda Hoeschler 1) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Maria Gonzalez-Knavel - 1 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard A Weiss - 1 (also filed as Richard A Weiss 1) | Director - Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Roger Ervin - 1 (also filed as Roger Ervin 1) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Klug - 1 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas Boldt - 1 (also filed as Thomas Boldt 1) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
35 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander J Hammond | Senior Security Architect | 2024 |
| Amy Kobishop 3 | VP - Education Philanthropy | 2021 |
| Amy Kerwin 3 | VP - Education Philanthropy | 2020 |
| Barry Smith 3 | Security Pol-Vend Rel Mgr | 2020 |
| Bethany M Miller - 3 | Director - Learning and Impact | 2024 |
| Brett G Lindquist - 3 | VP - Comms and Cmnty Engmt | 2024 |
| Brett Lindquist 3 | VP - Strategic Communications | since 2020 |
| Brian Kobishop 3 | VP - IT/Security/Logistics | since 2018 |
| Carolynn E Lee | Dpty Dir - Educ Grantmaking | 2024 |
| Catherine Risseeuw 3 | Mgr - HR Technology & Comp | since 2019 |
| Dawn Vogel 3 | Dir-Internal Audit til 2/1/18 | 2018 |
| Eric C Maly - 3 | VP - Info Security and Tech | 2024 |
| Eric Maly 3 | Director - Info Technology | since 2020 |
| Fernando Delk 3 | Sr IT and Busn Integ Anst | since 2019 |
| Hope E Merry - 3 | Chief Financial Officer | 2024 |
| Hope Merry 3 | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Jacqueline Fairbairn | Corp Comp Committee Chair | 2019 |
| Jacqueline Fairbairn 3 | VP - Policy / Regl Compliance | since 2018 |
| Jacqueline J Fairbairn - 3 | Chief Compliance Officer | 2024 |
| Jeff Crosby 3 | Pres/CEO-Aes | since 2019 |
| Jeffery Crosby 3 | Chief Operating Officer | 2018 |
| Jennifer Krueger 3 | Deputy General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Jennifer M Krueger - 3 | Deputy General Counsel | 2024 |
| Jessa L Valentine | Dpty Dir - Learning and Impact | 2024 |
| Kira Cortese 3 | Creative Director | 2021 |
| Keith Witham - 3 | VP - Education Philanthropy | 2024 |
| Matt Harlowe 3 | Mgr - Internal Audit | since 2018 |
| Matthew R Harlowe - 3 | Director - Internal Audit | 2024 |
| Maureen Harrill 3 | VP - Human Resources | since 2018 |
| Maureen L Harrill - 3 | VP - Human Resources | 2024 |
| Patricia Kingston 3 | Sr Mgr - Corporate Tax | since 2018 |
| Rebecca E Rapp - 3 | Gen CNSL/Chief Privacy Officer/Asst Secretary | 2024 |
| Rebecca Rapp 3 | Gen Cnsl, CHF PRVCY & ASST SEC | since 2018 |
| Stephanie Haferman 3 | Sr Mgr - Corporate Accounting | 2018 |
| Stephanie Hafermann 3 | Sr Mgr - Corporate Acctg | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D George - 23 | Chair/Pres/CIO/Treas | 33 | $869k | $54k | |
| Hope E Merry - 3 | Chief Financial Officer | 27 | $429k | $58k | |
| Keith Witham - 3 | VP - Education Philanthropy | 44 | $318k | $38k | |
| Rebecca E Rapp - 3 | Gen CNSL/Chief Privacy Officer/Asst Secretary | 31 | $309k | $44k | |
| Brett G Lindquist - 3 | VP - Comms and Cmnty Engmt | 6 | $298k | $57k | |
| Eric C Maly - 3 | VP - Info Security and Tech | 12 | $293k | $55k | |
| Matthew R Harlowe - 3 | Director - Internal Audit | 43 | $261k | $48k | |
| Maureen L Harrill - 3 | VP - Human Resources | 12 | $246k | $34k | |
| Alexander J Hammond | Senior Security Architect | 45 | $184k | $30k | |
| Jessa L Valentine | Dpty Dir - Learning and Impact | 45 | $176k | $36k | |
| Bethany M Miller - 3 | Director - Learning and Impact | 45 | $175k | $21k | |
| Jennifer M Krueger - 3 | Deputy General Counsel | 45 | $170k | $39k | |
| Carolynn E Lee | Dpty Dir - Educ Grantmaking | 45 | $167k | $19k | |
| Roger Ervin - 1 | Director | 3 | $55k | ||
| Thomas Boldt - 1 | Director | 3 | $55k | ||
| Joan Prince - 1 | Director | 3 | $46k | ||
| Linda Hoeschler - 1 | Director | 3 | $46k | ||
| Scott Klug - 1 | Director | 2 | $28k | $28k | |
| Darren King - 1 | Director | 2 | $23k | $23k | |
| David J Hanson - 1 | Director | 2 | $23k | $23k | |
| Leslie Lenzo - 1 | Director | 2 | $23k | $23k | |
| Maria Gonzalez-Knavel - 1 | Director | 2 | $23k | $23k | |
| Richard A Weiss - 1 | Director - Secretary | 2 | $23k | $23k | |
| Emerson Brumback - 1 | Director - Vice Chairman | 2 | $19k | $19k | |
| Jacqueline J Fairbairn - 3 | Chief Compliance Officer | 1 | $0 | $326k | $48k |
About
- Legal name
- Ascendium Education Group Inc
- EIN
- 391090394
- Address
- 38 Buttonwood Ct, Madison, WI, 53718-2156
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- Ascendium education group, inc. Operates for the support and benefit of ascendium education solutions, inc. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B40 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1967
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1967
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard D George - 23
≥8years on the filingsDavid J Hanson - 1
≥8years on the filingsEmerson Brumback - 1
≥8years on the filingsJoan Prince - 1
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.56bn
- Total liabilities
- $5.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.55bn
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $839k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3k
- Employees
- 121
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $94.9m | $14.3m | $80.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.