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Ascendium Education Group Inc

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on October 24, 2025.

38 Buttonwood Court
Ste 200
Madison, Wisconsin 53718

Ascendium Education Group Inc (EIN: 39-1090394) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Ascendium Education Group Inc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 16 out of 121 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $306,937. The highest compensated employee at Ascendium Education Group Inc is Richard D George - 23 with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $922,505. Ascendium Education Group Inc changed its name from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation in 2018.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$94,918,940

Expenses

$14,289,952

Employee compensation

$18,022,739
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Richard D George - 23
Chair/Pres/Cio/Treas
$922,505
$868,757 No related comp$53,748
Hope E Merry - 3
Chief Financial Officer
$487,551
$429,284 No related comp$58,267
Jacqueline J Fairbairn - 3
Chief Compliance Officer
$373,840
$0 $326,146 $47,694
Keith Witham - 3
Vice President - Education Philanthropy
$355,248
$317,685 No related comp$37,563
Brett G Lindquist - 3
Vice President - Comms and Cmnty Engmt
$355,040
$297,922 No related comp$57,118
Rebecca E Rapp - 3
GEN Cnsl/Chief Privacy Officer/Asst Secretary
$353,124
$309,412 No related comp$43,712
Eric C Maly - 3
Vice President - INFO Security and TECH
$347,976
$292,950 No related comp$55,026
Matthew R Harlowe - 3
Director - Internal Audit
$308,672
$260,968 No related comp$47,704
Maureen L Harrill - 3
Vice President, Human Resources
$279,321
$245,757 No related comp$33,564
Alexander J Hammond
Senior Security Architect
$214,407
$184,099 No related comp$30,308
Jessa L Valentine
DPTY Director - Learning and Impact
$212,481
$175,994 No related comp$36,487
Jennifer M Krueger - 3
Deputy General Counsel
$208,372
$169,546 No related comp$38,826

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Scott Klug - 1
Director
$55,000
$27,500 $27,500 No other comp
Darren King - 1
Director
$46,000
$23,000 $23,000 No other comp
Joan Prince - 1
Director
$46,000
$46,000 No related compNo other comp
Maria Gonzalez-Knavel - 1
Director
$46,000
$23,000 $23,000 No other comp
Leslie Lenzo - 1
Director
$46,000
$23,000 $23,000 No other comp
Linda Hoeschler - 1
Director
$46,000
$46,000 No related compNo other comp
Richard A Weiss - 1
Secretary and Director
$46,000
$23,000 $23,000 No other comp
David J Hanson - 1
Director
$46,000
$23,000 $23,000 No other comp
Emerson Brumback - 1
Vice Chair and Director
$37,000
$18,500 $18,500 No other comp

Contractors

Morgan Stanley
Investment Fees
$1,587,570
Applied Tech Solutions LLC
Information
$660,273
Ernst & Young US LLP
Audit/Tax
$339,869
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Legal
$296,920
Wipfli LLP
Consulting
$143,208

Mission Statement

ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP, INC. OPERATES FOR THE SUPPORT AND BENEFIT OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC.

Revisions to this organization profile

October 24, 2025:
2024 Ascendium Education Group Inc 990 filed
October 2, 2024:
2023 Ascendium Education Group Inc 990 filed
August 30, 2023:
2022 Ascendium Education Group Inc 990 filed

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