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A pair of area nonprofits are being recognized for their contributions to the Madison community. Literacy Network and Operation Fresh Start (OFS) both received $100,000 Good Neighbor Grants from fellow Madison nonprofit Ascendium. Adults working toward literacy and young people ages 16-24 stand to benefit most from the awar...

The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville is poised to improve the lives of local students with the aid of a $100,000 Good Neighbor Grant from Ascendium. The nonprofit is the only Indiana-based organization to receive the award, which is given to nonprofit organizations committed to increasing education and workforce training ou...

A pair of community-minded nonprofit organizations in the Aberdeen area are expanding their impact with the aid of $100,000 Good Neighbor Grants from Ascendium. The Aberdeen Family YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area were both honored with the award, which is given to nonprofit organizations committed to increas...

The federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program provides important student loan debt relief to healthcare and frontline workers, teachers, administrative employees and other community servants doing essential work for our country’s success. That is why it is important to spread the word about the widely unknown l...

Madison, Wis. –  Today, The Center for Black Excellence and Culture – a multimillion-dollar project inspired, designed, and led by Black residents – announced it has received a $2.5 million gift from Ascendium Education Group. The Madison-based nonprofit became the third major founding donor in The Center’s $36 million capi...