Ascendium Education Group Inc
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1090394 · Education · Rank 4,672 by total revenue
Ascendium education group, inc. operates for the support and benefit of ascendium education solutions, inc.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $118,061,993
- Total expenses
- $16,127,018
- Total assets
- $3,921,777,659
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $16,506,552
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $20,077,102
- Employees
- 129
- Salary base per employee
- $127,958
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (20)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D George - 23 | CHAIRMAN/CIO/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 33 | $884,194 |
| Keith Witham - 3 | PRESIDENT & CEO - AEG | Officer | 44 | $530,720 |
| Hope E Merry - 3 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 27 | $525,125 |
| Jacqueline J Fairbairn - 3 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 44 | $458,217 |
| Rebecca E Rapp - 3 | GEN CNSL & CHIEF PRIV OFC | Officer | 31 | $366,612 |
| Brett G Lindquist - 3 | VP - COMMS AND CMNTY ENGMT | Officer | 6 | $363,954 |
| Eric C Maly - 3 | VP - INFO SECURITY AND TECH | Officer | 12 | $359,591 |
| Matthew R Harlowe - 3 | DIRECTOR - INTERNAL AUDIT | Officer | 43 | $321,404 |
| Catherine M Risseeuw - 3 | VP - HUMAN RESOURCES | Officer | 12 | $217,423 |
| Scott Klug - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $55,000 |
| Thomas Boldt - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 3 | $55,000 |
| Roger Ervin - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 3 | $50,500 |
| David J Hanson - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $46,000 |
| Emerson Brumback - 1 | DIRECTOR - VICE CHAIRMAN | Board | 2 | $46,000 |
| Joan Prince - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 3 | $46,000 |
| Leslie Lenzo - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $46,000 |
| Linda Hoeschler - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 3 | $46,000 |
| Maria Gonzalez-Knavel - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $46,000 |
| Richard A Weiss - 1 | DIRECTOR - SECRETARY | Board | 2 | $46,000 |
| Darren King - 1 | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $41,500 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,284,159, which is 26.0% of the $16,506,552 salary base shared by 129 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D George - 23 | CHAIRMAN/CIO/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 33 | $809,115 | $0 | $75,079 | $884,194 |
| Keith Witham - 3 | PRESIDENT & CEO - AEG | Officer | 44 | $483,620 | $0 | $47,100 | $530,720 |
| Hope E Merry - 3 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 27 | $462,554 | $0 | $62,571 | $525,125 |
| Jacqueline J Fairbairn - 3 | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 44 | $405,548 | $0 | $52,669 | $458,217 |
| Rebecca E Rapp - 3 | GEN CNSL & CHIEF PRIV OFC | Officer | 31 | $315,947 | $0 | $50,665 | $366,612 |
| Brett G Lindquist - 3 | VP - COMMS AND CMNTY ENGMT | Officer | 6 | $302,787 | $0 | $61,167 | $363,954 |
| Eric C Maly - 3 | VP - INFO SECURITY AND TECH | Officer | 12 | $297,259 | $0 | $62,332 | $359,591 |
| Matthew R Harlowe - 3 | DIRECTOR - INTERNAL AUDIT | Officer | 43 | $265,407 | $0 | $55,997 | $321,404 |
| Bethany M Miller - 3 | VP - PLANNING LEARN IMPACT | Highly paid employee | 45 | $197,644 | $0 | $40,297 | $237,941 |
| Alyssa K Dunsirn - 3 | DIRECTOR - IT SECURITY | Highly paid employee | 45 | $192,015 | $0 | $44,386 | $236,401 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202602609349301740 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-1090394
- Organization website (as filed): www.ascendiumeducation.org