Philanthropic Partners
Ascend was founded with catalytic support from leaders who have an established and longstanding commitment to issues impacting low-income families, both in expertise and active investments. Ascend’s investors are leading foundations, including:
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Patrice King Brickman
Charlotte Perret Family Trust
Open Society Foundations/Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation
Chambers Family Fund
The Kresge Foundation
Siobhan Davenport/Rocksprings Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Ascend continues to develop and seek out philanthropic partners with a vision of economic security and educational success across generations and robust capacity for effecting change. To learn more about our philanthropic partners and their important work, visit their websites:
www.wkkf.org
www.gatesfoundation.org
www.soros.org
www.kresge.org
www.chambersfund.org
www.aecf.org
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““Maybe just an opportunity to get a better job or to advance. You know, get a job and then maybe be able to advance.” ”
— White Single Mother, Colorado, 2011 Ascend-Commissioned Focus Groups
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