Wisconsin · Nonprofit
ASCEND SERVICES INC
ASCEND SERVICES INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $873,721 to it, the largest being RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC ($510,135). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.4M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $874k
- Net assets
- $7.1M
What Ascend Services Inc does
Mission
The mission of ascend services, inc., is to promote individual growth through community experiences, education and employment opportunities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Prevocational services are designed to provide training, skill building, on-the-job experience and other activities to participants who are preparing for integrated employment or, who do not desire to work in integrated employment at this time. We receive referrals and funding through lakeland care, inc., iris, community care inc., inclusa, my choice, or the manitowoc county human services department.individualized plans are centered on the individual's strengths and abilities. These plans are intended to provide the tools and supports participants need to reach their identified goals. These support services enabled 93 participants to pursue vocational goals while earning wages.
$1,075,953 spent$1,256,609 earned by the program39% of program spendingDay services offers social, educational, vocational and recreational activities to 108 participants. The objective is to encourage growth and a true sense of community through meaningful activities that foster functional life skills. We receive referrals and funding through lakeland care, inc.,iris, community care inc., inclusa, or my choice.individualized plans are centered on the individual's strengths and abilities.these plans are intended to provide the tools and supports participants need to reach their identified goals. They are also designed to establish daily activities that promote functional skill development while fostering the individual's sense of belonging and developing good, strong relationships.
$549,259 spent$753,946 earned by the program20% of program spendingCommunity employment services is designed to assist individuals with disabilities choose, obtain and retain employment in the community. We receive our referrals from the division of vocational rehabilitation for the initial stages of the program and when necessary, long term funding is from lakeland care, inc., iris, community care, inclusa, or my choice. We served 12 individuals in 2024 in various stages of programming. We helped 45 participants obtain employment.
$849,779 spent$1,004,220 earned by the program31% of program spendingRest area maintenance - ascend services, inc. Has a state use contract with the wisconsin department of transportation to provide cleaning and grounds maintenance for the rest area located on I-43 near denmark, wisconsin. As with any state use program, persons with disabilities are employed to do at least 75% of the direct labor at the site.
$256,200 spent$373,412 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,731,191.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.5M to $5.0M (+41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 90% · 2019 63% · 2020 21% · 2021 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
7% of ASCEND SERVICES INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 6 funders, grant income rose $10k → $198k.
3 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ASCEND SERVICES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASCEND SERVICES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 53% · 2021 47% · 2022 40% · 2023 61% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of ASCEND SERVICES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
82% of ASCEND SERVICES INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $89k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASCEND SERVICES INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 8,121 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,121 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like ASCEND SERVICES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
63%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASCEND SERVICES INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASCEND SERVICES INC?
- ASCEND SERVICES INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $873,721 to it, the largest being RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC ($510,135). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASCEND SERVICES INC have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $873,721 in grants to ASCEND SERVICES INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASCEND SERVICES INC?
- RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $510,135 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASCEND SERVICES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing