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Who funds Shared Ascent Fund?

Sacramento, California · EIN 834584093

7 private foundations reported grants to Shared Ascent Fund in Sacramento, California totaling $10.9 million across 9 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $9.8 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Shared Ascent Fund

All 7 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Nebraska · 2025
Program support3$9.8 million
Skyline Foundation
California · 2024
For the charitable purposes of student borrower protection center1$400,000
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York · 2023
Support for debt-free college project1$350,000
The Kresge Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
Project support grant to create reforms to protect economically vulnerable borrowers1$125,000
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Support for Research and Debt Cancellation Outreach in Southern States by the Student Borrower Protection Center1$120,000
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New Jersey · 2024 · accepts applications
81190 supporting white picket fence in seasons 5 and 6 of the podcast to help people think differently about families and the deservingness of children1$112,500
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
To support Student Borrower Protection Center's (a fiscal project of Shared Ascent Fund) in convening an inaugural cohort of 14 cities across the country working to strengthen knowledge and capacity for tackling the student debt crisis at the local level.1$10,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Shared Ascent Fund?

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Skyline Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc, The Kresge Foundation and Annie E Casey Foundation Inc, and 2 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Shared Ascent Fund get from foundations?

$10.9 million in 9 reported grants from 7 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Kresge Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Lumina Foundation for Education Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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