Studio Donations - Thank you!

Our studio's fiscal year ends June 30 each year. This year, we had a surplus of unused scholarship funds. We allocate 3% of our operating budget (and all our Late Cancel/No Show fees) to supporting this program.

At our last board meeting, the Board of Directors met and agreed to distribute the remaining funds as follows:

• A selection of previous scholarship students received bonus class packages to further their subsidized classwork with Ascendance.

• $1000 to be donated to CSAW - A non profit who's missions are in alignment with ours. CSAW - Connecting Circus Students Around the World was founded in 2018. Through increase of knowledge, resources, community, and financial aid CSAW strives to assist future circus artists in finding the pathways best for them. They offer grants and tuition assistance to circus artists of color to pursue circus studies at schools of their choice.

• $1000 to be donated to Black Fitness Events - this local nonprofit seeks to centralize all health and fitness events led by Black Fitness Leaders to ensure BIPOC communities have access to wellness resources and spaces where they feel a sense of belonging.

• $1000 was left so we asked our Ascendance Staff what organization they wanted to donate to. After a round of voting, the team selected Cedar River Women in Need, an organization that helps fund access to abortion for women in need by paying for their travel, meals, and incidentals as well as their procedure if they are coming to one of their 2 locations in Renton or Tacoma. We sure they will be seeing an influx of out-of-state requests in the coming months, and will put this money to very good use.

Thank you, Ascenders!! Without your support, your class purchases, and your donations, none of this would have been possible. We are very happy we can spread some of our abundance with other nonprofits.