Ascend Nonprofit Solutions Inc

THE CENTER:The Center is a multi-tenant nonprofit center that offers below-market rent and shared amenities to mission-driven organizations. This co-location model fosters collaboration, reduces overhead costs, and creates a supportive environment for nonprofits to thrive. Originally launched in 2003, the Center was created to address the instability and high cost of commercial rent in Charlotte. Today, it serves as a hib for collaboration and impact, housing a diverse array of organizations across sectors such as human services, education and the arts. The Center fosters a vibrant community where nonprofits benefit from shared space, reduce overhead, and a supportive environment of peers. Based on current market rates, nonprofit tenants saved an estimated $1.7 million in rent. Together, these programs enable nonprofits to redirect resources toward program delivery, improve service outcomes, and build long-term sustainability.

Fiscal sponsorships:prior to the august 2025 approval to be reclassified as a 509a3 supporting organization, the center provided fiscal sponsorship services to unincorporated groups whose missions and causes were aligned with the center's mission. Because of this new classification, the center is sunsetting all fiscal sponsorship activities going forward.