Building pathways into digital health, health informatics, and STEM careers — so the communities most affected by health inequities help lead the systems that serve them.
Coasterners Health Access Foundation Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 42-2717249). Donations to the U.S. organization are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Ascend is our flagship pathways program. It connects learners and early-career professionals from underserved communities to the skills, mentors, and opportunities that turn interest in health and technology into careers that change health systems from within.
Workshops and learning experiences that introduce youth to health informatics, data science, AI, and digital health careers.
Pairing participants with health professionals, researchers, and technologists who reflect the communities we serve.
Practical training in digital health tools, data literacy, and professional skills that employers and health systems need.
Guidance toward education, certification, and early-career opportunities — with support that continues after the program ends.
Health systems are becoming digital — but the people building and running them rarely reflect the communities facing the greatest barriers to care. That gap shows up in the tools, the data, and ultimately the outcomes.
Ascend exists to close it. When people from underserved communities gain the skills to work in digital health and health informatics, two things happen at once: individual economic mobility rises, and health systems gain insiders who understand the barriers firsthand. That is health equity built to last.
Targets Ascend is working to deliver, year over year.
Ascend is delivered with community organizations and academic institutions that already hold trust where we work. If your organization opens doors into health and technology careers, let's build something together.
Africans and African descent living in St. Albert, AB, CA
Academic partner supporting training and pathways into digital health and STEM careers.
100% of your donation goes to Coasterners — our giving platform charges the foundation no platform or processing fees. You may see an optional tip request at checkout; tips go to Zeffy, the platform, not to Coasterners, and are entirely optional. One-time and monthly gifts are both welcome; monthly giving sustains programs year-round.
Giving levels are illustrative of program costs; all gifts support Coasterners Ascend and the mission of Coasterners Health Access Foundation Inc.
Tax-deductible to the extent permitted by U.S. law.
Canadian donors may give to the U.S. organization; official Canadian tax receipts are not yet available.
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Donations on this page are made to Coasterners Health Access Foundation Inc., a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 42-2717249), and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by U.S. law. No goods or services are provided in exchange for contributions unless otherwise stated.
Coasterners Health Access Foundation (Canada) has applied for registered charity status with the Canada Revenue Agency and cannot issue Canadian official donation receipts at this time.
Yes — donations on this page go to Coasterners Health Access Foundation Inc., a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 42-2717249), and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by U.S. law. A receipt is emailed automatically after you give.
Not yet. Coasterners Health Access Foundation (Canada) has applied for registered charity status with the Canada Revenue Agency and cannot issue official Canadian donation receipts at this time. Canadian donors are welcome to give to the U.S. organization, though the gift will not qualify for a Canadian tax credit.
100% of your donation. Our giving platform charges the foundation no platform or processing fees, so every dollar you give goes to Coasterners.
The tip goes to Zeffy, the platform that processes our donations — it is how they keep the service free for nonprofits. It is entirely optional and separate from your donation to Coasterners; you can set it to zero and your full gift still reaches us. Tips to Zeffy are not tax-deductible.
Yes — choose the monthly option on the form. Recurring gifts are the most powerful way to sustain our programs, and you can change or cancel at any time.
