2025
Created the Better Tomorrow Foundation to serve our teammates and the communities where we live and work.
As the philanthropic arm of Ascentek, the Better Tomorrow Foundation lives out what has driven this company for generations: creating everyday impact.
Our vision is to inspire servant leadership beyond the generations. We see servant leadership as prioritizing the needs of others in ways that foster collaboration and build trust. This happens through commitment to make tomorrow a little bit better than today.
The roots of Ascentek date back nearly 100 years, with a history of prioritizing innovation and impact. In 2013, we formalized our philanthropic arm with the creation of the Bame Foundation in honor of Fred and Merilyn Bame, the first generation of this family business, who led the way in caring deeply for serving others. As we embark on the next chapter with the Better Tomorrow Foundation, we continue to be shaped by the teaching that has guided the Bame family for generations: “To whom much is given, much is expected.”
Created the Better Tomorrow Foundation to serve our teammates and the communities where we live and work.
The heart of the Ascentek name—and the ethos that drives us at the Better Tomorrow Foundation—is to keep ascending, to keep going, to keep working to make lives better. We're powered by the heart and contributions of every Ascentek teammate. The day-to-day work of our teammates generates the profits that fund the Foundation, along with the ideas, vision, and generosity that shape our culture of care.
