EIN 46-1439784

Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher is a private foundation whose purpose is to use interest and dividend income for grants awarded capital gains decreased amounts available for grant awards. Grantees include Canterbury Institute. The foundation made 22 grants last year.
Total revenues
$7,899,396
2023
Total expenses
$10,284,802
2023
Total assets
$13,285,530
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

In the 2022-23 academic year alone, our network sponsored 53 for credit courses for over 1,500 students, and hosted over 1,000 seminars, lectures, and conferences with over 18,000 attendees. FEHE currently supports twenty-seven institutes and programs at fourteen elite universities. These programs are forming exceptional students through intellectual friendship, connecting them with each other, and positioning them at key points of cultural influence in academia, law, politics, business, media, finance, and medicine. FEHE's impact on elite universities and the broader culture is significant and growing. In the past five years alone, our grantees have reached approximately 100,000 students and young scholars through 5,000 events and 217 for-credit courses. The growth of each of these metrics (students and attendees up 177 percent; events up 88 percent; for-credit courses up 400 percent) demonstrates FEHE's success in advancing its goals of forming students and supporting the next generation of scholars and leaders.
Interest and dividend income used for grants awarded
Capital gains decreased amounts available for grant awards

Grants made by Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
University of Pennsylvania (Penn)General Operations$754,000
University of Pennsylvania (Penn)General Operations$754,000
American Academy of Sciences and LettersGeneral Operations$750,000
...and 31 more grants made totalling $11,787,804

Who funds Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John and Daria Barry FoundationEducation$4,279,000
Bradley Impact FundGeneral Charitable Purposes$1,895,525
Sarah Scaife FoundationGeneral Operating Support$1,000,000
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

NameTitleCompensation
Luis E TellezPresident$0
Kelly HanlonDirector of Operations$0
Donald ReadlingerSecretary$0
Francis HagerChairman$0
Russell SnellProgram Committee Member$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,790,410
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$108,986
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$7,899,396

Form 990s for Foundation FOR EXCELLENCE IN Higher Education

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-12-12990View PDF
2023-122024-10-16990View PDF
2022-122023-10-12990View PDF
2021-122022-11-13990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-03990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $4,279,000 from John and Daria Barry Foundation
December 29, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,895,525 from Bradley Impact Fund
November 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Operates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
16 Stockton St
Princeton, NJ 08540
Metro area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
County
Mercer County, NJ
Website URL
excellenceinhighered.org/ 
Phone
(609) 688-8779
IRS details
EIN
46-1439784
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B12: Education Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0257490
FTB Entity ID
4120972
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-01-15
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