Public Charity

Foundation For Excellence in Higher Education

Foundation For Excellence in Higher Education, of Princeton, NJ, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7.3M in revenue, $9.8M in expenses, $11.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 89 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $32.7M.

EIN: 461439784 Princeton, NJ Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$9.8M
Total Assets$11.7M
Grants Given89
Grant Total$32.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 2012 AS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATION, THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION, INC ("FEHE") FUNDS AND ADVISES PROGRAMS AT ELITE UNIVERSITIES WHERE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CULTURAL LEADERS ARE FORMED. WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL RENEWAL BY BUILDING INTERNAL UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY EXTERNAL INSTITUTES, FORMING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS IN CHARACTER AND VIRTUE THROUGH CLOSE MENTORSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL FRIENDSHIP, NETWORKING THESE STUDENTS WITH SELECT FACULTY, INDUSTRY LEADERS, AND WITH EACH OTHER, AND MULTIPLYING THEIR IMPACT ACROSS INDUSTRIES, GEOGRAPHIES, AND GENERATIONS.

Sample Grants Given

NEW YORK, NY · 2024
General operations
$1,250,000
new york, NY · 2024
General operations
$622,215
Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operations
$490,000
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operations
$420,000
Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operations
$377,000

Showing up to 5 of 89 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Boyd Smith
SECRETARY Donald Readlinger
CHAIRMAN Francis Hager
TRUSTEE G David Bednar
ASST. TREASURER & Dir. Finance John Doherty
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Kelly Hanlon

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Top Grant Purposes

General operations
$18,692,369 55 grants
OXFORD SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM; SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME IN OXFORD'S FACULTY OF LAW; GENERAL OPERATIONS
$4,572,444 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$1,661,643 7 grants
General Operations
$1,492,676 5 grants
PROGRAM ON MEDICAL ETHICS FUND
$1,250,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.3M $9.8M $11.7M
2023 $7.9M $10.3M $13.3M
2022 $12.6M $8.9M $14.4M
2020 $6.0M $10.7M $8.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $6.0M to $7.3M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DE, IL, MA, MD, and 4 other states.

CACTDEILMAMDNCNJNYPA

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