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. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461439784 Princeton, NJ Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$9.8M
Total Assets$11.7M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$6.4M
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.

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 OPERATING SUPPORT.
$2,945,457 2 grants
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$1,920,525 2 grants
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
$1,000,000 3 grants
EDUCATION
$175,000 2 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$115,000 2 grants

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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