American Indian Higher Education
AIHEC IS THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT AND UNIFYING VOICE OF OUR NATION'S TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS). AIHEC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCES PUBLIC POLICY ON AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES THROUGH ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES; PROMOTES AND STRENGTHENS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, CULTURES, COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL NATIONS; AND THROUGH OUR UNIQUE POSITION, SERVE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND EMERGING TCUS.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$32.1M
+11.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.1M
-29.0% YoY
Grant Count
37
+15.6% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$58K
-38.6% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $32,140,635 | $28,935,465 | $27,893,635 |
| Revenue | $12,013,923 | $8,547,379 | $12,179,694 |
| Expenses | $11,315,278 | $9,910,963 | $8,018,803 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $500,156 | $818,866 | $886,817 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
114 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE BILLY | President & CEO | 50 | $287,062 |
| TINA COOPER | VP OF FIN & Adm | 50 | $282,018 |
| ERICA J MOORE | Vice President for IIT | 50 | $157,844 |
| AHNIWAKE L ROSE | VP-Congressional & Federal Relation | 50 | $147,596 |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | LAND-GRANT PRG DIR | 50 | $137,224 |
| MARY DEPALMA | Program Director | 50 | $138,051 |
| ALGIRDAS S KUSLIKIS | Sr Associate S.I. | 50 | $133,593 |
| FRANK BOCCOVI | Senior Accountant | 50 | $133,671 |
| ANTHONY A QUANDER | Senior Accountant | 50 | $132,816 |
| DAVID YARLOTT JR | President/Chair | 5 | — |
| ELMER GUY | Vice CHAIR | 5 | — |
| LEANDER R MCDONALD | Secretary | 5 | — |
| JUSTIN GUILLORY | Treasurer | 5 | — |
| CYNTHIA LINDQUIST | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 5 | — |
| SEAN CHANDLER | Board Member | 5 | — |
| DUANE BEDELL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| BRAD HALL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| EVA FLYING | Board Member | 5 | — |
| CHRIS CALDWELL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| MONTE RANDALL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| CHARLES ROESSEL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| ANITA HANSON | Board Member | 5 | — |
| HAVEN GOURNEAU | Board Member | 5 | — |
| TAMARAH PFEIFFER | Board Member | 5 | — |
| JUSTINA WILHELM | Board Member | 5 | — |
| ROBERT MARTIN | Board Member | 5 | — |
| LORI ANN SHERMAN | Board Member | 5 | — |
| RUSSELL SWAGGER | Board Member | 5 | — |
| HELEN MONTGOMERY | Board Member | 5 | — |
| MANOJ PATIL | Board Member | 5 | — |
| MICHAEL OLTROGGE | Board Member | 5 | — |
| TWYLA BAKER | Board Member | 5 | — |
| DAWN FRANK | Board Member | 5 | — |
| CRAIG SMITH | Board Member | 5 | — |
| DAN KING | Board Member | 5 | — |
| CARLA SINEWAY | Board Member | 5 | — |
| SANDRA L BOHAM | Board Member | 5 | — |
| RHONDA LABATTE | Board Member | 5 | — |
| LANE AZURE | Board Member | 5 | — |
| LAUREL VERMILLION | Board Member | 5 | — |
| MONTE MONTEITH | Board Member | 5 | — |
| CORY SANGREY-BILLY | Board Member | 5 | — |
| PAUL ROBERTSON | Board Member | 5 | — |
| DONNA BROWN | Board Member | 5 | — |
| ANNA SHEPPARD | Board Member | 5 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
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Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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