Foundation For Excellence in Higher Education

PRINCETON, NJ EIN: 46-1439784 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.7M

-11.8% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,723,941$13,285,530$14,426,849
Revenue$7,290,829$7,899,396$12,619,382
Expenses$9,825,103$10,284,802$8,866,364
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$179,361$108,986$40,183
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M22 grants202024 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K10$50–100K8$100–250K22$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

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

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FRANCIS HAGERCHAIRMAN1
LUIS TELLEZPRESIDENT30
DONALD READLINGERSECRETARY1
G DAVID BEDNARTRUSTEE1
ROBERT GEORGETRUSTEE1
MYLES HARRINGTONTRUSTEE - FROM 06/20241
STEVEN JUSTICETRUSTEE1
BOYD SMITHTRUSTEE1
THOMAS TRKLATRUSTEE1
KELLY HANLONDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS28
JOHN DOHERTYASST. TREASURER & Dir. Finance18

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AUSTINAZUSAAustinBALTIMOREBERKELEYBRIGHTONBaltimoreBerkeleyCAMBRIDGECHICAGOCamarilloCambridgeChardonChicagoDALLASDURHAMDallasDurhamHOUSTONHouston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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