Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc
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Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc at a glance
In short: Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc gave $515K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $258K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $515,119
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $257,560
- -38.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $257,560
- Total assets
- $3,644,142
- -14.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was North American Interfraternity Conference Inc ($509K). Together the top 2 received $515K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc gives
- Giving grew 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $149K (2021) to $515K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $515K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North American Interfraternity Conference Inc Fishers, IN | Research grant for furthering the cultural and societal impacts of the greek organization | $509,119 |
| Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity Troy, NY | Support of Educational Programming | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,644,142 | $818,353 | $1,546,458 | $515,119 | 2 | $143,817 |
| 2024 | $4,268,306 | $1,544,524 | $1,388,077 | $421,781 | 1 | $72,319 |
| 2023 | $3,970,053 | $1,842,570 | $1,063,367 | $398,277 | 1 | $37,377 |
| 2022 | $3,002,951 | $2,002,588 | $819,060 | $266,738 | 1 | $68,823 |
| 2021 | $1,997,710 | $580,271 | $461,595 | $149,270 | 1 | $48,444 |
| 2020 | $1,713,282 | $771,999 | $595,458 | $151,237 | 2 | $45,737 |
About Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc
Based on IRS filings
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc is a public charity, based in Fishers, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $515K. Net investment income was $144K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc is led by Judson Horras, CEO on every filing since 2020; 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Judson Horras
CEO
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$32K (2022) → $63K (2025)
Ashley Vandewark
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$78K (2022) → $120K (2025)
Will Foran
Executive Director
Naic Cso → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$4K (2024) → $20K (2025)
Marsha Grady
President
Director → Secretary & Vice President, 2024
Secretary & Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Maglione
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Christopher
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Kirk
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Musser
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Pendry
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Hoyt
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Tofanelli
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Vaughn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wilson
CFO
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$10K (2022) → $18K (2025)
Phil Fernandez
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan King
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Garner
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Hallee Winnie (2020–2024) — Former Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Webb (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Clark Brown (2024) — General Counsel
- Former: Ben Satcher Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Diane Eggert (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ginger Smith (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jason Butler (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Faron Lewitt (2022) — Director
- Former: Meghan Paden (2022) — Director
- Former: Michele King (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Breittholz (2020) — Director
- Former: Kitty Dekieffer (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Ashley Vandewark (Executive Director End 5/25). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc
How much does Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc give each year?
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc gave $515K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $422K across 1 grant.
How large is Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc?
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $818K.
Where does Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc operate?
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc has awarded grants in Indiana, New York.
What is Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc's EIN?
Foundation for Fraternal Excellence Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1873572. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
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