Higher Education Foundation
Higher Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $361K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $5K.
Higher Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Higher Education Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $1,250
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $360,637
- +25.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Higher Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shivaji University ($2K). Together the top 4 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Higher Education Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 34% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shivaji University | Education | $2,000 |
| Rivka Sahil Akshar Institute | Education | $1,000 |
| Yashwant Shiksham Sanstha | Education | $1,000 |
| Indian Students Association Salt Lake City, UT | Donation | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $360,637 | $90,578 | $9,399 | $5,000 | 4 | $5,000 | $4,778 | $14,636 |
| 2024 | $287,321 | $63,802 | $28,401 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $244,057 | $138,637 | $17,381 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $122,801 | $226,152 | $104,151 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $800 | $800 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Higher Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Higher Education Foundation is led by Ashok Joshi, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ashok Joshi
President
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Makarand Hastak
Vice President
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rahul Karad
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Higher Education Foundation
How much does Higher Education Foundation give each year?
Higher Education Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Higher Education Foundation's typical grant size?
Higher Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Higher Education Foundation give grants?
Higher Education Foundation's top state is Utah, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Higher Education Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Higher Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
How large is Higher Education Foundation?
Higher Education Foundation reported $361K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Higher Education Foundation?
Higher Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It holds $361K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Higher Education Foundation's EIN?
Higher Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-3839558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
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