Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
Donations deductibleFoundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Hager Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Boyd Smith | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Donald Readlinger | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| G David Bednar | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Luis Tellez | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Myles Harrington | Trustee - From 06/2024 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert George | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Justice | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas Trkla | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| John Doherty | Assistant Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Kelly Hanlon | Director of Operations | since 2020 |
| Russell Snell | Program Committee Member | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Hager | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Luis Tellez | President | 30 | $0 | ||
| Donald Readlinger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Fullenweider | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert George | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Myles Harrington | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Justice | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Boyd Smith | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Trkla | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| G David Bednar | Trustee (Term 02/26//2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Hanlon | Director of Operations | 28 | $0 | ||
| John Doherty | Asst. Treasurer | 18 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
- EIN
- 461439784
- Address
- 16 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ, 08540-6813
- State
- New Jersey
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T22 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Luis E Tellez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBoyd Smith
≥6years on the filingsDonald Readlinger
≥6years on the filingsG David Bednar
≥6years on the filingsLuis Tellez
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.2m
- Total liabilities
- $3.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.9m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.3m | $9.8m | Deficit $2.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
16 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Morningside Institute | General operations | $625k |
| The Abigail Adams Institute | General operations | $488k |
| Collegium Institute | General operations | $475k |
| Austin Institute FSOFC | General operations | $325k |
| Elm Institute | General operations | $310k |
| The Berkeley Institute | General operations | $302k |
| Harvard University | General operations | $300k |
| Hyde Park Institute | General operations | $250k |
| Johns Hopkins UNIVERSITY | General operations | $250k |
| Zephyr Institute | General operations | $220k |
| Forbes Avenue Foundation | General operations | $200k |
| University of Illinois Foundation | General operations | $176k |
| The Houston Institute | General operations | $120k |
| Duke University | General operations | $110k |
| The Witherspoon Institute | General Operations | $100k |
| Academic Freedom Alliance | General operations | $100k |