FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Annual Giving
$9.2M-23% YoY
Grants
19
Median Grant
$300K
Organizations Funded
18
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Established in 2012 as an independent, non-partisan, grant-making organization that funds and advises programs at elite universities where the next generation of cultural leaders are formed. Advance 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.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Network of 28 programs and institutes at 15 elite universities including Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Oxford, Johns Hopkins, Rice, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, California Berkeley. In 2022-23 sponsored 75 for-credit courses for 3,000+ students and hosted 1,200+ events for 25,000+ attendees. $9.7M in grants awarded in 2023 across 24 awards.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$9.2M
Grants
19
Median
$300K
States
9
$12.0M
Grants
26
Median
$332K
States
11
$8.3M
Grants
19
Median
$275K
States
10
Grant Size Distribution
$300K
Typical Grant (Median)
$25K
Smallest
$189K
25th Pctile
$399K
75th Pctile
$3.4M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $189K and $399K.
Largest Recent Grants
$3.4M
2024
Foreign Grants - Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Scholarship, general
$1.3M
2024
The Trustees of Columbia University
NY · General operations
$622K
2024
The Morningside Institute
NY · General operations
$490K
2024
The Abigail Adams Institute
MA · General operations
$420K
2024
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
PA · General operations
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.