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Supporting organizationEIN 461439784Est. 2014-05

THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER

PRINCETON, NJ 08540

Total Assets

$8.6M

FY 2020

Annual Giving

$10.2M

FY 2020

Grants Made

22

FY 2020

Avg Grant

$462K

FY 2020

Grant Range

$25K–$4.6M

Typical

Deadlines

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Programs & Activities

Program 1

$10.2M

Grants for projects that educate young men and women in the western intellectual tradition. Total amount of grants awarded to approximately 22 receipients. All of which are 501(c)(3) charities or individuals and organizations meeting the irs guidelines for these types of awards.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2020 filing

Total Revenue

$6.0M

Total Expenses

$10.7M

Distributable Amount

$176K

Min. Investment Return

$177K

Grant Range

22 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $256K to maximum $4.6M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

22 grants

CANTERBURY INSTITUTE
$4.6M
1 grant
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$1.3M
1 grant
AUSTIN INSTITUTE FSOFC
$392K
1 grant
THE ABIGAIL ADAMS INSTITUTE
$389K
1 grant
AGORA TRUST
$349K
1 grant
THE WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE
$320K
1 grant
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$300K
1 grant
ELM INSTITUTE
$300K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$1.5M
29% of total
Massachusetts
$749K
14% of total
New Jersey
$605K
12% of total
California
$581K
11% of total
Texas
$539K
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$310K
6% of total
Connecticut
$300K
6% of total
Illinois
$278K
5% of total
North Carolina
$240K
5% of total
Maryland
$125K
2% of total

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