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Princeton, New Jersey$7.3M revenue21 funders on file

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 exceptional students in character and virtue through close mentorship and intellectual friendship, networking these students with select faculty, industry leaders, and with each other, and multiplying their impact across industries, geographies, and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$150k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$190k–$1.5Mover two years, from 2–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$380kfrom 2 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 156

$0$760k$1.5Mhalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 156
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association ($1.1M/yr), The Institute for Higher Education Policy ($2.5M/yr), FPF Education and Innovation Foundation ($890k/yr)1 in 10$450k
  2. 2Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSimilar grantees: FPF Education and Innovation Foundation ($1.0M/yr), Latinos for Education Inc ($1.0M/yr), National Public Education Support Fund ($1.0M/yr)1 in 21$1.0M
  3. 3The Searle Freedom TrustSimilar grantees: The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity ($75k/yr), The Heritage Foundation ($580k/yr), The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies ($750k/yr)1 in 11$210k

153 more funders on the list for Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education

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