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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 10,077,806 | 5,845,844 | 5,881,870 | 10,002,160 | 12,579,199 | 44,386,879 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 10,077,806 | 5,845,844 | 5,881,870 | 10,002,160 | 12,579,199 | 44,386,879 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 34,741,090 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 9,645,789 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 10,077,806 | 5,845,844 | 5,881,870 | 10,002,160 | 12,579,199 | 44,386,879 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 33,986 | 62,414 | 42,273 | 28,015 | 23,593 | 190,281 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 44,577,160 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Section C, Line 17a | Facts and Circumstances test This statement is attached in accordance with the instructions for Schedule A, Form 990 regarding an organization that believes it is publicly supported according to applicable regulations. Treas. Reg. Sec 1.170A-9(F)(3) provides that an organization may be treated as "publicly supported" under the facts and circumstances test even if it fails to meet the 33 1/3 percent mechanical test. Under the facts and circumstances test, an organization will be treated as publicly supported if it normally received a substantial part of its support from the general public, or from a combination of these sources, and meets certain other requirements. The pertinent factors set forth in the regulations are discussed below: I,II) Attraction of public support FEHE maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds from the general public. The 10% test is satisfied by support from a number of unrelated donors. In its early existence, FEHE limited the scope of its solicitation to persons who would be most likely to provide seed money sufficient to enable it to begin its charitable activities and has since expanded its solicitation program. In 2018, FEHE launched a new website with the capacity to accept online donations. Primarily, however, in 2018 and 2019, FEHE hosted nine in-person fundraising events across the country in locations such as California, Texas, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona-to attract new donors. During this time, FEHE also created new promotional materials that were mailed to donors and prospects. FEHE's president and senior leadership also made approximately 200 visits to donors and prospective donors in the first two years of FEHE's test period. When the pandemic began in early 2020, FEHE shifted its solicitation program from mostly in person gatherings to virtual meetings and online solicitations. In 2020 and 2021, FEHE hosted or participated in approximately 250 meetings. In addition, FEHE continued its program of regular mailings to our house list of donors and prospective donors while embarking on a more robust electronic solicitation program. Online solicitations included email campaigns and listings on websites of allied non-profits, including universities. By the end of 2021, FEHE had sent more than 12,000 emails to its own list and through partnerships with sister organizations. Several of our grantees (public charities) also listed FEHE on their own websites and donation pages to ask their own donors to consider supporting FEHE directly. In 2022, FEHE brought together its in-person, mail, and electronic solicitation efforts. FEHE sponsored or participated in more than 130 in-person meetings and briefings. In addition, we sent emails to approximately 15,000 individuals and mailed hard copies of collateral materials to about 250 people. III) Sources of support: FEHE's activities appeal to a broad cross-section of persons nationwide who are interested in supporting the advancement of higher education. Currently, donations are solicited from the public on a continuous basis through its website and various outreach programs. IV) Representative Governing Body FEHE's governing body includes ten individuals, all independent from one another and represent the broad interests of the public. Representing multiple disciplines, FEHE brings together a team of thought leaders and doers with unique perspectives and expertise to develop the tools to advance higher education. Trustees are chosen for their interest in enhancing American higher education as an important part of improving American society generally. They specifically appreciate the importance of helping students and professors explore universal questions about truth that cross disciplines. Some of them are even members of academia. Most have been collaborators in the work of FEHE's grantees before joining the board of FEHE. The current trustees are as follows: Boyd C. Smith. Chairman. Mr. Smith is a private investor in commercial real estate and high-tech start-up companies. He and his two business partners founded the California Family Foundation, which funds Beechwood School, an independent K-8 school that serves low-income and minority students. Boyd and his wife, Jill, also founded the Golden Gate Family Foundation, which runs a scholarship and mentoring program for youth who are first generation college bound. He is currently a board member of the Hoover Institution Board of Overseers at Stanford University and the Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Health. He received a BS in Economics from the University of Utah, and an MBA from Stanford University. Boyd and his wife reside in Palo Alto, California. Luis E. Tellez. President. Mr. Tellez is the President of the Witherspoon Institute, a public charity that, among other things, provides academic programming for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to examine the moral foundations of political, philosophical, and social thought. He spent the early part of his career working in the chemical industry, and subsequently spent over twenty years administering several non-profit corporations before helping to found Witherspoon. Peter R. Brinckerhoff. Treasurer and Chairman of Finance. Mr. Brinckerhoff is a private investor and philanthropist who resides in Florida. He holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Columbia University. Before his retirement he spent a career in finance on Wall Street in investment banking, mostly with Merrill Lynch. Donald Readlinger. Secretary. Mr. Readlinger is a partner in the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP. He has practiced law since 1999, focusing on corporate and transactional matters, and has represented several nonprofit corporations and charitable organizations throughout his career. He routinely advises boards of directors of public and private corporations. Prior to commencing his legal career, Mr. Readlinger held various positions in investment banking and insurance, and with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Morningside Institute (New York, N.Y.) and is a trustee of the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life at Princeton University. Mr. Readlinger received a B.A. from Boston College and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law. He lives in Princeton with his wife and three children. G. David Bednar. David Bednar is the Principal of Devotio Capital Management. He is a twenty four-year veteran of global real estate lending and investing, spanning the capital structure from equity to first mortgage lending. Mr. Bednar received a BA and MBA from Harvard University and served for four years as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. Thalia ''Tay'' Considine. Thalia Considine is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the Considine Family Foundation. She is also on the board of the Abigail Adams Institute and the advisory board of the Human Flourishing Program, both FEHE affiliates at Harvard University. Thalia comes to the nonprofit world after teaching elementary school for several years. She holds an A.B. in history from Harvard College and an M.A. in Medieval History from King's College, London. Robert P. George. Dr. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence in the Department of Politics and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is also the Herbert W. Vaughan Senior Fellow of the Witherspoon Institute. Francis Hager. Mr. Hager is a Managing Partner of OppCAP Group LLC. Previously he was a Partner at Stone Tower Capital and before that co-head of the Credit Suisse "cash" CLO/CDO group. He began his career in corporate finance at Citibank before moving to Morgan Stanley. He has served on boards of several non-profits and is currently a member of the IESE (Barcelona) Business School U.S. Advisory Council, the board of the Collegium Institute and the advisory council of the Penn Initiative for the Study of Markets (both at the University of Pennsylvania). Mr. Hager holds a BS summa cum laude in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MPhil in economics from Oriel College, University of Oxford. Steven V. Justice. Dr. Justice is Professor emeritus of English at UC Berkeley, where he taught topics in medieval literary history and literary criticism. He is also a Senior Fellow and former President of the Berkeley Institute. Justice has been a fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, Council of the Humanities Fellow at Princeton University, and Senior Fellow of the Witherspoon Institute, and has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Huntington Library, and the University of California. Thomas Trkla. Mr. Trkla is the founding member and majority owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brookwood Financial Partners, and Chairman and Chie |
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| CORE FORM 990 | PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B FEHE's FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 FEHE HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY, ALL OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY APPLICABLE CONFLICTS. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RECUSES THEMSELF FROM THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED FOR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEHE's POLICIES. Part VI, Section B, Question 15 FEHE officers are paid through the witherspoon institute, an unrelated not for profit organization. PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets consist of the following: discount on promises to give receivable - (608,641), discount on promises to give payable - 106,540, Grants cancelled - 574,530. |
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