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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1818907

INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$2.1M$4.2M2023$8.9M$4.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$8,861,160$4,275,851$4,585,309$15,823,577$419,410$15,404,167
December 31, 2023990$2,116,794$4,211,722-$2,094,928$10,967,525$485,470$10,482,055
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,525,255
Program service revenue
$15,000
Investment income
$303,832
Other revenue
$17,073

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,199,111
Other salaries and wages
$900,431
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,837,601
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$25,190
Accounting fees
$34,821
Occupancy
$75,282
Travel
$93,883
Depreciation
$23,754
Program services (functional)
$3,215,906
Management and general (functional)
$974,154
Fundraising (functional)
$85,791

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,967,525
Total assets, end of year
$15,823,577
Total liabilities, end of year
$419,410
Net assets, end of year
$15,404,167
Land, buildings and equipment
$32,068
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,670,510
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,733,657
Gross receipts
$8,861,160
Employees
26
Volunteers
10
Year formed
1993
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY MAMIE G VOIGHTPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$279,625$40,658
KELLY LEONVP OF COMMS & GOVT AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$201,210$29,544
TOLA FADEYICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER
Officer
40$191,470$34,788
DIANE CHENGVP OF RESEARCH & POLICY
Key employee
40$196,392$20,799
AMANDA JANICE ROBERSONVP OF OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$169,960$34,664
ELEANOR PETERSDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$133,850$28,063
SEAN TIERNEYDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$127,796$15,893
KIMBERLY DANCYASSOCIATE DIR. OF RES. AND POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$120,450$17,221
MARYELLEN MCGUIREBOARD MEMBER/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AJITA TALWALKER MENONBOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DENISA GANDARABOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRIAN BRIDGESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER O NWOSUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE KRAUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES LARIMOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROB OLCOTTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA R TACHINEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE R WEISEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY MAMIE G VOIGHTPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$288,867$38,751
TOLA FADEYICFO/TREASURER
Officer
40$165,945$32,765
DIANE CHENGVP OF RESEARCH & POLICY
Key employee
40$173,357$18,878
KELLY LEONVP OF COMMS & GOV'T AFFAIRS, FROM 2/1/2023
Highest-paid employee
40$145,686$24,096
AMANDA JANICE ROBERSONSENIOR DIRECTOR OF SEPO
Highest-paid employee
40$125,384$32,111
KIMBERLY DANCYASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF R&P
Highest-paid employee
40$113,066$16,231
ELEANOR PETERSDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$101,865$26,485
PETER O NWOSUBOARD MEMBER/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARYELLEN MCGUIREBOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AJITA TALWALKER MENONBOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRIAN BRIDGESBOARD MEMBER, FROM 12/2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA CRONINBOARD MEMBER, UNTIL 12/2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACOB FRAIREBOARD MEMBER/CHAIR, UNTIL 12/2023
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DENISA GANDARABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE KRAUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES LARIMOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB OLCOTTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMANDA R TACHINEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE R WEISEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1615 L ST NW STE 310, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5617
In care of
% ADETOLA FADEYI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARY G VOIGHT, 1615 L STREET NW 310, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
MARY G VOIGHT, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 861-8245
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY (IHEP) WORKS TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES AND GENERATIONAL IMPACT FOR COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, OR INCOME. WE PURSUE THIS CHANGE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELD ENGAGEMENT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • DATA & TRANSPARENCY OUR SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS DATA-RICH BUT INFORMATION-POOR. IHEP PROMOTES SMART HIGHER EDUCATION DATA USE BY IDENTIFYING TRENDS IN DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS, SUPPORTING A CULTURE OF DATA-USE ON CAMPUSES THROUGH OUR RESEARCH, TRAININGS, AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICES, AND CALLING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR POSTSECONDARY DATA INFRASTRUCTURE. SINCE 2014, IHEP HAS LED THE POSTSECONDARY DATA COLLABORATIVE (POSTSECDATA), A COALITION OF DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT JOINTLY ADVOCATES FOR THE USE OF HIGH-QUALITY POSTSECONDARY DATA TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, INFORM AND EVALUATE POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND INFORM STUDENT CHOICES ABOUT THEIR INVESTMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
    Expenses $1,648,790 · revenue $15,000
  • EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLETION HIGHER EDUCATION CAN BE A PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC SECURITY, SOCIAL MOBILITY AND SOCIETY-WIDE VALUE IF STUDENTS EARN A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL. IHEP PROMOTES EVIDENCE-BASED PATHWAYS TO COMPLETION FOR TODAY'S STUDENTS BY IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO COMPLETION AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT, EXAMINING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE APPROACHES AT THE INSTITUTIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO PROMOTE COMPLETION, AND WORKING WITH POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADVANCE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR STUDIES. IHEP WORKS TO SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND SCALING OF DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE COMPLETION.
    Expenses $786,783
  • NEED-BASED AID NEED-BASED AID DOES MORE THAN MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE - IT MAKES COLLEGE POSSIBLE FOR TODAY'S STUDENTS. WE PROMOTE AFFORDABLE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION BY: IDENTIFYING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND EXAMINING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; CALLING TO PROTECT AND INCREASE NEED-BASED AID AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS; AND WORKING WITH POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO PRIORITIZE NEED-BASED INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS. WE FOCUS SQUARELY ON ENHANCING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS LIVING WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOMES, INCLUDING THROUGH PELL GRANTS, AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT NON-TUITION COSTS THAT INCLUDE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD AND HOUSING.
    Expenses $570,381
  • STRONG OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS ALL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS SHOULD DELIVER VALUE TO STUDENTS. DRAWING FROM OUR POSTSECONDARY VALUE FRAMEWORK, WE EVALUATE NOVEL APPROACHES TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC RETURNS STUDENTS RECEIVE FOR THEIR POSTSECONDARY INVESTMENT AND CULTIVATE SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REFORM THAT INCENTIVIZES AND SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT, ESPECIALLY AMONG PROGRAMS THAT PERSISTENTLY DELIVER A LOW RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
    Expenses $209,952
  • COLLEGE ADMISSIONS YEARS OF ADMISSIONS POLICIES HAVE LEFT BLACK, LATINX, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS, AND STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRESENTED AT THE NATION'S SELECTIVE INSTITUTIONS. IHEP RESEARCHES RECRUITMENT, ADMISSIONS, AND ENROLLMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES. WE BUILD FIELD SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF A DIVERSE CAMPUS TO ENCOURAGE INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT HELP MORE STUDENTS ACCESS POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1818907
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Social science (V20E)
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,823,577
Income (IRS master file)
$8,861,160

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$8,861,160$4,275,851$15,823,577XML
990December 2023$2,116,794$4,211,722$10,967,525XML
990December 2022$4,269,815$4,176,214$12,747,452IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1818907).

Questions about INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY is 52-1818907.
Is INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARY G VOIGHT.
Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $279,625 (MARY MAMIE G VOIGHT, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,861,160, expenses of $4,275,851 and total assets of $15,823,577 at year end.

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