CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHEREDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHEREDUCATION INC (EIN 20-8091013)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-05-04
IRS object ID: 201231259349300913
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-05-04T11:33:09-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SIKICH LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8555 N RIVER RD STE 300	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46240	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208091013	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	HIGHER EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CENT	NameControl
Phone	3175702345	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8520 ALLISONVILLE POINTE BLVD	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 220	AddressLine2
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46250	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GEORGE M CURTIS	Name
Title	CHAIRMAN	Title
Phone	3175702345	Phone
Date Signed	2012-04-20	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEVEN R IMLER CPA	Name
Phone	3178424466	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-05-04	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	GEORGE M CURTIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8520 ALLISONVILLE POINTE BLVD	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46250	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1011802	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.CEHE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IN	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING A BOARD INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM. EDUCATION REFORM, FOR THESE PURPOSES, IS DEFINED AS INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING COSTS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR WORK.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	4	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	3	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	68160	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1011425	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	36	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	341	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	68160	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1011802	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	23375	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	13377	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	18110	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	467726	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	41485	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	481103	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	26675	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	530699	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	30778	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	558739	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2543	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	28235	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	558739	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING A BOARD INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM. EDUCATION REFORM, FOR THESE PURPOSES, IS DEFINED AS INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING COSTS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR WORK.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	14700	Expense
Grants	13377	Grants
Description	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (CEHE) PARTNERED WITH A FREE MARKET UNIVERSITY IN GUATEMALA, UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN (UFM), HELPING IT TO ESTABLISH A NEW U.S.-BASED FOUNDATION.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	406674	Expense
Description	CEHE CONDUCTED A RESEARCH PROJECT RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM, COMMISSIONING SEVERAL STUDIES EXAMINING INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS DESIGNATED TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS INCLUDED, FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDY OF HONORS COLLEGES WITHIN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, AND ONLINE EDUCATION.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	27423	Expense
Grants	6137	Grants
Description	OPERATE A MUTUAL FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DONORS. ONE OF CEHE'S INNOVATIVE PURPOSES IS TO CREATE A FUND FOR DONORS TO WORK TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES. CEHE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IDENTIFYING AND WORKING WITH LARGE DOLLAR DONORS IN OTHER WAYS. IT CONTINUES TO EXPLORE WAYS TO WORK WITH SMALLER DONORS THROUGH VARIOUS MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS AS ITS PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER HOW BEST TO MARKET THE PROGRAM IN A COST-EFFICIENT MANNER.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	26010	Expense
Revenue	377	Revenue
Description	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING A BOARD INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM. EDUCATION REFORM, FOR THESE PURPOSES, IS DEFINED AS INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING COSTS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR WORK.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Rev	377	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	474807	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
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Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	13	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	4	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DONOR ADVISING RESEARCH & EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3175702345	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8520 ALLISONVILLE POINTE BLVD 220	AddressLine1
City	INDIANAPOLIS	City
State	IN	State
ZIP Code	46250	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
GM CURTIS III PHD
CHAIRMAN	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM C DENNIS PHD
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
TODD ZYWICKI JD
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
FREDERIC J FRANSEN PHD
EXECUTIVE DI	15.00		X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	1011425	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	5171	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1011425	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	36	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$36	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Total Revenue Column	341	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	341	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	341	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1011802	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	341	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$36	ExclusionAmount

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13377	Total
Program Services	13377	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1163	Total
Program Services	1163	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	553	Total
Program Services	553	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2419	Total
Management And General	2419	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	604	Total
Program Services	604	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18771	Total
Program Services	18771	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3817	Total
Program Services	1903	ProgramServices
Management And General	1914	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13533	Total
Program Services	13128	ProgramServices
Management And General	405	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3684	Total
Program Services	3592	ProgramServices
Management And General	92	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	750	Total
Management And General	750	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
CONTRACTS - PROGRAM-RELAT	401279	401279
FACILITY & EQUIPMENT EXPE	10651	10651
GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZAT	8314	8314
OUTSIDE COMPUTER SERVICES	885	442	443

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1303	Total
Program Services	1030	ProgramServices
Management And General	273	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	481103	Total
Program Services	474807	ProgramServices
Management And General	6296	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30390	BOY
EOY	18739	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	540000	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	388	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30778	BOY
EOY	558739	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2543	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2543	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10754	BOY
EOY	551582	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17481	BOY
EOY	7157	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28235	BOY
EOY	558739	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30778	BOY
EOY	558739	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	530699	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-195	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1148760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	361667	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	35000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	68160	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1011425	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2625012	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1148760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	361667	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	35000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	68160	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1011425	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2625012	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	2625012	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2475	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4290	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year	36	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6801	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	314	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year	341	CurrentTaxYear
Total	655	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	2632468	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	341	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR
Total Revenue	1011802	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	481103	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	530699	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	530699	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1079992	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	68190	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	68190	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1011802	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1011802	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	549293	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	68190	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	68190	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	481103	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	481103	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	CENTRAL AMERICA	Region
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services Provided	EDUCATION	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	13377	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent	13377	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	13377	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	CENTRAL AMERICA	Region
Purpose Of Grant	SCHOLARSHIPS	PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	13377	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CASH	MannerOfCashDisbursement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Other Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	CENTRAL AMERICA 13,377 0	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING A BOARD INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM. EDUCATION REFORM, FOR THESE PURPOSES, IS DEFINED AS INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING COSTS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR WORK.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED ROADMAP FOR GOVERNING A BOARD INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM. EDUCATION REFORM, FOR THESE PURPOSES, IS DEFINED AS INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING COSTS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR WORK.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THIS COPY IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE BEING MAILED FOR FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
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