Foundation for Independent Higher Education

Foundation for Independent Higher Education
FIHE Logo
Abbreviation FIHE
Motto The Partnership for Private Colleges
Formation 1958; merged in 2010 with The Council of Independent Colleges
Type 501(c)(3) Organization
Purpose Independent Higher Education
Location
Region served
United States
Membership
State Fund Members
Executive Director
 Ned Moore
Website

The Foundation for Independent Higher Education (FIHE) is the national office for a network of state-based private college fundraising associations in the United States.[1] It was founded in 1958 as The Independent College Funds of America. In 2010 it merged into the Council of Independent Colleges. FIHE was created to support the work of the regional fundraising consortia, to secure additional financial resources in support of America's independent colleges and universities and their students.[2] FIHE today supports 32 state consortia through member services programs, professional development workshops, collaborative initiatives, and grant programs made possible by gifts from corporations as well as from its own endowment. Based in Washington, DC, FIHE has provided nearly $100 million in grants to and through its member state consortia, and has had a tangible impact on the growth and development of the private college sector in America.[3]

National impact

For over 50 years, FIHE's efforts have been focused on:

Including all state-generated support, direct FIHE grants and its challenge grant components, more than $1.6 billion has been secured for the private college sector for such purposes as budget support, scholarship programs, faculty development, the enhancement of science and mathematics education (see STEM fields), career services program, curriculum development, and minority student educational achievement.[4][2]

Programs

Among FIHE's current signature programs are:[5]

State Fund Members

To help strengthen the nation's private college sector, FIHE works through, and provides financial support for, state-based associations of private colleges and universities.

FIHE's State Partners are:[6]

Presidents and executive directors

Recent merger

FIHE recently began a new partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges, a national organization also known for its work in strengthening the private college sector. The two organizations merged in October, 2010. With their programs brought together under one roof, FIHE and CIC are working together to achieve even greater national reach and program synergies to benefit independent higher education.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities". Naicu.edu. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905204005/http://www.collab.org/Foundations-Awarding-Grants-For-Higher-Education.html. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "CIC's State Fund Program". Fihe.org. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  4. ↑ "CIC's State Fund Program". Fihe.org. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  5. ↑ "CIC's State Fund Program". Fihe.org. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  6. ↑ "CIC's State Fund Program". Fihe.org. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  7. ↑ "CIC's State Fund Program". Fihe.org. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  8. ↑ "The Council of Independent Colleges". Cic.edu. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

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