American Indian Higher Education Consortium
American Indian Higher Education Consortium reported $14.3 million in revenue and $14.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.02 went to program services, $10.98 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.0% of the total. Government grants made up 50.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $295,875 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.0% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 50.2% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 9.6% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $295,875 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.09% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 36 of 36 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOther private funding:through mellon's native language preservation award, aihec seeks to establish a networked virtual national tribal college and universities' center of excellence on native language. Additionally this funding will be used to create an anthology of sixouan literature in translation. Bill and melinda gates foundation: intermediaries for scale program: this program will effect institutional transformation at scale by utilizing resources provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation for adopting,implementing, evaluating, and sustaining changes in policy and practice to…
Bie technical assistance: aihec technical assistance program advances tcus' capacity to achieve their individual and collective missions, improve students' success, and maintain accreditation. The broad range of services upon which tcus depend include the coordination of annual collection and analysis of comprehensive institutional data to aid tcus with compliance with increasingly more rigorous accreditation standards and compliance reporting requirements; resolution of issues and challenges with federally-administered grants and programs; disseminating timely and accurate information…
National science foundation program: cc*team: piloting a ci-enabled tribal college and university research collaboration: aihec will implement a cyberinfrastructure project to establish socio-technical foundation of an nd research infrastructure
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $282,675 | $0 | $13,200 | $295,875 |
| LAND-GRANT PRG DIR Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $231,822 | $0 | $13,772 | $245,594 |
| VP OF FIN & ADM Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $242,128 | $0 | $0 | $242,128 |
| SR. DIR. MEMBER & STUDENT SVCS. Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $139,984 | $0 | $8,209 | $148,193 |
| DIR. PPL. & PPL. CULTURE Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $143,167 | $0 | $1,125 | $144,292 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $133,200 | $0 | $3,212 | $136,412 |
| FIN. & ACCT. MGR. Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $121,739 | $0 | $6,332 | $128,071 |
| SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $123,815 | $0 | $766 | $124,581 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Indian Higher Education Consortium (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b36 · 36 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 547
- Volunteers Part I, line 637
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| D2L LTD Ed learning platform services | $394,724 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNE Education consulting | $273,888 |
| RPK GROUP Education consulting | $225,046 |
| CREATIVE FINANCIAL STAFFING LLC Staffing services | $180,470 |
| ECONOMIC MODELING LLC Wf data & analytics svcs. | $158,950 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to American Indian Higher Education Consortium totaling $3.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 American Indian Higher Education Consortium spent in FY2025, $89.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American Indian Higher Education Consortium's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, American Indian Higher Education Consortium reported that 89.0% of its $14.1 million in expenses went to program services, 11.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Indian Higher Education Consortium pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Indian Higher Education Consortium reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $295,875, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Indian Higher Education Consortium get its money?
Of $14.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 87.0% came from contributions and grants (including 50.2% from government grants) and 9.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Indian Higher Education Consortium a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-0640326 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202602279349300600 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202503449349301560 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442289349302989 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349302952 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212279349303766 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349300231 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-0640326: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.