NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $353K · expenses $347K · assets $100K
- EIN
- 20-1507726
- Address
- 347 5TH AVE RM 1402, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5034
- NTEE code
- B122
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES TO HELP ADDRESS AND SOLVE NIGERIAS MOST PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO ENABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO PROMOTE A LASTING AND STABLE DEMOCRACY.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gbenga Ogedegbe Md Mph Ms | DIRECTOR | 2017-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kamal Pallan | TREASURER | 2017-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Titi Odufna | DIRECTOR | 2017-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wale Adeosun | PRESIDENT | 2017-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ifeoma Nwokorie | VICE PRESIDENT | 2020-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Johnbull Okpara | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| IFEOMA NWOKORIE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOHNBULL OKPARA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBENGA OGEDEGBE MD MPH MS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAMAL PALLAN | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TITI ODUFNA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WALE ADEOSUN | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $353,294 | $346,826 | $100,370 | $94,207 | $353,294 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $229,175 | $170,996 | $87,739 | $87,739 | $229,175 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $279,577 | $249,016 | $32,560 | $29,560 | $279,577 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $0 | $12,586 | $12,586 | $0 | $0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $0 | $12,586 | $12,586 | $0 | $0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $87,274 | $108,431 | $12,586 | $12,586 | $87,258 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $111,375 | $118,619 | $22 | $22 | $111,371 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $246,472 | $240,724 | $7,265 | $7,265 | $246,466 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $105,525 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Nigeria Higher Education Foundation Inc” | 2012 | 1 | $50,000 | 2012 | $50,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $40,000 | 2021 | $40,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $10,286 | 2025 | $10,286 | show |
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010 | 1 | $5,000 | 2010 | $5,000 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” | 2024 | 1 | $200 | 2024 | $200 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” | 2020-2022 | 3 | $39 | 2022 | $11 | show |
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2025 · Form 990 · $346,826 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $296,098
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $296,098 | $130,355 | $0 | $165,713 | 85.4% | |
| Office expenses | $46,728 | $46,728 | $0 | $0 | 13.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $346,826 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $170,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $100,990
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $100,990 | $0 | $0 | $100,990 | 59.1% | |
| All other expenses | $63,234 | $63,234 | $0 | $0 | 37.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,500 | $0 | $3,500 | $0 | 2.0% | |
| Travel | $3,272 | $3,272 | $0 | $0 | 1.9% | |
| Total | $170,996 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $249,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $176,618
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $176,618 | $0 | $0 | $176,618 | 70.9% | |
| All other expenses | $63,269 | $0 | $0 | $63,269 | 25.4% | |
| Information technology | $3,246 | $0 | $0 | $3,246 | 1.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | CAR SERVICES | $1,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,400 | 0.6% |
| Advertising and promotion | $981 | $0 | $0 | $981 | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $425 | $0 | $425 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Office expenses | $77 | $0 | $77 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $249,016 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $108,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $78,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $78,500 | $78,500 | - | - | 72.4% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM | $6,012 | $6,012 | - | - | 5.5% |
| Office expenses | $5,397 | $5,397 | - | - | 5.0% | |
| Travel | $4,581 | $4,581 | - | - | 4.2% | |
| Information technology | $3,889 | $3,889 | - | - | 3.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,559 | $2,559 | - | - | 2.4% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS | $2,182 | $2,182 | - | - | 2.0% |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $2,117 | $2,117 | - | - | 2.0% |
| Fees: other services | $2,000 | $2,000 | - | - | 1.8% | |
| Other (as described) | DATA PROCESSING | $660 | $660 | - | - | 0.6% |
| All other expenses | $534 | $534 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $108,431 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990 · $118,619 spent · pay $63,195 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $56,667 | $56,667 | - | - | 47.8% | |
| Travel | $34,130 | $34,130 | - | - | 28.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,528 | $6,528 | - | - | 5.5% | |
| All other expenses | $4,883 | $4,883 | - | - | 4.1% | |
| Office expenses | $4,444 | $4,444 | - | - | 3.7% | |
| Other (as described) | STORAGE | $3,008 | $3,008 | - | - | 2.5% |
| Other (as described) | PHOTOGRAPHY | $2,941 | $2,941 | - | - | 2.5% |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $2,920 | $2,920 | - | - | 2.5% |
| Other (as described) | PROFESSIONAL | $2,224 | $2,224 | - | - | 1.9% |
| Advertising and promotion | $874 | $874 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Total | $118,619 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990 · $240,724 spent · pay $18,374 · grants $0 · events $135,913
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | GALA | $135,913 | $135,913 | - | - | 56.5% |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM | $48,819 | $48,819 | - | - | 20.3% |
| Other salaries and wages | $15,833 | $15,833 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| All other expenses | $10,781 | $10,781 | - | - | 4.5% | |
| Other (as described) | PROFESSIONAL | $8,348 | $8,348 | - | - | 3.5% |
| Travel | $7,185 | $7,185 | - | - | 3.0% | |
| Other (as described) | PHOTOGRAPHY | $6,700 | $6,700 | - | - | 2.8% |
| Office expenses | $3,718 | $3,718 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,541 | $2,541 | - | - | 1.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $886 | $886 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Total | $240,724 | 100% |
State business registration
- THE NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. NY, FOREIGN NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2004-10-12
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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