Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
1 person listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Manages endowment funds to support self-enhancement.
Questions for Self Enhancement Foundation
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Contribution Paid to Supported Organization
Self enhancement, inc.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1312090) · Dispute this lineContribution paid to award scholarships
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1312090) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $17.5M | $16.8M | $16.1M | $15.5M | $18.8M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $778K | $787K | $918K | $858K | $739K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $160K | $158K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $19.6M | $20.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19.8M | $20.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4K | $6K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $19.8M | $20.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $620K | $620K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $233K | $233K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $158K | $158K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $66 | $66 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.0M | $853K | $162K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $121K | $20.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $88K | $19.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $152K | $1.1M | −$968K | $18.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $996K | $1.0M | −$52K | $18.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $2.7M | $1.1M | $1.6M | $22.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $294K | $1.2M | −$910K | $17.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,136,058 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,136,058 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,014,594 across 5 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $20,856,951 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,850,632 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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