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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (EIN 36-6086819)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2022-11-11
IRS object ID
202233159349305673
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-11T14:32:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80237ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN366086819EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8157530282PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityDEKALBCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60115ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCATHERINE B SQUIRES CFREPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8157530282PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCATHERINEPersonFirstNm
Person LastSQUIRES CFREPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-09PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHERINE B SQUIRES CFREPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityDEKALBCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,144,814GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NIUFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1546TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$237,501TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$3,636,912PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,172,266CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$513,062PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$19,769,016PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,452,869PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$20,104,587CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$13,730,241TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$155,376,471NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document101IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

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JOHN TIERNEY
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CYNTHIA CROCKER
VICE CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HEIDE
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY BARSEMA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BOSTON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT BRODESKI
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHEELER COLEMAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL CRENSHAW
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN THOMAS FUTRELL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH GREISMAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY KAMBICH
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY LIESENDAHL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERILYN MURER JD CR
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PICK
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANNY SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH ESCALANTE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE GARRITY
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH SENER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY BANKS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOPHIA ARNOLD
STUDENT DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISABELLE VONDRA
STUDENT DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CULLEN
BOARD CHAIR- PART YEAR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE SQUIRES
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SECRETARY40.000.00Yes (X)$0$294,351$54,683
JEAN GODLEWSKI
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES40.000.00Yes (X)$0$135,944$35,705
KYM KOWALSKI
CONTROLLER40.000.00Yes (X)$0$122,595$45,366
MELISSA NIGRO
SECRETARY (TERM ENDED NOV '21)40.000.00Yes (X)$0$88,718$38,692
REYNALDO BUSTINZA
KEY EMPLOYEE40.000.00$0$182,268$30,077Yes (X)
MICHAEL J DAIGLER
KEY EMPLOYEE40.000.00$0$177,727$54,143Yes (X)
RAYMOND LOWELL JACKSON
KEY EMPLOYEE40.000.00$0$196,548$34,858Yes (X)
MICHAEL C ADZOVIC
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY40.000.00$0$104,113$42,596Yes (X)
KRISTIN CLARK MILLER
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY40.000.00$0$140,580$10,432Yes (X)
ADAM NEAL
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY40.000.00$0$123,834$45,132Yes (X)
DANE MCLAUGHLIN WALKINGTON
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TIMOTHY M WEBSTER
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
PO BOX 79540BALTIMOREMD79540TOWER/RADIO STATION$250,453
MARTS & LUNDY INC
160 CHUBB AVELYNDHURSTNJ07071CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT$213,961
FUND EVALUATION GROUP LLC
PO BOX 639176CINCINNATIOH45263INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$166,662
EVER TRUE INC
330 CONGRESS ST FL 2BOSTONMA02210CONSULTANT/SOFTWARE$138,204
MUCH SHELIST
191 N UPPER WACKER DR SUITE 1800CHICAGOIL60606LEGAL$119,202
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$39,248MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$12,110FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$18,999,543AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$142,886NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$19,050,901TotalContributionsAmt

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TRAVEL REVENUE900099$460,876$409,436$51,440
EVENT REVENUE900099$362,400$362,400
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$59,581UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,964,343ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$38,096ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,805RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,805RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,805ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,148,342SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,148,342ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,187TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,187ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
AFFINITY PROGRAMS900099$126,480$126,480
COMMISSION REVENUE900099$82,997$82,997
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$209,477OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$10,247,770ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,449,870TotalAmt
Program Services$3,449,870ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,755,944TotalAmt
Program Services$2,755,944ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,598TotalAmt
Management And General$134,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,847FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,810TotalAmt
Management And General$30,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,488TotalAmt
Management And General$134,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$867,784TotalAmt
Program Services$170,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$282,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$414,586FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$5,537TotalAmt
Program Services$2,690ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,347FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$504,159TotalAmt
Program Services$172,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,643FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,257TotalAmt
Program Services$417,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,921FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,207TotalAmt
Program Services$275,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,373FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$618,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,010FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,437TotalAmt
Management And General$72,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FDN SUPPORT FOR SERVICE$1,411,682$117,809$734,654$559,219
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE$90,642$27,547$54,770$8,325
OTHER EXPENSES$52,053$28,512$17,099$6,442
TAXES$49,424$45,556$3,868

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$8,081,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,717,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,227,713FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,251,140BOYAmt
EOY$5,216,123EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,703,558BOYAmt
EOY$4,374,267EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,197BOYAmt
EOY$33,140EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$525,702BOYAmt
EOY$311,309EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$28,817,935LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,255,541LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,994,224BOYAmt
EOY$21,562,394EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,852,222BOYAmt
EOY$114,739,702EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,045,691BOYAmt
EOY$22,849,199EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,132BOYAmt
EOY$20,578EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,425,866BOYAmt
EOY$169,106,712EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,947BOYAmt
EOY$547,487EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,672,221BOYAmt
EOY$13,182,754EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,190,168BOYAmt
EOY$13,730,241EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,611,210BOYAmt
EOY$36,304,413EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,624,488BOYAmt
EOY$119,072,058EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,235,698BOYAmt
EOY$155,376,471EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,425,866BOYAmt
EOY$169,106,712EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$20,104,587ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$21,963,814NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
College OrganizationYes (X)CollegeOrganizationInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,860,686CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,702,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,467,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,763,497CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,050,901CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,844,658TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,860,686CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,702,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,467,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,763,497CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,050,901CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,844,658TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,536SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$58,834,122PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,503,884CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,928,583CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,637,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,185,661CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,063,825CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,319,885TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$283,475CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$685,372CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$968,847TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$359,602CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$402,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$324,948CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$190,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$234,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,512,022TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$74,645,412TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,251,380GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$2,162DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$2,162TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$12,372RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$146,802AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$97,881,780BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,365,721ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,345,157InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,687,888OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,389,197AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$88,825,259EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$69,766,415BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,560,432ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,828,269InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,107,531OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,165,805AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$97,881,780EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$75,625,792BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,485,221ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,574,175InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,680,886OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,089,537AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$69,766,415EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,397,979BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,923,887ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,868,776InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,459,421OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,105,429AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$75,625,792EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,833,159BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,207,847ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,633,271InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,186,563OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,089,735AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$74,397,979EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02990BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.68130PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28880TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,861,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,861,333BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,675,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,159,978DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,515,737BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$120,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$95,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,278BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,046OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$160,046BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,562,394TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLIMITED PARTNERSHIPSDesc
Book Value$22,849,199BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$22,849,199TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO NIU$896,102
TRAVEL DEPOSITS$190,250
NIU ENDOWMENT AND GIFT ACCOUNTS$11,580,072
ANNUITY LIABILITY$516,330
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,182,754TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,740,080TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$21,963,814NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,693,568DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$13,160OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$18,257,086RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,997,166RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$134,488InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$134,488RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$31,131,654TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,615,299TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,693,568DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$29,152OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,722,720ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,892,579ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$134,488InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$134,488ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,027,067TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTIONS INCLUDE A ONE ROOM SCHOOL MUSEUM TO PROVIDE CULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO SUPPORT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND ITS MISSION TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE AND TRANSFORM LIVES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENESE 13,160.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,160. NIU REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION EXPENSES 15,992.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedPASSIVE INVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedN/ASpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$9,611,392RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$9,611,392SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$9,611,392TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VICTOR E BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$37,457GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$12,110CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,347GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$9,273NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$672RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$3,215FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$37,457GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$12,110CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$25,347GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$9,273NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$672RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,215FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,160DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$12,187NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11515 W LINCOLN HIGHWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityDEKALBCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN366008480RecipientEIN
IRC SectionPUBLIC UNIVERSITYIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$3,180,496CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$269,374NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceEQUIPMENTNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantTO PROVIDE GRANTS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient2049RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,755,944CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRECORDS ARE MAINTAINED THROUGH ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SHARED WITH THE RECIPIENT, NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CATHERINE SQUIRES
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SECRETARY$0$294,351$0$0$0$0$0$22,851$0$31,832$0$349,034$0$0
MICHAEL J DAIGLER
KEY EMPLOYEE$0$177,727$0$0$0$0$0$19,550$0$34,593$0$231,870$0$0
RAYMOND LOWELL JACKSON
KEY EMPLOYEE$0$196,548$0$0$0$0$0$13,317$0$21,541$0$231,406$0$0
REYNALDO BUSTINZA
KEY EMPLOYEE$0$182,268$0$0$0$0$0$13,319$0$16,758$0$212,345$0$0
JEAN GODLEWSKI
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & STRATEGIC PRIO$0$135,944$0$0$0$0$0$17,067$0$18,638$0$171,649$0$0
ADAM NEAL
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY$0$123,834$0$0$0$0$0$13,622$0$31,510$0$168,966$0$0
KYM KOWALSKI
CONTROLLER$0$122,595$0$0$0$0$0$14,382$0$30,984$0$167,961$0$0
KRISTIN CLARK MILLER
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOY$0$140,580$0$0$0$0$0$10,188$0$244$0$151,012$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NIU FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. NIU FOUNDATION ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID DIRECTLY BY THE NIU FOUNDATION. THE NIU FOUNDATION ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY THE UNIVERSITY AND THE NIU FOUNDATION REIMBURSES THE UNIVERSITY. NIU MAINTAINS A REGULAR COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE USE OF COMPARABLE DATA. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PRACTICE, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE NIU FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$12,372NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS18$61,620FMV
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT5$40,895FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2ATHE FOUNDATION DID NOT COMPENSATE THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII. NIU, AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE RELATED ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, PAYS THE INDIVIDUALS AND ISSUES THEIR W-2S.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2CYNTHIA CROCKER AND JEFFREY LIESENDAHL PERSONALLY USE THE SERVICES OF SAVANT CAPITAL, FOR WHICH BOARD MEMBER BRENT BRODESKI SERVES AS THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD HAS ADOPTED THE PRACTICE THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE PRESIDENT/CEO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND CONTROLLER REVIEW THE FORM 990. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE THEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. IT IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL DIRECTORS, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE REPORT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORTS ANNUALLY. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE SHARED WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND ALL COMMITTEE CHAIR MEMBERS RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON RELATED MATTERS. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD MEETING THE BOARD CHAIR CALLS FOR ANY CONFLICTS ON AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DISCLOSED. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE SHARED AND THAT BOARD MEMBER RECUSES THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON RELATED MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE NIU FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. NIU FOUNDATION ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID DIRECTLY BY THE NIU FOUNDATION. THE NIU FOUNDATION ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY THE UNIVERSITY AND THE NIU FOUNDATION REIMBURSES THE UNIVERSITY. NIU MAINTAINS A REGULAR COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE USE OF COMPARABLE DATA. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PRACTICE, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE NIU FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 1ATHE FOUNDATION AND UNIVERSITY DO NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FORM 990. THE UNIVERSITY PAYS THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP, THE FOUNDATION CHOOSES TO REPORT THE RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINES 5 AND 7THE FOUNDATION DID NOT COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS. NIU, AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE RELATED ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, PAYS THE INDIVIDUALS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE SALARIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE SHOWN AS OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES.
PART IX; STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSENORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PROVIDES IN-KIND SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT ARE NOT RECOGNIZED FOR TAX REPORTING PURPOSES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES BUT ARE BROKEN OUT AS PROGRAM $895,905, MANAGEMENT $877,294 AND FUNDRAISING $1,920,369. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,693,568 IS INCLUDED AS A RECONCILING ITEM ON SCHEDULE D.
PART III LINE 4A NARRATIVE CONTINUATIONWHO WE ARE AT THE NIU FOUNDATION, WE PURSUE EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR DONORS, OUR UNIVERSITY, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE NIU FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY THAT ENGAGES FRIENDS AND ALUMNI AND SECURES AND MANAGES GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. CREATING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR HARDWORKING, DEDICATED STUDENTS AND FACULTY IS THE NIU FOUNDATION'S HIGHEST PRIORITY. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF ALUMNI AND DONORS JOIN US IN THIS ENDEAVOR. CONNECTING OUR ALUMNI NIU HAS A FIERCELY PROUD ALUMNI BASE OF MORE THAN 250,000 HUSKIES. THEY BOAST ACCOMPLISHED CAREERS IN A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PROFESSIONS AND PRIMARILY RESIDE IN THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS REGION. THESE GRADUATES CREATE DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC VITALITY TO THE REGION AND STATE. ALUMNI ALSO REPRESENT A VAST PIPELINE OF SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY. IN FY22, THE NIU FOUNDATION HOSTED MORE THAN 100 ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ALLOWING ALUMNI AND DONORS TO CONNECT WITH NIU, EACH OTHER, AND THE STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THEIR SUPPORT. THESE EVENTS ALSO PROVIDE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH NIU PRESIDENT LISA C. FREEMAN AND OTHER KEY UNIVERSITY LEADERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY'S VISION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION. MORE THAN 2,100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS IN FY22, 340 OF WHOM WERE FIRST-TIME EVENT ATTENDEES. FUNDING THE FUTURE THE NIU FOUNDATION WORKS TO FIND THE INTERSECTION OF DONORS' PHILANTHROPIC GOALS AND THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE FOUNDATION MEASURES THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH "NEW GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS," WHICH INCLUDE GIFTS OF CASH, GIFTS-IN-KIND, PLEDGES, UNREALIZED BEQUESTS, AND OTHER PLANNED GIFT COMMITMENTS. IN FY22, DONORS PROVIDED $23.3M IN NEW GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS. THIS NUMBER INCLUDES DONATIONS MADE THROUGH TWO HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL GIVING CAMPAIGNS, HUSKIES UNITED AND THOUSANDS STRONG, WHICH BROUGHT IN $1.1M AND $1.98M RESPECTIVELY. SCHOLARSHIPS: THE PATH FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, NIU WAS AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF THE NATION'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES CITED FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRODUCING IMPORTANT RESEARCH WHILE ALSO ENHANCING THE SOCIAL MOBILITY OF ITS STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS: THE TWO MOST CELEBRATED PURPOSES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. IN FACT, NIU RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RANK OF ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. IN FALL OF 2022, NIU SAW ITS NEW FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT CLIMB BY NEARLY 7% OVER THE SAME TIME LAST YEARTHE SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR OF INCREASES IN THE SIZE OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS. THIS HAS BEEN THE LARGEST FRESHMAN CLASS SINCE 2014. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRESHMAN HUSKIES ARRIVED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GPA OF 3.42, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE FOR NEW FRESHMEN ON RECORD. LOOKING AT OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FALL 2022 CLASS, NIU CONTINUES TO HAVE SUCCESS RECRUITING STUDENTS OF COLOR, WITH INCREASES IN THE PERCENTAGES OF ASIAN AND LATINX STUDENTS, AND STRONG REPRESENTATION AMONG BLACK STUDENTS. THE NEW FRESHMAN CLASS IS THE MOST DIVERSE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY. THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING TOWARD A GOAL OF BECOMING A DESIGNATED HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. NIU TAKES PRIDE IN PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. IN FACT, MORE THAN HALF OF NIU STUDENTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE, THREE IN FOUR STUDENTS ARE FROM AN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP, AND 86% RELY ON SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL AID. SCHOLARSHIPS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING A COLLEGE EDUCATION A REALITY FOR MANY OF THESE STUDENTS. THIS SUPPORT HAS ALSO PROVEN KEY TO PERSISTENCE, HELPING STUDENTS BECOME PROUD HUSKIE ALUMNI. IN FACT, NINE OUT OF 10 STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE NIU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS GRADUATE. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD A GOAL OF RAISING $50M IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT BY THE END OF 2023. AT CLOSE OF FY22, WE HAD RAISED $37.2M TOWARD THAT GOAL. IN FY22, THE NIU FOUNDATION PROVIDED $2,755,944 TO STUDENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID. COMMITTED TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION NIU IS COMMITTED TO DOING THE WORK NECESSARY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES AND FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE CAMPUS CULTURE WHERE EVERY HUSKIE FEELS VALUED AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. NIU HAS TAKEN MANY STEPS TO STRENGTHEN ITS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, EFFORTS THAT HAVE EARNED THE UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THESE AREAS. NIU WAS AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING THE HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY (HEED) AWARD FROM INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY MAGAZINE THE OLDEST AND LARGEST DIVERSITY-FOCUSED PUBLICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (AAC&U) HAS SELECTED NIU TO HOST A TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING, AND TRANSFORMATION (TRHT) CENTER. NIU IS ONE OF ONLY 49 SUCH CENTERS NATIONWIDE. NIU AGAIN EARNED NATIONAL RECOGNITION WHEN ITS CENTER FOR BLACK STUDIES WAS NAMED CULTURAL CENTER OF THE YEAR BY THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CULTURAL CENTERS (ABCC). FACULTY WHO TEACH AND DO NIU'S NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FACULTY ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THEIR ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, WORKING BEYOND TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX SOCIETAL PROBLEMS. ADVANCING TRANSDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A CENTURY OF CHANGE. THE UNIVERSITY'S PLAN FOR THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS NICCS, IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. NICCS ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIOPOLITICAL INEQUITY IMPACTING OUR REGION AND THE WORLD, AND CONNECTS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD SYSTEMS, WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION WHILE ALSO PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITIES NICCS IS A HUB IN THE ILLINOIS INNOVATION NETWORK. THE NETWORK CONNECTS ILLINOIS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND SUPPORTS COLLABORATION TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE INNOVATION, EQUITABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. NIU FACULTY ARE ALSO CONDUCTING CUTTING-EDGE, TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN RELATIVELY NEW FIELDS SUCH AS URBAN-REGIONAL MODELING, DISASTER ATTRIBUTION, CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE, PRAIRIE RESTORATION AND FOREVER CHEMICALS. MOREOVER, WE ARE FORGING TIES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES, WITH PROJECTS UNDERWAY BETWEEN NIU AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, THE DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY GARDENS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. THESE AND MYRIAD OTHER PROJECTS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ALONGSIDE FACULTY WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE A HALLMARK OF THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE AT NIU. FROM THE MOMENT THEY STEP ON CAMPUS, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM TO THEIR OWN FACULTY GUIDED RESEARCH OR ARTISTRY PROJECT. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR FACULTY MENTORS, STUDENTS PRESENT AT CONFERENCES, WIN AWARDS FOR THEIR RESEARCH, AND HAVE ATTRACTED MEDIA ATTENTION WITH THEIR FINDINGS. PRIVATE DONATIONS HELP MAKE THESE EXPERIENCES POSSIBLE BY SUPPORTING INITIATIVES LIKE RESEARCH ROOKIES, A PROGRAM THAT LINKS FIRST-YEAR AND SOPHOMORE STUDENTS WITH FACULTY MENTORS IN THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST TO CONDUCT SMALL SCALE RESEARCH PROJECTS. EVIDENCE STRONGLY INDICATES THAT STUDENT RESEARCH PARTICIPATION INCREASES RETENTION AND BOLSTERS JOB AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES. IN FY22, THE NIU FOUNDATION SUPPLIED $5,325,420 TO SUPPORT CAMPUS DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS AND PROFESSORSHIPS. CAPITAL PROJECTS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, NIU DONORS HAVE LITERALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF THE UNIVERSITY BY PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES THAT SIMPLY WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT PRIVATE SUPPORT. CAMPUS LANDMARKS SUCH AS BARSEMA HALL, THE BARSEMA ALUMNI AND VISITORS CENTER, THE YORDON CENTER, AND THE KENNETH AND ELLEN CHESSICK PRACTICE FACILITY WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. IN FY22 OVER $269,374 WAS SPENT ON BUILDING PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT AT NIU.
PART III LINE 4A NARRATIVE CONTINUATIONINVESTING FOR THE FUTURE THE NIU FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT PROVIDES A STRATEGIC BASE OF FUNDING TO SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE AT NIU. AS OF JUNE 30, 2022, THE NIU FOUNDATION HELD NET ASSETS OF $155.5M, $89.7M OF WHICH WERE ENDOWMENT. THE NIU FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND IS OVERSEEN BY MEMBERS OF THE NIU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE GENEROUS DONORS THEMSELVES. THE BOARD'S INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A THOROUGH PROCESS TO SELECT AND ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT CONSULTANT AND TO SET AND EXECUTE INVESTMENT POLICY AIMED TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE TOTAL RATE OF RETURN, COMMENSURATE WITH AN APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF RISK; PROVIDE GROWTH OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT'S PRINCIPAL TO PROTECT AGAINST INFLATION; AND GENERATE CASH FLOW TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER PRIORITIES. ANOTHER IMPORTANT INVESTMENT MADE BY THE NIU FOUNDATION IS IN THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF OUR WORK. THE NIU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS TWO ACTIVE, VOTING MEMBERS FROM THE STUDENT BODY WHOSE INPUT IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AND VALUED, AND DOZENS OF STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE FOUNDATION'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FROM ALUMNI RELATIONS, ACCOUNTING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DONOR RELATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS A STUDENT-MANAGED PORTFOLIO PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NATIONALLY RANKED COLLEGE OF BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES STUDENT ANALYSTS REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IN INVESTMENT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. STUDENTS MEET WEEKLY TO MANAGE A PORTION OF THE NIU FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO. THEIR RESULTS ARE OUTSTANDING AS EVIDENCED IN THEIR YEAR-OVER-YEAR PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS TO THE NIU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXPERIENCES THAT ARE PIVOTAL TO THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT. EMPLOYERS REPORT THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO WORK QUICKLY IN THE REAL WORLD AND HIGHLY VALUED. THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT A UNIVERSITY WITH THE ENERGY AND MOMENTUM OF NIU REQUIRES AN EVER-INCREASING LEVEL OF SUPPORT. IN ANTICIPATION OF THESE NEEDS, THE NIU FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY PLANNING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THAT POSITIVE ENERGY, AND LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTUM CONTINUE FOR GENERATIONS OF HARDWORKING, DEDICATED HUSKIES. THE ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF NIU DONORS AND ALUMNI ARE ALWAYS INVALUABLE, BUT EVEN MORE SO AS THE NIU FOUNDATION NEARS LAUNCHING NIU'S MOST ASPIRATIONAL MULTIYEAR COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. THROUGH A UNITED EFFORT AND A VISIONARY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND SOCIETY'S CHALLENGES WILL BE ENHANCED AND ENERGIZED DUE TO THE CONTINUED GENEROSITY OF OUR ALUMNI AND DONORS.

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SCHEDULE R, PART IITHE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF RELATED ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FORM 990. THE UNIVERSITY PAYS THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990 PART VII AND THEREFORE THE FOUNDATION HAS LISTED THE UNIVERSITY AS A RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR PURPOSES OF REPORTING THIS COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE R, PART II, COLUMN BEDUCATIONAL, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION