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NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY (EIN 91-0615846)
Tax period
2019-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Filed
2020-10-13
IRS object ID
202002879349301325
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-10-13T13:30:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911194016PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN910615846EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHWEST UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4258895216PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 579AddressLine1Txt
CityKIRKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98083ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN JORDANPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4258895216PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSARAH B HUANGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00745974PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.158.230.194IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-13IPDt
IP Tm12:50:40IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH CASTLEBERRYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 579AddressLine1Txt
CityKIRKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98083ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$60,459,852GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NORTHWESTU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1955FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPOST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENTActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1008TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers28TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,282,125PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,533,739CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$49,876,182CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$713,238PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$807,207CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$847,157PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$791,857CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$53,967,960PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$56,008,985CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$14,441,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$15,387,461CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$15,491,546PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$15,294,603CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$51,618,605PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$53,013,694CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,349,355PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,995,291CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$61,640,623TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,390,282TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$35,177,170TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$33,459,939TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,463,453NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,930,343NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE, THE PEOPLE OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, CARRY THE CALL OF GOD BY CONTINUALLY BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO SPIRITUAL VITALITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND EMPOWERED ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN NEED.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$40,940,547ExpenseAmt
Grant$15,387,461GrantAmt
Revenue$43,954,723RevenueAmt
DescPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY PROVIDES POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 2,400 STUDENTS ON CAMPUSES IN KIRKLAND, WA, SALEM, OR, AND VIA ONLINE LEARNING MODALITIES. INCLUDED AMONG THESE STUDENTS ARE 25 ACT 6 SCHOLARS WHO RECEIVE FULL NEED SCHOLARSHIPS, INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE UNIVERSITY POPULATION AND FILL IMPORTANT STUDENT LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY ALSO PREPARES OUR STUDENTS TO BE PROFESSIONALS, LAY LEADERS FOR CHURCH MINISTRIES AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS. SEVERAL STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON MISSION TRIPS TO OTHER COUNTRIES OR TO STUDY ABROAD. NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO CARRY THE CALL OF GOD THROUGH OUR STUDENTS AND AROUND THE WORLD AS WE BUILD A LEARNING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO SPIRITUAL VITALITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND EMPOWERED ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN NEED.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,719,400ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,806,232RevenueAmt
DescPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICE FOR STUDENTS DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR; APPROX 720 FTE STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$109,528ExpenseAmt
Revenue$115,227RevenueAmt
DescPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS. SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$44,769,475TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2874IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1008EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN JORDANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4258897788PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 579/ 5520 - 108TH AVENUE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityKIRKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98083ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH CASTLEBERRY
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT32.008.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$232,932$0$49,072
BARBARA PETTY
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS EDWARDSON
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY HORN
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON HASTIE
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE COLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON DETRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$9,252$0$0
DOYLE FULKES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE GALINDO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HILARIO GARZA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY GARZA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$4,291$0$0
SAMUEL GORDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAXINE HAYES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN KIDWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KLAYTON KO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIAS LOERA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRSTEN MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BYRON PERKINS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOYD POWERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE REECE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM RICE
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON ROSS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SCHABERG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN SCHIMELPFENIG
DIRECTOR1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINI SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE VEACH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET WEISS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WELCH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WILSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN JORDAN
CFO32.008.00Yes (X)$81,592$0$89,751
SARAH DRIVDAHL
DEAN40.00$108,178$0$26,272Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$436,245TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$165,095TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NATIONAL MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
PO BOX 1224LAGRANGEGA30241FACILITY AND LANDSCAPE MAINT$1,453,811
PIONEER COLLEGE CATERERS
303 GLENROSE AVENASHVILLETN37210STUDENT FOOD SERVICES$1,288,819
SYNERGY CAMPUS SECURITY
PO BOX 1224LAGRANGEGA30241SECURITY PATROL$511,719
FRED STEVIE DBA EVERLASTING FLOOR COVERI
481 GALAXY DRIVEELLENSBURGWA98926FLOORING INSTALLATION$276,213
UNIVERSAL MECHANICAL SERVICE
PO BOX 2649REDMONDWA98052MAINTENANCE$223,472
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K19CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$885,583FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$748,619RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$1,312,506GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,587,031AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,533,739TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611600$43,954,723$43,954,723
STUDENT HOUSING611710$5,806,232$5,806,232
AUXILIARY611710$115,227$115,227
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$49,876,182TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$556,652TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$556,652ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$568,116RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$568,116RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$568,116TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$568,116ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,593,284SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,342,729SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$250,555SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$250,555TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$250,555ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$39,978FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$885,583ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$108,138FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$68,160TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$68,160ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
STUDENT SUPPORT FEES611710$275,987$275,987
ATHLETIC DEPT REVENUE711210$15,914$15,914
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$291,901OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$56,008,985TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,876,182RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,599,064ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,387,461TotalAmt
Program Services$15,387,461ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$493,846TotalAmt
Program Services$441,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,533FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,945TotalAmt
Management And General$27,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,974FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,107,298TotalAmt
Program Services$15,210,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,501,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$395,412FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$682,535TotalAmt
Program Services$587,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,766FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,862,204TotalAmt
Program Services$2,237,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$569,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,957FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,104,802TotalAmt
Program Services$990,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,364FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,199,228TotalAmt
Program Services$2,955,097ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,736FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,427TotalAmt
Management And General$24,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,479TotalAmt
Management And General$68,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$25,524FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,726TotalAmt
Management And General$56,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,555,990TotalAmt
Program Services$853,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$622,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,126FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$505,603TotalAmt
Program Services$16,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$488,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,160,518TotalAmt
Program Services$763,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$387,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,514FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$846,715TotalAmt
Program Services$747,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,018FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,579,485TotalAmt
Program Services$1,494,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,281FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,080,452TotalAmt
Program Services$1,021,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,676FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$883,407TotalAmt
Program Services$736,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,321FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,550,673TotalAmt
Program Services$99,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,447,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,250FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,251TotalAmt
Program Services$36,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$372,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES$784,825$784,825
DUES,FEES,SUBSCRIPTIONS$364,807$332,361$31,586$860
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$178,863$131,363$47,500
GRADUATION EXPENSE$72,154$72,154

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,013,694TotalAmt
Program Services$44,769,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,421,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$822,764FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,308BOYAmt
EOY$107,371EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,933,717BOYAmt
EOY$8,104,690EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,321,852BOYAmt
EOY$2,246,258EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,887BOYAmt
EOY$28,784EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$496,811BOYAmt
EOY$434,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$74,133,187LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$30,814,025LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,179,308BOYAmt
EOY$43,319,162EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,484,351BOYAmt
EOY$8,142,602EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,389BOYAmt
EOY$7,210EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,640,623BOYAmt
EOY$62,390,282EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,945,635BOYAmt
EOY$3,547,756EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,090,696BOYAmt
EOY$2,067,212EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,739,463BOYAmt
EOY$24,621,460EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,009,456BOYAmt
EOY$1,959,816EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,391,920BOYAmt
EOY$1,263,695EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,177,170BOYAmt
EOY$33,459,939EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,826,744BOYAmt
EOY$27,984,582EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$636,709BOYAmt
EOY$945,761EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,463,453BOYAmt
EOY$28,930,343EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,640,623BOYAmt
EOY$62,390,282EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,995,291ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$466,329NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$62,072OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,986,155BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$610,364ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$195,148InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$185,892GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$9,605,775EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,629,936BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$534,202ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$31,764InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$164,219GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$8,968,155EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,868,723BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$380,438ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$494,438InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$113,663GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$8,629,936EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,326,657BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,954ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$384,235InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$43,123GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$7,868,723EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,331,657BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$125,161ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$30,664InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$99,497GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$7,326,657EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.33180BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.57480PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09340TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,307,918OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,307,918BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,669,477OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,704,848DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,964,629BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,051,002OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,109,177DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,941,825BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,790OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$104,790BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$43,319,162TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
GOVERNMENTAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS$351,775
STUDENT DEPOSITS$598,743
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS$154,726
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$158,451
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,263,695TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,713,211TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$466,329NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$14,880,857OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$15,347,186RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$56,060,397RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$56,726InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$108,138OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$51,412RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$56,008,985TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,339,054TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$231,766OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$231,766ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$38,107,288ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$56,726InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$14,849,680OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$14,906,406ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$53,013,694TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT IS HELD BY NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION. THE ENDOWMENT IS USED PRIMARILY TO GENERATE REVENUE TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY AT NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY. OTHER ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY DIRECTLY BY ADDING ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE UNIVERSITY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE REPORTED ON NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURN -31,177. FINANCIAL AID REPORTED WITH REVENUE IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -14,849,680.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -108,138.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES REPORTED ON NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURN 123,628. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 108,138.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID REPORTED WITH REVENUE IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 14,849,680.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE UNIVERSITY MEETS SECTION 2(B) OF REVENUE PROCEDURE 75-50. THE UNIVERSITY HAS SATISFIED THE PUBLICITY REQUIREMENTS BY COMPLYING WITH SECTION 4.02 OF THE SAME REVENUE PROCEDURE. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ALSO POSTED THE POLICY ON THEIR WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY RECEIVES TITLE IV FINANCIAL AID THAT IS DISBURSED TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY. IN 2020, NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY RECEIVED $1,312,506 FROM THE HERFF GRANT WITH 50% DIRECTLY GOING TO STUDENTS IMPACTED BY THE CAMPUS SHUTDOWN DUE TO COVID; THE REMAINING 50% WAS TO OFFSET INSTITUTIONAL LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE CAMPUS SHUTDOWN IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENTAL PROCLAMATIONS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$18,111
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS & RECRUITING$52,013
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$5,881
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$52,198
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$79,406
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$44,477
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESMISSIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL TRIPS$63,635
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$315,721SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$315,721TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
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)
Event1PRESIDENT'S BANQUETEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$821,507GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$808,547CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$12,960GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$52,290RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$604FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,350EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,469OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF TOURNAMENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$60,575GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$48,871CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$11,704GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$15,955RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,419OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$43,479GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$28,165CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,314GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$5,500RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$755FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,250EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$21,546OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$925,561GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$885,583CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$39,978GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$73,745RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,359FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,600EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$27,434OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$108,138DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$68,160NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS1840$14,849,680BOOK VALUEFINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS
HERFF GOVERNMENT GRANT636$537,781BOOK VALUECOVID GOVERNMENTAL GRAINT TO STUDENTS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTUDENTS APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS USING FEDERAL FAFSA APPLICATIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY WHO MEET THE CRITERIA SET BY STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BY SPECIFIC ENDOWMENT CRITERIA. SPECIFIC CRITERIA ARE APPLIED TO CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY AND TO ASSURE FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS. IN APRIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUED GUIDANCE ON THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT AS IT RELATED TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS GENERAL SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. AS PART OF THE CARES ACT, FUNDING WAS PROVIDED FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ADDITIONAL EXPENSES DUE TO THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS. BASED ON THE GUIDANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FUNDS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID BASED ON THE FAFSA CRITERIA, HAVE THE GREATEST FINANCIAL NEED, AND WERE NOT ENROLLED EXCLUSIVELY IN ONLINE COURSES ON MARCH 13, 2020. NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY AWARDED $845.57 TO EVERY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT WHO WAS NOT ENROLLED EXCLUSIVELY IN ONLINE COURSES, FILED A 2019-2020 FAFSA, HAD A FAMILY CONTRIBUTION OF $15,000 AND BELOW, AND REMAINED ENROLLED IN THE FY 20 SPRING TERM. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING THE GRANT WAS 636.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
JOSEPH CASTLEBERRY
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT$218,662$0$12,974$0$1,296$0$14,106$0$34,966$0$282,004$0$0$0
JOHN JORDAN
CFO$71,833$0$9,759$0$0$0$8,792$0$80,959$0$171,343$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AMINISTER'S PARSONAGE ALLOWANCE WAS PAID IN CASH TO OUR PRESIDENT AND OTHER MINISTER EMPLOYEES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED NON-TAXABLE COMPENSATION SINCE THE PAYMENTS MEET THE CRITERIA UNDER IRC SECTION 107. OCCASIONAL PAYMENTS FOR SPOUSE TRAVEL AND MEALS WERE MADE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE BUT ONLY WHEN THERE WAS A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE FOR HER TRAVEL. SINCE THERE IS A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE, THE AMOUNTS ARE NOT TAXABLE TO THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES A CAR ALLOWANCE THAT IS GROSSED UP AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT. MONTHLY SECURITY SERVICES AND HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES, WHEN RELATED TO BUSINESS EVENTS, WERE PAID FOR THE PRESIDENT'S HOME. SINCE THERE IS A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE, THE AMOUNTS ARE NOT TAXABLE TO THE PRESIDENT.
PART I, LINE 7THE PRESIDENT AND CFO RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY NON-FIXED PAYMENTS THAT WERE AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN273866124BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2017-08-30BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$27,542,998IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFINANCE EXISTING CAMPUS DEBTPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$2,921,564RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$27,542,998TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$375,195IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$27,167,803OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2008SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsYes (1)AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNAPersonNm
Relationship With OrgN/ARelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$3,834CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceFINANCIAL AIDTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeFINANCIAL AIDAssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
RONNIE HASTIE III
SEE PART V$52,974EMPLOYMENT0
TYLER PETTY
SEE PART V$27,971EMPLOYMENT0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:(A) NAME OF PERSON: RONNIE HASTIE, III(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: FAMILY MEMBER OF BOARD MEMBER RON HASTIE(C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 52,974.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: EMPLOYMENT(E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVENUES? = NO
SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:(A) NAME OF PERSON: TYLER PETTY(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: FAMILY MEMBER OF BOARD MEMBER BARBARA PETTY(C) AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 27,971.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: EMPLOYMENT(E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVENUES? = NO

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:THERE WERE 31 VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVE COLE, DON ROSS, AND DON DETRICK HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. DOYLE FULKES, KENT SULLIVAN, BILL WILSON, AND BOYD POWERS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATWO BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED OR ELECTED BY EACH PARTICIPATING DISTRICT OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY ACCOUNTANTS AT NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY. THE RETURN IS INTERNALLY REVIEWED AND THEN SUBMITTED TO A THIRD PARTY CPA FOR REVIEW. A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VERSION OF THE RETURN IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. AFTER THE COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ARE ADDRESSED AND ANY CORRECTIONS ARE MADE, THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. CONFLICTS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS THEY ARISE. THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE THAT RESULTS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM A CONFLICT EXISTS: THEY ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ALL VOTING AND OTHER DECISION MAKING WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION FOR WHICH THE CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION. THE CUPA SALARY SURVEY IS USED AS A COMPARATIVE SOURCE FOR REASONABLENESS. THIS PROCESS IS DONE FOR THE PRESIDENT AS WELL AS VICE PRESIDENT LEVEL POSITIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2019. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES AND DELIBERATES ON ANY COMPENSATION ISSUES AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING AND THE MINUTES REFLECT THE DISCUSSION. SEPARATE MINUTES ARE TAKEN AND SENT TO THE CFO FOR A RECORD OF THE DECISION MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THESE REQUESTS ARE MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. WHEN REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED, WE PROVIDE COPIES AS REQUESTED. THIS MIGHT BE IN PAPER FORM OR BY E-MAIL SENT AS A PDF DOCUMENT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES SHOWN ON NUF TAX RETURN -62,072.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2(C)THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IN THE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHWEST UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (18)
INVESTMENTWAN/AT0
CHARITABLE ANNUITY TRUSTS (1)
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Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
C$748,619ACTUAL COSTS
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Q$61,556ACTUAL COSTS