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NORTHSTAR EDUCATION FINANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NORTHSTAR EDUCATION FINANCE INC (EIN 41-1961427)
Tax period
2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed
2013-07-02
IRS object ID
201331839349300803
Schema version
2011v1.5
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)
Timestamp2013-07-02T16:50:53-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411238038EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAUNE DOSEN & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13300 FERNBROOK LN N SUITE 150AddressLine1
CityPLYMOUTHCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55447ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411961427EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHSTAR EDUCATION FINANCE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlNORTNameControl
Phone8665626672Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1930 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD NO 1400AddressLine1
CityEAGANCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551211678ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRICHARD NIGONName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8665626672Phone
Date Signed2013-06-21DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBRAD REICHName
PTINP00337579PTIN
Phone9524732002Phone
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonRICHARD NIGONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1930 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD 1400AddressLine1
CityEAGANCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551211678ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts117642011GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.NORTHSTAR.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2000YearFormation
State Legal DomicileDEStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO FOSTER, AID, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body6NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members4NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees1TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Investment Income Prior Year259934InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year152838InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year142422247TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year117642011TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Revenues Less Expenses CY21735792RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Total Liabilities EOY4350044566TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY161154064NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY182889856NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO LOWER THE COST OF FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE USE OF CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense95373968Expense
Revenue117489173Revenue
DescriptionMAINTAINED TOTAL STUDENT LOANS OF 307,114 FOR $4,220,105,859 AS PART OF ITS LENDING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. TO THE BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF OF THE TAXPAYER'S OFFICERS, THE BENEFITS AND INTEREST RATES THAT IT PROVIDES TO STUDENT BORROWERS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE FAVORABLE TO STUDENT BORROWERS THAN THE BENEFITS AND INTEREST RATES PROVIDED BY FOR-PROFIT LENDERS.Description
Total Program Service Expense95373968TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
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Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process Other1CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD NIGONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number8665626672TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1930 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD NO 1400AddressLine1
CityEAGANCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551211678ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
JUDITH MARES
BOARD MEMBER1.00X1550000
CLYDE NELSON
BOARD TREASURER1.00X1949100
RICHARD NIGON
BOARD PRESIDENT1.00X5000000
ANITA PAMPUSCH
BOARD CHAIR1.00X1600000
JAYNE BACCUS KHALIFA
BOARD MEMBER1.00X1600000
TIM PENNY
BOARD MEMBER1.00X1700000
CHARLTON DIETZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00X1200000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org145991TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/CityStateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCodeDescription Of ServicesDescriptionOfServicesCompensationCompensation
NORTHSTAR CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES INC
1021 OLD YORK ROADABINGTONPA19001MANAGEMENT SERVICES21895313
MORGAN STANLEY
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10020CONSULTING1000000
BAUNE DOSEN & CO
600 S HIGHWAY 169 1750MINNEAPOLISMN55426AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING FEES143620
SQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP
PO BOX 643051CINCINNATIOH45264LEGAL FEES110084
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K4NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
LOAN INTEREST INCOME900099115842900115842900
MOHELA FEE REVENUE90009916263501626350
LOAN FEE REVENUE9000991992319923
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue117489173TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column152838TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$152,838ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column117642011TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income117489173RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$152,838ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total118000Total
Management And General118000ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total20982Total
Management And General20982ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total210359Total
Management And General210359ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total146663Total
Management And General146663ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total897Total
Management And General897ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total7705Total
Management And General7705ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServices
STUDENT LOAN EXPENSES -9185973791859737
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LO18992101899210
AMORTIZATION13929571392957
MOHELA SERVICING EXPENS144372144372

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total105337Total
Program Services77692ProgramServices
Management And General27645ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total95906219Total
Program Services95373968ProgramServices
Management And General532251ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16735147BOY
EOY17811512EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY132036252BOY
EOY125875570EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14555345BOY
EOY9201237EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY165981BOY
EOY0EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4703179510BOY
EOY4207201874EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY56155EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY246685426BOY
EOY172788074EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5113357661BOY
EOY4532934422EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY26241733BOY
EOY23066055EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4922748933BOY
EOY4325277538EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3212931BOY
EOY1700973EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4952203597BOY
EOY4350044566EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY161154064BOY
EOY182889856EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY161154064BOY
EOY182889856EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5113357661BOY
EOY4532934422EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses21735792ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years358609195CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years225004292CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years178095343CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year142162313CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year117489173CurrentTaxYear
Total1021360316Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years358609195CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years225004292CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years178095343CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year142162313CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year117489173CurrentTaxYear
Total1021360316Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years11181CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years16438CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years15419CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year8375CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total51413Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years11181CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years16438CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years15419CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year8375CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total51413Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091021308903PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years8371458CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1683175CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years409482CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year259934CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year152838CurrentTaxYear
Total10876887Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years8371458CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1683175CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years409482CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year259934CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year152838CurrentTaxYear
Total10876887Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years366980653CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years226687467CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years178504825CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year142422247CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year117642011CurrentTaxYear
Total1032237203Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.98940PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.98130PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.01050InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.01870PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
LAWSUIT RELATED LIABILITIES$464,853
DEFERRED GAIN NCMS STOCK SALE$1,236,120
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1700973TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue117642011TotalRevenue
Total Expenses95906219TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year21735792ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS21735792ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt118753000TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues1110999OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9901110999RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal117642001RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included10OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt10RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990117642011TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt97017000TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included1110999OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9901110999ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal95906001ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included218OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt218ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99095906219TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DEFAULT COLLECTION REVENUE 1,110,999.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING - F/S IN THOUSANDS 10.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DEFAULT COLLECTION REVENUE 1,110,999.
PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING - F/S IN THOUSANDS 218.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHSTAR CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES INC (NCMS)BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipPRIOR TO 8/31/10 ENTITY OWNED 55.69% BY NEF AND 42.29% BY MEMBERS OF MGMT.Relationship
Amount Of Transaction21895313AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionNCMS PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE SERVICES FOR NORTHSTAR EDUCATION FINANCE, INC. (NEF). AS OF AUGUST 31, 2010 NCMS IS 100% OWNED BY AN UNRELATED CORPORATION, THUS THERE IS NO LONGER ANY OWNERSHIP BY NEF OR MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE 990 ARE RECONCILED TO THE GAAP AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE VARIOUS 990 QUESTIONS REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION IN ADVANCE IN RELIANCE UPON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY, PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM RICHARD NIGON PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM RICHARD NIGON PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHSTAR THE FUNDING III LLC - (A DISREGARDED ENTITY - INCLUDED HEREIN)BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1930 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD 1400AddressLine1
CityEAGANCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551211678ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411961427EIN
Primary ActivitiesFINANCING HIGHER EDUCATIONPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState
Total Income5787621TotalIncome
EOY Assets266132689EOYAssets