NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY

EIN 38-1624684 · Education (B430)

What they do

Education-We Develop Free-enterprise Leaders Who Drive Global Economic and Social Progress

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.34%of revenue went to mission work79.2% of expenses · Program services

4.41%of revenue went to fundraising4.8% of expenses

$92.55spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.80%of revenue went to management and office costs16.0% of expenses

$3.55in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

14.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,020,206 for KENT MACDONALD (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$87,044,430

Mission workProgram services$63,837,60773.34% of revenue79.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$12,886,26814.80% of revenue16.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,838,9154.41% of revenue4.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,481,6407.45% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$80,562,79092.55% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.2% mission · 16.0% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.55% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 17.0% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.33% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.1% mission · 16.9% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.49% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 17.0% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.71% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 20.5% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.44% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 29.4% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.51% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.1% mission · 23.2% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 12.9% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$87,044,430

Expenses$80,562,790

Annual surplus $6,481,640 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$63,837,607 · 79.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$12,886,268 · 16.0% of expenses

Fundraising$3,838,915 · 4.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$87,044,430

Expenses$80,562,790

Assets$285,859,293

Income$113,409,229

Contributions$12,864,757

Mission work (program services)$63,837,607

Fundraising$3,838,915

Management and general$12,886,268

Stocks and bonds$79,641,365

Accounting fees$13,625

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KENT MACDONALDPRESIDENT & CEO · 60 hrs/week $1,020,206Base $911,113 · Other $109,093

KRISTIN STEHOUWER PHDVICE PRESIDENT · 60 hrs/week $335,616Base $310,155 · Other $25,461

MURAY KYTEVICE PRESIDENT · 60 hrs/week $258,498Base $237,445 · Other $21,053

THOMAS LITZINGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 60 hrs/week $240,931Base $219,071 · Other $21,860

MATTHEW BENNETTADMINISTRATION · 60 hrs/week $234,722Base $205,949 · Other $28,773

LISA FAIRBAIRNDEAN OF RDGSM · 60 hrs/week $228,759Base $200,492 · Other $28,267

JUSTIN MARSHALLCHIEF DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT · 60 hrs/week $226,734Base $201,917 · Other $24,817

BRIAN S MCLEODVICE PRESIDENT · 60 hrs/week $226,653Base $204,048 · Other $22,605

SUSAN POLI-SMITHADMINISTRATION · 60 hrs/week $211,954Base $197,349 · Other $14,605

RACHEL VALDISERRISENIOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, · 60 hrs/week $159,794Base $140,928 · Other $18,866

LORNE THOMASADMINISTRATION · 60 hrs/week $158,190Base $137,942 · Other $20,248

TIMOTHY G NASHDI., MCNAIR CTR, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE · 30 hrs/week $127,770Base $121,253 · Other $6,517

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

KENT MACDONALDPRESIDENT & CEO

KRISTIN STEHOUWER PHDVICE PRESIDENT

MURAY KYTEVICE PRESIDENT

THOMAS LITZINGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATTHEW BENNETTADMINISTRATION

LISA FAIRBAIRNDEAN OF RDGSM

JUSTIN MARSHALLCHIEF DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT

BRIAN S MCLEODVICE PRESIDENT

SUSAN POLI-SMITHADMINISTRATION

RACHEL VALDISERRISENIOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER,

LORNE THOMASADMINISTRATION

TIMOTHY G NASHDI., MCNAIR CTR, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

RICK GUIRLINGERTRUSTEE

CHRIS CLEMENTSTRUSTEE

DANIEL G DEVOSTRUSTEE

EDWARD J MCBRIENTRUSTEE

STEVE MADINCEATRUSTEE

SANDY SCHWARTZTRUSTEE

ROBERT C JAMERSONTRUSTEE

ROBERT GRUBBTRUSTEE

ROB WILSONTRUSTEE

KEN LINGENFELTERTRUSTEE

GARY SHORTTRUSTEE

GRAHAM WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

MICHAEL STANTONTRUSTEE

JAMES MESTDAGHTRUSTEE

MARY ELLEN GEORGE-HESSTRUSTEE

JASON R BRICKLTRUSTEE

JENNIFER T PANNINGTRUSTEE

JOE CAULEYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1961
Location: 4000 WHITING DR, MIDLAND, MI 48640-6634
County: Midland
In care of: Brian S McLeod
Primary officer: Brian S McLeod, Vice President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailbeallsr15@northwood.edu Phone(989) 837-4187

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Education (B430)