2015-02-13T10:43:13-08:00 2014-06-30 990 2013-07-01 381624684 Northwood University NORT 9898374187 4000 Whiting Drive Midland MI 48640 William Karl Stephan Vice President 2015-02-13 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z 124855893 false false X www.northwood.edu X 1959 MI Education- The mission of Northwood University is to develop the future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society. 24 24 1642 50 676379 48767 3975846 5269227 87972901 88021635 2058835 2313095 499244 452844 94506826 96056801 28650900 26733121 0 36674033 37475221 0 4530957 34487942 37458849 99812875 101667191 -5306049 -5610390 163338621 167451505 17121315 16855372 146217306 150596133 X Education- The mission of Northwood University is to develop the future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society. false false 49793104 26733121 49077113 Instructional- Provided Education to more than 4,554 students. Also provided educational opportunities through continuing education. 24114398 194427 Student Services - Athletics, Placement, Registrar, Financial Aid, Security, Business Office, and other support to current and former students. 10270642 9828346 Auxiliary Enterprises - Provided Housing, Meals students and Bookstore services to current and former students. 960113 844 85138257 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false true true true false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true 297 0 true 1642 true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 24 24 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X William Karl Stephan 9898374211 4000 Whiting Drive Midland MI 48640 Melanie Bergeron Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard J Garber Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terry L Neese Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James C Fabiano II Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward J McBrien Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen M Vertin Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John A Hohman Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lambert E Althaver Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phillip D Brady Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel G DeVos Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Noelle M Walsh Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Grubb Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John J Ferron Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Riley Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John R Hantz Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lyttleton T Harris IV Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James O Hutcheson Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donald W Taylor Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia L Naegele Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William A Parlberg Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maureen L Smith Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Allen B West Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 O Temple Sloan III Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Albert F Zehnder Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Keith A Pretty JD President & CEO 60.00 0.00 X 346781 0 69613 Tom L Duncan PhD President - FL 60.00 0.00 X 146603 0 15820 Kristin Stehouwer PhD Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 193855 0 14925 Timothy G Nash EdD Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 183819 0 12218 Kevin G Fegan EdD President - TX 60.00 0.00 X 153958 0 15054 William Karl Stephan MBA Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 175083 0 8306 Arnold D'Ambrosio Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 226016 0 22682 William Bateman DBA President - MI 60.00 0.00 X 155064 0 12619 Brian E Sandusky Ph D Vice President 60.00 0.00 X 149534 0 15918 Lawrence Lindsey President MI 60.00 0.00 X 91386 0 9623 Richard Ebeling Professor 60.00 0.00 X 110910 0 13246 Rhonda Anderson Assoc. Dean 60.00 0.00 X 112156 0 12396 Lisa Fairbairn Dean of RDGSM 60.00 0.00 X 176966 0 16484 David Rausch DeVos Administrati 60.00 0.00 X 119187 0 6873 Robert Wisler Director of IT 60.00 0.00 X 121052 0 15670 2462370 261447 22 false true false STT Inc 1600 N Mission Mt Pleasant MI 48858 Security 416809 US Security Associates PO Box 931703 Atlanta GA 31193 Campus Security 361290 National Management PO Box 1224 Lagrange GA 30241 Maintenance 719094 Sodexo Affiliates 9801 Washington Blvd Gaithersburg MD 20878 Food Service 3652108 Platform Advertising 3425 Momentum Place Chicago IL 60689 Advertising 464814 13 85165 5184062 168814 5269227 Dormitories, Dining Hall 9661334 9661334 Fees From Special Program 900999 612586 15049 597537 Hotel, Meet Rooms, Banq 1136534 661124 475410 Tuition and Fees 900099 75810234 75810234 Vending, Student Ctr, Etc 800947 800947 88021635 1428623 1428623 0 0 0 29619537 28735065 884472 884472 884472 50407 85165 60053 -9646 -9646 6680 3974 2706 206 0 Other income 459784 459784 459784 96056801 75810234 676379 14298461 0 26733121 26733121 0 0 1811038 1811038 0 27070767 23443201 1898942 1728624 1078613 841876 172525 64212 5513092 4661186 593517 258389 2001711 1643111 239574 119026 302243 302243 243880 106128 137509 243 46121 46121 0 0 0 0 1472652 933045 48350 491257 2564505 2287496 201657 75352 1951134 1716195 118541 116398 0 866695 856967 6861 2867 3207583 2557756 388622 261205 0 0 0 0 4190274 3904556 250004 35714 1098128 1020674 76925 529 Contracted Services 3709547 3212328 102025 395194 Loss on Impairment Land 3529490 3529490 Auxilliary Expenses 3233988 3233525 225 238 Student Programs 3035426 2821422 197895 16109 8007183 5165670 1875913 965600 101667191 85138257 11997977 4530957 0 9740977 11966580 3722201 2889209 1271450 2159088 0 0 1138254 0 289493 305003 1568695 1555903 122726474 68226053 61461595 54500421 44862873 49385406 0 0 0 39283083 44689895 163338621 167451505 5545420 5379790 3507821 3992592 3275777 3656669 4792297 3826321 17121315 16855372 X 59326028 58442149 56334309 60559105 30556969 31594879 146217306 150596133 163338621 167451505 X -5610390 10044845 -55628 X false true X true true true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 72732467 910979 12379316 -3320785 -309919 82392058 68117885 559690 7380867 -2963662 -362313 72732467 69390238 138389 -1127923 -282819 68117885 58500459 347322 10848414 -305957 69390238 363096 7852187 -312141 58500459 58500459 0.62000 0.38000 true false false 16126041 16126041 83268782 50625166 32643616 22170989 17600887 4570102 1160662 1160662 54500421 Prepaid Deposits 215316 44689895 Post Retirement Benefits 3826321 3826321 79312898 10044846 -55628 9989218 69323680 26733121 26733121 96056801 74934070 74934070 26733121 26733121 101667191 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The funds will be used for institutional support. Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Scholarships $26733121 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Scholarships $26733121 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized This policy is referred to in all communications regarding admissions, scholarships, athletics and other school administered programs. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race East Asia and the Pacific 0 3 Program Service Recuriting 13332 Europe 0 2 Program Service Recuriting & Teaching 8428 North America 0 1 Program Service Recuriting 12500 South America 0 1 Program Service Recuriting 1000 Russia 0 1 Program Service Recuriting 2000 South Asia 0 1 Program Service Study abroad program 198947 9 9 236207 236207 false false false false false false X X X X X X false AK AR CO CT KY LA NC OH OR SC TN UT VA WA WV FL MI TX ME Auto Show Gala 86202 50195 36007 36802 California Golf Outing 35500 28750 6750 14061 1 13870 6220 7650 9190 135572 85165 50407 60053 60053 -9646 true 0 0 Scholarships for students attending Northwood University 2854 26733121 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Scholarships are awarded to students based on the scholarship criteria. For example, a student may need to be an accounting major, with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students complete a scholarship application and the applications are given to a scholarship committee for review. The scholarship committee verifies the student meets the scholarship criteria and then determines the distribution. X X X X X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Arnold D'Ambrosio Vice President 194796 31220 10575 12107 248698 Brian E Sandusky Ph D Vice President 139864 9670 7250 8668 165452 Keith A Pretty JD President & CEO 334296 12485 44100 25513 416394 Kevin G Fegan EdD President - TX 132564 21394 7335 7719 169012 Kristin Stehouwer PhD Vice President 179232 14623 8348 6577 208780 Lisa Fairbairn Dean of RDGSM 142943 34023 9154 7330 193450 Timothy G Nash EdD Vice President 174216 9603 9129 3089 196037 Tom L Duncan PhD President - FL 134864 11739 7119 8701 162423 William Bateman DBA President - MI 136632 18432 7235 5384 167683 William Karl Stephan MBA Vice President 155964 19119 8306 183389 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Daniel DeVos Trustee 93942 Monthly LeasePayment false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Northwood University leases office/classroom space for it's Grand Rapids location, Mr. DeVos is 1/3 owner of the management company that manages the building. X 5 166771 X Furnishings for Gala Event 1 12880 X Hotel Weekend for Auction 1 2000 X Provided invitations for Gala 1 1000 X Donated Hotel Furnishings 1 32381 X Solar Sculpture 1 50000 X Golf Package for Auction 1 800 false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Library -Provided Library services to students and communities where campuses are located. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et William Parlberg employed by the organization owned by Albert Zehnder.Albert Zehnder owner of Zehnder's, William Parlberg is an empoyee of Zehnder's, Northwood also held events at Zehnder's. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is posted on a secured website for the Board of Trutees to review,each Trustee will have a personal login, and the software will record which Trustees have reviewed the form. Trustees were instructed to log into the website and review the Form 990. They should contact the Vice President of Finance with any questions they have regarding the Form. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Annually the University's Conflict of Interest policy is sent to all Board of Trustees, Officers and employees of Northwood University. The individual is asked to disclose any known or potential conflicts of interest. The form also states that if a potential conflict of interest arises during the subsequent year, the individual is asked to amend the form reporting the potential conflict of interest. The form is signed and returned to the University. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation Surveys of Private Universities from the College and University Professionals Association (CUPA) for Human Resources are referenced when determining recommendations for officer and president compensation. The president sends his recommendations for officer compensation to the Board of Trustees Compensation Committee for approval. Compensation for the president is determined by the Compensation Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Requests for documents are sent to the Vice President of Finance office. Documents are then provided to the requester. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Changes in Value of Annuity Obligations = -$139519 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases increase in perpetual trust = $83891 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Increase in Value of prepetual trust = -$0 Part 1 Line 6 Number of volunteers Northwood University does not track the number of volunteers that are used. The number provided on Part 1 line 6 of the 990 is an estimate. Part VII Section B - Independent Cont. The amount reported for Sodexo Affiliates includes food and supplies in addition to management fees for all three campuses. Part XI, Line 2d Northwood University is one entity and has no subsidiaries or parent organization.