2014-02-13T14:09:38-08:00 2013-06-30 990 2012-07-01 381624684 Northwood University NORT 9898374187 4000 Whiting Drive Midland MI 48640 William Karl Stephan 2014-02-13 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z 121751408 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. 22 22 1086 50 526140 38763 3782271 3975846 85920811 87972901 1613058 2058835 11257 499244 91327397 94506826 22929053 28650900 0 38095845 36674033 0 5085409 34205191 34487942 95230089 99812875 -3902692 -5306049 161735348 163338621 16343294 17121315 145392054 146217306 X Education- The mission of Northwood University is to develop the future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society. false false 52722200 28650900 47177488 Instructional- Provided Education to more than 4,719 students. Also provided educational opportunities through continuing education. 23117349 197347 Student Services - Athletics, Placement, Registrar, Financial Aid, Security, Business Office, and other support to current and former students. 9792083 9669002 Auxiliary Enterprises - Provided Housing, Meals students and Bookstore services to current and former students. 923457 216 86555089 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 319 0 true 1086 true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 22 22 true false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WA OR OH MD KY IN IL CO CA X X William Karl Stephan 9898374211 4000 Whiting Drive Midland MI 48640 Albert F Zehnder 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 O Temple Sloan III 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maureen L Smith 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William A Parlberg 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia L Naegele 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donald W Taylor 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James O Hutcheson 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lyttleton T Harris IV 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John R Hantz 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Riley 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John J Ferron 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Grubb 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Irma B Elder 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel G DeVos 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phillip D Brady 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lambert E Althaver 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John A Hohman 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen M Vertin 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward J McBrien 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James C Fabiano II 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terry L Neese 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nina Vaca 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian E Sandusky Ph D 60.00 0.00 X 69370 0 6131 William Bateman DBA 60.00 0.00 X 161446 0 15187 Arnold D'Ambrosio 60.00 0.00 X 245456 0 25844 William Karl Stephan MBA 60.00 0.00 X 178974 0 14782 Kevin G Fegan EdD 60.00 0.00 X 162403 0 17783 Timothy G Nash EdD 60.00 0.00 X 188001 0 15277 John O Young 60.00 0.00 X 189379 0 21031 Kristin Stehouwer PhD 60.00 0.00 X 253293 0 20499 Tom L Duncan PhD 60.00 0.00 X 80945 0 6183 Keith A Pretty JD 60.00 0.00 X 373678 0 74017 Richard Ebeling 60.00 0.00 X 120576 0 15473 John Grether 60.00 0.00 X 120797 0 8851 Lisa Fairbairn 60.00 0.00 X 177903 0 24422 David Rausch 60.00 0.00 X 132673 0 9883 Robert Wisler 60.00 0.00 X 124304 0 19565 2579198 294928 22 false true false US Security Associates PO Box 931703 Atlanta GA 31193 Campus Security 345946 STT Inc 1600 N Mission Mt Pleasant MI 48858 Security 463584 Sodexo Affiliates 9801 Washington Blvd Gaithersburg MD 20878 Food Service 3432199 National Management PO Box 1224 Lagrange GA 30241 Maintenance 724566 CBS Outdoor PO Box 33074 Newark NJ 071880074 Advertising 402912 20 62940 3912906 109226 3975846 Vending, Student Ctr, Etc 1149509 1149509 Tuition and Fees 900099 75828388 75828388 Hotel, Meet Rooms, Banq 736685 516474 220211 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28650900 28650900 99812875 Part XII, Line 4b Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Scholarships $28650900 Part XI, Line 4b Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Scholarships $28650900 Part XI, Line 2d Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Change in value of perpetual trust $-29072 Change in value of annuity obligations $200659 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The funds will be used for institutional support. 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. South America 0 1 Program Service Recuriting 5000 North America 0 1 Program Service Recuriting 35500 Europe 0 4 Program Service Recuriting & Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses 18132 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Service Recuriting &Teaching undergraduate courses 3781 6 6 62413 62413 false false false false false false X X X X X X false ME TX MI FL WV WA VA UT TN SC OR OH NC LA KY CT CO AR AK Auto Show Gala 70516 34700 35816 33572 California Golf Outing 26100 17025 9075 10309 1 25886 11215 14671 14397 122502 62940 59562 58278 58278 1284 true 0 0 Scholarships for students attending Northwood University 3130 28650900 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 William Karl Stephan MBA 164914 14060 6563 8219 193756 William Bateman DBA 147782 13664 9888 5299 176633 Timothy G Nash EdD 183966 4035 12279 2998 203278 Lisa Fairbairn 140443 37460 12188 12234 202325 Kristin Stehouwer PhD 222332 20000 10961 14015 6484 273792 Kevin G Fegan EdD 149214 13189 10148 7635 180186 Keith A Pretty JD 353296 20382 48600 25417 447695 John O Young 161230 28149 11023 10008 210410 Arnold D'Ambrosio 215046 30410 13822 12022 271300 Sch J, Part I, Line 1a Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Daniel DeVos Trustee 94546 Monthly LeasePayment false 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 4 109226 false true false Part XI, Line 2d Northwood University is one entity and has no subsidiaries or parent organization. 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 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. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Decrease in Value of prepetual trust = -$29072 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Changes in Value of Annuity Obligations = -$200659 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b 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 12c 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 11b 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 4 Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Articles of Incorporation were modified adding additional degree offerings; for example Master of Science.Modifications to the Bylaws were also made. Clarified the beginning and ending of a Trustees term and added a term limit for the Chair. Management of the university's Endowment Funds changed from the Finance and Audit Committee to the Investment Committee and a Communications and Recruitment Committee was added. A Parliamentary Procedure was added to the meetings section. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 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 III, Line 4d 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.