Public Charity

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a Public Charity headquartered in Evanston, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.2B revenue, $3.9B expenses, $19.2B total assets. 2,053 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6B, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 362167817 Evanston, IL Recreational Clubs NTEE: N50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.2B
Total Expenses$3.9B
Total Assets$19.2B
Grant Records2,053
Funding Total$1.6B
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Research grants and scholars.
$599,315
2025
ROBERT H LURIE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER RESEARCH
$450,000
2025
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
$438,968
2025
SEX-SPECIFIC MECHANISMS OF NEUROINFLAMMATION IN THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE HYPOTHALAMUS
$201,250
2025
ROLE OF TAU IN PRESYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION DURING THE CELLULAR PHASE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
$201,250

Showing up to 5 of 2,053 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Adam L Hoeflich
Trustee Adam R Karr
VP of Facilities Management Alexander J Darragh
VP & Chief Financial Officer Amanda J Distel
VP & Chief Investment Officer Amy Falls
Co-interim VP Global Mkt & Comm Andy Madorsky

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Top Grant Purposes

To support the missions of member institutions
$369,093,368 7 grants
Academic support
$163,090,339 9 grants
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
$144,051,097 5 grants
TO SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
$140,829,829 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$84,487,997 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.2B $3.9B $19.2B
2023 $3.3B $3.7B $18.5B
2022 $4.0B $3.3B $18.6B
2021 $3.7B $3.0B $19.4B
2020 $3.1B $3.0B $15.8B

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1B to $4.2B (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.2B.

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