Public Charity

NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY INC

NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NAMPA, ID. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $76.1M, expenses of $70.3M, total assets of $189.6M. Imperigo tracks 86 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.7M.

EIN: 820200907 NAMPA, ID Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$76.1M
Total Expenses$70.3M
Total Assets$189.6M
Grant Records86
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (NNU) IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WHOLE PERSON. CENTERED IN JESUS CHRIST, THE NNU EDUCATION INSTILLS HABITS OF HEART, SOUL, MIND, AND STRENGTH TO ENABLE EACH STUDENT TO BECOME GOD'S CREATIVE AND REDEMPTIVE AGENT IN THE WORLD. NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO BE A VIBRANT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT INTEGRATES AND REFLECTS CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ALL THAT IT DOES. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO PROVIDE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS DISTINGUISHED BY GRADUATES WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, SPIRITUALLY GROUNDED, SERVICE MINDED, GLOBALLY ENGAGED, AND VOCATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL.

Where $100 goes at Northwest Nazarene University Inc

How Northwest Nazarene University Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$62
Instructional services and organized research:Northwest Nazarene University, a christian comprehensive university, offers more than 60 areas of study, 16 master's degrees in six different disciplines, 3 doctoral degrees…
72% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,600 students; 6,000 students; 7,000 students
$16
Academic support and student services:library services: nnu's library resources are excellent and most are delivered via the web with access to libraries across the country and around the…
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11 schools
$8
Auxiliary services:food services: meals were provided at Northwest Nazarene University by sodexo, inc
9% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 544 students; 873 beds
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Becca Notbohm
TRUSTEE Bob Walker
VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Bradley Kurtz-Shaw
TRUSTEE Brad Swartzentruber
DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY Brent Peterson
TRUSTEE Brett Rickey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,423,314 42 grants
General Support
$543,512 29 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$58,500 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$655,920 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $76.1M $70.3M $189.6M
2024 $76.6M $70.1M $178.5M
2023 $65.7M $66.4M $165.1M
2022 $80.2M $65.8M $159.1M
2021 $68.9M $62.2M $167.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $68.9M to $76.1M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $189.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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