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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE

EIN 42-0698196 · Education (B420)

What they do

Northwestern College is A Christian Academic Community Engaging Students In Courageous and Faithful Learning and Living That Empowers Them to Follow Christ and Pursue Gods Redeeming Work In The World.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.70 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

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

73.89%of revenue went to mission work86.7% of expenses · Program services
2.78%of revenue went to fundraising3.3% of expenses
$85.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
8.59%of revenue went to management and office costs10.1% of expenses
$3.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
11.5%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 $351,434 for GREGORY CHRISTY (PRESIDENT). 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.

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$74,440,561
Mission workProgram services$55,004,24273.89% of revenue86.7% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$6,396,0828.59% of revenue10.1% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$2,070,3362.78% of revenue3.3% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$10,969,90114.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$63,470,66085.26% 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: 86.7% mission · 10.1% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.26% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 9.8% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.74% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 9.8% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.17% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 8.4% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.88% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 88.7% mission · 8.3% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.98% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 88.7% mission · 8.0% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.70% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 8.6% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.88% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 8.4% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.54% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$74,440,561
Expenses$63,470,660
Annual surplus $10,969,901 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)$55,004,242 · 86.7% of expenses
Management and office costs$6,396,082 · 10.1% of expenses
Fundraising$2,070,336 · 3.3% of expenses
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Revenue$74,440,561
Expenses$63,470,660
Assets$198,722,202
Income$89,494,294
Contributions$8,582,733
Mission work (program services)$55,004,242
Fundraising$2,070,336
Management and general$6,396,082
Stocks and bonds$81,000,468
Accounting fees$263,495
Investing fees$308,170
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
GREGORY CHRISTYPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $351,434
D NATHAN PHINNEYVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $161,896
KENT WIERSEMAVP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $154,370
JILL VAN OTTERLOOPA PROGRAM DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $134,916
KYLE VAN DEN BOSCHHIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $117,778
TONY HOOPSVICE PRESIDENT OF ATHLETICS · 40 hrs/week $111,648
JACKIE A DAVISVICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $104,921
JAY WIELENGASENIOR ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $103,147
KRISTIN M ROTERTHIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $102,103
MICHAEL ANDRESFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE · 40 hrs/week $64,111

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

GREGORY CHRISTYPRESIDENT

D NATHAN PHINNEYVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

KENT WIERSEMAVP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

JILL VAN OTTERLOOPA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

KYLE VAN DEN BOSCHHIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE

TONY HOOPSVICE PRESIDENT OF ATHLETICS

JACKIE A DAVISVICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT

JAY WIELENGASENIOR ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

KRISTIN M ROTERTHIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE

MICHAEL ANDRESFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

MATTHEW FRYARBOARD MEMBER

KIM TENHAKENBOARD MEMBER

LEAH DYKSTRABOARD MEMBER

MARK VAN HOLLANDBOARD MEMBER

WAYNE VAN HEUVELENBOARD MEMBER

MIKE VAN REESBOARD MEMBER

REV TIMOTHY BREENBOARD MEMBER

RONALD LANGSTONBOARD MEMBER

SEAN NATHANIELBOARD MEMBER

SHERRIE BARBER WILLSONBOARD MEMBER

WADE GORTBOARD MEMBER

AMY VAN ESBOARD MEMBER

JULIE HENRICHBOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY

GREG JENNESSBOARD MEMBER

GERALD VAN ROEKELBOARD MEMBER

FRED DE JONGBOARD MEMBER

EDDY ALEMANBOARD MEMBER

DREW VOGELBOARD MEMBER

DAWN FEENSTRABOARD MEMBER

DAVE DUNKELBERGERBOARD MEMBER

DARREN KLEISBOARD MEMBER

DARLA ARENDSBOARD MEMBER

CARL WYNJABOARD MEMBER. CHAIRMAN

BRIAN DEN HARTOGBOARD MEMBER

BRAD DE JONG - EX OFFICIOLEGAL COUNSEL

BRAD ECKHOFFBOARD MEMBER

BILL WESTRATEBOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIRMAN

ANITA BOMGAARSBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1964
Location
101 7TH ST SW, ORANGE CITY, IA 51041-1923
County
Sioux
In care of
% KENT WIERSEMA
Primary officer
Kent Wiersema, V.P. for Finance and Operations

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(712) 707-7121

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Education (B420)

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