Northwestern University

Northwestern University is an educational organization in Evanston, Illinois. Its tax id (EIN) is 36-2167817. It was granted tax-exempt status by IRS in May, 1945. For detailed information such as income and other financial data of Northwestern University, refer to the following table.


Profile of Northwestern University

Organization Name Northwestern University
Tax Id (EIN)36-2167817
Address 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208-0001
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Tax PeriodAssetIncomeRevenue
August, 2013$10,889,523,081$4,521,056,005$2,885,933,026
August, 2015$13,433,515,174$4,586,549,026$2,924,436,906
August, 2016$13,658,756,847$4,648,577,548$2,833,160,505
August, 2017$14,485,530,707$5,752,487,213$2,955,151,358
August, 2018$15,469,351,745$4,640,511,397$3,143,787,745
August, 2019$15,193,337,485$4,633,263,568$3,108,297,108
August, 2020$15,846,964,843$4,618,198,957$3,140,527,328
August, 2021$19,369,511,926$5,709,148,650$3,678,521,388
August, 2022$0$0$0
August, 2023$18,481,250,303$6,165,292,981$3,319,115,351
IRS Exempt Status Ruling Date May, 1945
Exempt Status Unconditional Exemption
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Tax Exempt Classification Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics
Tax Exempt Activity Recreational, Pleasure, or Social Club
NTEE CodeN50
Organization's purposes,
activities, & operations
Other school related activities
(note: this activity classification has been replaced by the Tax Exempt Classification shown above since 1995.)
Foundation Type School 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)
Organization Type Association
Organization Classification Educational Organization
Affiliation Independent - This organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Primary Return(s) Required to File 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Private Foundation Filing Requirement No need to 990-PF return
Asset Range Reported on Form 990$50,000,000 to greater
Income Range Reported on Form 990$50,000,000 to greater
Accounting Period 08