Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← NORTHWEST FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTHWEST FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,164,441
Total expenses
$5,947,935
Contributions and grants received
$3,164,201
Grants paid
$4,657,984
Program service revenue
$21,053
Investment income
$1,922,623
Other revenue
$56,564
Total assets, end of year
$68,938,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,773,593
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$64,164,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,997,431
Management and general expenses
$690,854
Fundraising expenses
$259,650
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,997,431

Program services were 84.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $174,936

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,989,265

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $70,265

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $21,053 · related or exempt $21,053

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,534,269 · unrelated business $6,472 · excluded $1,527,797

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $6,000 · excluded $6,000

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $66,298

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $47,989

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $18,309

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $18,309 · excluded $18,309

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,968,467

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,580,113

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $388,354

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $388,354 · excluded $388,354

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $76,724

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $174,936

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,049

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $18,675 · excluded $18,675

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $13,580 · excluded $13,580

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,580

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,657,984 · program services $4,657,984

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $114,516 · management and general $114,516

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $100,677 · program services $1,766 · management and general $98,911

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,945 · program services $508 · management and general $28,437

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,612 · program services $275 · management and general $21,337

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,963 · program services $135 · management and general $14,828

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,641 · management and general $9,641

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,165 · management and general $45,165

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $154,273 · management and general $154,273

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,172 · management and general $7,172

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,378 · program services $8,500 · fundraising $2,878

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,130 · program services $457 · management and general $27,726 · fundraising $36,947

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $127,796 · program services $32,254 · management and general $7,012 · fundraising $88,530

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,518 · program services $14,912 · management and general $8,839 · fundraising $48,767

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $130,378 · program services $35,503 · management and general $58,604 · fundraising $36,271

  • 20 · Interest

    total $48,182 · program services $48,182

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,992 · program services $14,405 · management and general $12,817 · fundraising $23,770

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,130 · program services $7,260 · management and general $8,435 · fundraising $19,435

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALUMNI MAGAZINE

    total $119,825 · program services $119,825

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOND FEES

    total $37,503 · program services $37,503

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $25,896 · management and general $25,896

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $15,990 · program services $15,990

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $52,269 · program services $1,972 · management and general $47,245 · fundraising $3,052

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $103,810 · end of year $1,452,065

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,603,662 · end of year $2,280,385

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,313,965 · end of year $1,274,357

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,232,381 · end of year $1,766,544

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,489,579

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,023,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,516,463 · end of year $1,466,061

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $39,744,548 · end of year $46,318,317

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,075,133 · end of year $12,060,775

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,553,081 · end of year $2,319,601

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $202,363 · end of year $2,565,843

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,250 · end of year $71,667

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $2,525,000 · end of year $2,060,000

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $62,295 · end of year $71,907

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,990 · end of year $4,176

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,204,204 · end of year $9,925,923

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $52,132,941 · end of year $54,238,589

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NORTHWEST FOUNDATION, INC DEVELOPS AND STEWARDS PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORTHWEST MISSSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (NWMSU) AND ITS STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DEVELOPS AND STEWARDS PHILATHROPIC RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF NWMSU AND IT'S STUDENTS.

  • PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

    Expenses $3,108,651 · Grants $3,108,651

  • PROVIDES FUNDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THERE WERE 953 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED DURING THE YEAR.

    Expenses $1,549,333 · Grants $1,549,333

  • PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND SERVES AUXILIARY FUNDS INCLUDING THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

    Expenses $339,447 · Revenue $21,053

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ted Place

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Angela Moskow

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leisha Barry

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jody Athen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry Barnes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Burkhead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bilal Clarance

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Edge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dell Epperson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Ferguson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Fullerton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Gaarder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Greene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derrick Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina Gruhn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Headrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Hesse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Hewitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Hockensmith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abraham Kaoud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brock Pfost

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pat Pijanowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joyce Piveral

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deryk Powell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kerry Roe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darin Stephens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Corey Strider

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rich Tokheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Tunell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Vansaghi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Wellhausen

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

    $4,657,984

    $3,108,651 - SUPPORT FOR NWMSU PROGRAMS; $1,549,333 - SCHOLARSHIPS

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (4)

    TRUST INCOME · MO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630139349302108

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.