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NORTHLAND COLLEGE

EIN 39-0806428 ASHLAND, WI

Revenue 2024
$24,923,303
Expenses 2024
$27,112,638

Program services were 80.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B420
Classification
2000
Street
1411 ELLIS AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

NORTHLAND COLLEGE'S MISSION IS TO INTEGRATE UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS STUDIES WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPHASIS, ENABLING THOSE IT SERVES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE.

  • INSTRUCTION:NORTHLAND'S FACULTY-DESIGNED CURRICULUM INTEGRATES THE COLLEGE'S ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION ACROSS ALL FIELDS OF STUDY AND IS A CAREER-FOCUSED CURRICULUM. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF NORTHLAND GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED OR IN GRADUATE SCHOOL, HAVING DEVELOPED THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE FOR ADVANCED STUDY AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. THE COLLEGE HAS LAUNCHED SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS IN ALMOST EVERY FIELD IMAGINABLE AND HAS PROVIDED GRADUATES WITH THE TOOLS, CONFIDENCE, AND VISION TO BE COMPETITIVE IN A GREENER WORLD ECONOMY.STUDENTS AT NORTHLAND CAN TAKE COURSES IN MORE THAN 40 ACADEMIC FIELDS OF STUDY. IMPRESSIVE FOR A TINY BUT MIGHTY SCHOOL ON THE SHORES OF THE BIG LAKE GITCHI GAMI (OJIBWE FOR "GREAT SEA"). NORTHLAND'S 550+ STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, HUMANITY AND NATURE STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, SIX PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS, SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, WATER SCIENCE, AND MORE. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS MORE DEEPLY ON LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM THROUGH NORTHLAND'S SIGNATURE SUPERIOR CONNECTIONS AND GROWING CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS.THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION HAS RECOGNIZED NORTHLAND FOR ITS SUSTAINABILITY CURRICULUM. THE AASHE SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS INDEX RECOGNIZES TOP-PERFORMING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN 17 SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AREAS; CURRICULUM IS ONE OF THEM AND INCLUDES COURSES, PROGRAMS, LEARNING OUTCOMES IN SUSTAINABILITY, LIVING LABORATORY INITIATIVES, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, SUSTAINABILITY LITERACY, AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT. EVERY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AT NORTHLAND OFFERS SUSTAINABILITY COURSES, AND THERE ARE SEVEN MAJORS AND MINORS SPECIFIC TO SUSTAINABILITY, SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ONE OF THE ONLY OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. THIS PROGRAM CEASED OPERATIONS IN MAY OF 2025.

    Expenses $12,032,609 · Grants $7,555,753 · Revenue $10,996,720

  • STUDENT SERVICES:SERVICES PROVIDED TO NORTHLAND COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESSFUL LIVING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT THE COLLEGE. SERVICES INCLUDE HEALTH SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING AND A STRONG AFFILIATION WITH A LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC RUN BY A NORTHLAND COLLEGE ALUMNUS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND SAFETY AND SECURITY. STUDENTS ALSO FIND SUPPORT AT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN CAMPUS-WIDE ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.IN ADDITION, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ATHLETICS. THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF NORTHLAND STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS, AND THERE ARE NEARLY 20 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS. MOST NOTABLE IS THE NORTHLAND COLLEGE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (NCSA). FOUNDED IN 1970, NCSA IS THE ONLY STUDENT-RUN CAMPUS GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN THAT DETERMINES ITS OWN BUDGET AND MANAGES ITS OWN FINANCES. THE GROUP IS A 501(C)(4) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RUN COMPLETELY BY STUDENTS THAT IMPACTS THE COLLEGE, AND THE WORLD, ON A REGULAR BASIS. FOR EXAMPLE, EFFORTS STEMMING FROM NCSA LED NORTHLAND TO FULLY DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS.OTHER CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE INCLUDE: THE 4TH WALL (DRAMA), THE ALLIANCE (LGBT2QAI AWARENESS), AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY, FIRE CREW, FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK, MULTICULTURAL CLUB, NORDIC SKI CLUB, SAILING CLUB, STUDENT PUBLICATIONS (NEWSPAPER, LITERARY JOURNAL, AND YEARBOOK), AND WEATHER CLUB. THIS PROGRAM CEASED OPERATIONS IN MAY OF 2025.

    Expenses $3,904,695 · Revenue $355,912

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $3,120,301 · Revenue $2,042,652

  • RESEARCH:FACULTY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, AND STUDENT-FACULTY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, IS A VIBRANT PART OF THE NORTHLAND COLLEGE CULTURE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR A TINY (BUT MIGHTY) SCHOOL. NORTHLAND FACULTY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND ABOUT CARRYING OUT NORTHLAND'S MISSION THROUGH TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, AND SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE. THEY OFTEN EXTEND THEIR STUDENTS' LEARNING BY INVOLVING THEM IN THEIR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS, CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, WORK STUDY JOBS, AND EXTERNALLY SPONSORED PAID RESEARCH POSITIONS FUNDED BY REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF NORTHLAND GRADUATES WORK ON A RESEARCH OR SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT WITH FACULTY, WHICH OUTPACES THE COLLEGE'S COMPETITOR SCHOOLS BY MORE THAN 20 PERCENT.IN 2020, NORTHLAND FACULTY AND STUDENT GRADUATES PUBLISHED A PAPER ABOUT GLOW-IN-THE DARK PLATYPUSES. AFTER THEIR DISCOVERY OF PINK FLUORESCING FLYING SQUIRRELS IN 2019, A HANDFUL OF NORTHLAND PROFESSORS AND TWO CAPSTONE STUDENTS RESEARCHED OTHER ANIMALS THAT MIGHT GLOW IN THE DARK. ON A RESEARCH FINDING TRIP TO THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN CHICAGO, THE PROFESSORS DISCOVERED THAT THE BROWNISH COATS OF PLATYPUS SPECIMENS GLOWED BLUE. THE FACULTY AND STUDENT RESEARCH FINDINGS, PUBLISHED OCTOBER 15, 2020, IN MAMMALIA, HAVE FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY SCIENTISTS THINK ABOUT THESE SEEMINGLY DULL BROWN-COATED ANIMALS. THIS PROGRAM CEASED OPERATIONS IN MAY OF 2025.

    Expenses $1,095,292

  • PUBLIC SERVICE:NORTHLAND COLLEGE'S SIGURD OLSON ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (SOEI), MARY GRIGGS BURKE CENTER FOR FRESHWATER INNOVATION, INDIGENOUS CULTURES CENTER (ICC), AND HULINGS RICE FOOD CENTER OFFER COURSES THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND, INTERNSHIPS THAT SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY EFFORTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SERVE THE REGION VIA GRANT-FUNDED, EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY. FINAL YEAR - ENDED 5-23-2025

    Expenses $898,154

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT:ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE ACADEMIC DEAN'S OFFICE, DEXTER LIBRARY, AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. SOME OF THE SERVICES THE DEAN'S OFFICE PROVIDES IS OVERSIGHT OF FACULTY RECRUITING AND ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP APPOINTMENTS, STUDENT ADVISING AND TUTORING, STUDENT INTERNSHIP AND CAREER ADVISING, AND OFF CAMPUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.NORTHLAND'S OFF CAMPUS LEARNING PROGRAMS ALLOW STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SEMESTERS AWAY IN REGIONS AND COUNTRIES WHOSE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURES PRESENT UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. NORTHLAND OFFERS THESE EXPERIENCES THROUGH CLASSES OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ECOLEAGUE, OUTWARD BOUND, NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, WILD ROCKIES FIELD INSTITUTE, HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR URBAN AFFAIRS, CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL LIVING AND LEARNING, KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY, ROUND RIVER CONSERVATION STUDIES, AND UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. FINAL YEAR - ENDED 5-23-2025

    Expenses $841,866

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CHAD DAYTON

    PRESIDENT (THRU FEB. 25')

    Total calculated
    $212,783
    From this org
    $212,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $283
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $212,783

  • BARBARA LUNDBERG

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $98,923
    From this org
    $77,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,903
    Hours/week
    38

  • TED BRISTOL

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JANE VOGT

    VICE-CHAIR (THRU JUNE 25')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES HAGSTROM

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN ALLEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JANET BEWLEY

    TRUSTEE (THRU SEPT. 24')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PETER GOVE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BLAKE GROSS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CLAIRE HACKMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • EDWARD HANCOCK

    TRUSTEE (THRU JULY 24')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DYLAN HUDSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DONNA JACKSON

    STUDENT TRUSTEE (THRU MAY 25')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MADELINE JARVIS

    TRUSTEE (THRU JUNE 25')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CAROLE LARSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LINDA MACK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JAMIE MOQUIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LOWELL NOTEBOOM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CRAIG PONZIO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KRISTIN RASMUSSEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BEN SHEPHERD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GRACE SMATHERS

    STUDENT TRUSTEE (THRU MAY 25')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JUDITH TITCOMB

    TRUSTEE (THRU OCT. 24')

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID ULLRICH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JIM WILLIAMSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $24,923,303
    Expenses
    $27,112,638
    Contributions
    $10,243,769
    Grants paid
    $7,555,753
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $30,711,231
    Expenses
    $33,285,449
    Contributions
    $7,938,426
    Grants paid
    $12,723,646
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $26,578,933
    Expenses
    $34,233,126
    Contributions
    $3,761,743
    Grants paid
    $13,640,102

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $31,827,613
    Expenses
    $35,066,664
    Assets (EOY)
    $49,432,063

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,138,039
    Expenses
    $32,830,765
    Assets (EOY)
    $52,756,214

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,702,557
    Expenses
    $33,514,596
    Assets (EOY)
    $51,359,280

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,702,557
    Expenses
    $33,514,596
    Assets (EOY)
    $51,359,280

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $28,943,597
    Expenses
    $31,627,157
    Assets (EOY)
    $52,920,088

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,593,813
    Expenses
    $32,989,921
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,851,020

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $31,953,627
    Expenses
    $33,394,395
    Assets (EOY)
    $70,028,276

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,860,560
    Expenses
    $29,970,780
    Assets (EOY)
    $69,240,933

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $41,552,222
    Expenses
    $29,930,017
    Assets (EOY)
    $66,960,905

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $27,094,763
    Expenses
    $28,377,653
    Assets (EOY)
    $60,854,255

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.