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Filing year 2023

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois·EIN 36-2167817·NTEE N500 · Recreation & Sports·3
Total revenue
$4.2B
Total assets
$19.2B
Total expenses
$0
Reported officers
76
Mission

Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 37 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Head Coach
highest compensated employee
$4.2M
Head Coach
highest compensated employee
$3.8M
VP & Chief Investment Officer
vice president
$2.9M
Professor-kellogg
highest compensated employee
$2.4M
President Emeritus
former officer/director/trustee
$1.9M
Managing Dir Absolute Return
highest compensated employee
$1.7M
Mng Dir Priv Inv & Real Assets
former officer/director/trustee
$1.6M
VP of Alumni Rel & Development
vice president
$1.6M
VP Athletics Rec
vice president
$1.5M
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$1.5M
Professor-chemistry
highest compensated employee
$1.5M
VP & General Counsel
vice president
$1.3M
Provost
officer (unspecified)
$1.1M
VP of Research
vice president
$801k
VP of Admin & Planning
vice president
$773k
VP and Chief Operations Officer
vice president
$725k
VP & Chief Financial Officer
$723k
VP Medical Affairs
vice president
$693k
VP & Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$656k
VP & Chief HR Officer
vice president
$574k
VP of Facilities Management
vice president
$559k
Assoc VP & Dep General Counsel & Former Interim VP HR
vice president
$556k
Board Secretary and Advisor to President
board president
$555k
Interim VP Alumni Relations Development
vice president
$548k
Vice President for Research
vice president
$490k
VP Assoc Prov Div and Inc
vice president
$445k
VP Student Affairs
vice president
$442k
Assoc VP Budget & Planning
vice president
$401k
VP Global Mkt & Comm
vice president
$389k
Assoc Ad Intercollegiate Srvcs Athletics & Former Interim VP Athletics
vice president
$386k
Co-interim VP Global Mkt & Comm
vice president
$372k
Former VP Athletics
vice president
$328k
VP of International Relations
vice president
$312k
VP Global Mkt & Comm
vice president
$271k
Interim VP Student Affairs
vice president
$263k
VP and Dean of Enrollment
vice president
$199k

Plus 39 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Recreation & Sports

Down 31%
from 2022

From $6M in 2022 to $4.2M in 2023.

$6M
2022
$4.2M
2023
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
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