Midwestern university's historical and sustaining philosophy dedicates the institution and its resources to the highest standards of academic excellence to meet the educational needs of the health care community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125.4M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11.5M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$291.0M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$519.5M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$379.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.5B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$519.5M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$479.8M
FY2021$501.5M
FY2022$519.5M
FY2023$518.1M
FY2024$537.5M
FY2025$555.7M
Expenses
$379.8M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358.6M
FY2021$364.3M
FY2022$379.8M
FY2023$393.7M
FY2024$422.8M
FY2025$440.8M
Net assets
$1.5B
FY2022▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2B
FY2021$1.4B
FY2022$1.5B
FY2023$1.7B
FY2024$1.8B
FY2025$2.0B

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $350.6M Management & general 8% · $28.6M Fundraising 0% · $552K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

35 people listed on the 990-T; $11.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO/Trustee
$1,758,242Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & Senior VP (thru 07/31/2021), Trustee (as of 12/7/2021)
$1,093,811Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP and Cao
$658,317Pt VII · Sec A
VP University Relations - Last Day of Work 6/4/2021
$643,770Pt VII · Sec A
VP Cao Health Sciences
$639,610Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Cao, College of Graduate Studies
$629,881Pt VII · Sec A
VP & General Counsel
$604,523Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Special Assistant for Finance
$549,683Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen H Goeppinger PHD’s $1.9M as President, CEO, Trustee Retired May 19, 2025 is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen H Goeppinger PHD$1,914,851$1,826,086$2,994,092$1,758,242$1,702,980$1,536,029
Barbara L McCloud ESQ$1,153,908$608,699$634,203$604,523$565,436$551,234
Gregory J Gaus———$1,093,811$1,019,478$978,541
Joshua C Baker Od Ms$897,889$904,333————
Theresa W Fossum PHD DVM————$902,362$618,721
Joshua C Baker——$781,795$658,317$575,616$440,047
Matthew J Sweeney CPA$736,850$708,646————
Angela Marty Ma Phr$702,446$661,285————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates healthcare professionals to the highest academic standards.

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1 program · $350.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Description of program service accomplishments during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, midwestern university provided health sciences education services to approximately 6,759 pre-doctoral students and 18 post-doctoral students. These student services are located on three campuses, two in illinois and one in arizona.

$350.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 32 grants · $35.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,936,783
Unitemized GrantFY2024$615,739
Unitemized GrantFY2024$143,077
Islamic Center of NapervilleIL · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,386,185
Unitemized GrantFY2023$259,543
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,579
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,637,423
Unitemized GrantFY2022$778,917
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,002
Indian American Medical Association Charitable FoundationFY2022$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$519.5M
Fees for services$479.4M
Gifts and grants$19.5M
Investment income$18.9M
Money out
$379.8M
Programs$350.6M
Management$28.6M
Fundraising$552K
Owns and owes
$1.5B
net assets
Cash and savings$54.3M
Total assets$1.8B
Liabilities$291.0M
People
35
listed
Paid20
Voting board17
Independent14
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$19.5M
Government grants$8.5M
Fees for services$479.4M
Investment income$18.9M
Other income$1.8M
Total revenue$519.5M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$54.3M
Total assets$1.8B
Liabilities$291.0M
Net assets$1.5B
Operations
Employees4,322
Volunteers2,876
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $555.7M$440.8M$114.9M$2.0B 990 PDF
FY2024 $537.5M$422.8M$114.7M$1.8B 990 PDF
FY2023 $518.1M$393.7M$124.4M$1.7B 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $519.5M$379.8M$139.8M$1.5B 990 PDF
FY2021 $501.5M$364.3M$137.2M$1.4B 990 PDF
FY2020 $479.8M$358.6M$121.2M$1.2B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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