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Nonprofit · EIN 04-1679980

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02115

Financials

$2.6B$2.5B2022$3B$2.8B2023$3.2B$3.1B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,159,117,922$3,055,043,076$104,074,846$6,830,808,000$2,553,698,000$4,277,110,000
June 30, 2024990$2,982,345,642$2,758,750,001$223,595,641$6,371,394,000$2,288,790,000$4,082,604,000
June 30, 2023990$2,586,227,003$2,460,539,353$125,687,650$5,973,617,000$2,253,150,000$3,720,467,000
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$372,755,274
of which government grants
$241,469,597
Program service revenue
$2,638,855,561
Investment income
$132,724,505
Royalties
$583,847
Net rental income
$7,811,153
Net gain from sales of assets
$77,954,787
Net income from fundraising events
-$64,196
Tax-exempt bond proceeds
$6,730,932
Other revenue
$14,782,582

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$689,252,558
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$18,472,782
Other salaries and wages
$1,024,109,583
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,297,581,752
Professional fundraising fees
$293,187
Legal fees
$8,198,768
Accounting fees
$787,278
Occupancy
$188,775,227
Travel
$55,003,611
Depreciation
$145,456,449
Program services (functional)
$2,775,459,030
Management and general (functional)
$233,409,587
Fundraising (functional)
$46,174,459

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,371,394,000
Total assets, end of year
$6,830,808,000
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,553,698,000
Net assets, end of year
$4,277,110,000
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,211,193,000
Publicly traded securities
$780,686,000
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,699,231,000
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,577,879,000
Gross unrelated business income
$9,525,128
Gross receipts
$3,525,581,781
Employees
25,790
Volunteers
509
Year formed
1898
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Joseph E AounPresident/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
40$2,220,000$825,428
Thomas NedellSVP Finance and Treasurer
Officer
40$1,129,671$394,362
Diane N MacGillivraySVP of University Advancement
Officer
40$1,108,421$331,938
David MadiganProvost & SVP
Officer
40$1,172,788$143,394
SATYAJIT DATTAGUPTACHIEF ENROLLMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$1,130,658$68,593
DAVID DE CREMERDUNTON FAMILY DEAN
Key employee
40$1,096,905$64,041
Kenneth W HendersonChancellor and SVP Learning
Officer
40$868,271$274,831
MARY STROTHERSVP & GEN COUNSEL
Officer
40$935,606$141,869
Michael A ArminiSVP - External Affairs
Officer
40$691,387$251,467
MARY LUDDENSVP GLOBAL NETWORK & STRATEGIC
Officer
40$738,545$164,021
USAMA M FAYYADEXEC. DIR - INSTITUTE FOR AI
Highest-paid employee
40$804,098$72,281
JAMES HACKNEYDEAN SCHOOL OF LAW
Highest-paid employee
40$760,013$93,378
ELIZABETH MYNATTDEAN-KHOURY COLLEGE COMP SCI
Key employee
40$771,312$67,592
ALESSANDRO VESPIGNANISTERNBERG FAMILY DIST PROF
Highest-paid employee
40$745,640$68,090
David LuzziSr Vice Provost - Research
Highest-paid employee
40$742,967$67,479
39 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Gregory AbowdDean - COE
Key employee
40$629,393$132,449
ALEXANDROS MAKRIYANNISGEORGE D BEHRAKIS CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
40$676,550$39,626
Carmen SceppaDean - Bouv Health Sciences
Former
40$583,607$65,724
HAZEL SIVEDEAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Key employee
40$570,403$37,894
Emery TrahanDONALD F HARDING PROF. FINANCE
Former
40$501,063$68,459
Alan MislovePROF. & SR ASSOC DEAN
Former
40$462,756$45,453
Jacqueline IsaacsVICE PROVOST FACULTY AFFAIRS
Former
40$338,476$36,141
Jeffrey S BornsteinTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Subodh ChanraiTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jeffrey J ClarkeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William J ConleyTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Richard A D'AmoreTrustee/Chair
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Susan DeitchTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Deborah DunsireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Spencer T FungTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Edward G GalanteTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sir Lucian Grainge CBETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David HouseTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Frances N JanisTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Chaitanya KanojiaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Amin KhouryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William A LowellTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alan S McKimTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Todd M ManganaroTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anita NassarTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James PallottaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRENE PANAGOPOULOSTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John V PulichinoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marcy L ReedTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN SANBORNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Winslow L SargeantTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeannine P SargentTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Maha ShairTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melpomeni TravlosTrustee (UNTIL 2/3/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jean-Pascal TricoireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher A ViehbacherTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christophe P WeberTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLEY STEWARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEMANT TANEJATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Joseph E AounPresident/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
40$1,831,836$561,046
Thomas NedellSVP Finance and Treasurer
Officer
40$1,033,794$340,076
Diane N MacGillivraySVP of University Advancement
Officer
40$1,019,739$278,286
David MadiganProvost & SVP
Officer
40$1,056,069$104,095
USAMA M FAYYADEXEC. DIR - INSTITUTE FOR AI
Highest-paid employee
40$1,061,427$68,365
SATYAJIT DATTAGUPTACHIEF ENROLLMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$1,015,257$63,593
Kenneth W HendersonChancellor and SVP Learning
Officer
40$768,328$264,872
MARY STROTHERSVP & GEN COUNSEL
Officer
40$753,632$79,275
David LuzziSr Vice Provost - Research
Highest-paid employee
40$767,767$61,638
Michael A ArminiSVP - External Affairs
Officer
40$610,490$189,756
JAMES HACKNEYDEAN SCHOOL OF LAW
Highest-paid employee
40$701,284$89,176
MARY LUDDENSVP GLOBAL NETWORK & STRATEGIC
Highest-paid employee
40$650,155$133,081
Emery Trahan UNTIL 923Interim Dunton Family Dean
Key employee
40$648,497$63,613
ALEXANDROS MAKRIYANNISGEORGE D BEHRAKIS CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
40$653,132$38,011
Gregory AbowdDean - COE
Key employee
40$618,254$68,826
ELIZABETH MYNATTDEAN-KHOURY COLLEGE COMP SCI
Key employee
40$611,083$50,275
Carmen SceppaDean - Bouv Health Sciences
Former
40$527,450$61,590
DAVID DE CREMERDUNTON FAMILY DEAN (EFF. 7/23)
Key employee
40$551,754$31,537
HAZEL SIVEDEAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Key employee
40$540,299$36,186
Alan MislovePROF. & SR ASSOC DEAN
Former
40$354,388$43,313
Jacqueline IsaacsVICE PROVOST FACULTY AFFAIRS
Former
40$339,065$31,540
Jeffrey S BornsteinTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Subodh ChanraiTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jeffrey J ClarkeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William J ConleyTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Richard A D'AmoreTrustee/Chair
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Susan DeitchTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Deborah DunsireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Spencer T FungTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Edward G GalanteTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sir Lucian Grainge CBETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David HouseTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Frances N JanisTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Chaitanya KanojiaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Amin KhouryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Venetia KontogourisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William A LowellTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alan S McKimTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Todd M ManganaroTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anita NassarTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James PallottaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRENE PANAGOPOULOSTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John V PulichinoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marcy L ReedTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN SANBORNTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Winslow L SargeantTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeannine P SargentTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ronald SargentTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Maha ShairTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melpomeni TravlosTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jean-Pascal TricoireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher A ViehbacherTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christophe P WeberTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Joseph E AounPresident/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
40$1,678,748$550,204
Thomas NedellSVP Finance and Treasurer
Officer
40$929,193$232,000
Diane N MacGillivraySVP of University Advancement
Officer
40$944,117$174,739
David MadiganProvost & SVP
Officer
40$977,817$62,990
SATYAJIT DATTAGUPTACHIEF ENRL OFF. (EFF 6/22)
Key employee
40$910,847$25,888
Kenneth W HendersonChancellor and SVP Learning
Officer
40$665,860$207,862
MARY STROTHERSVP & GEN COUNSEL
Officer
40$726,394$26,799
USAMA M FAYYADEXEC. DIR - INSTITUTE FOR AI
Highest-paid employee
40$717,757$34,100
David LuzziSr Vice Provost - Research
Highest-paid employee
40$687,010$60,828
ALEXANDROS MAKRIYANNISGEORGE D BEHRAKIS CHAIR
Highest-paid employee
40$690,609$35,147
JAMES HACKNEYDEAN SCHOOL OF LAW
Highest-paid employee
40$632,156$73,205
Michael A ArminiSVP - External Affairs
Officer
40$568,131$135,976
Emery Trahan UNTIL 622Interim Dunton Family Dean
Key employee
40$630,815$60,229
William CoenHead Coach Men's Basketball
Highest-paid employee
40$620,902$60,801
Gregory AbowdDean - COE
Key employee
40$541,286$44,640
ELIZABETH MYNATT EFF 122DEAN-KHOURY COLLEGE COMP SCI
Key employee
40$517,647$30,984
Carmen SceppaDean - Bouv Health Sciences
Former
40$463,629$57,880
Alan MislovePROF. & SR ASSOC DEAN
Former
40$368,321$40,786
Ralph C Martin IISPECIAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT
Former
40$363,614$31,665
Jacqueline IsaacsVICE PROVOST FACULTY AFFAIRS
Former
40$320,497$31,183
Mary LoeffelholzPROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
Former
40$301,148$44,803
Jack ReynoldsProf Pharmacy & Health System
Former
40$223,538$49,606
Sundar KumarasamySR Vice Chancellor Strategic
Key employee
40$217,243$43,571
Jeffrey S BornsteinTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Subodh ChanraiTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jeffrey J ClarkeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William J ConleyTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Richard A D'AmoreTrustee/Chair
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Susan DeitchTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Deborah DunsireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Spencer T FungTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Edward G GalanteTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Sir Lucian Grainge CBETrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David HouseTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Frances N JanisTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Chaitanya KanojiaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Amin KhouryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Venetia KontogourisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William A LowellTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Alan S McKimTrustee/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Todd M ManganaroTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anita NassarTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James PallottaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRENE PANAGOPOULOSTrustee (EFF 9/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John V PulichinoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marcy L ReedTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN SANBORNTrustee (EFF 9/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Winslow L SargeantTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jeannine P SargentTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ronald SargentTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Maha ShairTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melpomeni TravlosTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jean-Pascal TricoireTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Joseph M TucciTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher A ViehbacherTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christophe P WeberTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael J ZamkowTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
360 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115-5005
In care of
% THOMAS NEDELL
Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
360 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOSEPH E AOUN, 360 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115
Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
Gurvani Singh, 716 Columbus Ave, Boston MA 02120
Signed the 990
THOMAS NEDELL, SVP & TREASURER
Phone
(617) 373-2000
Return prepared by
PwC US Tax LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Instruction NORTHEASTERN ENABLES 52,269 STUDENTS TO FULFILL THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS BY PROVIDING TEACHING AND ADVISING THAT RESULT IN THE GRANTING OF ASSOCIATE, BACHELOR, MASTER AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. THE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC AREAS CONSIST OF THE BOUVE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF ARTS, MEDIA AND DESIGN, D'AMORE-MCKIM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, AND SCHOOL OF LAW.
    Expenses $779,897,000 · revenue $2,431,978,561
  • Student financial aid Northeastern awards grants and scholarships to students from several sources: federal and state governments, institutionally-funded and endowment/donor funded. The Office of Student Financial Services administers financial aid and is committed to working with students to identify financial aid options that can help make a Northeastern education affordable.
    Expenses $641,770,881 · grants $641,770,881
  • Auxiliary enterprises NORTHEASTERN PROVIDES STUDENT HOUSING IN 33 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAM SERVICES. LINE 4D, PROGRAM SERVICE ------------------------- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF: RESEARCH, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, STUDENT SERVICES, AND OTHER STUDENT AID.
    Expenses $186,185,000 · revenue $206,877,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026990-N on file
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-1679980
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1995
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B83)
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,830,808,000
Income (IRS master file)
$3,525,581,781

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-N for 2025
Officer: Gurvani Singh
June 30, 2026≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2025$3,159,117,922$3,055,043,076$6,830,808,000IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$2,982,345,642$2,758,750,001$6,371,394,000IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$2,586,227,003$2,460,539,353$5,973,617,000XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990-N for 2021
Officer: Michael Dutra
June 30, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 2022–––IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2010
Officer: Michael Dutra
June 30, 2011≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-1679980).

Questions about NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY is 04-1679980.
Is NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended June 30, 2026.
Who is the principal officer of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH E AOUN.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 54 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $2,220,000 (Joseph E Aoun, President/Trustee).
How much revenue does NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,159,117,922, expenses of $3,055,043,076 and total assets of $6,830,808,000 at year end.

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