NORTHLAND COLLEGE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1411 ELLIS AVE, ASHLAND, WI 54806-3925

In care of

% PENNY SANDOR

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

THEODORE BRISTOL, 1411 ELLIS AVENUE, ASHLAND, WI 54806

Signed the 990

THEODORE BRISTOL, CHAIR

Phone

(715) 682-1699

Website

WWW.NORTHLAND.EDU

Return prepared by

WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• 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
• AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES:NORTHLAND'S ON CAMPUS AUXILIARY SERVICES INCLUDE THE BOOKSTORE, DINING SERVICE, AND RESIDENCE HALLS.THE COLLEGE COLLABORATES WITH CHARTWELLS HIGHER ED TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE DINING EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS. INITIATIVES INCLUDE TRAY-LESS DINING TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE; DIVERTING FOOD SCRAPS FROM THE LANDFILL THROUGH THE CAMPUS COMPOSTING PROGRAM; AND PROCURING MEAT, PRODUCE, AND DRY GOODS FROM REGIONAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSES AND THE CAMPUS GARDENS. THE COLLEGE HAS ALSO SIGNED THE REAL FOOD CHALLENGE AND ADOPTED REAL FOOD STANDARDS, WHICH VALUE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, ORGANIC FOODS, FAIR LABOR STANDARDS, AND LOCAL SOURCING AS METRICS FOR EVALUATING THE FOOD NORTHLAND PURCHASES. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF NORTHLAND COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS IN ONE OF FIVE RESIDENCE HALLS OR IN THE TOWNHOUSE APARTMENTS. THE MCLEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER (MELLC) RESIDENCE HALL IS A CAMPUS FAVORITE, NAMED AFTER A BELOVED FORMER PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE. THE CENTER HAS BEEN LAUDED NATIONWIDE FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. IT FEATURES SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, A 120-FOOT WIND TURBINE, PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS, AND A GREENHOUSE. THIS PROGRAM CEASED OPERATIONS IN MAY OF 2025.
  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

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.

IRS record

EIN

39-0806428

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

1932

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B420)

Assets (IRS master file)

$35,670,221

Income (IRS master file)

$25,641,629

Filing history

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 39-0806428).

Questions about NORTHLAND COLLEGE

What is the EIN of NORTHLAND COLLEGE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHLAND COLLEGE is 39-0806428.

Is NORTHLAND COLLEGE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1932.

Are donations to NORTHLAND COLLEGE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NORTHLAND COLLEGE 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 NORTHLAND COLLEGE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NORTHLAND COLLEGE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of NORTHLAND COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THEODORE BRISTOL.

Who are the officers and directors of NORTHLAND COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $212,783 (CHAD DAYTON, PRESIDENT (THRU FEB. 25')).

How much revenue does NORTHLAND COLLEGE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,923,303, expenses of $27,112,638 and total assets of $35,670,221 at year end.

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