McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University reported $134.4 million in revenue and $135.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.37 went to program services, $4.63 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,893,818 (Board Chair). Revenue rose 30% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $135MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $134MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 9.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,893,818 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.40% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 6 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMcGaw coordinated and administered rotation schedules, salaries, and benefits for 1,298 FTE house staff members during the current year. For the academic year ending June 30, 2025, these FTE's provided services at 12 institutions in the metropolitan Chicago area
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Chair Director/trustee, 4 hrs/week | $0 | $1,893,818 | $0 | $1,893,818 |
| Vice Chair Director/trustee, 4 hrs/week | $0 | $1,489,373 | $0 | $1,489,373 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 3 hrs/week | $0 | $1,435,517 | $0 | $1,435,517 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 3 hrs/week | $0 | $1,421,456 | $0 | $1,421,456 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 3 hrs/week | $0 | $669,031 | $0 | $669,031 |
| Treasurer Officer, 4 hrs/week | $0 | $661,791 | $0 | $661,791 |
| President Officer, 4 hrs/week | $0 | $551,838 | $0 | $551,838 |
| Vice President Officer, 4 hrs/week | $0 | $363,543 | $0 | $363,543 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $326K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,711
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Ernst & Young Payroll & Acctg Svcs | $697,745 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Of every $100 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University spent in FY2025, $95.37 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University reported that 95.4% of its $135.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $1,893,818, for the role of Board Chair (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University get its money?
Of $134.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 89.8% came from contributions and grants and 9.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2656113 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202631279349303583 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202521129349300907 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202411309349302161 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311819349301456 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202231739349301568 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101909349300205 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2656113: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.