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Schedule K
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information on Tax-Exempt Bonds
SchKMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part Ⅵ, line 24a. Provide descriptions,
explanations, and any additional information in Part Ⅵ.
SchKMediumBullet Attach to Form 990.
SchKMediumBulletGo to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Northwestern University
 
Employer identification number
36-2167817
Part Ⅰ
Bond Issues
(a) Issuer name (b) Issuer EIN (c) CUSIP # (d) Date issued (e) Issue price (f) Description of purpose (g) Defeased (h) On
behalf of
issuer		 (i) Pool
financing
Yes No Yes No Yes No
A ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
  		86-1091967 45200BFC7 09-09-2004 135,800,000 ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES & Equipment   X   X   X
B ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
  		86-1091967 45200FKZ1 06-25-2008 125,000,000 ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES   X   X   X
C Illinois Finance Authority
  		86-1091967 45203H2A9 06-04-2015 146,017,057 ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES   X   X   X
Part Ⅱ
Proceeds
A B C D
1 Amount of bonds retired ..................        
2 Amount of bonds legally defeased ..............        
3 Total proceeds of issue .................. 144,677,217 126,815,680 146,081,419  
4 Gross proceeds in reserve funds .............        
5 Capitalized interest from proceeds .............        
6 Proceeds in refunding escrows ...............        
7 Issuance costs from proceeds ............... 1,039,400 1,250,000 886,268  
8 Credit enhancement from proceeds .............        
9 Working capital expenditures from proceeds .............        
10 Capital expenditures from proceeds ............. 143,637,817 125,565,680 145,195,151  
11 Other spent proceeds .............        
12 Other unspent proceeds .............        
13 Year of substantial completion ............. 2008 2011 2017
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
14 Were the bonds issued as part of a current refunding issue of tax-exempt
bonds (or, if issued prior to 2018, a current refunding issue)? ........ 		  X   X   X    
15 Were the bonds issued as part of an advance refunding issue of taxable
bonds (or, if issued prior to 2018, an advance refunding issue)? ........ 		  X   X   X    
16 Has the final allocation of proceeds been made? .......... X   X   X      
17 Does the organization maintain adequate books and records to support the final allocation of proceeds? .................. X   X   X      
Part Ⅲ
Private Business Use
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Was the organization a partner in a partnership, or a member of an LLC, which owned property financed by tax-exempt bonds? .............   X   X   X    
2 Are there any lease arrangements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............... X   X     X    
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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Part Ⅲ
Private Business Use (Continued)
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
3a Are there any management or service contracts that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............. X   X   X      
b If "Yes" to line 3a, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any management or service contracts relating to the financed property?   X   X   X    
c Are there any research agreements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............. X   X     X    
d If "Yes" to line 3c, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any research agreements relating to the financed property?   X   X        
4 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use by entities other than a section 501(c)(3) organization or a state or local government ....SchKMediumBullet        
5 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use as a result of unrelated trade or business activity carried on by your organization, another section 501(c)(3) organization, or a state or local government ......... SchKMediumBullet 0.27 % 0.34 % 1.56 %  
6 Total of lines 4 and 5 ............. 0.27 % 0.34 % 1.56 %  
7 Does the bond issue meet the private security or payment test? ...   X   X   X    
8a Has there been a sale or disposition of any of the bond-financed property to a nongovernmental person other than a 501(c)(3) organization since the bonds were issued?.............   X   X   X    
b If "Yes" to line 8a, enter the percentage of bond-financed property sold or disposed of. ..        
c If "Yes" to line 8a, was any remedial action taken pursuant to Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? .............                
9 Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that all nonqualified bonds of the issue are remediated in accordance with the requirements under
Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? ........ 		X   X   X      
Part Ⅳ
Arbitrage
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Has the issuer filed Form 8038-T, Arbitrage Rebate, Yield Reduction and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate? ...   X   X   X    
2 If "No" to line 1, did the following apply? ....
a Rebate not due yet? .......   X   X X      
b Exception to rebate? ........   X   X   X    
c No rebate due? ......... X   X     X    
If "Yes" to line 2c, provide in Part Ⅵ the date the rebate
computation was performed ......
3 Is the bond issue a variable rate issue? ..... X   X     X    
4a Has the organization or the governmental issuer entered into a qualified hedge with respect to the bond issue?   X X     X    
b Name of provider ..........  
  		See Part VI
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of hedge .........   400 %    
d Was the hedge superintegrated? ......       X        
e Was the hedge terminated? ........       X        
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Part Ⅳ
Arbitrage (Continued)
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
5a Were gross proceeds invested in a guaranteed investment contract (GIC)?   X   X   X    
b Name of provider ..........  
  		 
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of GIC .........        
d Was the regulatory safe harbor for establishing the fair market value of the GIC satisfied? ........                
6 Were any gross proceeds invested beyond an available temporary period?   X   X   X    
7 Has the organization established written procedures to monitor the requirements of section 148? ... X   X   X      
Part Ⅴ
Procedures To Undertake Corrective Action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that violations of federal tax requirements are timely identified and corrected through the voluntary closing agreement program if self-remediation is not available under applicable regulations? X   X   X      
Part Ⅵ
Supplemental Information. Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule K. (See instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule K, Part I, Column (c) Bond Issue B: IFA - Series 2008 Additional CUSIPs: 45200F LA5, 45200F LB3
Schedule K, Part IV, Line 4b Bond Issue B: IFA - Series 2008 Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC; Bank of America, NA; JP Morgan
Schedule K, Part II, Line 3 Total proceeds of issue The difference between issue prices and proceeds of bonds are a result of investment income earned.
Schedule K, Part III, Line 3b Reviews by Bond Counsel The University engages bond counsel and performs a review of management or services contracts at the time of any new bond issuances, generally every two years. At that time all existing bond issuances and private use are re-examined and re-documented. The University monitors changes in private use on an ongoing basis internally.
Schedule K, Part III, Line 4 Private Business Use The University finances acquisition, construction and renovation of University facilities with multiple funding sources including tax exempt bond issues. There is a small amount of monitored private business use within the facilities partially funded by bonds; however, such usage was financed from other sources.
Schedule K, Part I, Column (f) Purposes In addition to the purposes listed in Part I, Column (f), bonds were also issued to pay costs of issuance.
Schedule K, Part I, Column (c) Bond Issue A: IFA-Series 2004 Additional CUSIP: 45200B FD5
Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c COLUMN A Issuer name: ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY The calculation for computing no rebate due was performed on 09/09/2009
Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c COLUMN B Issuer name: ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY The calculation for computing no rebate due was performed on 06/25/2018
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