Public Disclosures
Governance and Disclosure
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The NIU Foundation is committed to transparency and accountability in how we operate, and we take seriously our responsibility to comply with state and federal regulations governing charitable organizations.
In accordance with Section 114.15 of the Illinois General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act (805 ILCS 105/114.15), the Foundation requested demographic information from all directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Questions can be directed to Kate Quinn, Executive Director of Strategic Administration and Foundation Operations, kquinn6@niu.edu.
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Board and Officer Membership: 29
Race and Ethnicity
- American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Indigenous: 0
- Black or African American: 1
- Middle Eastern or North African: 0
- White or Caucasian: 16
- Hispanic or Latino / Latina / Latinx: 2
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0
- Multi-racial / Multi-Ethnic (two or more races or ethnicities): 1
- Declined to State: 9
Gender
- Man: 14
- Woman: 7
- Nonbinary: 0
- Prefer to identify with another gender identity: 0
- Declined to state: 8
Gender Identity
- Cisgender: 18
- Transgender: 0
- Declined to state: 11
Sexual Orientation
- Heterosexual, straight: 17
- Gay, lesbian, bisexual (or other sexual orientation within the LGBTQIA+ community): 1
- Prefer to identify with another sexual orientation: 0
- Declined to state: 11
Privacy Policy
Thank you for your support of the Northern Illinois University Foundation (“NIU Foundation”, “we”, “us” or “our”). This is the Privacy Policy (“Policy”) that governs how we use Personal Information (defined below) that we collect, receive and store about you in connection with the use of any of our websites, including www.myniu.com, and www.niufoundation.org, as well as any other website(s) that we may operate (collectively and together with any subdomains and the content therein, the “Site”), as well as our alumni services generally.
The NIU Foundation values and respects the privacy of our alumni, donors, and other visitors to our site, and ensuring that you know how we use your information is important to us. This Policy explains how we handle the collection, use and sharing of Personal Information that we obtain and the choices that you have about how the NIU Foundation uses your Personal Information. “Personal Information” means any information that can be used, alone or in combination with other information, to personally identify an individual, including a first and last name, email address, or a personal profile.