REPORT DIGEST

 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

 

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For the Year Ended:

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Release Date:

March 3, 2010

 

 

 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

 

 

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

      This digest covers our financial audit of Northern Illinois University for the year ended June 30, 2009.  A compliance examination covering the year ended June 30, 2009 will be issued at a later date.

 

 

 

AUDITORS’ OPINION

 

      Our auditors stated the financial statements of Northern Illinois University as of June 30, 2009, and for the year then ended, are fairly presented in all material respects.

 

 

 

 

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

 

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

 

Our special assistant auditors for this audit were Clifton Gunderson, LLP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


{Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the next page.}


 

 

 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

FINANCIAL AUDIT

For The Year Ended June 30, 2009 (in Thousands)

 

 

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

FY 2009

FY 2008

OPERATING REVENUES

  Tuition and fees, net..............................................................

  Auxiliary enterprises.............................................................

  Grants, contracts, and gifts....................................................

  Sales and services of educational departments........................

  Other...................................................................................

    Total Operating Revenues..............................................

OPERATING EXPENSES

  Instruction............................................................................

  Research..............................................................................

  Public service.......................................................................

  Academic support................................................................

  Student services...................................................................

  Operation and maintenance of plant......................................

  Depreciation.........................................................................

  Institutional support..............................................................

  Staff benefits........................................................................

  Student aid...........................................................................

  Auxiliary enterprises.............................................................

    Total Operating Expenses..............................................

Net Operating Loss.............................................................

NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)

  State appropriations..............................................................

  Investment income.................................................................

  Pell grants.............................................................................

  Interest expense......................................................................

  Net increase in fair value of investments

Total Nonoperating and Other Revenues............................

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS..............................................

Net Assets, beginning of the year..............................................

Net Assets, end of the year...................................................

 

   $125,882

       97,949

       45,511

       20,716

         3,977

   $294,035

 

   $126,776

       22,319

       24,020

       34,790

       12,052

       30,842

       20,831

       31,878

       72,004

       17,151

       83,071

   $475,734

($181,699)

 

   $177,502

         1,917

       16,861

       (8,641)

           117

   $187,756

      $ 6,057

     215,805

   $221,862

 

   $116,800

       97,946

       38,652

       20,759

         3,274

   $277,431

 

   $125,392

       17,263

       27,864

       31,966

       12,828

       25,628

       19,208

       35,075

       66,331

       15,057

       77,777

   $454,389

($176,958)

 

   $169,399

         2,993

       14,498

       (8,756)

           349

   $178,483

      $ 2,150

     213,655

   $215,805

SELECTED ACCOUNT BALANCES

FY 2009

FY 2008

Cash and cash equivalents......................................................

Investments and marketable securities.....................................

Capital assets, net...................................................................

All other assets.......................................................................

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities..................................

Revenue bonds, notes, contracts and leases payable................

All other liabilities...................................................................

$32,668

54,530

320,261

54,892

43,063

153,468

$43,958

$11,017

93,046

317,515

35,165

33,255

157,836

$49,847

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

 

 

During Audit Period:  Dr. John G. Peters

Currently:  Dr. John G. Peters