Illinois · Nonprofit
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Illinois) receives grants from 64 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,629,555 to it, the largest being Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group ($2,021,024). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $154M
- Funders on record
- 64
- Grants received
- $13M
- Net assets
- $157M
What Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science does
Mission
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is committed to serving the population through the interprofessional education of health and biomedical professionals and the discovery of knowledge dedicated to improving wellness. The University embodies the spirit of inquiry and excellence modeled by its namesake Dr. Rosalind Franklin, whose "Photo 51" was crucial to solving the structure of DNA. Recognized for its research in areas including neuroscience, brain-related diseases, inherited disorders, diabetes, obesity, and gait and balance, RFU encompasses the Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Instruction - the primary purpose of the university is to educate and train medical and other healthcare profession students. In the 2024-2025 academic year, rfums trained over 2,000 students.
$79,819,149 spentof which $8,091,216 as grants$112,221,679 earned by the program67% of program spendingRESEARCH - Research is at the core of the university's mission of scientific discovery and implementation of knowledge. In addition to the education of future clinicians and scientists, many university faculty members engage in extramurally funded and internally funded research projects. There are multiple areas of research excellence which reflect the various disciplines of each college. These include: neurosciences, cancer, inflammation and immunology, cardiology, diabetes, biomechanics, healthcare delivery, and psychology with a focus on genetic and chronic disease. Extramural funding comes from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, Department of War, and various private foundations such as the Alzheimer's association, Schweppe Foundation and organizations such as the Lake County Health Department.
$25,823,610 spent22% of program spendingPatient care - the university utilizes existing laboratory facilities and personnel to provide general and specialized lab testing for reproductive and clinical immunology. The university performs laboratory research and testing in conjunction with the education of medical students, residents, or fellows.
$6,740,768 spent$8,041,826 earned by the program6% of program spendingOther program service revenues and expenses include interest on student loans and penalties, student housing revenue and other program services.
$7,019,418 spent$6,065,026 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $119,402,945.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $247M to $289M (+17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 9% · 2018 8% · 2019 8% · 2020 9% · 2021 9% · 2022 8% · 2023 7% · 2024 7% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dr Wendy Rheault
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 15 funders, grant income fell $1.3M → $691k.
23 of 64 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 64 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 60% · 2018 79% · 2019 80% · 2020 30% · 2021 29% · 2022 49% · 2023 23% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science draws 53% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 17 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 17 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $87.6M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$71.6M
- Department of Defense$12.1M
- Department of Education$3.5M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$279k
- National Science Foundation$106k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Rfu LLC · disregarded
- Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinics · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science?
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Illinois) receives grants from 64 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,629,555 to it, the largest being Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group ($2,021,024). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have?
- IRS filings report 64 organizations giving $12,629,555 in grants to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 31 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science?
- Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group is the largest funder on record, with $2,021,024 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 64 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing