Bellevue University: $145.5M Revenue, $133.0M Expenses

On the NonprofitTruth efficiency rubric, Bellevue University pulls an A — the highest available grade. The 81/100 composite reflects strong financial reserves, controlled officer compensation, and the kind of multi-year financial discipline that grant-makers look for.

Bellevue University is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $145.5M in 2023 revenue against $133.0M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Financial health is a strength: Bellevue University carries a healthy operating-reserve cushion against $133.0M in annual expenses, the kind of balance-sheet stability that helps an organization weather funding gaps without cutting programs.

Revenue has grown meaningfully across the five-year filing history — a sign of expanding donor base, new grants, or scaling programs. Bellevue University reported $145.5M in 2023, up notably from the start of the window. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Bellevue University reports $2.8M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $145.5M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. In the Education category, Bellevue University sits alongside universities, K-12 systems, scholarship funds, and education-research organizations. Education-sector nonprofits often hold large endowments, which affects how the reserves-and-revenue figures should be read.