Case Western Reserve University: $1.5B Revenue, $1.5B Expenses

Case Western Reserve University grades a B on the NonprofitTruth efficiency rubric. 65/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

On revenue, Case Western Reserve University is among the largest U.S. nonprofits: $1.5B in 2023 reported revenue. Organizations at this scale typically operate hospitals, university systems, or national federations — the financial pattern looks more like a corporation than the small-charity stereotype. Operating reserves at Case Western Reserve University are adequate: the balance sheet covers a reasonable share of annual expenses, though not a deep multi-year cushion.

Five-year revenue trajectory is strongly positive: Case Western Reserve University has grown materially in real terms, which usually signals successful fundraising and program expansion. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Case Western Reserve University reports $6.2M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $1.5B in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. In the Education category, Case Western Reserve 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.