Catholic University Of America: $388.3M Revenue, $301.5M Program Expenses

The efficiency rubric puts Catholic University Of America at a B grade: a composite of 76/100 that lands above the national midpoint. The grade reflects solid program-spending discipline alongside reasonable executive compensation and financial reserves.

Catholic University Of America is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $388.3M in 2023 revenue against $386.6M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Catholic University Of America directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Five-year revenue has grown modestly. Catholic University Of America is not expanding rapidly but is not shrinking either; the trajectory is consistent with stable donor and grant relationships. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. In the Education category, Catholic University Of America 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 ratios should be read.