Gannon University: $166.0M Revenue, $125.2M Program Expenses

On the LakeQuality nonprofit efficiency rubric, Gannon University pulls an A — the highest available grade. The 84/100 composite reflects a combination of program-focused spending, controlled overhead, and the kind of multi-year financial discipline that grant-makers look for.

Annual revenue at Gannon University runs $166.0M (2023), placing it among the larger U.S. nonprofits in the IRS Form 990 dataset. Gannon University directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Revenue trend is mildly positive across the five-year filing window — modest growth, consistent with stable funding sources keeping pace with organizational costs. 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, Gannon 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 ratios should be read.