Loma Linda University: $365.3M Revenue, $389.7M Expenses

Loma Linda University pulls a D on the efficiency rubric. The composite of 49/100 reflects below-median performance on the bundle of factors — typically driven by thin operating reserves, volatile revenue, or outsized officer compensation relative to organizational size.

Loma Linda University is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $365.3M in 2023 revenue against $389.7M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Reserves are the limiting factor: Loma Linda University carries relatively few months of operating expenses on its balance sheet, which can leave an organization exposed if a major funding source pauses.

Five-year revenue has grown modestly. Loma Linda University is not expanding rapidly but is not shrinking either; the trajectory is consistent with stable donor and grant relationships. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Loma Linda University reports $1.2M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $365.3M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. In the Education category, Loma Linda 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.