Massachusetts Institute Of Technology: $5.0B Revenue, $3.8B Program Expenses

The composite efficiency score of 63/100 puts Massachusetts Institute Of Technology at C — neither standout nor failing. Some factors run above the median (typically program spending) while others run below (typically reserves or trend stability).

On revenue, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is among the largest U.S. nonprofits: $5.0B 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. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Five-year revenue trend is mildly negative: a modest decline that could reflect grant-cycle timing, donor turnover, or program wind-down. Worth checking against the program-spending pattern to see whether the decline is structural. 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, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 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.