St Louis University: $1.1B Revenue, $1.1B Expenses

The efficiency rubric puts St Louis University at a B grade: a composite of 68/100 that lands above the national midpoint. The grade reflects solid financial reserves alongside reasonable officer compensation and steady revenue.

St Louis University operates at corporate scale — $1.1B in reported 2021 revenue. At over a billion in annual revenue, nonprofits typically run consolidated operations across multiple states or business lines, and the IRS Form 990 reflects a much larger operational footprint than a typical 501(c)(3). Operating reserves at St Louis University are adequate: the balance sheet covers a reasonable share of annual expenses, though not a deep multi-year cushion.

Revenue trend is mildly positive across the five-year filing window — modest growth, consistent with stable funding sources keeping pace with organizational costs. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: St Louis University reports $5.2M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $1.1B in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. In the Education category, St Louis 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.