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Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington · EIN 91-0565571 · Education · tax-exempt since 2010

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 84.1 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 10,640 education nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.15.0 months83
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.90% of practices90
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.77
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.7% from one source75
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.98.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.15not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$157.87M$163.73M−$5.86M$204.20M15.02,009A
May 2024Form 990$165.51M$168.55M−$3.04M$203.41M14.51,501A
May 2023Form 990$158.64M$161.93M−$3.28M$184.10M13.62,160B
May 2022Form 990$156.15M$152.29M$3.86M$191.71M15.12,001B
May 2021Form 990$159.56M$146.27M$13.29M$197.66M16.22,178B
May 2020Form 990$157.90M$157.02M$880K$160.65M12.32,606A
May 2018Form 990$150.50M$151.17M−$669K$166.39M13.22,636A
May 2017Form 990$153.29M$150.64M$2.66M$164.23M13.12,818A
May 2016Form 990$148.80M$154.42M−$5.62M$154.84M12.02,860A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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