La Salle University

Overview

Mission

See schedule o for complete mission statement.la salle is a lasallian catholic university committed to the principle that all knowledge is practical and empowering, filled with the capacity to transform lives. Anchored in the living tradition of the brothers of the christian schools and in association with a diverse and inclusive learning community, our mission is to educate the whole person by fostering a rigorous free search for truth. La salle, in affirming the value of both liberal arts and professional studies, prepares students for the lifelong pursuit and exploration of wisdom, knowledge, and faith that lead to engaged and fulfilling lives marked by a commitment to the common good.

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for grants.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 86
• Transparency & Controls: 94
• Accountability: 93
• Sustainability: 24
• Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 22 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $112.8M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $744K · 39 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.9M reported
• Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
• Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.