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Northwestern Memorial Healthcare vs Mayo Clinic

Side-by-side nonprofit efficiency comparison from IRS 990 data

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare and Mayo Clinic are meaningfully apart on the NonprofitTruth efficiency rubric — Northwestern Memorial Healthcare grades A while Mayo Clinic grades C. The gap usually traces to one of the three factors (financial reserves, revenue-growth consistency, or officer compensation) being substantially different at one organization versus the other.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare comes out ahead on the composite efficiency score. For a donor evaluating which organization to fund, the spread is large enough that the rubric-based recommendation is reasonably reliable — but it's still one input among many, not a complete answer.

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Verdict

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare earns a higher Efficiency Score of 85/100 (A) compared to Mayo Clinic at 55/100 (C), based on financial reserves, multi-year revenue consistency, and officer-comp ratio drawn from each organization's IRS Form 990. Current-officer compensation: Northwestern Memorial Healthcare at $20,327,753 vs Mayo Clinic at $21,062,793.

MetricNorthwestern Memorial HealthcareMayo Clinic
Efficiency Score
Composite of financial reserves, multi-year revenue, and officer-comp ratio
85/100 (A)*55/100 (C)
Officer Compensation
Total compensation for current officers & key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5)
$20,327,753*$21,062,793
Revenue$9.1B$7.1B
Total Expenses$8.9B$5.7B
Total Assets$13.3B$22.1B
CategoryHealthHealth
LocationChicago, IllinoisRochester, Minnesota

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare earns a higher Efficiency Score of 85/100 (A) compared to Mayo Clinic at 55/100 (C), based on financial reserves, multi-year revenue consistency, and officer-comp ratio drawn from each organization's IRS Form 990. Current-officer compensation: Northwestern Memorial Healthcare at $20,327,753 vs Mayo Clinic at $21,062,793.

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