Top-Rated Nonprofits in Alabama 2026
Alabama has 3 nonprofits with $484.7M in combined revenue. The top-rated organization is Tuskegee University with an Efficiency Score of 58/100.
Alabama has 3 nonprofits in the IRS Form 990 dataset ranked here by efficiency score. The NonprofitTruth nonprofit efficiency rubric combines financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and officer compensation relative to revenue (25%) into a 0-100 composite.
Reading the ranking: top of the list typically combines healthy operating reserves (the highest-weighted factor) with stable multi-year revenue and reasonable officer compensation. Large hospital and university systems often appear near the top in any state — their scale gives them deep balance sheets and steady revenue. Each nonprofit links to its full Form 990 profile. For donors trying to choose between organizations, the efficiency grade is a useful triage — but the underlying reserve position, the multi-year revenue trend, and the officer-comp ratio matter more than the composite letter on any individual decision.
Top 3 Nonprofits in Alabama
| # | Organization | Category | Revenue | CEO Pay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuskegee University | Education | $183.1M | $0 | C (58) |
| 2 | Legacy Foundation | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $20.1M | $0 | C (58) |
| 3 | Samford University | Education | $281.6M | $2.2M | C (57) |
Nonprofit financial data for Alabama is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings, which all tax-exempt organizations must file annually.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tuskegee University is the top-rated nonprofit in Alabama with an Efficiency Score of 58/100 (Grade C) and $183.1M in annual revenue.
Alabama has 3 nonprofits in our database with a combined $484.7M in total revenue.
The Efficiency Score (0-100, A-F) measures a nonprofit's financial structure based on financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and current-officer compensation relative to revenue (25%), all from IRS Form 990 data. Higher scores indicate stronger financial structure. It does not include a program-spending ratio, which our data source does not provide.
Efficiency Score: financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), current-officer compensation ratio (25%). No program-spending ratio is included — total program service expenses are not available from the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer feed.