Top-Rated Nonprofits in Virginia 2026
Virginia has 36 nonprofits with $22.6B in combined revenue. The top-rated organization is Inova Health Care Services with an Efficiency Score of 94/100.
Virginia has 36 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 20 of 36 Nonprofits in Virginia
| # | Organization | Category | Revenue | CEO Pay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inova Health Care Services | Health | $5.7B | $22.0M | A (94) |
| 2 | Edward Via Virginia College Of Osteopathic Medicine | Education | $254.8M | $2.7M | A (84) |
| 3 | Sentara Hospitals | Health | $4.0B | $12.1M | A (83) |
| 4 | Sentara Health Plans | Health | $5.2B | $3.4M | A (81) |
| 5 | Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $72.6M | $1.1M | B (77) |
| 6 | People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals Inc | Environment & Animals | $69.9M | $177K | B (77) |
| 7 | Public Broadcasting Service | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $544.0M | $6.0M | B (75) |
| 8 | The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corporation | Environment & Animals | $327.4M | $4.4M | B (73) |
| 9 | Shenandoah University | Education | $149.2M | $2.4M | B (73) |
| 10 | American Bird Conservancy | Environment & Animals | $27.9M | $820K | B (73) |
| 11 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $141.1M | $3.2M | B (72) |
| 12 | National Wildlife Federation | Environment & Animals | $117.9M | $3.3M | B (72) |
| 13 | Close Up Foundation | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $41.1M | $1.7M | B (72) |
| 14 | Trout Unlimited Inc | Environment & Animals | $62.7M | $1.7M | B (69) |
| 15 | Water Environment Federation | Environment & Animals | $26.8M | $868K | B (69) |
| 16 | Liberty University Inc | Education | $1.6B | $9.4M | B (67) |
| 17 | Pbs Foundation | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $17.7M | $435K | B (67) |
| 18 | Conservation International Foundation | Environment & Animals | $235.1M | $3.6M | B (66) |
| 19 | Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $41.5M | $589K | B (66) |
| 20 | George Washington University | Education | $1.8B | $7.8M | C (64) |
Nonprofit financial data for Virginia is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings, which all tax-exempt organizations must file annually.
Frequently Asked Questions
Inova Health Care Services is the top-rated nonprofit in Virginia with an Efficiency Score of 94/100 (Grade A) and $5.7B in annual revenue.
Virginia has 36 nonprofits in our database with a combined $22.6B 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.