Efficiency Ranking · Arizona

Most Efficient Charities in Arizona

17 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 8 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

The 17 Arizona nonprofits in our dataset are ranked here by efficiency score. Top-of-list combines strong program-spending discipline, healthy reserves, and reasonable executive compensation.

Efficiency rankings do not necessarily favor large or small organizations — the rubric rewards organizations that allocate resources toward programs, run on stable funding, and pay executives in line with sector norms regardless of scale. Efficiency scores are recomputed each time we ingest new Form 990 filings; small movements year-to-year are normal as filing data updates.

#	Organization	Category	Score	Revenue	Program %	Grade
1	Banner Health Health	Health	86	$9.5B	78.0%	A
2	Honorhealth Health	Health	86	$2.9B	78.0%	A
3	Kaizen Educational Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	86	$52.6M	78.0%	A
4	Basis Charter Schools Inc Education	Education	84	$171.6M	78.0%	A
5	Academy Of Mathematics & Science South Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	83	$73.8M	78.0%	A
6	Center For Biological Diversity Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	82	$34.5M	78.0%	A
7	Petsmart Charities Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	81	$61.9M	78.0%	A
8	Grand Canyon University Education	Education	80	$1.7B	78.0%	A
9	American Conservation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	78	$41.0M	78.0%	B
10	American Leadership Academy Inc Education	Education	75	$144.9M	78.0%	B
11	Arizona Center For Nature Conservation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	74	$46.7M	78.0%	B
12	Arizona State University Foundation For A New American University Education	Education	73	$299.3M	78.0%	B
13	Arizona Humane Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	69	$40.9M	78.0%	B
14	Virginia B Jontes Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$5.0M	78.0%	B
15	Desert Botanical Garden Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	64	$26.7M	78.0%	C
16	University Of Arizona Foundation Education	Education	63	$221.3M	78.0%	C
17	Musical Instrument Museum Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$15.4M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Arizona are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 86/100.

The Efficiency Score weighs four factors from IRS 990 data: program spending ratio (50%), revenue growth consistency (20%), fund reserves (20%), and CEO compensation relative to revenue (10%). Scores range from 0 to 100.