Efficiency Ranking · Colorado

Most Efficient Charities in Colorado

24 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 3 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

The 24 Colorado nonprofits in our dataset are ranked here by efficiency score. Top-of-list combines healthy reserves, steady multi-year revenue, and reasonable officer compensation.

Efficiency rankings do not necessarily favor large or small organizations — the rubric rewards organizations that hold healthy reserves, run on stable funding, and pay officers 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	Officer Pay	Grade
1	Childrens Hospital Colorado Health	Health	84	$1.9B	$12.9M	A
2	National Trust For Local News Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	83	$46.1M	$371K	A
3	The Wild Animal Sanctuary A Colorado Non Profit Corporation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	83	$33.9M	$894K	A
4	Colorado Open Lands Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	78	$33.1M	$208K	B
5	Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Health	Health	76	$2.6B	—	B
6	Denver Botanic Garden Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	76	$46.0M	$1.1M	B
7	Commonspirit Health Health	Health	74	$3.9B	$28.4M	B
8	Jazz At Aspen Snowmass Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	74	$21.2M	—	B
9	Denver Center For The Performing Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	73	$66.8M	$2.4M	B
10	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Colorado Health	Health	69	$4.3B	—	B
11	Colorado Christian University Education	Education	69	$144.8M	$625K	B
12	Global Greengrants Fund Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$42.6M	$630K	B
13	University Of Denver Education	Education	67	$807.3M	$8.5M	B
14	Regis University Education	Education	67	$162.1M	$1.5M	B
15	The Colorado Museum Of Natural History Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$55.7M	$1.9M	C
16	University Of Colorado Foundation Education	Education	59	$342.2M	$1.8M	C
17	Denver Zoological Foundation Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	59	$61.8M	$1.8M	C
18	Karuna Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	55	$34.5M	—	C
19	Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	55	$32.5M	$830K	C
20	Colorado College Th Education	Education	53	$263.3M	$5.0M	C
21	Music Associates Of Aspen Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	47	$27.3M	$2.2M	D
22	Denver Dumb Friends League Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	44	$25.2M	$628K	D
23	Ahimsa Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	42	$55.1M	—	D
24	Denver Art Museum Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	37	$44.7M	$1.1M	D

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Colorado are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 84/100.

The Efficiency Score weighs three factors from IRS Form 990 data: financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and current-officer compensation relative to revenue (25%). It does not include a program-spending ratio, which our data source does not provide. Scores range from 0 to 100.