Efficiency Ranking · Colorado

Most Efficient Charities in Colorado

24 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 9 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 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	The Wild Animal Sanctuary A Colorado Non Profit Corporation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	87	$33.9M	78.0%	A
2	Colorado Christian University Education	Education	86	$144.8M	78.0%	A
3	National Trust For Local News Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	86	$46.1M	78.0%	A
4	Childrens Hospital Colorado Health	Health	85	$1.9B	78.0%	A
5	Commonspirit Health Health	Health	82	$3.9B	78.0%	A
6	Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Health	Health	81	$2.6B	78.0%	A
7	Regis University Education	Education	81	$162.1M	78.0%	A
8	Jazz At Aspen Snowmass Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	81	$21.2M	78.0%	A
9	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Colorado Health	Health	80	$4.3B	78.0%	A
10	University Of Denver Education	Education	79	$807.3M	78.0%	B
11	Denver Center For The Performing Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	77	$66.8M	78.0%	B
12	Denver Zoological Foundation Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	75	$61.8M	78.0%	B
13	Global Greengrants Fund Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	73	$42.6M	78.0%	B
14	Colorado Open Lands Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	73	$33.1M	78.0%	B
15	Denver Botanic Garden Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	71	$46.0M	78.0%	B
16	The Colorado Museum Of Natural History Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	70	$55.7M	78.0%	B
17	Karuna Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	70	$34.5M	78.0%	B
18	Denver Dumb Friends League Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	70	$25.2M	78.0%	B
19	Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$32.5M	78.0%	B
20	Ahimsa Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	67	$55.1M	78.0%	B
21	University Of Colorado Foundation Education	Education	63	$342.2M	78.0%	C
22	Colorado College Th Education	Education	63	$263.3M	78.0%	C
23	Music Associates Of Aspen Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$27.3M	78.0%	C
24	Denver Art Museum Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$44.7M	78.0%	C

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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 87/100.

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.