Most Efficient Charities in Connecticut
16 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 3 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.
The 16 Connecticut 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 | Officer Pay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Hospital Health | 91 | $426K | A | |
| 2 | Yale New Haven Hospital Health | 88 | $10.6M | A | |
| 3 | University Of New Haven Education | 82 | $3.6M | A | |
| 4 | Achievement First Brooklyn Charter Schools Education | 76 | — | B | |
| 5 | Sacred Heart University Education | 74 | $4.5M | B | |
| 6 | Area Cooperative Educational Services Education | 74 | $1.0M | B | |
| 7 | Sea Research Foundation Inc Environment & Animals | 74 | $657K | B | |
| 8 | University Of Hartford Education | 65 | $4.8M | B | |
| 9 | Fairfield University Education | 62 | $5.6M | C | |
| 10 | Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Inc Education | 60 | — | C | |
| 11 | Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation Arts, Culture & Humanities | 57 | $1.3M | C | |
| 12 | Yale University Education | 56 | $12.9M | C | |
| 13 | Trinity College Education | 56 | $2.5M | C | |
| 14 | Quinnipiac University Education | 54 | $1.7M | C | |
| 15 | Connecticut College Education | 49 | $1.7M | D | |
| 16 | Wesleyan University Education | 39 | $6.1M | D |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The most efficient charities in Connecticut are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 91/100.
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.