Efficiency Ranking · Connecticut

Most Efficient Charities in Connecticut

16 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 4 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 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	University Of New Haven Education	Education	86	$344.7M	78.0%	A
2	Yale New Haven Hospital Health	Health	84	$4.2B	78.0%	A
3	Hartford Hospital Health	Health	83	$2.6B	78.0%	A
4	University Of Hartford Education	Education	82	$269.3M	78.0%	A
5	Achievement First Brooklyn Charter Schools Education	Education	79	$181.5M	78.0%	B
6	Sea Research Foundation Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	79	$32.6M	78.0%	B
7	Area Cooperative Educational Services Education	Education	77	$128.4M	78.0%	B
8	Sacred Heart University Education	Education	76	$509.0M	78.0%	B
9	Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Inc Education	Education	73	$1.3B	78.0%	B
10	Quinnipiac University Education	Education	73	$541.8M	78.0%	B
11	Trinity College Education	Education	73	$240.4M	78.0%	B
12	Connecticut College Education	Education	73	$182.1M	78.0%	B
13	Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	73	$26.1M	78.0%	B
14	Fairfield University Education	Education	72	$424.5M	78.0%	B
15	Yale University Education	Education	68	$6.3B	78.0%	B
16	Wesleyan University Education	Education	68	$289.4M	78.0%	B

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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 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.