Efficiency Ranking · Florida

Most Efficient Charities in Florida

50 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 10 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

Below: Florida's most efficient nonprofits, ranked by the NonprofitTruth nonprofit efficiency rubric. The rubric combines financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and officer compensation relative to revenue (25%).

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	Jacksonville University Education	Education	90	$190.9M	$1.8M	A
2	Orlando Health Inc Health	Health	89	$4.2B	$14.7M	A
3	Nova Southeastern University Inc Education	Education	88	$937.8M	$7.0M	A
4	Florida Health Sciences Center Inc Health	Health	87	$2.4B	$10.2M	A
5	University Of Miami Education	Education	84	$5.9B	$11.7M	A
6	Pinecrest Academy Inc Education	Education	84	$137.1M	—	A
7	H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute Hospital Inc Health	Health	83	$2.0B	$3.9M	A
8	Shands Teaching Hospital And Clinics Inc Health	Health	82	$2.3B	$10.7M	A
9	Southern Baptist Hospital Of Florida Inc Health	Health	82	$2.2B	$1.4M	A
10	Adventist Health System Sunbelt Inc Health	Health	80	$6.3B	$16.0M	A
11	Renaissance Charter School Inc Education	Education	79	$389.7M	—	B
12	Florida Institute Of Technology Inc Education	Education	79	$222.5M	$2.0M	B
13	Florida Charter Educational Foundation Inc Education	Education	79	$114.6M	—	B
14	The Nemours Foundation Health	Health	78	$2.1B	$21.8M	B
15	Baptist Hospital Of Miami Inc Health	Health	77	$2.3B	$3.3M	B
16	Step Up For Students Florida Inc Education	Education	77	$913.0M	$1.9M	B
17	Dr Phillips Center For The Performing Arts Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	77	$67.6M	$1.2M	B
18	Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	77	$53.1M	$739K	B
19	Embry Riddle Aeronautical Education	Education	76	$703.0M	$4.5M	B
20	Mater Academy Inc Education	Education	75	$227.4M	—	B
21	Florida Southern College Education	Education	75	$164.8M	$2.0M	B
22	Florida Aquarium Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	74	$40.7M	$1.3M	B
23	Lowry Park Zoological Society Of Tampa Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	73	$39.4M	$1.3M	B
24	Uma Education Inc Education	Education	72	$371.8M	$6.0M	B
25	Barry University Inc Education	Education	72	$195.0M	$3.5M	B
26	Eckerd College Education	Education	72	$143.9M	$2.9M	B
27	Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	72	$31.9M	$815K	B
28	University Medical Service Association Inc Education	Education	71	$370.1M	—	B
29	Florida Veterinary Medicine Faculty Association Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	71	$24.9M	—	B
30	Lynn University Inc Education	Education	70	$146.0M	$5.7M	B
31	The Villages Charter School Inc Education	Education	68	$292.9M	$212K	B
32	University Of Tampa Education	Education	65	$408.2M	$3.9M	B
33	Stetson University Inc Education	Education	65	$245.2M	$3.6M	B
34	Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	65	$37.3M	$472K	B
35	Orange County School Readiness Coalition Education	Education	64	$216.1M	—	C
36	East Coast Zoological Society Of Florida Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	62	$29.3M	$712K	C
37	Norton Museum Of Art Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	61	$60.3M	$606K	C
38	Florida West Coast Symphony Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	59	$66.5M	$710K	C
39	Ocean Habitat And Wildlife Rescue Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	59	$13.2M	$33K	C
40	Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation Health	Health	58	$1.6B	$23.5M	C
41	Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$23.1M	$331K	C
42	Early Learning Coalition Of Palm Beach County Inc Education	Education	57	$276.6M	$868K	C
43	Pensacola Christian College Inc Education	Education	57	$172.6M	$443K	C
44	Fish & Wildlife Foundation Of Florida Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	56	$19.4M	$415K	C
45	Jorge M Perez Art Museum Of Miami Dade County Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	55	$41.3M	$1.1M	C
46	Mds Famly Foundation Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	54	$10.0M	—	C
47	Tampa Museum Of Art Foundation Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	54	$9.9M	—	C
48	Rollins College Education	Education	53	$213.7M	$3.8M	C
49	Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc Education	Education	51	$238.8M	$1.2M	C
50	Society Of The Four Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	51	$18.5M	$939K	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Florida are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 90/100.

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.