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Efficiency Ranking · Georgia

Most Efficient Charities in Georgia

36 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 4 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

Below: Georgia'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.

#OrganizationScoreOfficer PayGrade
1Northside Hospital Inc
Health
83$11.2MA
2Lifeline Animal Project Inc
Environment & Animals
83$148KA
3Kennestone Hospital Inc
Health
82$7.4MA
4Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Georgia Inc
Health
80$244KA
5National Foundation For The Ctrs For Disease Contr & Prevention Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
79$3.1MB
6South University Member Inc
Education
79$2.3MB
7Northeast Georgia Medical Center Inc
Health
78$2.3MB
8Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation
Health
75$10.7MB
9Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc
Education
74B
10Morehouse School Of Medicine Inc
Education
73$9.7MB
11Clark Atlanta University Inc
Education
72$3.7MB
12University Of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
Education
71B
13The Barn Group Land Trust Inc
Environment & Animals
69$589KB
14The Corporation Of Mercer University
Education
68$4.2MB
15Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc
Health
67$7.8MB
16Emory
Education
64$31.1MC
17Georgia Tech Athletic Association
Education
63$1.0MC
18Wellstar Health System Inc
Health
62$46.9MC
19Savannah College Of Art And Design Inc
Education
61$6.4MC
20Emory University
Education
59$38.3MC
21Fayetteville Performing Arts Center At Trilith
Arts, Culture & Humanities
58C
22Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc
Environment & Animals
58$1.8MC
23Georgia Tech Foundation Inc
Education
56$2.4MC
24Berry College Inc
Education
56$1.5MC
25Atlanta Fulton County Zoo Inc
Environment & Animals
56$1.1MC
26Health Scholarships Inc
Education
55C
27Spelman College
Education
55$4.0MC
28University Of Georgia Foundation
Education
54C
29University Of Georgia Athletic Association Inc
Education
54$14.2MC
30Woodward Academy Inc
Education
54$2.4MC
31Georgia Aquarium Inc
Environment & Animals
53$5.7MC
32Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund Inc
Education
52$164KC
33Fox Theatre Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
52$2.0MC
34Atlanta Historical Society Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
50$1.1MC
35Morehouse College
Education
47$11.9MD
36Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc
Arts, Culture & Humanities
41$4.5MD

Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Georgia are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 83/100.

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.