Efficiency Ranking · Illinois

Most Efficient Charities in Illinois

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

Below: Illinois'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	University Of Chicago Medical Center Health	Health	91	$2.9B	$20.3M	A
2	Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Health	Health	85	$9.1B	$20.3M	A
3	Noble Network Of Charter Schools Education	Education	82	$240.9M	$1.3M	A
4	National Louis University Education	Education	82	$126.8M	$1.8M	A
5	Elevate Energy Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	79	$50.9M	$297K	B
6	Rush University Medical Center Health	Health	78	$2.7B	$33.0M	B
7	Aurora University Education	Education	78	$172.8M	$1.2M	B
8	Osf Healthcare System Health	Health	76	$3.4B	$17.7M	B
9	Lewis University Education	Education	75	$189.0M	$1.7M	B
10	Institute For The International Education Of Students Education	Education	75	$126.7M	$3.3M	B
11	Depaul University Education	Education	73	$848.4M	$8.9M	B
12	Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation Health	Health	68	$6.9B	$5.4M	B
13	Northshore University Healthsystem Health	Health	66	$2.2B	$25.1M	B
14	Loyola University Of Chicago Education	Education	66	$992.7M	$10.8M	B
15	Augustana College Education	Education	66	$153.9M	$1.9M	B
16	National Board Of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$32.4M	$2.2M	C
17	University Of Chicago Education	Education	62	$4.7B	$21.1M	C
18	Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Health	Health	62	$2.1B	$19.8M	C
19	Columbia College Chicago Education	Education	61	$239.2M	$3.8M	C
20	North Central College Education	Education	60	$140.1M	$2.5M	C
21	Chicago Theatre Group Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	60	$26.8M	$1.3M	C
22	Illinois Institute Of Technology Education	Education	58	$364.5M	$8.0M	C
23	Ravinia Festival Association Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$53.5M	$871K	C
24	Radiant Life Ministries Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$19.7M	$273K	C
25	Window To The World Communications Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	57	$39.1M	$986K	C
26	Paws Chicago Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	57	$32.4M	$553K	C
27	Field Museum Of Natural History Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	56	$110.1M	$2.2M	C
28	Chicago Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	56	$94.3M	$2.7M	C
29	Navy Pier Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	56	$66.9M	$1.8M	C
30	Lincoln Park Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	56	$48.4M	$1.1M	C
31	University Of Illinois Foundation Education	Education	54	$450.3M	$6.0M	C
32	Shedd Aquarium Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	54	$93.0M	$3.1M	C
33	Spencer Foundation Education	Education	54	$81.5M	—	C
34	Midwestern University Education	Education	53	$518.1M	$8.1M	C
35	Wheaton College Education	Education	53	$181.6M	$2.7M	C
36	Kenneth C Griffin Museum Of Science And Industry Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	53	$64.4M	$2.5M	C
37	Art Institute Of Chicago Education	Education	52	$359.5M	$5.9M	C
38	The Barack Obama Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	52	$140.6M	$5.1M	C
39	Bradley University Education	Education	51	$223.8M	$3.0M	C
40	Chicago Horticultural Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	49	$76.9M	$2.3M	D
41	Chicago Public Media Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	48	$33.8M	$1.8M	D
42	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	46	$80.8M	$2.1M	D
43	Lyric Opera Of Chicago Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	39	$59.7M	$3.2M	D
44	Morton Arboretum Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	38	$45.1M	$2.6M	D

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Illinois 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.