Most Efficient Charities in Maine
6 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 1 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.
Below: Maine'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 | Officer Pay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mainehealth Hcsr Health | 86 | $6.7M | A | |
| 2 | University Of New England Education | 62 | $1.6M | C | |
| 3 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc Environment & Animals | 58 | $272K | C | |
| 4 | Bowdoin College Education | 54 | $7.0M | C | |
| 5 | President And Trustees Of Bates College Education | 53 | $3.0M | C | |
| 6 | President & Trustees Of Colby College Education | 51 | $6.8M | C |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The most efficient charities in Maine are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 86/100.
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.