Efficiency Ranking · Maryland

Most Efficient Charities in Maryland

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

Below: Maryland's most efficient nonprofits, ranked by the LakeQuality nonprofit efficiency rubric. The rubric combines program-spending ratio (50%), revenue growth consistency (20%), fund reserves (20%), and CEO compensation ratio (10%).

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	The Johns Hopkins Hospital Health	Health	84	$3.2B	78.0%	A
2	University Of Maryland Medical System Corporation Health	Health	84	$2.2B	78.0%	A
3	Stevenson University Inc Education	Education	83	$158.0M	78.0%	A
4	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States Inc Health	Health	80	$5.9B	78.0%	A
5	The Humane League Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	78	$18.5M	78.0%	B
6	Hh Medstar Health Inc Health	Health	77	$1.9B	78.0%	B
7	Johns Hopkins University Education	Education	75	$10.2B	78.0%	B
8	National Aquarium Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	74	$55.6M	78.0%	B
9	National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	74	$21.6M	78.0%	B
10	Hood College Of Frederick Md Education	Education	73	$86.9M	78.0%	B
11	Humane World For Animals Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	70	$175.0M	78.0%	B
12	National Gallery Of Art Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$250.9M	78.0%	B
13	University Of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc Education	Education	68	$176.9M	78.0%	B
14	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$26.9M	78.0%	B
15	Montgomery County Green Bank Corp Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$20.8M	78.0%	B
16	The Maryland Zoological Society Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	65	$21.6M	78.0%	B
17	Washington College Education	Education	63	$94.4M	78.0%	C
18	Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	63	$32.2M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Maryland are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 84/100.

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.