Efficiency Ranking · Michigan

Most Efficient Charities in Michigan

21 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 8 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

Below: Michigan'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	Corewell Health Health	Health	87	$2.9B	78.0%	A
2	Michigan Humane Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	87	$27.8M	78.0%	A
3	Trinity Health Michigan Health	Health	86	$3.0B	78.0%	A
4	Henry Ford Health System Health	Health	83	$4.5B	78.0%	A
5	Corewell Health Health	Health	82	$10.4B	78.0%	A
6	University Of Detroit Mercy Education	Education	81	$176.1M	78.0%	A
7	Great Lakes Fishery Commission Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	81	$82.1M	78.0%	A
8	Detroit Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	80	$54.3M	78.0%	A
9	Hope College Education	Education	77	$181.7M	78.0%	B
10	John Ball Zoo Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	76	$24.2M	78.0%	B
11	Trinity Health Corporation Health	Health	73	$2.6B	78.0%	B
12	Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	73	$151.6M	78.0%	B
13	Calvin University Education	Education	70	$190.9M	78.0%	B
14	Kalamazoo College Education	Education	69	$123.3M	78.0%	B
15	Hillsdale College Education	Education	68	$320.8M	78.0%	B
16	West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$30.1M	78.0%	B
17	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	67	$39.2M	78.0%	B
18	Interlochen Center For The Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$91.8M	78.0%	C
19	The Edison Institute Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$81.9M	78.0%	C
20	The Detroit Institute Of Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$71.2M	78.0%	C
21	Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	63	$14.5M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Michigan are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 87/100.

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.