Efficiency Ranking · Minnesota

Most Efficient Charities in Minnesota

29 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 6 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

The 29 Minnesota nonprofits in our dataset are ranked here by efficiency score. Top-of-list combines strong program-spending discipline, healthy reserves, and reasonable executive compensation.

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	Mayo Clinic Group Return Health	Health	86	$14.0B	78.0%	A
2	Fairview Health Services Health	Health	86	$4.7B	78.0%	A
3	Allina Health System Health	Health	84	$5.4B	78.0%	A
4	Mayo Clinic Health	Health	84	$2.0B	78.0%	A
5	Neighborhood Recycling Corporation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	83	$22.7M	78.0%	A
6	Scholarship America Inc Education	Education	81	$240.3M	78.0%	A
7	Borealis Philanthropy Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	79	$39.4M	78.0%	B
8	Ucare Minnesota Health	Health	78	$6.2B	78.0%	B
9	Minnesota Land Trust Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	78	$18.9M	78.0%	B
10	St Catherine University Education	Education	77	$129.6M	78.0%	B
11	Twin Cities Public Television Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	75	$57.8M	78.0%	B
12	Minnesota Public Radio Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	74	$114.0M	78.0%	B
13	Center For Energy And Environment Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	74	$24.5M	78.0%	B
14	University Of St Thomas Education	Education	73	$537.1M	78.0%	B
15	Minnesota Historical Society Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	73	$91.5M	78.0%	B
16	Science Museum Of Minnesota Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	72	$35.1M	78.0%	B
17	Hennepin Theatre Tr Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	71	$45.1M	78.0%	B
18	Mayo Clinic Health	Health	68	$7.1B	78.0%	B
19	Ecmc Group Inc Education	Education	68	$5.0B	78.0%	B
20	Carleton College Education	Education	68	$296.5M	78.0%	B
21	Macalester College Education	Education	68	$186.4M	78.0%	B
22	Minneapolis Society Of Fine Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$63.9M	78.0%	B
23	Walker Art Center Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$60.7M	78.0%	B
24	Guthrie Theatre Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$37.4M	78.0%	B
25	Gustavus Adolphus College Education	Education	64	$150.5M	78.0%	C
26	University Of Minnesota Foundation Education	Education	63	$428.1M	78.0%	C
27	St Olaf College Education	Education	63	$251.6M	78.0%	C
28	Artspace Projects Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	60	$29.1M	78.0%	C
29	Minnesota Orchestral Association Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$45.0M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Minnesota are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 86/100.

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.