Efficiency Ranking · Missouri

Most Efficient Charities in Missouri

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

Below: Missouri'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	Childrens Mercy Hospital Health	Health	86	$2.0B	78.0%	A
2	Bjc Health System Health	Health	81	$6.7B	78.0%	A
3	Maryville University Of St Louis Education	Education	81	$154.6M	78.0%	A
4	Ssm Health Care St Louis Health	Health	80	$2.2B	78.0%	A
5	A T Still University Of Health Sciences Education	Education	78	$206.3M	78.0%	B
6	American Theatre Guild Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	76	$45.4M	78.0%	B
7	St Louis University Education	Education	75	$1.1B	78.0%	B
8	Friends Of The Zoo Inc Of Kansas City Mo Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	75	$62.5M	78.0%	B
9	Webster University Education	Education	74	$126.9M	78.0%	B
10	Washington University Education	Education	68	$5.1B	78.0%	B
11	Bjc Health System Health	Health	68	$1.3B	78.0%	B
12	Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Education	Education	68	$173.8M	78.0%	B
13	The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$63.3M	78.0%	B
14	Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$52.2M	78.0%	B
15	Humane Society Of Missouri Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$30.8M	78.0%	B
16	St Louis Art Museum Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$19.6M	78.0%	B
17	Lindenwood Education System Education	Education	65	$137.7M	78.0%	B
18	Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	63	$55.5M	78.0%	C
19	Municipal Theatre Association Of St Louis Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$27.8M	78.0%	C
20	Johnny Morris Wonders Of Wildlife Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$26.2M	78.0%	C
21	Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$22.4M	78.0%	C
22	Johnny Morris Ozarks Heritage Preserve Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	58	$25.7M	78.0%	C
23	Forest Park Forever Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	58	$22.5M	78.0%	C
24	Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$17.5M	78.0%	C
25	Nelson Gallery Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	58	$10.4M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Missouri 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.