Efficiency Ranking · New Jersey

Most Efficient Charities in New Jersey

16 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 7 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

The 16 New Jersey 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	Monmouth University Inc Education	Education	86	$274.8M	78.0%	A
2	Team Academy Charter School Inc Education	Education	86	$156.9M	78.0%	A
3	Rwj Barnabas Health Inc Health	Health	85	$7.1B	78.0%	A
4	Cooper Health System A New Jersey Non Profit Corporation Health	Health	85	$2.0B	78.0%	A
5	Hackensack Meridian Health Inc Health	Health	83	$7.5B	78.0%	A
6	The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology Education	Education	83	$505.9M	78.0%	A
7	Rutgers University Foundation Education	Education	81	$208.6M	78.0%	A
8	Rider University Education	Education	79	$196.0M	78.0%	B
9	Fairleigh Dickinson University Education	Education	76	$275.2M	78.0%	B
10	Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Inc Education	Education	75	$650.2M	78.0%	B
11	Rwjbh Corporate Services Inc Health	Health	73	$1.7B	78.0%	B
12	Paper Mill Playhouse Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	71	$32.5M	78.0%	B
13	New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	68	$80.4M	78.0%	B
14	Princeton University Education	Education	63	$3.6B	78.0%	C
15	Lebanese American University Education	Education	63	$236.1M	78.0%	C
16	Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation Health	Health	60	$2.8B	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in New Jersey 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.