Efficiency Ranking · Oregon

Most Efficient Charities in Oregon

20 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 1 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

The 20 Oregon nonprofits in our dataset are ranked here by efficiency score. Top-of-list combines healthy reserves, steady multi-year revenue, and reasonable officer compensation.

Efficiency rankings do not necessarily favor large or small organizations — the rubric rewards organizations that hold healthy reserves, run on stable funding, and pay officers 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	Officer Pay	Grade
1	Careoregon Inc Health	Health	86	$2.5B	$4.0M	A
2	George Fox University Education	Education	78	$151.7M	$2.5M	B
3	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Northwest Health	Health	77	$5.1B	$280K	B
4	Energy Trust Of Oregon Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	76	$222.7M	$534K	B
5	Pacific University Education	Education	74	$179.4M	$1.3M	B
6	Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	72	$29.8M	$998K	B
7	Bonneville Environmental Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	72	$22.1M	$962K	B
8	Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	71	$35.5M	$603K	B
9	Lewis And Clark College Education	Education	67	$241.4M	$2.7M	B
10	Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	67	$35.8M	$1.6M	B
11	University Of Portland Education	Education	61	$240.1M	$4.7M	C
12	Health Share Of Oregon Health	Health	60	$3.4B	—	C
13	University Of Oregon Foundation Education	Education	56	$191.0M	$1.2M	C
14	Oregon State University Foundation Education	Education	56	$137.9M	$2.3M	C
15	Oregon Public Broadcasting Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	56	$56.8M	$1.7M	C
16	Portland Art Museum Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	54	$29.7M	$985K	C
17	Reed Institute Education	Education	53	$150.4M	$2.7M	C
18	Willamette University Education	Education	51	$137.8M	$3.0M	C
19	Western Rivers Conservancy Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	51	$16.8M	$877K	C
20	Oregon Humane Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	47	$28.9M	$613K	D

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

The Efficiency Score weighs three factors from IRS Form 990 data: financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and current-officer compensation relative to revenue (25%). It does not include a program-spending ratio, which our data source does not provide. Scores range from 0 to 100.