Efficiency Ranking · Oregon

Most Efficient Charities in Oregon

20 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 5 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 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	George Fox University Education	Education	86	$151.7M	78.0%	A
2	Pacific University Education	Education	85	$179.4M	78.0%	A
3	Bonneville Environmental Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	85	$22.1M	78.0%	A
4	Careoregon Inc Health	Health	80	$2.5B	78.0%	A
5	Energy Trust Of Oregon Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	80	$222.7M	78.0%	A
6	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Northwest Health	Health	79	$5.1B	78.0%	B
7	Lewis And Clark College Education	Education	79	$241.4M	78.0%	B
8	Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	79	$29.8M	78.0%	B
9	Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	77	$35.8M	78.0%	B
10	University Of Portland Education	Education	73	$240.1M	78.0%	B
11	Health Share Of Oregon Health	Health	71	$3.4B	78.0%	B
12	Willamette University Education	Education	71	$137.8M	78.0%	B
13	Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	71	$35.5M	78.0%	B
14	Oregon Humane Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	71	$28.9M	78.0%	B
15	Oregon Public Broadcasting Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	70	$56.8M	78.0%	B
16	Oregon State University Foundation Education	Education	68	$137.9M	78.0%	B
17	Western Rivers Conservancy Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	68	$16.8M	78.0%	B
18	Reed Institute Education	Education	63	$150.4M	78.0%	C
19	Portland Art Museum Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$29.7M	78.0%	C
20	University Of Oregon Foundation Education	Education	58	$191.0M	78.0%	C

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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 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.