Most Efficient Charities in Utah
12 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 1 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.
Below: Utah's most efficient nonprofits, ranked by the NonprofitTruth nonprofit efficiency rubric. The rubric combines financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and officer compensation relative to revenue (25%).
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 | Officer Pay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Friends Animal Society Environment & Animals | 85 | $4.0M | A | |
| 2 | Western Governors University Education | 79 | $4.6M | B | |
| 3 | Ihc Health Services Inc Health | 77 | $44.5M | B | |
| 4 | Wgu Corporation Education | 73 | $4.4M | B | |
| 5 | Our Rescue Arts, Culture & Humanities | 67 | $2.0M | B | |
| 6 | Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc Environment & Animals | 62 | — | C | |
| 7 | University Impact Education | 59 | $10K | C | |
| 8 | Challenger School Foundation Education | 58 | $2.7M | C | |
| 9 | Sundance Institute Arts, Culture & Humanities | 58 | $2.8M | C | |
| 10 | Hale Centre Theatre Arts, Culture & Humanities | 54 | $1.3M | C | |
| 11 | Palladium Foundation Environment & Animals | 54 | — | C | |
| 12 | Mule Deer Foundation Environment & Animals | 50 | $107K | C |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The most efficient charities in Utah are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 85/100.
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.