Efficiency Ranking · Washington

Most Efficient Charities in Washington

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

The 25 Washington 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	Providence Health & Services Oregon Health	Health	85	$5.5B	—	A
2	Swedish Health Services Health	Health	85	$3.0B	$498K	A
3	Multicare Health System Health	Health	84	$4.5B	$11.7M	A
4	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Health	Health	83	$2.3B	$16.5M	A
5	Providence Health & Services Washington Health	Health	79	$9.8B	$52.2M	B
6	Seattle Childrens Hospital Health	Health	74	$2.3B	$8.2M	B
7	Pacific Lutheran University Inc Education	Education	74	$158.6M	$1.5M	B
8	Association Of University Physicians Education	Education	73	$415.2M	$10.5M	B
9	Seattle Theatre Group Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	72	$75.6M	$3.4M	B
10	Woodland Park Zoological Society Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	72	$64.7M	$2.4M	B
11	Peacehealth Health	Health	69	$3.3B	$19.4M	B
12	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Washington Health	Health	68	$4.2B	$203K	B
13	Corporation Of Gonzaga University Education	Education	68	$424.2M	$2.1M	B
14	Whitworth University Education	Education	68	$141.4M	$1.7M	B
15	Providence Health System Southern California Health	Health	63	$2.2B	—	C
16	Pacific Northwest Ballet Association Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	59	$25.5M	$1.3M	C
17	Whitman College Board Of Trustees Education	Education	56	$163.9M	$2.2M	C
18	Museum Of Flight Foundation Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	55	$65.3M	$1.6M	C
19	Seattle Aquarium Society Seas Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	54	$53.3M	$1.8M	C
20	Nia Tero Foundation Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	54	$26.2M	$1.9M	C
21	Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	52	$31.3M	$2.0M	C
22	Cascade Public Media Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	51	$38.6M	$1.2M	C
23	University Of Puget Sound Education	Education	44	$157.2M	$3.7M	D
24	Seattle Art Museum Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	39	$30.0M	$1.3M	D
25	University Of Washington Foundation Education	Education	34	$176.0M	—	F

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Washington 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.