Efficiency Ranking · Wisconsin

Most Efficient Charities in Wisconsin

16 nonprofits ranked by Efficiency Score. 5 earn an A grade for excellent financial stewardship.

Below: Wisconsin's most efficient nonprofits, ranked by the LakeQuality nonprofit efficiency rubric. The rubric combines program-spending ratio (50%), revenue growth consistency (20%), fund reserves (20%), and CEO compensation ratio (10%).

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	Herzing University Ltd Education	Education	83	$171.4M	78.0%	A
2	Concordia University Inc Education	Education	83	$166.3M	78.0%	A
3	Milwaukee School Of Engineering Education	Education	81	$171.1M	78.0%	A
4	Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Health	Health	80	$2.5B	78.0%	A
5	Overture Center Foundation Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	80	$28.9M	78.0%	A
6	The Medical College Of Wisconsin Inc Education	Education	78	$1.5B	78.0%	B
7	Slipstream Group Inc Environment & Animals	Environment & Animals	78	$45.8M	78.0%	B
8	Marquette University Education	Education	77	$710.0M	78.0%	B
9	Milwaukee World Festival Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	77	$75.4M	78.0%	B
10	Froedtert Thedacare Health Inc Health	Health	74	$1.1B	78.0%	B
11	Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	73	$26.6M	78.0%	B
12	University Of Wisconsin Foundation Education	Education	68	$490.5M	78.0%	B
13	Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Education	Education	63	$140.8M	78.0%	C
14	Lawrence University Of Wisconsin Education	Education	63	$115.8M	78.0%	C
15	Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc Arts, Culture & Humanities	Arts, Culture & Humanities	63	$39.6M	78.0%	C
16	Ascendium Education Solutions Inc Education	Education	62	$298.2M	78.0%	C

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Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient charities in Wisconsin are ranked above by our Efficiency Score. The top-ranked organization scores 83/100.

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.