RANKINGS OF OPERATING EFFICIENCIES OF 93 HIGHEST INCOME, IOWA NON-PROFITS

The following table ranks the average operating efficiencies of Iowa's non-profits having incomes of $10 million or more.  The incomes for each was found on website:  http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/eo_ia.xls  

The operating efficiency numbers were derived with the same methods used for deriving operating efficiencies for Governor Vilsack's office,  and other state agencies, etc. , etc.  The Governor disliked the number and was going to challenge it until his highly paid  performance improvement consultants advised him otherwise--since he had no numbers at all, and since the consultants contacted Iowalive net workers and learned how the numbers were derived--to their satisfaction, if not amazement.  Further derivation information is posted on website:  http://iowalive.net/

Iowa Power and Light, Interstate Power and Light, and Alliant Energy Co. (operating at about 45% to 50% efficiency) ought to visit and take note of the outstanding efficiencies achieved by the smaller power generating plants, that top the rankings!  

It is further noted that excessive salaries and staffing, and inadequate or non-existing performance measures,  contribute heavily to most of the lower ranked organizations. 

Although not in the rankings due to their lower incomes, the Iowa High School Athletic Association--and its duplicate Iowa Girls High School Athletics Union, both now operating at about 50% efficiency, are going to be given much more scrutiny.  The need to closely scrutinize and merge these two organizations is of special interest. 

Anyone claiming to have better numbers than those included herein, are asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison. 

OPERATING EFFICIENCY RANK OF IOWA NON-PROFITS HAVING INCOMES OF $10 MILLION OR MORE.  Source:  Iowalive  5-16-09
RANK	AVG. OPERATING EFFICIENCY	WASTED DOLLARS	INCOME DOLLARS	Name	City
1	93%	1,576,771	22,525,293	NORTH WEST RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	ORANGE CITY
2	93%	707,431	10,106,158	NISHNABOTNA VALLEY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	HARLAN
3	92%	1,290,328	16,129,106	T I P RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE	BROOKLYN
4	92%	825,296	10,316,194	WESTERN IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE	DENISON
5	92%	808,188	10,102,349	SOUTHERN IOWA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC	BLOOMFIELD
6	91%	1,737,670	19,307,442	SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY INC	NORTH LIBERTY
7	90%	2,307,895	23,078,946	SHENANDOAH MEDICAL CENTER	SHENANDOAH
8	89%	2,850,089	25,909,899	UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA	DES MOINES
9	88%	1,601,689	13,347,410	RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION INC	CENTERVILLE
10	87%	2,045,897	15,737,672	WALL STREET MISSION	SIOUX CITY
11	87%	1,693,522	13,027,093	SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK	SIOUX CITY
12	87%	1,333,950	10,261,154	SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC	CRESTON
13	85%	1,576,256	10,508,370	TAX EDUCATION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION	MUSCATINE
14	84%	2,453,465	15,334,156	PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER INC	WEST UNION
15	84%	1,738,770	10,867,310	WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE-IOWA INC	WATERLOO
16	83%	4,233,396	24,902,330	THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GREAT RIVER BEND	BETTENDORF
17	83%	2,053,549	12,079,699	OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC	SIBLEY
18	82%	16,287,701	90,487,228	ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY	DAVENPORT
19	82%	5,092,552	28,291,956	R J MCELROY TRUST	WATERLOO
20	78%	4,487,093	20,395,878	SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	CHEROKEE
21	73%	4,689,329	17,367,884	YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES	DES MOINES
22	73%	4,521,149	16,744,996	WESTERN HOME	CEDAR FALLS
23	73%	4,265,648	15,798,695	VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL	VINTON
24	72%	10,556,644	37,702,299	WESLEY RETIREMENT SERVICES INC	JOHNSTON
25	72%	5,151,817	18,399,345	PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE	CLARION
26	72%	4,723,238	16,868,708	ST LUKES HEALTH RESOURCES	SIOUX CITY
27	72%	3,950,593	14,109,262	VILLAGE NORTHWEST UNLIMITED	SHELDON
28	72%	3,235,221	11,554,360	WOODWARD YOUTH CORPORATION	WOODWARD
29	71%	5,265,937	18,158,402	PRINCIPAL TRUST FOR HEALTH BENEFITS INDIVIDUAL FIELD	DES MOINES
30	71%	3,607,911	12,441,073	WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION	HARLAN
31	71%	3,053,704	10,530,015	NORTHEAST IOWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	OELWEIN
32	70%	5,003,523	16,678,409	ORCHARD PLACE	DES MOINES
33	70%	3,530,949	11,769,830	SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER	SIOUX CITY
34	70%	3,497,605	11,658,682	NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION	MASON CITY
35	70%	3,407,385	11,357,949	SOUTHWEST IOWA REC	CORNING
36	70%	3,042,090	10,140,299	SOUTHERN IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION	OTTUMWA
37	69%	13,912,617	44,879,409	THE STANLEY FOUNDATION	MUSCATINE
38	68%	14,857,644	46,430,139	UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY	FAYETTE
39	65%	21,454,715	61,299,187	PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	PELLA
40	64%	36,875,664	102,432,401	RICHARD O JACOBSON FOUNDATION INC	DES MOINES
41	64%	6,357,623	17,660,064	WALDORF COLLEGE	FOREST CITY
42	62%	32,355,760	85,146,736	THE WALLACE RESEARCH FOUNDATION	CEDAR RAPIDS
43	62%	25,280,695	66,528,144	ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME	CARROLL
44	62%	24,728,131	65,074,029	SIMPSON COLLEGE	INDIANOLA
45	62%	23,893,310	62,877,132	PELLA CORPORATION HOSPITAL SURGICAL MEDICAL & DENTAL PLANS TRUST	PELLA
46	62%	6,197,329	16,308,760	NECA - NO 145 IBEW WELFARE PLAN	DAVENPORT
47	62%	4,827,776	12,704,674	NEW HOPE VILLAGE	CARROLL
48	62%	4,280,811	11,265,291	STONEHILL FRANCISCAN SERVICES	DUBUQUE
49	62%	4,192,841	11,033,791	UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY INC	GRAETTINGER
50	61%	35,577,286	91,223,810	PRINCIPAL TRUST FOR HEALTH BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES	DES MOINES
51	61%	10,065,960	25,810,155	SIOUX CENTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER	SIOUX CENTER
52	61%	3,939,024	10,100,061	VERA FRENCH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH	DAVENPORT
53	60%	8,899,430	22,248,575	STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	LAKE CITY
54	60%	4,560,316	11,400,789	PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS H & W TRUST IOWA STATE BANK TTEE	DES MOINES
55	59%	47,618,116	116,141,747	ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TR	MUSCATINE
56	59%	46,010,113	112,219,788	VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION	WATERLOO
57	58%	9,516,989	22,659,497	THE IOWA PRIMATE LEARNING SANCTUARY	DES MOINES
58	54%	37,934,762	82,466,873	MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE	CEDAR RAPIDS
59	53%	16,336,359	34,758,211	SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	CEDAR FALLS
60	52%	5,343,738	11,132,787	ST LUKES-JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CEDAR RAPIDS
61	52%	5,301,077	11,043,911	YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC	AMES
62	49%	1,388,457,931	2,722,466,531	PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACE TRACK & CASINO INC	ALTOONA
63	47%	14,155,447	26,708,390	WESTERN FRATERNAL LIFE ASSOCIATION	CEDAR RAPIDS
64	47%	9,050,089	17,075,639	ST LUKES HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION	CEDAR RAPIDS
65	42%	211,138,958	364,032,686	ST LUKES METHODIST HOSPITAL	CEDAR RAPIDS
66	42%	76,626,932	132,115,400	NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	SIOUX CITY
67	42%	11,251,642	19,399,383	OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 234 HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND	DES MOINES
68	41%	25,499,712	43,219,851	NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE	LE MARS
69	40%	25,162,882	41,938,136	MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE	SIOUX CITY
70	40%	15,666,947	26,111,578	WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY	OSKALOOSA
71	39%	8,880,719	14,558,555	SYSTEMS UNLIMITED INC	IOWA CITY
72	37%	13,172,903	20,909,370	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION	IOWA CITY
73	33%	339,242,335	506,331,844	TRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGE	GRINNELL
74	33%	115,217,900	171,967,015	THE GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DES MOINES
75	32%	7,154,063	10,520,681	PRIMARY HEALTH CARE INC	URBANDALE
76	31%	9,226,957	13,372,402	P E O EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND	DES MOINES
94	31%	93,141,531	10,034,209	SIOUXLAND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER	SIOUX CITY
77	30%	77,012,172	134,987,726	TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	FORT DODGE
78	29%	60,878,712	110,017,388	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION	IOWA CITY
79	29%	67,133,696	85,744,665	UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE	DUBUQUE
80	28%	35,675,752	94,554,501	OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER INC	OTTUMWA
81	26%	9,198,316	49,549,655	UNITY HEALTHCARE	MUSCATINE
82	26%	41,550,565	12,430,157	PROGRESS INDUSTRIES	NEWTON
83	25%	7,641,086	56,149,412	P E O FOUNDATION	DES MOINES
84	24%	74,959,211	10,188,114	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA FOUNDATION	CEDAR FALLS
85	22%	56,871,864	98,630,541	THE FINLEY HOSPITAL	DUBUQUE
86	22%	21,801,924	72,912,646	PALMER COLLEGE FOUNDATION	DAVENPORT
87	22%	14,310,343	27,951,184	THE WELLMARK FOUNDATION	DES MOINES
88	22%	12,286,851	18,346,593	WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY	DUBUQUE
89	22%	8,710,932	15,752,373	NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL	DES MOINES
90	21%	56,982,701	11,167,862	MULTI-STATE LOTTERY ASSOCIATION	URBANDALE
91	20%	10,586,373	72,130,001	WARTBURG COLLEGE	WAVERLY
92	20%	10,068,105	13,232,966	PEO SISTERHOOD INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER	DES MOINES
93	12%	8,830,104	12,585,131	PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER IOWA INC	DES MOINES