Nonprofits in California

There are 216,956 organizations in California. Combined, these Californian nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $545 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

Nonprofits by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
74,365
$135,110,633,004
31,848
$240,436,877,278
18,316
$17,622,326,930
17,597
$34,932,365,404
14,912
$35,452,625,209
12,366
$28,678,969,797
4,414
$6,854,720,214
4,270
$8,293,100,288
3,441
$4,338,239,381
3,384
$3,210,431,068
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Job trends for California nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
34,194
1-10
10,960
11-25
4,435
26-100
4,533
101 to 1,000
2,444
1,000+
286

Sizes of nonprofits in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
51,909
$250k to $1M
15,109
$1M to $5M
9,413
$5M to $25M
4,119
$25M to $100M
1,158
$100M+
535
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
40,658
$3,902,665,704
26,982
$59,082,140,679
18,982
$80,911,900,998
17,046
$30,353,194,895
16,612
$7,421,212,207
16,520
$5,803,496,060
13,246
$8,871,292,877
5,533
$2,178,324,842
5,501
$10,725,512,185
5,072
$2,289,551,116
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Directory of nonprofits in California


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