Nonprofits in California

There are 206,439 organizations in California. Combined, these Californian nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $513 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

Nonprofits by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
70,761
$125,281,725,311
30,506
$228,516,131,755
17,149
$16,535,507,957
16,764
$32,840,157,484
14,053
$31,970,596,124
11,791
$26,823,537,892
4,181
$6,747,479,994
4,048
$7,383,303,643
3,315
$3,863,099,265
3,191
$2,637,923,136
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Job trends for California nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
22,745
1-10
10,741
11-25
4,399
26-100
4,393
101 to 1,000
2,324
1,000+
270

Sizes of nonprofits in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
51,062
$250k to $1M
14,313
$1M to $5M
8,942
$5M to $25M
3,842
$25M to $100M
1,123
$100M+
495
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
38,593
$4,306,324,609
26,496
$58,562,223,572
18,389
$46,667,637,879
15,993
$26,300,085,331
15,785
$7,590,794,497
15,720
$5,231,103,712
12,823
$7,297,355,891
5,204
$1,780,063,701
5,080
$9,151,690,912
4,930
$21,593,238,157
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Directory of nonprofits in California


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