Nonprofits in California

There are 204,831 organizations in California. Combined, these Californian nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $519 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

Nonprofits by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
70,109
$124,974,319,827
30,344
$232,783,893,655
16,970
$16,336,538,066
16,665
$32,826,784,458
13,918
$31,262,423,012
11,708
$31,885,379,396
4,145
$6,218,462,425
4,012
$7,293,025,868
3,286
$3,799,604,262
3,160
$2,714,067,883
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Job trends for California nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
21,397
1-10
10,201
11-25
4,304
26-100
4,248
101 to 1,000
2,273
1,000+
266

Sizes of nonprofits in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
49,896
$250k to $1M
14,026
$1M to $5M
8,871
$5M to $25M
3,880
$25M to $100M
1,129
$100M+
510
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
38,312
$5,251,801,714
26,437
$58,062,229,725
18,420
$60,650,069,564
15,810
$26,193,331,192
15,704
$7,223,635,928
15,568
$4,811,648,197
12,681
$7,190,363,249
5,239
$1,876,854,836
5,128
$8,450,293,471
4,984
$21,482,869,024
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Directory of nonprofits in California


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