Nonprofits in California

There are 178,735 organizations in California. Combined, these Californian nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $408 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $830 billion.

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Nonprofits by major California cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Los Angeles	59,737	597,594	$96,275,484,850	$238,806,243,186
San Francisco	27,519	533,217	$186,800,275,694	$300,142,343,265
San Diego	14,468	175,211	$25,482,750,047	$55,657,894,831
Riverside	14,149	93,473	$12,009,970,370	$25,295,910,346
Sacramento	12,076	145,188	$25,999,789,318	$51,440,041,896
San Jose	10,221	102,378	$23,484,137,885	$81,892,872,541
Oxnard	3,633	20,354	$3,896,168,873	$6,374,134,240
Fresno	3,366	36,610	$5,776,865,750	$9,375,378,061
Santa Rosa	3,025	20,715	$3,077,447,250	$9,573,312,254
Santa Maria	2,799	25,878	$5,173,234,817	$10,369,755,210

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Job trends for California nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	19,436
1-10	9,241
11-25	3,944
26-100	3,998
101 to 1,000	2,287
1,000+	269

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in California is driven by large organizations like Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, University of Southern California (USC), Stanford University, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, managed care organizations, charter schools, and community clinics.

Sizes of nonprofits in California

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	47,815
$250k to $1M	13,613
$1M to $5M	8,040
$5M to $25M	3,273
$25M to $100M	889
$100M+	402

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP), Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Stanford University, and University of Southern California (USC) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in California.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in California with more than $100 million account for 74.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be managed care organizations, general hospitals, universities, health finance organizations, and private foundations.

Types of nonprofits in California

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	32,742	29,371	$4,685,797,165	$14,732,388,875
Educational institutions	25,133	436,071	$44,222,091,913	$127,874,646,418
Foundations	15,061	4,996	$29,253,477,794	$163,243,690,911
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	13,828	74,171	$5,915,508,809	$18,650,299,080
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	13,731	57,504	$4,586,727,469	$7,313,535,388
Human service organizations	12,368	225,685	$20,382,400,828	$21,749,117,837
Business and community development organizations	10,850	30,948	$6,693,642,106	$17,785,562,067
Unions and employment organizations	4,768	97,475	$6,364,627,773	$7,685,998,362
Mutual assistance organizations	4,695	39,866	$23,107,167,893	$27,830,342,634
Youth development organizations	4,553	29,651	$1,154,240,843	$1,972,810,248

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Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world's most pressing problems.

Revenue

$24.1m

Assets

$579.8m

Employees

N/A

EIN

11-3659133

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to improving life outcomes for young people through education. They work to ensure that effective education systems in California and Washington provide opportunities for all students to learn, achieve, and thrive.

Revenue

$37.2m

Assets

$398.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

20-0882784

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children.

Revenue

$25.5m

Assets

$18.0m

Employees

182

EIN

41-2024986

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA

Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA is an animal protection and welfare in Pasadena, CA whose mission is: Compassionate care for all animals.

Revenue

$14.2m

Assets

$41.4m

Employees

164

EIN

95-1643344

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Conservation Society of California

The oakland zoo inspires respect for and stewardship of the natural world while providing a quality visitor experience. Inspire respect for and stewardship of the natural world/provide quality visitor experience. Inspire respect for and stewardship of t...

Revenue

$25.1m

Assets

$101.4m

Employees

364

EIN

94-1687847

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Futures Without Violence

For more than 30 years, Futures Without Violence has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world.

Revenue

$13.2m

Assets

$44.0m

Employees

EIN

94-3110973

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Summer Search

To help low-income teenagers transform what they believe is possible for themselves and develop the skills they need to become college-educated leaders who give back to their families and communities.

Revenue

$19.0m

Assets

$12.3m

Employees

187

EIN

68-0200138

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit that works with elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two and a half years below grade-level.

Revenue

$30.3m

Assets

$15.7m

Employees

859

EIN

77-0568469

IRS type

501(c)(3)

ClimateWorks Foundation

To mobilize philanthropy to solve the climate crisis and ensure a prosperous future. To mobilize philanthropy to help solve the climate crisis and ensure a prosperous future.

Revenue

$162.8m

Assets

$201.4m

Employees

EIN

26-2303250

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

MOWSF is a local, independent non-profit organization. MOWSF exists to alleviate the food insecurity and loneliness experienced by seniors who want to stay in their own home but cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.

Revenue

$22.0m

Assets

$34.2m

Employees

102

EIN

94-1741155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in California

Nonprofits by major California cities

Job trends for California nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in California

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Skoll Foundation

Stuart Foundation

Common Sense Media

Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA

Conservation Society of California

Futures Without Violence

Summer Search

Reading Partners

ClimateWorks Foundation

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

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