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 area | Nonprofits | Revenues |
---|---|---|
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 organization | Number 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 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in California is driven by large organizations like MashUp Contemporary Dance Company, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Dignity Health, University of Southern California (USC), and Stanford University / The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
- The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, universities, dance organizations, and public foundations.
Sizes of nonprofits in California
Revenues per organization | Number 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:
- Large organizations like Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Dignity Health, DAFgiving360, and Stanford University / The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in California.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in California with more than $100 million account for 75.8% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be managed care organizations, hospital systems, general hospitals, public foundations, and health finance organizations.
Types of nonprofits in California
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
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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1-20 of 216,956
Futures Without Violence
Revenue
$21.0m
Assets
$79.4m
Employees
67
EIN
94-3110973
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Stuart Foundation
Revenue
$93.7m
Assets
$518.1m
Employees
20
EIN
20-0882784
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Common Sense Media
Revenue
$34.0m
Assets
$44.3m
Employees
176
EIN
41-2024986
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Revenue
$18.3m
Assets
$55.1m
Employees
188
EIN
94-1196215
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Reading Partners
Revenue
$31.9m
Assets
$34.4m
Employees
879
EIN
77-0568469
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Pasadena Humane
Revenue
$17.8m
Assets
$45.3m
Employees
175
EIN
95-1643344
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Marin Humane
Revenue
$17.0m
Assets
$30.1m
Employees
142
EIN
94-1156562
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Skoll Foundation
Revenue
$35.3m
Assets
$807.1m
Employees
58
EIN
11-3659133
IRS type
501(c)(3)
ClimateWorks Foundation
Revenue
$266.5m
Assets
$470.9m
Employees
180
EIN
26-2303250
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Canine Companions for Independence (CCI)
Revenue
$50.3m
Assets
$188.7m
Employees
437
EIN
94-2494324
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Camfed USA Foundation
Revenue
$37.6m
Assets
$50.3m
Employees
15
EIN
54-2033897
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Seva Foundation
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$32.9m
Employees
27
EIN
38-2231279
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Earthjustice
Revenue
$126.0m
Assets
$294.8m
Employees
647
EIN
94-1730465
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$80.0m
Employees
203
EIN
94-1741155
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Summer Search
Revenue
$23.5m
Assets
$34.3m
Employees
200
EIN
68-0200138
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Conservation Society of California
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$98.9m
Employees
443
EIN
94-1687847
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
Revenue
$38.7m
Assets
$70.1m
Employees
202
EIN
33-0416470
IRS type
501(c)(3)
At the Crossroads
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
13
EIN
27-2603924
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Grid Alternatives
Revenue
$63.3m
Assets
$63.3m
Employees
210
EIN
26-0043353
IRS type
501(c)(3)
TreePeople
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$18.5m
Employees
179
EIN
23-7314838
IRS type
501(c)(3)