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California civil rights organizations

There are 759 civil rights organizations in California. Combined, these Californian civil rights organizations employ 5,950 people, earn more than $825 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of civil rights organizations in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
 
759
 
$824,545,096
LGBT rights organizations
 
197
 
$403,279,334
Women's rights advocacy organizations
 
87
 
$19,487,363
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Civil rights organizations by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
 
267
 
$431,720,278
San Francisco
 
171
 
$173,767,934
Sacramento
 
62
 
$65,248,561
San Diego
 
56
 
$52,864,496
Riverside
 
53
 
$6,970,584
San Jose
 
36
 
$24,910,161
Oxnard
 
14
 
$2,554,202
Fresno
 
12
 
$8,993,810
Santa Rosa
 
10
 
$3,920,443
Santa Maria
 
8
 
$2,637,305
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Job trends for California civil rights organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
77
1-10
 
59
11-25
 
44
26-100
 
42
101 to 1,000
 
9
1,000+
 
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Sizes of civil rights organizations in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
132
$250k to $1M
 
68
$1M to $5M
 
75
$5M to $25M
 
28
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
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Directory of civil rights organizations in California

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1-20 of 759

Out and Equal Workplace Advocates

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is the world's premiere organization dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
38
EIN
02-0681855
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Revenue
$16.8m
Assets
$34.6m
Employees
59
EIN
05-0544006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles LGBT Center

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is the world's largest provider of programs and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Revenue
$162.4m
Assets
$192.1m
Employees
1,081
EIN
95-3567895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trevor Project

Trevor Project works to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing support and crisis intervention. As the world's largest suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, they are determined to save lives.
Revenue
$83.8m
Assets
$49.6m
Employees
597
EIN
95-4681287
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality

CAA is a San Francisco-based civil rights organization, promoting equity & social justice through community service, advocacy, and movement building.
Revenue
$13.8m
Assets
$44.1m
Employees
136
EIN
94-2161304
IRS type
501(c)(3)

IRC's Center for Economic Opportunity

CEOs provides small business loans and microfinancing to refugees and immigrants in underserved communities through trusted partners.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$18.3m
Employees
8
EIN
45-3686069
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Horizons Foundation

Horizons Foundation, a philanthropic social justice organization, serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$48.9m
Employees
14
EIN
94-2686530
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gay-Straight Alliance Network

GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
38
EIN
20-5367752
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MALDEF - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Founded in 1968, Maldef is the nation's leading latino civil rights Legal organization, promoting social change through advocacy, community education and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrants rights and political access.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$24.7m
Employees
85
EIN
74-1563270
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Court Appointed Special Advocate of Orange County

Court Appointed Special Advocate of Orange County provides a powerful voice and a meaningful connection for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and abandonment. In 2021/2022, CASA OC served 1,590 children under the jurisdiction of Orange County.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
54
EIN
33-0069334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Day Laborer Organizing Network

National Day Laborer Organizing Network empowers day laborers and migrants, promoting their rights through leadership development, community organizing, and arts integration.
Revenue
$14.8m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
49
EIN
20-8802586
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Public Rights Project

Public Rights Project empowers government officials nationwide to enforce laws that protect civil rights through litigation, training, and convening.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
33
EIN
88-4139028
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Equality California Institute (EQCA)

Equality California (EQCA) is the nation's largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization dedicated to creating a fair and just society.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$3.5m
Employees
34
EIN
68-0438008
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Californians For Justice Education Fund

CFJ empowers youth and communities of color to advance racial justice through leadership development, advocacy work, and community schools.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$15.7m
Employees
84
EIN
94-3256009
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Feminist Majority Foundation

Feminist Majority Foundation promotes equality, reproductive health, and economic justice, while empowering feminist leadership and education.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
34
EIN
54-1426440
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights

CHIRLA advances immigrant and refugee human rights in LA with community organizing, leadership development, and a diverse membership base.
Revenue
$44.9m
Assets
$47.6m
Employees
200
EIN
95-4421521
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Disability Rights California

Disability Rights California defends and strengthens the rights of people with disabilities through advocacy, protection, and legal representation.
Revenue
$43.6m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
409
EIN
94-2505916
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Forward Together

Forward Together is a multi-racial organization that works with community leaders and organizations to transform culture and policy to catalyze social change. Forward Together unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for all families.
Revenue
$6.7m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
43
EIN
94-3311784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Smash

Smash is a nonprofit leveling the playing field in tech through academic learning and experiential engagement for underrepresented HS/college students.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
107
EIN
91-2088635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The San Diego Lesbiangay Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center

San Diego LGBT Community Center sustains and enhances LGBTQ, nonbinary, immigrant, and HIV communities with programs for youth and Latin@ services.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$34.2m
Employees
133
EIN
23-7332048
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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