California foundations

There are 15,970 foundations and grantmaking organizations in California. Combined, these Californianfoundations employ 5,234 people, earn more than $29 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $157 billion.

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Types of foundations in California

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	12,251	1,199	$17,426,239,300	$112,127,153,660
Grantmaking public charity foundations	2,045	3,029	$11,660,078,558	$44,879,202,404
Community foundations	472	1,928	$5,429,309,075	$20,926,941,233
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	358	28	$27,015,376	$29,923,168
Organizations supporting a single foundation	68	0	$63,326,336	$91,628,490
Foundation alliances and advocates	16	165	$42,877,754	$43,176,902
Foundation professional societies	13	0	$72,413	$104,711
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	8	18	$6,016,600	$5,296,658
Foundation research and public policy institutes	2	0	$0	$0

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Foundations by major California cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Los Angeles	6,468	1,317	$5,856,386,144	$51,767,787,077
San Francisco	2,821	1,363	$12,044,141,975	$51,141,300,297
San Jose	1,441	346	$8,684,876,384	$37,176,664,100
San Diego	1,293	344	$861,359,791	$4,962,338,132
Riverside	828	655	$226,012,970	$2,185,046,174
Sacramento	650	321	$125,753,643	$1,149,328,715
Santa Maria	346	141	$344,229,668	$2,184,516,918
Oxnard	280	42	$235,874,800	$1,122,744,354
Santa Rosa	210	52	$117,512,698	$632,087,203
Fresno	174	93	$61,481,632	$300,846,145

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Job trends for California foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,051
1-10	201
11-25	46
26-100	40
101 to 1,000	10
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in California foundations is driven by large organizations like National Community Renaissance of Northern California, Giant Community Fund, Community Initiatives, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), and Roberts Family Development Center.

Sizes of foundations in California

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	8,482
$250k to $1M	1,707
$1M to $5M	1,037
$5M to $25M	320
$25M to $100M	97
$100M+	30

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Schwab Charitable Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, Genentech Access To Care Foundation, and J Paul Getty Trust earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in California foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 4.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in California foundations with more than $100 million account for 61.7% of nonprofit earnings.

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Stuart Foundation

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)

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)

Koret Foundation

The Koret Foundation supports organizations that promote a vibrant and distinctive Bay Area. Strengthening the Jewish community in the Bay Area, Israel and Poland, and supporting Bay Area anchor institutions.

Revenue

$30.2m

Assets

$225.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

94-1624987

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

To help nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. This is a complex challenge in which policy plays a crucial role.

Revenue

$13.8m

Assets

$21.4m

Employees

N/A

EIN

26-4129153

IRS type

501(c)(3)

California Community Foundation

Ccf has served as a public Foundation for greater los angeles since 1915. Its role continues to evolve, balancing a long-term perspective with responsiveness to immediate issues in the Community. It serves as a facilitator of meaningful and strategic ch...

Revenue

$279.0m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

EIN

95-3510055

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Salesforce Com Foundation

Salesforce Com Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, which was founded in 1999 and most recently had $2,364,547 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$2.4m

Assets

$7.6m

Employees

EIN

94-3347800

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. They provide funds to nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world.

Revenue

$172.3m

Assets

$2.8b

Employees

N/A

EIN

94-3100217

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Festival of Children Foundation

Festival of Children Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their mission is to improve the lives of children by strengthening the charities that serve them.

Revenue

$1.6m

Assets

$477.0k

Employees

EIN

51-0481729

IRS type

501(c)(3)

St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation

St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that raises, manages, and distributes funds for the benefit of St. Mary's Medical Center and to support and advance patient care.

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$33.4m

Employees

EIN

94-3336143

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rady Children's Hospital Foundation

Rady Children's Hospital Foundation's mission is to be responsible for developing, accepting and recognizing philanthropy in support of Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and its subsidiary corporations.

Revenue

$36.6m

Assets

$40.8m

Employees

EIN

33-0170626

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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California foundations

Types of foundations in California

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Koret Foundation

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

California Community Foundation

Salesforce Com Foundation

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