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California humanities organizations

There are 403 humanities nonprofit organizations in California. Combined, these Californian humanities organizations employ 1,262 people, earn more than $116 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $190 million.
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Humanities organizations by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
 
149
 
$48,168,231
San Francisco
 
81
 
$41,231,650
San Diego
 
42
 
$5,384,926
San Jose
 
29
 
$6,110,489
Sacramento
 
22
 
$2,625,738
Riverside
 
13
 
$3,686,403
Santa Rosa
 
11
 
$2,504,014
Santa Maria
 
8
 
$193,443
Salinas
 
7
 
$4,854,247
Oxnard
 
7
 
$260,870
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Job trends for California humanities organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
60
1-10
 
32
11-25
 
17
26-100
 
14
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of humanities organizations in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
124
$250k to $1M
 
50
$1M to $5M
 
22
$5M to $25M
 
4
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of humanities organizations in California

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1-20 of 403

The Ayn Rand Institute The Center for The Advancement of Objectivism (ARI)

ARI's mission is to spearhead a cultural renaissance that will reverse the anti-reason, anti-individualism, anti-freedom, anti-capitalist trends in today's culture.
Revenue
$15.5m
Assets
$31.4m
Employees
48
EIN
22-2570926
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for the Art of Translation

Center for the Art of Translation is a humanities nonprofit organization in San Francisco, CA whose mission is: Bay Area community and increases access to literature locally and globally.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$10.4m
Employees
16
EIN
91-2037187
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Youth Speaks

Youth Speaks empowers leaders, artists, and activists through written and oral literacies in safe spaces nationwide, based in San Francisco.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$9.4m
Employees
23
EIN
91-2134499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy

Restoring American founding principles, filing legal briefs, strategic litigation support, educating the public and located in Upland, CA.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
60
EIN
95-3443202
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Get Lit - Words Ignite

"Get Lit" - Words Ignite provides young people with life-saving vehicles of expression to create strong, emboldened leaders with the necessary tools to build up communities for a more equitable world.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
37
EIN
26-4644018
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golestan Center for Language Immersion & Cultural Education

Golestan provides Persian language and cultural immersion classes to children in Berkeley, CA, supporting their curious, creative, and altruistic development.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
0
EIN
36-4635379
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Japanese School

1.to facilitate adjustment to Japanese schools and society through classes offered in the Japanese language.2.to enhance each student's identity and to nurture a sense of commonality through exposure to Japanese points of view, ideas, and life styles by s....
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
141
EIN
94-1717040
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Writing Project Corporation

National Writing Project: A network of 169 university-based sites improving writing and learning through educator leadership teams across the US.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
14
EIN
94-3130846
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sun Valley Writers' Conference

Sun Valley Writers' Conference unites readers and writers to celebrate ideas, expanding literary appreciation through annual events and established author presentations.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
1
EIN
82-0496196
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arhoolie Foundation

The Arhoolie Foundation documents, preserves, and celebrates American roots music through archival collections, exhibitions, outreach, and support for artists and living traditions.
Revenue
$932.1k
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
4
EIN
68-0351651
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Young Storytellers

Young Storytellers Foundation develops literacy through storytelling by helping under-served children write stories and see them performed in over 80 LA schools.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
24
EIN
55-0827731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

InsideOut Writers

InsideOut Writers reduces juvenile recidivism through creative writing programs for incarcerated youth and young adults, with comprehensive reentry support.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
16
EIN
95-4722308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Writers Guild Foundation

Writers Guild Foundation educates and inspires writers through its library, outreach programs, and academic initiatives. Located in Los Angeles.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
11
EIN
23-7024900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shut Up and Write

Shut Up and Write cultivates writers and readers globally by providing guidance, services, support, and community. They partner with local schools, summer programs, and nonprofits to enhance youth literacy and critical thinking skills.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$118.7k
Employees
5
EIN
83-0626886
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CyArk

CyArk offers an Interpretation Education Program that involves viewing the attachment and an Open Access and Archive Program, which also includes viewing the attachment.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
11
EIN
26-0871429
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bay Area Book Festival

A literacy organization in Berkeley, CA that produces the Bay Area Book Festival featuring 250 authors in 100 indoor sessions.
Revenue
$871.3k
Assets
$90.4k
Employees
4
EIN
47-3955286
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Practice Space

The Practice Space builds confidence and community through public speaking workshops for all ages, custom programs for nonprofits/companies, and youth camps/clubs.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$506.5k
Employees
28
EIN
81-5115661
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shakespeare-San Francisco

Shakespeare-San Francisco makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone through free plays in parks and workshops for students of all backgrounds.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
89
EIN
94-2867269
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shakespeare Guild of Los Angeles

Shakespeare Guild of Los Angeles actively supports the charitable functions and purposes of Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles by managing, receiving, holding, and lending funds to benefit the Center.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
0
EIN
92-1018736
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Office of Letters and Light

Office of Letters and Light inspires creativity, helping writers achieve goals through community support and resources for both adults and young writers.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$643.3k
Employees
17
EIN
65-1282653
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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