San Diego area nonprofits

There are 14,278 organizations in the greater San Diego metro area, including the cities of San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, and Poway. Combined, these San Diego metro nonprofits employ 173,790 people, earn more than $25 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $55 billion.

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Job trends for San Diego nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,431
1-10	744
11-25	297
26-100	289
101 to 1,000	188
1,000+	28

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in San Diego is driven by large organizations like Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, Ymca of San Diego County, Sharp Memorial Hospital, and University of San Diego (USD).
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, universities, community clinics, and charter schools.

Sizes of nonprofits in San Diego

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,705
$250k to $1M	1,068
$1M to $5M	590
$5M to $25M	236
$25M to $100M	76
$100M+	34

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego (RCHSD), and Community Health Group Partnership Plan earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in San Diego.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in San Diego with more than $100 million account for 67.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, health finance organizations, fraternal societies, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in San Diego

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	2,473	881	$321,729,709	$625,703,933
Educational institutions	2,098	37,178	$2,969,358,206	$6,283,700,617
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,146	2,926	$232,021,233	$263,874,325
Foundations	1,126	352	$896,992,761	$5,374,251,109
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,113	6,330	$386,235,971	$996,813,347
Human service organizations	922	22,927	$1,507,593,714	$1,459,259,790
Business and community development organizations	907	2,228	$543,882,801	$978,313,819
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	425	2,902	$640,584,034	$13,167,804,708
Animal organizations	392	5,555	$512,045,164	$903,964,498
Health organizations	369	63,606	$12,803,545,073	$18,964,196,372

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California Small Manufacturing Health & Welfare Trust Fund

California Small Manufacturing Health & Welfare Trust Fund is a fraternal beneficiary societies and voluntary employees association in San Diego, CA, which was founded in 2012 and most recently had $22,681,240 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$22.7m

Assets

$2.3m

Employees

EIN

61-1670591

IRS type

501(c)(9)

Feeding San Diego

TO GATHER, WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTE DONATED FOOD & ESSENTIALS TO CHARITIES WHO THEN WORK TO MEET THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY PROVIDING FOOD & OTHER ESSENTIALS DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED, PROMOTING GENERAL AWARENESS OF HUNGER & THE VALUE OF P...

Revenue

$53.7m

Assets

$6.6m

Employees

EIN

26-0457477

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Bay Community Services (SBCS)

The mission of South Bay Community Services is to provide children, youth and families with services which reinforce the family's role in their community and assist individuals to aspire realistically to lives of self-fulfillment.

Revenue

$27.5m

Assets

$18.5m

Employees

451

EIN

95-2693142

IRS type

501(c)(3)

San Diego Rescue Mission (SDRM)

San Diego Rescue Mission is a non-profit homeless shelter and recovery center serving thousands of homeless, hungry, and poor men, women, and children in San Diego since 1955.

Revenue

$19.1m

Assets

$20.0m

Employees

152

EIN

95-1874073

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Semper Fi Fund

The Semper Fi Fund provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post-9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families.

Revenue

$39.1m

Assets

$33.1m

Employees

154

EIN

26-0086305

IRS type

501(c)(3)

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

To promote the humane treatment of animals, prevent cruelty to animals and provide education to enhance the human-animal bond. To inspire and engage the community to end animal suffering. To promote the humane treatment of animals, prevent cruelty to an...

Revenue

$35.0m

Assets

$70.1m

Employees

420

EIN

95-1661688

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

$39.3m

Assets

$28.9m

Employees

EIN

33-0170626

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sharp HealthCare Foundation

For more than four decades, Sharp HealthCare Foundation has enhanced the current and future health care needs of San Diegans through support of critical medical services, clinical research and health education.

Revenue

$27.8m

Assets

$96.9m

Employees

EIN

95-3492461

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Uss Midway Museum

The USS Midway Museum's mission is to preserve the historic USS Midway and the legacy of those who serve, inspire and educate future generations, and entertain their museum guests.

Revenue

$29.1m

Assets

$83.1m

Employees

359

EIN

33-0556416

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Arc of San Diego

The Arc of San Diego is the largest, most comprehensive service provider for people with disabilities in San Diego County. The Arc of San Diego supports and empowers people with disabilities to achieve their life goals.

Revenue

$35.3m

Assets

$31.6m

Employees

1,466

EIN

95-1863913

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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San Diego area nonprofits

Job trends for San Diego nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in San Diego

Types of nonprofits in San Diego

Directory of nonprofits in San Diego

California Small Manufacturing Health & Welfare Trust Fund

Feeding San Diego

South Bay Community Services (SBCS)

San Diego Rescue Mission (SDRM)

Semper Fi Fund

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

Rady Children's Hospital Foundation

Sharp HealthCare Foundation

Uss Midway Museum

The Arc of San Diego

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