San Francisco area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 San Francisco area nonprofits
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There are 28,393 organizations in the greater San Francisco metro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro nonprofits employ 768,572 people, earn more than $201 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $334 billion.

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Job trends for San Francisco nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,805
1-10	1,980
11-25	945
26-100	960
101 to 1,000	489
1,000+	52

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in San Francisco is driven by large organizations like West Oakland Job Recourse Center, Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Stanford University, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP).
The largest employers tend to be economic development organizations, managed care organizations, general hospitals, universities, and health finance organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in San Francisco

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,577
$250k to $1M	2,784
$1M to $5M	1,954
$5M to $25M	877
$25M to $100M	233
$100M+	116

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP), Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Stanford University, and Delta Dental of California earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in San Francisco.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in San Francisco with more than $100 million account for 86.7% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be managed care organizations, general hospitals, health finance organizations, universities, and private foundations.

Types of nonprofits in San Francisco

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	4,073	4,148	$594,818,905	$2,522,615,198
Educational institutions	3,991	94,323	$12,595,251,547	$60,028,053,797
Foundations	2,902	2,153	$15,028,883,380	$73,227,001,063
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,788	22,668	$1,635,822,939	$5,616,587,291
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,070	13,736	$2,134,925,168	$2,022,346,440
Business and community development organizations	1,847	225,983	$1,627,118,666	$4,605,973,746
Human service organizations	1,839	49,918	$4,667,869,554	$7,396,722,927
Housing providers and shelters	836	10,256	$2,386,296,050	$5,954,306,951
Mutual assistance organizations	763	15,885	$9,632,215,477	$11,474,441,270
International-focused organizations	703	2,745	$967,038,969	$1,218,201,866

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Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit that works with elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two and a half years below grade-level.

Revenue

$25.2m

Assets

$15.1m

Employees

882

EIN

77-0568469

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

MOWSF is a local, independent non-profit organization. MOWSF exists to alleviate the food insecurity and loneliness experienced by seniors who want to stay in their own home but cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.

Revenue

$24.2m

Assets

$81.8m

Employees

142

EIN

94-1741155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Futures Without Violence

For more than 30 years, Futures Without Violence has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world.

Revenue

$20.1m

Assets

$55.5m

Employees

EIN

94-3110973

IRS type

501(c)(3)

ClimateWorks Foundation

To mobilize philanthropy to solve the climate crisis and ensure a prosperous future. To mobilize philanthropy to help solve the climate crisis and ensure a prosperous future. To end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy.

Revenue

$93.6m

Assets

$203.7m

Employees

EIN

26-2303250

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seva Foundation

Since 1978, Seva Foundation has been a leading innovator in the delivery of vital eye care services to the world's most vulnerable.

Revenue

$7.4m

Assets

$38.2m

Employees

EIN

38-2231279

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Earthjustice

EarthJustice is a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.

Revenue

$147.0m

Assets

$246.6m

Employees

484

EIN

94-1730465

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Camfed

Camfed is an international non-profit organization tackling poverty and inequality by supporting girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change.

Revenue

$12.4m

Assets

$13.6m

Employees

EIN

54-2033897

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Marin Humane

Improving the lives of animals and people through advocacy, education, and support. Marin Humane is committed to a world in which animals are treated with compassion and respect and where resources are readily available to those who require support for ...

Revenue

$9.9m

Assets

$19.3m

Employees

135

EIN

94-1156562

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Conservation Society of California

The oakland zoo inspires respect for and stewardship of the natural world while providing a quality visitor experience. Inspire respect for and stewardship of the natural world/provide quality visitor experience. Inspire respect for and stewardship of t...

Revenue

$23.7m

Assets

$96.1m

Employees

364

EIN

94-1687847

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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To help low-income teenagers transform what they believe is possible for themselves and develop the skills they need to become college-educated leaders who give back to their families and communities.

Revenue

$20.2m

Assets

$9.6m

Employees

195

EIN

68-0200138

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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San Francisco area nonprofits

Job trends for San Francisco nonprofits

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Reading Partners

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

Futures Without Violence

ClimateWorks Foundation

Seva Foundation

Earthjustice

Camfed

Marin Humane

Conservation Society of California

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