San Francisco area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 San Francisco area nonprofits
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There are 30,343 organizations in the greater San Franciscometro 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 769,181 people, earn more than $201 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $335 billion.

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Job trends for San Francisco nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,808
1-10	2,012
11-25	957
26-100	947
101 to 1,000	489
1,000+	53

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	7,675
$250k to $1M	2,754
$1M to $5M	1,967
$5M to $25M	879
$25M to $100M	236
$100M+	115

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 86.6% 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
Educational institutions	4,256	96,326	$12,684,478,064	$60,174,458,372
Religious organizations	4,193	4,094	$591,248,294	$2,522,292,990
Foundations	3,184	1,317	$15,041,827,350	$74,808,809,285
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,998	21,827	$1,527,891,812	$5,455,532,640
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,167	13,634	$2,111,442,216	$2,039,656,466
Human service organizations	2,070	45,413	$4,389,987,019	$6,099,006,497
Business and community development organizations	1,932	226,466	$1,710,458,958	$4,645,454,089
Housing providers and shelters	862	10,598	$2,385,555,184	$5,836,837,942
Mutual assistance organizations	791	15,940	$9,458,228,257	$11,467,816,389
Youth development organizations	766	7,442	$294,502,948	$572,567,059

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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children.

Revenue

$29.6m

Assets

$24.4m

Employees

168

EIN

41-2024986

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)

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)

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

$27.4m

Assets

$398.4m

Employees

N/A

EIN

20-0882784

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Conservation Society of California

The Oakland Zoo has been serving the community since 1922 in locations all across Oakland, finally settling in Knowland Park.

Revenue

$23.7m

Assets

$96.1m

Employees

364

EIN

94-1687847

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Summer Search

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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San Francisco area nonprofits

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Common Sense Media

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Stuart Foundation

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