San Jose area nonprofits

There are 2,710 organizations in the greater San Jose metro area, including the cities of San Jose, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. Combined, these San Jose metro nonprofits employ 133,547 people, earn more than $28 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $120 billion.

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Job trends for San Jose nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	830
1-10	403
11-25	189
26-100	204
101 to 1,000	124
1,000+	15

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in San Jose is driven by large organizations like Stanford University, Peninsula Police Officers Association, Stanford Health Care, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, and Young Men's Christian Association Of Silicon Valley.
The largest employers tend to be universities, general hospitals, insurance companies, specialty hospitals, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in San Jose

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,203
$250k to $1M	755
$1M to $5M	458
$5M to $25M	181
$25M to $100M	56
$100M+	25

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in San Jose.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in San Jose with more than $100 million account for 79.1% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be universities, private foundations, general hospitals, community foundations, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in San Jose

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	856	332	$7,841,727,184	$42,353,270,316
Educational institutions	382	53,880	$8,498,158,031	$43,991,084,057
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	173	3,147	$209,525,764	$1,015,284,237
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	169	2,835	$157,149,077	$193,602,992
Human service organizations	159	12,480	$1,225,214,995	$1,188,474,440
Business and community development organizations	144	1,056	$214,693,330	$436,871,384
Religious organizations	111	554	$98,772,528	$260,037,145
Unions and employment organizations	85	5,715	$363,445,829	$403,142,767
Housing providers and shelters	78	1,688	$182,592,791	$943,953,797
Hospitals and clinics	57	27,578	$6,889,691,730	$10,934,049,981

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Humane Society Silicon Valley

Humane Society Silicon Valley is an animal protection and welfare in Milpitas, CA whose mission is: The mission of the organization is to save and enhance lives.

Revenue

$12.8m

Assets

$48.8m

Employees

137

EIN

94-1196215

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

$43.4m

Assets

$604.4m

Employees

N/A

EIN

11-3659133

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Peninsula open space trust (post) protects and cares for open space, farms and parkland in and around silicon valley. Since its founding in 1977, post has permanently protected more than 74,000 acres of land in san mateo, santa clara and santa cruz coun...

Revenue

$23.6m

Assets

$293.0m

Employees

EIN

94-2392007

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

Second Harvest Food Bank's mission is to lead their community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one.

Revenue

$126.6m

Assets

$82.9m

Employees

192

EIN

94-2614101

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a comprehensive center of philanthropy. Through visionary leadership, strategic grantmaking and world-class experiences, they partner with donors to strengthen the common good locally and throughout the world.

Revenue

$2.4b

Assets

$12.6b

Employees

231

EIN

20-5205488

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Silicon Valley University (SVU)

To provide excellent educational programs in both undergraduate and graduate levels to equip and prepare students with the right set of knowledge and skills for careers in the high tech industry and competitive global business arena.

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$42.4m

Employees

187

EIN

77-0495439

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Santa Clara County Electrical JATC

To provide a program for the education of apprentices and supplementary education of journeymen who are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Revenue

$6.3m

Assets

$16.3m

Employees

EIN

94-2324608

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ronald Mcdonald House at Stanford

Ronald McDonald House at Stanford creates a home-away-from-home and supportive community for families of children with life-threatening illnesses receiving specialized treatment at local hospitals.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$94.6m

Employees

EIN

94-2538615

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Moldaw Residences

At Moldaw Family Residences at 899 Charleston, we aspire to create a progressive environment to enhance life. Our vision of retirement living goes beyond bricks and mortar, dining, and a menu of activities to choose from.

Revenue

$16.1m

Assets

$146.9m

Employees

141

EIN

03-0594291

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Avenidas

Avenidas provides support, information, and community to enrich the lives of older adults and their families. Avenidas provides support, information, and community to enrich the lives of older adults. Avenidas rose kleiner center: adult day health care ...

Revenue

$12.7m

Assets

$45.2m

Employees

EIN

94-1480548

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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San Jose area nonprofits

Job trends for San Jose nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in San Jose

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Humane Society Silicon Valley

Skoll Foundation

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)

Silicon Valley University (SVU)

Santa Clara County Electrical JATC

Ronald Mcdonald House at Stanford

Moldaw Residences

Avenidas

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