San Jose area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 San Jose area nonprofits
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There are 10,632 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 99,286 people, earn more than $24 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $83 billion.

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Job trends for San Jose nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,096
1-10	484
11-25	194
26-100	204
101 to 1,000	131
1,000+	15

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of nonprofits in San Jose

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,059
$250k to $1M	801
$1M to $5M	453
$5M to $25M	187
$25M to $100M	64
$100M+	25

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Stanford Health Care, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, and The Schmidt Family Foundation (TSFF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in San Jose.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in San Jose with more than $100 million account for 73.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be private foundations, general hospitals, community foundations, specialty hospitals, and organizations supporting multiple environmental nonprofits.

Types of nonprofits in San Jose

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,576	16,140	$1,211,644,039	$2,111,311,930
Religious organizations	1,546	1,155	$154,992,480	$312,860,599
Foundations	1,443	362	$8,683,910,738	$37,376,701,490
Unions and employment organizations	944	4,980	$263,593,475	$364,331,345
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	840	3,986	$239,902,278	$567,750,818
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	721	4,194	$223,172,719	$349,449,712
Human service organizations	603	13,018	$1,244,598,339	$1,348,740,060
Business and community development organizations	522	1,400	$382,313,753	$835,293,692
International-focused organizations	289	133	$76,930,992	$100,742,907
Mutual assistance organizations	240	15,014	$479,639,473	$1,341,070,908

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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

$24.1m

Assets

$579.8m

Employees

N/A

EIN

11-3659133

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$13.7m

Assets

$49.1m

Employees

144

EIN

94-1196215

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Peninsula Open Space Trust (post) protects Open Space on the Peninsula and in the south bay for the benefit of all. Post is creating a network of protected lands where people and nature connect and thrive these lands are preserved forever so present and...

Revenue

$31.7m

Assets

$315.8m

Employees

EIN

94-2392007

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

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

Revenue

$135.7m

Assets

$89.6m

Employees

209

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

$2.9b

Assets

$8.0b

Employees

232

EIN

20-5205488

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pinewood School

To provide students with the skills necessary for success in school and beyond through a strong college preparatory curriculum that emphasizes the importance of reading, writing, computation, communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Revenue

$37.0m

Assets

$126.4m

Employees

348

EIN

94-1527492

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Harker School

The Harker School is a private school in Silicon Valley, serving families of preschool, elementary, middle and high school-aged children on its four San Jose campuses.

Revenue

$108.3m

Assets

$216.1m

Employees

1,043

EIN

94-1613808

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Grove Foundation

The Grove Foundation is a private foundation in Los Altos, CA, which was founded in 1986 and most recently had $51,067,034 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$51.1m

Assets

$127.1m

Employees

N/A

EIN

77-0108124

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Heising Simons Foundation

Heising-Simons Foundation works with its many partners to advance sustainable solutions in climate and clean energy, enable groundbreaking research in science, enhance the education of their youngest learners, and support human rights for all people.

Revenue

$179.9m

Assets

$554.2m

Employees

N/A

EIN

26-0799587

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The 1440 Foundation

The 1440 Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, CA whose mission is: To serve champions committed to helping us grow in relationship, spirit, and wellness.

Revenue

$46.0m

Assets

$188.3m

Employees

N/A

EIN

77-0456449

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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San Jose area nonprofits

Job trends for San Jose nonprofits

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Skoll Foundation

Humane Society Silicon Valley

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)

Pinewood School

The Harker School

The Grove Foundation

Heising Simons Foundation

The 1440 Foundation

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