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Santa Cruz area nonprofits

There are 1,768 organizations in the greater Santa Cruzmetro area, including the cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Combined, these Santa Cruz metro nonprofits employ 8,779 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $3 billion.
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Job trends for Santa Cruz nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
186
1-10
110
11-25
65
26-100
62
101 to 1,000
24
1,000+
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
472
$250k to $1M
161
$1M to $5M
96
$5M to $25M
38
$25M to $100M
10
$100M+
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Religious organizations
249
$12,849,188
Educational institutions
220
$175,278,939
Recreation, sports, and social clubs
180
$23,091,093
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits
177
$28,810,498
Human service organizations
121
$128,466,467
Foundations
113
$88,224,483
Business and community development organizations
88
$16,170,518
Environmental organizations
66
$81,720,590
Mutual assistance organizations
51
$234,295,014
Animal organizations
50
$11,205,497
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Directory of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

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1-20 of 1,768

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County

In short, the Second Harvest Food Bank provides assistance to the needy in Santa Cruz County by providing education and aid to those in need of food assistance through its programs such as the CalFresh Program and acquiring and distributing donated food.
Revenue
$25.8m
Assets
$21.7m
Employees
66
EIN
77-0326685
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Monte Vista Christian School (MVCS)

Monte Vista Christian School is dedicated to being the premier college preparatory Christian school in Northern California, committed to preparing students to be world changers.
Revenue
$17.0m
Assets
$35.1m
Employees
195
EIN
94-1358324
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cabrillo College Foundation

The Cabrillo College Foundation was established in 1965, to provide aid supplementary to public tax dollars for the support and benefit of Cabrillo College.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$43.2m
Employees
10
EIN
94-6121953
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Salud Para La Gente

Our health centers are staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals who work collaboratively to provide quality, patient-centered care to improve individual health and the health of the community.
Revenue
$43.0m
Assets
$37.4m
Employees
456
EIN
94-2705747
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Teacher Center (NTC)

New Teacher Center's mission is to improve student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers, experienced teachers and school leaders.
Revenue
$27.1m
Assets
$27.8m
Employees
160
EIN
26-2427526
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz's Land Trust connects people to extraordinary lands, guides stewardship of conservation properties, and protects working lands.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$46.9m
Employees
25
EIN
94-2431856
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Firelight Foundation

Firelight Foundation believes in the power of African communities to create lasting change for children and families affected by poverty, HIV, and AIDS.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$17.5m
Employees
5
EIN
27-2795006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County provides individuals, families and businesses with ways to make giving simple, powerful and personal. They offer professional advisors resources and tools to help you meet your clients' charitable goals.
Revenue
$40.4m
Assets
$185.5m
Employees
24
EIN
94-2808039
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks partners with California State Parks to ensure thriving public access to parks and beaches.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
153
EIN
51-0183410
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mission Springs Camps and Conference Center

Mission Springs is a camp and conference center affiliated with the Pacific Southwest Conference. Its purpose is to glorify God by providing a unique Christian environment for the personal growth and education of youth, individuals and families.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$14.0m
Employees
232
EIN
46-5072086
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Janus of Santa Cruz

Janus of Santa Cruz offers substance abuse services through residential/outpatient programs and opiate addiction treatment with medication assisted options.
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$7.3m
Employees
216
EIN
94-2739130
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group (NIAC)

To provide a stable source of liability insurance tailored to the specialized needs of the nonprofit sector, and to assist our members with programs, tools and training that minimize their risk, protect their resources, and save them money.
Revenue
$28.3m
Assets
$181.2m
Employees
188
EIN
06-1555318
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central Coast Energy Services

Central Coast Energy Services provides energy conservation, education, home improvement, and utility assistance to improve household safety, health, and economic security.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
86
EIN
65-1190535
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

To restore, protect, and steward the traditional lands of the Amah Mutsun people. To train current and future Amah Mutsun generations in the stewardship of native plants, medicines, animals, waterways, and lands.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$6.4m
Employees
33
EIN
32-0447436
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Island Conservation

Island Conservation restores islands by removing invasive species to prevent extinctions, protecting imperiled species and their habitats since 1994.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$13.2m
Employees
34
EIN
91-1839907
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz

Ecology Action is passionately driven to empower individuals, businesses, and communities to take actions today that achieve environmental and economic sustainability.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$18.6m
Employees
121
EIN
94-2584236
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Collegiate School (PCS)

To provide exemplary, standards based college preparatory and fine arts education for public middle and high school students of Santa Cruz County and bordering areas.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
121
EIN
77-0485136
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dientes Community Dental Care

To create lasting oral health for the underserved children and adults of santa cruz county and neighboring communities by providing comprehensive Dental Care to medi-cal recipients and the uninsured who fall under the clinic's sliding fee scale.
Revenue
$14.7m
Assets
$18.4m
Employees
136
EIN
77-0311752
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ceiba Public Schools

Ceiba Public Schools prepares low-income, non-urban students for college graduation and offers exceptional public charter schools in Watsonville, CA.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
97
EIN
20-5155858
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Applied Survey Research

Applied Survey Research is a nonprofit social research firm dedicated to helping people build better communities. We help communities to measure and improve their quality of life. We help organizations to measure and improve the impact of their services.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
43
EIN
94-2711764
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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