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Santa Cruz area nonprofits

There are 1,640 organizations in the greater Santa Cruz metro area, including the cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Combined, these Santa Cruz metro nonprofits employ 8,811 people, earn more than $898 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Job trends for Santa Cruz nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
168
1-10
 
112
11-25
 
61
26-100
 
59
101 to 1,000
 
23
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
466
$250k to $1M
 
155
$1M to $5M
 
83
$5M to $25M
 
34
$25M to $100M
 
5
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Religious organizations
 
233
 
$11,950,037
Educational institutions
 
218
 
$152,385,217
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits
 
186
 
$22,480,365
Recreation, sports, and social clubs
 
157
 
$30,392,566
Human service organizations
 
115
 
$120,398,266
Foundations
 
105
 
$46,662,026
Business and community development organizations
 
84
 
$32,559,395
Environmental organizations
 
49
 
$47,407,498
Mutual assistance organizations
 
46
 
$141,779,562
Youth development organizations
 
45
 
$6,069,471
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Directory of nonprofits in Santa Cruz

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1-10 of 1,640

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
$28.7m
Assets
$23.4m
Employees
245
EIN
26-2427526
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
$9.3m
Assets
$37.9m
Employees
23
EIN
94-6121953
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
$19.0m
Assets
$33.0m
Employees
212
EIN
94-1358324
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

The mission of the Land Trust is to protect, care for, and connect people to the extraordinary lands that make the Santa Cruz area special. Open space and habitat conservation. The mission of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County is to protect, care for, ...
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$36.0m
Employees
19
EIN
94-2431856
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Education Training and Research Associates

The mission of etr is to provide science-based innovative solutions in health and Education designed to achieve transformative change in individuals, families and communities. While etr's solutions impact a cross section of society, its present primary ...
Revenue
$15.6m
Assets
$18.0m
Employees
129
EIN
94-2760764
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
$23.0m
Assets
$126.7m
Employees
25
EIN
94-2808039
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Assist International

Assist International is a humanitarian organization addressing the critical needs of the world's most vulnerable people. Projects completed in over 60 countries have lifted thousands to a hopeful and productive future.
Revenue
$21.1m
Assets
$22.9m
Employees
30
EIN
77-0243475
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Maps is a research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. Maps furthers its mission by: 1) developing psychedelics and marijuana into pr...
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$43.8m
Employees
27
EIN
59-2751953
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

THE ORGANIZATION works in partnership with California State Parks and leverages local community support to provide funding for educational programs, visitor services and capital projects Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Friends of Santa Cruz State Par...
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
150
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. To glor...
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$14.0m
Employees
232
EIN
46-5072086
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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