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Santa Maria area nonprofits

There are 3,066 organizations in the greater Santa Mariametro area, including the cities of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. Combined, these Santa Maria metro nonprofits employ 26,409 people, earn more than $7 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $12 billion.
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Job trends for Santa Maria nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
579
1-10
213
11-25
92
26-100
101
101 to 1,000
42
1,000+
4
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of nonprofits in Santa Maria

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
882
$250k to $1M
272
$1M to $5M
166
$5M to $25M
71
$25M to $100M
15
$100M+
9
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in Santa Maria

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Religious organizations
436
$13,949,493
Educational institutions
385
$487,129,438
Foundations
345
$208,996,687
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits
304
$112,666,046
Recreation, sports, and social clubs
273
$84,202,660
Business and community development organizations
194
$47,799,902
Human service organizations
178
$986,710,529
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations
93
$14,163,511
Environmental organizations
88
$69,251,535
Animal organizations
85
$44,202,111
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Directory of nonprofits in Santa Maria

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1-20 of 3,066

Direct Relief

Improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing and providing essential medical resources needed for their care.
Revenue
$2.4b
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
144
EIN
95-1831116
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cottage Health (CH)

For over 125 years, Cottage Health has been providing advanced medical care for patients throughout California. Today, their nationally recognized services provide families with the patient-centered care they deserve.
Revenue
$980.0m
Assets
$2.2b
Employees
3,882
EIN
95-1644629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Barbara Foundation

Santa Barbara Foundation's mission is to use every tool at their disposal to facilitate the building of philanthropy, strengthen the nonprofit sector, and identify and strategically address important community opportunities and needs.
Revenue
$37.8m
Assets
$474.8m
Employees
42
EIN
95-1866094
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tri-Counties Regional Center

Empowers individuals with developmental disabilities in Santa Barbara to lead fulfilling lives via person-centered planning, services, and supports.
Revenue
$544.3m
Assets
$88.5m
Employees
530
EIN
95-2623230
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

Trusted reproductive health provider with free or low-cost services in three Californian counties: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura.
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$49.1m
Employees
208
EIN
95-2319356
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Laguna Blanca School

Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca School is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in grades K-12.
Revenue
$20.1m
Assets
$41.4m
Employees
271
EIN
95-1641448
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM)

Calms mission is to prevent, assess and treat child abuse in santa barbara county by providing comprehensive, culturally competent services for children, adults and families.
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$21.9m
Employees
111
EIN
23-7097910
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Channel Islands YMCA

Charitable YMCA promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility based on Christian principles for over 136 years.
Revenue
$29.5m
Assets
$48.0m
Employees
866
EIN
95-1643379
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation

To manage, maintain and renovate the Santa Barbara Bowl, to provide music and performing arts events in the Santa Barbara Community, to promote cultural and artistic awareness in Santa Barbara County.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$51.5m
Employees
16
EIN
95-3618955
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Crane Country Day School

Crane Country Day School is dedicated to providing an experiential education characterized by a thoughtful balance of academic challenge and creative expression.
Revenue
$14.5m
Assets
$37.1m
Employees
86
EIN
95-1643315
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation enhances the quality of life in the local community through grantmaking to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Santa Barbara and Ventura County areas.
Revenue
$26.1m
Assets
$127.0m
Employees
13
EIN
32-0341358
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vitamin Angels

Our mission is to mobilize and deploy private sector resources to advance availability, access and use of micronutrients, especially Vitamin a, among at-risk populations in need.
Revenue
$132.1m
Assets
$99.1m
Employees
66
EIN
77-0485881
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Graduate University is an accredited nonprofit leader in blended graduate education, combining face-to-face and online learning. Their curriculum offers quality degrees and courses for professionals living and working anywhere in the world.
Revenue
$23.8m
Assets
$38.5m
Employees
325
EIN
95-2882724
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Midland School

Midland School provides a unique college preparatory boarding school experience to a diverse student body. It teaches the value of a lifetime of learning, self-reliance, simplicity, responsibility to community, the environment and love for the outdoors.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$38.9m
Employees
50
EIN
95-1684072
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Environmental Defense Center (EDC)

The Environmental Defense Center works to protect the local environment through education, advocacy, and legal action. Since 1977, we have empowered community-based organizations to advance environmental protection.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
15
EIN
77-0061994
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast (CHC)

To enhance the health status of all people in the Central Coast of California, with special emphasis on the medically underserved, by providing accessible, affordable, comprehensive & quality healthcare services.
Revenue
$175.0m
Assets
$305.5m
Employees
1,010
EIN
95-3253302
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hugh E& Marjorie Spetersen Foundation

The Hugh E& Marjorie Spetersen Foundation provides support to various educational institutions, with a focus on Providence School Inc. The foundation made 27 grants last year and is supported by Marjorie S Petersen Admin Trust Ua 113016.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$39.8m
Employees
3
EIN
20-3757530
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

To end hunger and transform the health of sb County through good nutrition by providing nourishment, acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies (translating to 8.4 million meals last year) and giving education to solve food securit....
Revenue
$28.9m
Assets
$51.9m
Employees
72
EIN
77-0169214
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Inspires awe for nature and connects communities. Two sites: Mission Creek and Sea Center. Over 50k served in 2019.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$94.4m
Employees
184
EIN
95-1643378
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG)

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden fosters the conservation of California's native plants through our gardens, education, and research, and serves as a role model of sustainable practices.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$38.9m
Employees
123
EIN
95-1644628
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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