Nonprofits in California

There are 212,566 organizations in California. Combined, these Californian nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $514 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

Nonprofits by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
72,851
$129,836,150,714
31,270
$218,580,030,569
17,834
$17,520,469,985
17,226
$33,769,575,209
14,574
$32,890,458,086
12,127
$29,673,748,781
4,332
$6,741,879,004
4,197
$8,066,356,318
3,392
$4,015,145,414
3,308
$2,828,464,689
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Job trends for California nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
30,296
1-10
10,825
11-25
4,422
26-100
4,453
101 to 1,000
2,409
1,000+
285

Sizes of nonprofits in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
51,735
$250k to $1M
14,783
$1M to $5M
9,177
$5M to $25M
3,917
$25M to $100M
1,145
$100M+
518
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
39,583
$3,471,888,191
26,833
$58,323,096,720
18,864
$36,141,369,511
16,550
$28,380,036,749
16,131
$7,427,571,932
16,045
$5,563,894,588
13,064
$8,227,193,917
5,333
$9,439,614,213
5,332
$2,011,683,264
4,903
$2,348,313,035
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Directory of nonprofits in California


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