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San Francisco educational institutions

There are 4,200 schools and educational institutions in the greater San Francisco metro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro educational institutions employ 96,017 people, earn more than $18 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $87 billion.
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Types of educational institutions in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Educational service providers
 
1,354
 
$748,403,731
Student service organizations
 
794
 
$893,588,019
Parent teacher associations
 
791
 
$90,288,475
Preschool, elementary, and secondary schools
 
548
 
$3,113,696,204
Adult education and ESL centers
 
398
 
$199,604,548
Scholarship and financial aid organizations
 
317
 
$111,701,191
Nurseries, preschools, and kindergartens
 
159
 
$223,168,702
Organizations supporting a single school or educational institution
 
157
 
$1,391,909,454
Alumni associations
 
144
 
$582,499,808
Organizations supporting multiple schools and educational institutions
 
130
 
$61,659,606
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Job trends for San Francisco educational institutions

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
662
1-10
 
246
11-25
 
152
26-100
 
173
101 to 1,000
 
103
1,000+
 
7
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Sizes of educational institutions in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,060
$250k to $1M
 
387
$1M to $5M
 
248
$5M to $25M
 
151
$25M to $100M
 
53
$100M+
 
13
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Directory of educational institutions in San Francisco

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1-20 of 4,200

Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit that works with elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two and a half years below grade-level.
Revenue
$31.9m
Assets
$34.4m
Employees
879
EIN
77-0568469
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Public Library of Science (PLOS)

Public Library of Science is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization founded to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.
Revenue
$33.0m
Assets
$24.7m
Employees
125
EIN
68-0492065
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)

Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content to the public free of charge.
Revenue
$185.4m
Assets
$286.8m
Employees
363
EIN
20-0049703
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lycee Francais de San Francisco

Le Lycee Francais de San Francisco was founded in 1967 upon principles of internationalism and inclusivity. Theirunique program, accredited by the French Ministry of Education, helps all of their preschool through 12th grade students build confidence.
Revenue
$35.4m
Assets
$56.0m
Employees
245
EIN
94-1660059
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Seven Hills School

The Seven Hills School mission is to develop the intellect, engage the spirit, and foster respect for, and responsibility to our world.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$33.8m
Employees
128
EIN
94-1628213
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mid-Peninsula High School

Mid-Peninsula High School, a community for learning, offers students a stimulating college preparatory program in a nurturing, safe environment that empowers them to reach their full academic and social potential.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
37
EIN
94-2693417
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Clayton Valley Charter High School

Clayton Valley Charter High School unites stakeholders to prepare students for success in the 21st century with diverse academic, arts and sports programs.
Revenue
$34.7m
Assets
$28.4m
Employees
319
EIN
45-2615091
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stanford University

Stanford University 's mission is to find a solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.
Revenue
$9.5b
Assets
$63.3b
Employees
43.0k
EIN
94-1156365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a uniquely dynamic curriculum, cultivating individual achievement, developing business acumen, and connecting students directly with world-class artists allowing students to succeed in any career they choose.
Revenue
$75.6m
Assets
$395.3m
Employees
824
EIN
94-1156610
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lick-Wilmerding High School (LWHS)

Lick-Wilmerding High School (LWHS) develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life, inspiring them to become lifelong learners who contribute to the world with confidence and compassion.
Revenue
$36.1m
Assets
$176.7m
Employees
212
EIN
94-1186156
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Nueva School

The Nueva School is a private school, with two campuses, the lower and middle school in Hillsborough, and the high school in San Mateo, California, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Revenue
$76.6m
Assets
$293.0m
Employees
364
EIN
94-1633387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aspire Public Schools

Aspire Public Schools' purpose is to prepare their 16,000+ TK-12 students for success in college, career, and life.
Revenue
$317.7m
Assets
$415.9m
Employees
2,722
EIN
94-3311088
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California College of the Arts (CCA)

California College of the Arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing.
Revenue
$107.1m
Assets
$328.0m
Employees
1,325
EIN
94-1156485
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alder Graduate School of Education

To develop a high-caliber teacher, principal, and leader pipeline for aspire public schools and other Education organizations in the same manner.
Revenue
$32.8m
Assets
$50.1m
Employees
145
EIN
47-4649648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alta Vista School

Alta Vista School offers progressive, science-focused education to 314 students in small class sizes within San Francisco's independent community.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$29.5m
Employees
98
EIN
27-2889011
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Bay University (NPU)

Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) is a non-profit private institution of higher education located in Fremont, California, USA. The school, founded in 1984, awards Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in science, technology and management.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$306.2m
Employees
112
EIN
94-2933165
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco University High School (SFUHS)

University High School welcomes students of demonstrated motivation and ability to engage in an education that fosters responsibility and the spirited pursuit of knowledge.
Revenue
$36.7m
Assets
$167.4m
Employees
223
EIN
23-7313754
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Samuel Merritt University (SMU)

Samuel Merritt University educates students to become highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals who positively transform the experience of care in diverse communities.
Revenue
$113.9m
Assets
$566.0m
Employees
989
EIN
94-2992642
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Presidio Knolls School

To educate and inspire our students to become confident, creative and responsible individuals engaged in the global community.
Revenue
$18.5m
Assets
$70.0m
Employees
147
EIN
20-5758127
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

Lighthouse Community Public Schools prepares diverse students for college or career with self-motivated, lifelong learning skills while disrupting educational inequities.
Revenue
$37.9m
Assets
$103.1m
Employees
338
EIN
94-3370410
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "B00: Education: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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