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Facts about the California Nonprofit Sector
Contents:
Overview, nonprofits by region
Nonprofits by field
Nonprofit employment
Philanthropic activity
More data...
Overview
Over 144,000 nonprofit organizations in California have
obtained tax exempt status with the IRS. California is home to 10.2%
of all nonprofits in the United States, and more charities than
New Jersey, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Hawaii
combined. 107,385 of these organizations (74.3%) are public charities,
registered as 501(c)3 organizations (The remainder are membership
organizations and trusts). This makes approximately 3 charities
per 1,000 people in California.
| Region |
501(c)3 Orgs |
Other 501(c) Orgs |
Total |
| Los Angeles/South Coast |
40,342 |
79.7% |
10,261 |
20.3% |
50,603 |
| Bay Area |
26,729 |
73.6% |
9,591 |
26.4% |
36,320 |
| San Joaquin Valley |
7,529 |
65.7% |
3,936 |
34.3% |
11,465 |
| San Diego Metro |
8,577 |
75.3% |
2,808 |
24.7% |
11,385 |
| Inland Empire |
7,589 |
74.8% |
2,551 |
25.2% |
10,140 |
| Sacramento Metro |
6,049 |
66.8% |
3,006 |
33.2% |
9,055 |
| Central Coast |
5,323 |
71.0% |
2,171 |
29.0% |
7,494 |
| Far North |
4,411 |
65.3% |
2,349 |
34.7% |
6,760 |
| Sierras |
837 |
63.9% |
472 |
36.1% |
1,309 |
| TOTAL |
107,386 |
74.3% |
37,145 |
25.7% |
144,531 |
California nonprofits by field
The table below breaks down the sector by activity classification
(NTEE
code). California's nonprofit sector fits the nationwide pattern
- health, human services, & education are the financial giants
of the sector, while arts and public benefit organizations are great
in number but not finances.
| Activity |
# |
% |
Total Revenues
(in millions) |
Total
Expenses
(in millions) |
Total Assets
(in millions) |
| Arts, Culture & Humanities |
10,515 |
10.4 |
$2,835.4 |
$2,414.9 |
$7,012.9 |
| Education |
16,947 |
16.8 |
$4,657.8 |
$4,120.8 |
$10,274.0 |
| Higher Education |
409 |
0.4 |
$12,697.0 |
$11,024.2 |
$38,228.9 |
| Environment |
3,181 |
3.2 |
$1,204.0 |
$1,082.5 |
$2,712.1 |
| Health |
6,258 |
6.2 |
$29,322.4 |
$28,765.4 |
$14,969.1 |
| Hospitals |
291 |
0.3 |
$38,311.2 |
$36,537.5 |
$40,034.7 |
| Human Services |
24,776 |
24.6 |
$16,093.7 |
$15,599.8 |
$21,389.6 |
| International |
1,538 |
1.5 |
$2,170.8 |
$1,998.7 |
$842.4 |
| Mutual Benefit |
340 |
0.3 |
$449.0 |
$398.1 |
$1,077.2 |
| Public and Societal Benefit |
8,582 |
8.5 |
$3,718.6 |
$3,497.7 |
$6,037.4 |
| Religion |
22,309 |
22.1 |
$1,181.1 |
$956.4 |
$2,131.2 |
| Unknown |
5,765 |
5.7 |
$46.3 |
$34.6 |
$82.6 |
| TOTAL |
100,911 |
100 |
$112,687.2 |
$106,430.7 |
$144,792.1 |
| Foundations* |
6,475 |
-- |
$15,774.0 |
$10,893.0 |
$85,619.8 |
Table reports for 501(c)3 organizations only. Counts of organizations
are from the IRS Exempt Organizations Master File. Total Revenue,
Expenditures, and Assets are from the NCCS Core File circa 2004. *Foundations,
supporting organizations, and federated giving programs are excluded
from totals to prevent double-counting of monies that are granted
to 501(c)3 operating charities.
Nonprofit Employment
In 2004 there were 893,061 nonprofit employees in California, which
is one out of every 17 paid workers. Nonprofits employ more people
than the state government or the construction industry in California.
Employment data is based on analysis by the California Employment
Development Department in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Center
for Civil Society Studies.
California Nonprofit Employment, 2004 (Second Quarter Average)
| Region |
Employment |
Total Wages
(in Millions) |
Average Hourly Wage |
| Far North |
28,807 |
3.2% |
$201.6 |
$12.84 |
| Sacramento Metro |
49,810 |
5.6% |
$511.6 |
$18.07 |
| Sierras |
3,228 |
0.4% |
$26.7 |
$13.10 |
| Bay Area |
231,068 |
26.0% |
$2,542.0 |
$19.57 |
| San Joaquin Valley |
75,207 |
8.4% |
$604.1 |
$15.33 |
| Central Coast |
33,479 |
3.8% |
$273.2 |
$13.91 |
| Inland Empire |
50,786 |
5.7% |
$452.4 |
$16.75 |
| South Coast |
337,289 |
37.9% |
$3,392.5 |
$17.21 |
| San Diego |
80,649 |
9.1% |
$651.3 |
$14.15 |
| TOTAL |
890,323 |
100% |
$8,655.3 |
$15.66 |
Note: Mono County data was withheld for confidentiality. The total
above excludes out of state firms with CA employees and others with
unknown addresses. Nonprofit employment was determined by matching
nonprofit employer identification numbers (EINs) from the Internal
Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Master File to ES-202 data.
The majority of California’s nonprofits (62%) employed less
than 10 people in 2004, amounting to only six percent of all the
state’s nonprofit workers. The largest nonprofits, those with
staffs of more than 250 people, comprised less than 2% of all the
organizations in the state, yet they employ 50% of the workers.
This skewed distribution of jobs does not exist for California businesses
on the whole.
Philanthropic Activity
California foundations have grow tremendously in number
and activity over the decade - New York is the only state with more
philanthropic resources. In terms of growth, California exceeds
the US philanthropic community overall in all categories of growth.
For example, total grants nationwide increased 190.8% between 1997
and 2001, while in California we saw an increase of 203.3% for the
same period. The table below, based on data from The
Foundation Center's FC Stats website, illustrates some of this
growth.
| |
Number
of Foundations |
Total
Grants |
Giving
Per Capita |
Year |
(In Millions)
|
California |
National |
1997 |
3,646 |
$2,010.9 |
$62 |
$69 |
2003 |
6,160 |
$3,759.7 |
$106 |
$104 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Increase |
2,514 |
$1,748.8 |
$44 |
$35 |
% Change |
69.0% |
87.0% |
71.0% |
50.7% |
Note:All 1997
dollars are adjusted to 2003 constant using the Inflation
Calculator from the Bureau of Statistics website. |
According to The Foundation Center, approximately two-thirds of
California philanthropic giving is directed to California nonprofits,
which amounted to $2.35 billion in 2001. Not surprisingly based
on nonprofit sector trends noted above, health receives the most
funding from California grantmakers, followed by education, human
services, and arts. However, California grantmakers provided larger
shares of support for the environment, science, and technology than
US foundations overall.
More Data...
The Institute can provide additional data analysis about
the sector through the California Nonprofit
Database.
Sources (in order of appearance):
2004 IRS Business
Master File, downloaded May 2005.
State of California, Department of Finance, E-1
City / County Population Estimates, Sacramento, California,
May 2005.
Definitions of CA Regions taken from Public Policy Institute of
California, California
Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, Vol. 3, No. 5.
Revenues, Expenses, & Assets from 2004 Core Files, National
Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute.
Nonprofit Employment data from custom analysis provided by the California
Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division.
FC Stats
website and California
Foundations: A Profile of the State's Grantmaking Community
(2001), The Foundation Center.
Note: Due to the nature of IRS data, the following
caveats apply to these figures. Churches, religious schools, and
religious organizations, and organizations with annual revenues
less than $5,000 are not required to file for tax exempt status
with the IRS. Additionally, organizations with revenues between
$5,000 and $25,000 are not required to file annual tax returns.
Therefore, these estimates may underestimate the number of small
organizations in the state. On the other hand, nonprofit closures
are not recorded immediately and may not be reflected in this data.
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