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13,317 schools and 204,386 nonprofits in California. Counts of records, not rates.
Schools
13,317
about 6,311,915 pupils - 10% of the United States
Nonprofits
204,386
$766.3bn combined reported income - 10% of the United States
By registered addressCounts organisations by registered address, not where they work. Head offices and trustees inflate some areas.
Hospitals and health bodies
313
with boards on file

What stands out about this place?

Findings where this place differs most from the United States, with the evidence behind each one. A difference is not a verdict: it is a prompt to look closer.

Nothing clearly stands out. This area's mix of nonprofits and schools is close to the national picture.

Education

13,317 schools with about 6,311,915 pupils. NCES Common Core of Data (public schools). Pupil numbers and school types, never league tables.

Primary7,876
High2,496
Other1,447
Middle1,369
Combined129

Largest schools by pupil numbers

Highlands Community CharterSacramento11,713 pupils
Isea InternationalCombined - Newport Beach7,818 pupils
River Springs CharterTemecula7,703 pupils
Blue Ridge AcademyMaricopa7,657 pupils
Visions in EducationCarmichael7,460 pupils
Pacific Coast AcademyPoway6,760 pupils
Mission Vista AcademyBeaumont6,724 pupils
Heartland CharterMaricopa5,970 pupils
Granada Hills CharterGranada Hills5,927 pupils
Cabrillo Point AcademyPoway5,706 pupils

People and organisations

iShare of nonprofits here, with the share across the United States after "vs". Only organisations with a recorded purpose are counted (154,643 of 204,386).Largest here (largest first by latest reported income)

204,386 nonprofits are registered here. Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File and the Form 990 data already on this site.

Religion-Related16% vs 15%
Education13% vs 13%
Human Services11% vs 11%
Arts, Culture & Humanities9.6% vs 8.5%
Recreation & Sports7.5% vs 8.2%
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations7.2% vs 7.5%
Community Improvement & Capacity Building4.6% vs 5.2%
Youth Development3.7% vs 4.3%

By size

Under 100k26,188
100k to 1m32,415
1m to 10m13,301
Over 10m4,492
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan IncHealth Care - Oakland$93bn
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsHealth Care - Oakland$55.5bn
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityEducation - Redwood City$27.8bn
Sutter HealthHealth Care - Sacramento$21bn
Silicon Valley Community FoundationPhilanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations - Mountain View$19bn
Stanford Health Care 227Health Care - Stanford$8.7bn
Good Ventures FoundationPhilanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations - Palo Alto$8.3bn
Scripps HealthHealth Care - San Diego$7.1bn
Risant Health IncHealth Care - Oakland$6.7bn
Delta Dental of CaliforniaHealth Care - San Francisco$6.5bn
Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang FoundationPhilanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations - Palo Alto$6bn
University of Southern CaliforniaEducation - Los Angeles$5.9bn

County or equivalent areas in California

The 58 by number of nonprofits.

Who runs things here

Councils, elected members and health bodies we hold for this area. For the people matched to a specific ZIP code, use Who runs things.

California - governor and statewide officials

US Senate - California

  • Adam B. SchiffDemocrat
  • Alex PadillaDemocrat

Two senators for the whole state.

State health bodiesiNonprofit hospitals and health systems in California, with boards filed on Form 990.

See California hospitals

Where is it?

Largest schoolsLargest nonprofits

What we do not hold here

  • Population, housing, crime, income and other census-style figures: we hold none for the United States here, so nothing above is a rate per person.
  • Nonprofits are placed at the centre of their ZIP code, so distances are to the ZIP centre, not a street address.
  • Congressional districts come from the Census ZIP-to-district file for the 118th Congress; districts redrawn since may differ.
  • State legislators, county and most city councils are not held yet, only governors and statewide officials, two city councils and the US Congress.
  • Private and charter schools beyond the public-school list are not held.

Sources used on this pageiBuilt 2026-10-18 06:19:19 UTC. Registered addresses are not operating locations. An independent register, not affiliated with any government.

  • IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File and the Form 990 data already on this site.
  • NCES Common Core of Data (public schools) (school profiles already on this site).
  • GeoNames postal codes (ZIP centres), CC BY 4.0.
  • Representatives and councils from the public bodies already held on this site.