California’s fastest-growing nonprofits

Provisional. Ranked October 7, 2026 from the filings the IRS had published by then. Organizations have up to 10½ months after their year ends to file, so the list will change as the rest arrive.

160On the 2025 list
15,586%Top growth, LA Community Health Center
356%Median growth in California
$2.1BCombined revenue in FY2025
Rank National Organization Growth Revenue Staff Founded
1 2 LA Community Health Center
Van Nuys, CA
15,586% $101K → $15.9M – → 0 2019
2 3 San Diego Interfaith Housing Foundation
Lemon Grove, CA
12,494% $386K → $48.6M 0 → 0 1969
3 6 Catalyst Impact Fund INC
San Diego, CA · Housing
6,994% $100K → $7.1M – → 0 2020
4 9 Esselen Tribe of Monterey County
Carmel Valley, CA · Arts and culture
4,656% $193K → $9.2M 1 → 18 2018
5 21 Oceans Unmanned INC
Santa Barbara, CA · Environment
3,470% $265K → $9.5M 0 → 0 2016
6 24 Breed Street Shul Project INC
Los Angeles, CA · Arts and culture
3,129% $198K → $6.4M 1 → 1 1999
7 30 Palo Alto History Museum
Palo Alto, CA · Arts and culture
2,877% $199K → $5.9M 5 → 1 2004
8 44 The Christian Herald INC
Los Angeles, CA · Religion related
2,546% $247K → $6.5M 0 → 0 2014
9 46 RHF Foundation INC
Long Beach, CA · Housing
2,476% $388K → $10.0M 12 → 0 1997
10 50 California Association of Alcohol and
Sacramento, CA
2,380% $193K → $4.8M 0 → 0 –
11 52 B a R E Truth
Los Angeles, CA · Human services
2,309% $185K → $4.5M 0 → 55 2018
12 53 Whole Person Care Clinic
Santa Ana, CA
2,209% $187K → $4.3M 1 → 106 2020
13 63 Playcv INC
Castro Valley, CA · Education
1,988% $251K → $5.2M 0 → 209 2021
14 68 The Womans Club of Lodi
Lodi, CA
1,900% $102K → $2.0M 0 → 0 –
15 72 Helping Our People of Elsinore INC
Lake Elsinore, CA
1,853% $174K → $3.4M 0 → 0 1990
16 86 Common Purpose INC
Grass Valley, CA · Mental health
1,581% $188K → $3.2M 0 → 34 2017
17 108 The Bunny Museum
Altadena, CA · Animals
1,337% $246K → $3.5M 1 → 1 2014
18 113 Drugs & Diagnostics for Tropical Disease
San Diego, CA · Medical research
1,230% $562K → $7.5M 5 → 9 2010
19 115 Sri Kamakshi Community Center INC
Santa Clara, CA · Religion related
1,212% $221K → $2.9M 0 → 7 2013
20 116 Mountain Area Youth Organization
Oakhurst, CA · Youth development
1,183% $159K → $2.0M – → 89 1999
21 123 Humane Society of the Chaffey Comminc
Ontario, CA · Animals
1,118% $176K → $2.1M 0 → 0 –
22 126 Old Oak Ranch Recovery
Sonora, CA · Mental health
1,069% $430K → $5.0M 4 → 72 2020
23 128 Neural Information Processing
San Diego, CA
1,056% $1.2M → $13.9M 0 → 0 1992
24 134 Laxmi Narayan Dev Spriritual O
Fremont, CA · Religion related
1,022% $191K → $2.1M 0 → 0 2007
25 140 Village Network of Petaluma
Petaluma, CA · Human services
986% $255K → $2.8M 5 → 4 2012
26 142 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Rancho Mirage, CA · Education
979% $288K → $3.1M 0 → 0 2014
27 152 California Water Data Consortium
Sacramento, CA · Science
925% $270K → $2.8M 2 → 6 2019
28 168 Dignitymoves
San Francisco, CA · Housing
866% $5.4M → $52.3M 2 → 15 2021
29 172 Kokua Hawaii Foundation
San Rafael, CA · Environment
853% $520K → $5.0M 19 → 39 2003
30 173 Reaching Higher
Tulare, CA · Religion related
850% $257K → $2.4M 0 → 30 2018
31 192 Central Valley Coalition
Merced, CA · Housing
787% $7.2M → $64.0M 20 → 32 1989
32 201 Divine Healthcare Services INC
Inglewood, CA · Mental health
756% $850K → $7.3M 15 → 29 2007
33 212 Los Angeles Nomadic Division
Los Angeles, CA · Arts and culture
729% $330K → $2.7M 5 → 3 2009
34 221 Care Help and Aid for Israel INC
Beverly Hills, CA · Human services
688% $428K → $3.4M 0 → 0 –
35 237 Operalia Foundation INC
Beverly Hills, CA · Arts and culture
658% $567K → $4.3M 0 → 0 2001
36 242 Palenke Arts
Seaside, CA · Arts and culture
649% $386K → $2.9M 9 → 9 2018
37 254 Eel River Recovery Project INC
Loleta, CA · Environment
625% $351K → $2.5M 2 → 2 2016
38 259 Calstart INC
Pasadena, CA
618% $66.4M → $477M 181 → 285 1992
39 261 Bric Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · Arts and culture
614% $336K → $2.4M 3 → 9 2020
40 268 Cooperacin Santa Ana
Santa Ana, CA · Community improvement
605% $308K → $2.2M 4 → 13 2021
41 287 Center for Natural Lands Management
Temecula, CA · Environment
567% $4.0M → $26.7M 64 → 53 1990
42 289 Sathya Sai Society of America
Arcadia, CA
564% $416K → $2.8M 0 → 0 1968
43 296 Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project
Santa Cruz, CA · Animals
555% $330K → $2.2M 5 → 7 1977
44 298 Napa Valley Education Foundation
Napa, CA
552% $474K → $3.1M 21 → 46 2006
45 309 Sacramento Youth Center
Sacramento, CA · Youth development
543% $732K → $4.7M 0 → 0 2019
46 310 Pacific Coast Fish Wildlife & Wetlands
Arcata, CA · Environment
542% $499K → $3.2M 5 → 6 1991
47 318 San Leandro Boys and Girls Club INC
San Leandro, CA
531% $3.3M → $20.9M 174 → 443 1947
48 325 Quality Care Health Foundation INC
Sacramento, CA · Health care
525% $909K → $5.7M 5 → 10 1983
49 327 ST James Inn
Los Angeles, CA · Housing
525% $371K → $2.3M 0 → 0 1988
50 332 San Francisco Community Investment Fund
San Francisco, CA · Housing
519% $427K → $2.6M 0 → 0 2010
51 334 Placer Land Trust
Auburn, CA · Environment
518% $3.1M → $19.1M 13 → 15 1991
52 341 The Rebuilding Alliance
Redwood City, CA · International
512% $739K → $4.5M 5 → 7 2003
53 345 Sports SD INC
San Diego, CA
505% $1.7M → $10.2M 6 → 13 1977
54 351 San Francisco Public Health Foundation
San Francisco, CA
497% $1.6M → $9.4M 39 → 53 1988
55 360 Salmonid Restoration Federation Inc
Eureka, CA · Animals
490% $699K → $4.1M 6 → 11 1987
56 361 Valley Vision
Sacramento, CA · Community improvement
490% $2.4M → $14.3M 22 → 22 1994
57 364 Inequality Media
Berkeley, CA · Arts and culture
487% $980K → $5.8M 15 → 13 2014
58 366 Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation Inc
San Diego, CA · Recreation and sports
485% $702K → $4.1M 6 → 11 1988
59 367 National Steinbeck Center
Salinas, CA
485% $419K → $2.5M 14 → 11 1984
60 374 Career Nexus
Fresno, CA · Employment
480% $657K → $3.8M 75 → 303 2021
61 381 Make It Home - Bay Area
San Rafael, CA · Human services
471% $432K → $2.5M 3 → 16 2020
62 387 Sri Lanka-America Buddha Dhamma Society
Covina, CA
464% $386K → $2.2M 0 → 0 1975
63 397 Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz, CA · Environment
456% $5.6M → $31.0M 25 → 32 1978
64 399 V-Day
San Francisco, CA · Crime and legal
454% $667K → $3.7M 7 → 5 2001
65 405 North American Sustainable Refrigeration
Mill Valley, CA · Environment
450% $380K → $2.1M 3 → 9 2015
66 410 Burbank Housing Corporation
Burbank, CA · Housing
445% $7.0M → $38.2M 4 → 4 1997
67 415 The California Land Stewardship
Napa, CA · Animals
439% $771K → $4.2M 7 → 8 2004
68 438 Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy
Pasadena, CA · Environment
416% $403K → $2.1M 6 → 8 2000
69 443 Hawkeye Properties and Workforce
Pasadena, CA · Education
412% $564K → $2.9M 15 → 142 2010
70 461 Project Tomorrow
Irvine, CA · Education
397% $793K → $3.9M 5 → 7 1996
71 471 The JMT Wilderness Conservancy
Truckee, CA · Environment
392% $967K → $4.8M 5 → 36 2020
72 482 Wellness and Prevention Foundation
San Juan Capistrano, CA · Mental health
384% $634K → $3.1M 5 → 18 2014
73 484 Los Angeles River Revitalization
Agoura Hills, CA · Community improvement
382% $602K → $2.9M 5 → 2 2010
74 491 California Association of Resource
Sacramento, CA · Environment
377% $2.6M → $12.5M 19 → 19 –
75 496 Homeless Intervention Services of
Placentia, CA
374% $1.1M → $5.2M 19 → 79 2020
76 498 The Latino Equity Advocacy and Policy Institute
Huron, CA · Environment
373% $678K → $3.2M 8 → 56 2017
77 499 Library Guild of Rancho Santa Fe
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
373% $708K → $3.3M 8 → 0 1958
78 508 The Crossroads Foundation
San Diego, CA · Mental health
367% $704K → $3.3M 11 → 31 1957
79 515 Sentry Living Solutions
Oakland, CA · Human services
363% $2.6M → $12.0M 0 → 0 2016
80 529 TMC Community Capital
San Jose, CA · Community improvement
356% $1.2M → $5.5M 9 → 19 2018
81 538 CCAPP Education Institute
Sacramento, CA · Mental health
354% $727K → $3.3M 0 → 0 2007
82 540 Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Berkeley, CA · Environment
352% $784K → $3.5M 12 → 17 1917
83 544 Our City Forest
San Jose, CA · Environment
352% $862K → $3.9M 52 → 64 1994
84 547 Song for Charlie INC
Pasadena, CA · Mental health
350% $889K → $4.0M 3 → 11 2020
85 549 Rebuilding Together Petaluma INC
Petaluma, CA · Housing
348% $512K → $2.3M 3 → 9 1997
86 550 Team Prime Time INC
Los Angeles, CA · Youth development
348% $1.5M → $6.6M 64 → 258 2001
87 558 Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary
Hopland, CA · Animals
344% $1.7M → $7.6M 15 → 23 2021
88 572 Orange County Sheriffs Advisory Council
Santa Ana, CA · Crime and legal
336% $715K → $3.1M 2 → 2 1979
89 573 Khepera House INC
Ventura, CA · Mental health
336% $464K → $2.0M 0 → 0 1982
90 576 Black Cultural Zone Community
Oakland, CA · Community improvement
336% $4.5M → $19.8M 50 → 128 2019
91 586 Illuminate the Arts
San Francisco, CA · Arts and culture
331% $1.1M → $4.7M 3 → 2 2011
92 587 Early Childhood Education Step
San Francisco, CA · Education
331% $884K → $3.8M 0 → 0 2020
93 593 Enriching Lives Through Music
San Rafael, CA · Arts and culture
328% $1.2M → $5.0M 21 → 24 2013
94 598 Access Community Health Center
Santa Ana, CA · Health care
326% $1.8M → $7.7M 15 → 15 2017
95 602 San Luis Obispo County Housing
San Luis Obispo, CA · Housing
324% $759K → $3.2M 5 → 3 2003
96 608 NBCC
Santa Barbara, CA · Human services
320% $2.8M → $11.6M 39 → 92 2000
97 613 Children's Burn Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA
317% $2.5M → $10.5M 15 → 16 1985
98 615 DAP Health Inc
Palm Springs, CA · Disease and medical
316% $65.5M → $272M 293 → 1008 1984
99 632 Northcoast Regional Land Trust
Bayside, CA · Food and agriculture
309% $564K → $2.3M 8 → 8 2000
100 635 The Arc Los Angeles & Orange Counties
Downey, CA · Human services
307% $2.1M → $8.6M 53 → 43 1969
101 638 Windtree Foundation
West Covina, CA · Arts and culture
306% $709K → $2.9M 0 → 0 2011
102 645 LA Goal
Culver City, CA
304% $942K → $3.8M 43 → 47 1969
103 647 Jail Guitar Doors
Los Angeles, CA · Crime and legal
303% $887K → $3.6M 7 → 28 2009
104 653 Affordable Housing CDC INC
Ladera Ranch, CA · Housing
302% $680K → $2.7M 2 → 2 1992
105 654 Fundacion Gol International Cultural
San Bruno, CA · Recreation and sports
301% $524K → $2.1M 1 → 1 2012
106 655 One Atta Time INC
Truckee, CA · International
301% $591K → $2.4M 4 → 3 –
107 656 Umoja Community Education
Sacramento, CA · Education
301% $1.5M → $6.2M 12 → 24 2015
108 683 Girls Club of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Youth development
293% $1.8M → $7.3M 18 → 37 1972
109 684 Jannah Institute
Irvine, CA · Religion related
293% $824K → $3.2M 0 → 3 2017
110 687 International Funders for Indigenous
Sacramento, CA · International
293% $884K → $3.5M 3 → 5 1999
111 690 Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA · Youth development
291% $6.4M → $24.9M 156 → 554 1945
112 696 Maidu Summit Consortium
Chester, CA · Environment
289% $701K → $2.7M 3 → 25 2009
113 699 Monterey County Housing Authority
Salinas, CA · Housing
286% $2.5M → $9.7M 7 → 101 2005
114 700 Civic San Diego
San Diego, CA · Community improvement
286% $8.8M → $34.1M 23 → 0 1975
115 705 Mendocino County Fire Safe Council INC
Ukiah, CA · Public safety
284% $923K → $3.5M 6 → 11 2004
116 707 Conga Kids
Los Angeles, CA · Arts and culture
283% $1.1M → $4.1M 36 → 114 2016
117 713 Santa Monica Mountains Fund
Thousand Oaks, CA
282% $1.5M → $5.7M 62 → 107 1988
118 717 Boys and Girls Club of Tracy
Tracy, CA · Youth development
281% $2.5M → $9.5M 87 → 333 1984
119 729 FoodWhat Incorporated
Santa Cruz, CA · Youth development
278% $1.2M → $4.4M 41 → 58 2017
120 732 Shelter 37 INC
Whittier, CA · Human services
277% $535K → $2.0M 0 → 0 1993
121 735 Primary Care at Home Inc
Oakland, CA · Health care
277% $5.2M → $19.4M 6 → 6 2015
122 736 Support the Enlisted Project INC
San Diego, CA · Public benefit
277% $1.8M → $6.9M 23 → 26 2005
123 745 Native Directions INC
Manteca, CA
272% $1.2M → $4.6M 0 → 32 1972
124 760 Palm Springs International Film Society
Palm Springs, CA · Recreation and sports
268% $1.3M → $4.9M 77 → 155 1989
125 766 Communities in Schools of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Youth development
267% $1.1M → $3.9M 30 → 50 2007
126 772 Careervillage INC
San Francisco, CA · Education
265% $1.3M → $4.7M 14 → 28 2011
127 779 The Gathering Inn
Rocklin, CA · Human services
264% $4.6M → $16.7M 89 → 205 2004
128 780 Project Equity
Oakland, CA · Community improvement
263% $1.2M → $4.3M 0 → 30 2021
129 788 River Partners
Chico, CA · Environment
260% $10.8M → $39.0M 97 → 126 1998
130 796 Foodbank of Southern California
Long Beach, CA · Food and agriculture
257% $4.0M → $14.3M 20 → 0 1980
131 806 Twin Cities Concert Association
Nevada City, CA
254% $1.0M → $3.6M 6 → 11 1968
132 815 Healing Urban Barrios
Los Angeles, CA · Human services
252% $854K → $3.0M 34 → 38 2017
133 816 Downtown San Diego Partnership
San Diego, CA · Arts and culture
252% $1.1M → $4.0M 13 → 45 2001
134 828 High Desert Leapin Lizards INC
Ridgecrest, CA
250% $926K → $3.2M 67 → 67 1989
135 831 Project Life Impact INC
San Bernardino, CA · Youth development
249% $1.6M → $5.8M 127 → 127 2006
136 854 TLCS INC
Sacramento, CA · Mental health
244% $21.7M → $74.6M 289 → 442 1981
137 859 LandPaths
Santa Rosa, CA · Environment
243% $1.8M → $6.0M 49 → 60 1994
138 864 Berkeley Addiction Treatment Services
Berkeley, CA · Mental health
242% $932K → $3.2M 21 → 18 1982
139 868 San Francisco Architectural Heritage
San Francisco, CA · Arts and culture
241% $1.1M → $3.9M 11 → 4 1972
140 872 Tuolumne River Preservation Trust
Sonora, CA
241% $1.8M → $6.0M 16 → 39 1981
141 875 Nine Lives Foundation
Redwood City, CA · Animals
240% $1.4M → $4.9M 22 → 46 2004
142 877 Jewish Federation of San Diego County
San Diego, CA
240% $5.0M → $16.9M 28 → 44 1941
143 878 Ciclavia INC
Los Angeles, CA · Recreation and sports
240% $1.3M → $4.4M 54 → 84 2010
144 888 Childrens Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara Co
Santa Maria, CA · Human services
238% $13.1M → $44.1M 42 → 101 1970
145 894 California Ocean Science Trust
Sacramento, CA · Environment
237% $709K → $2.4M 12 → 13 2003
146 912 Bay Area Scores
San Francisco, CA · Recreation and sports
234% $2.2M → $7.5M 57 → 175 2002
147 919 Nami Orange County
Santa Ana, CA
233% $3.7M → $12.3M 22 → 206 1980
148 921 Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California
Los Angeles, CA
232% $1.1M → $3.7M 18 → 28 1991
149 922 Educate Advancing Early Childhood
Long Beach, CA · Human services
231% $1.3M → $4.3M 33 → 28 2010
150 926 The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA · Environment
231% $3.7M → $12.3M 19 → 25 1982
151 927 Red Housing Fund
Santa Rosa, CA · Public benefit
229% $917K → $3.0M 0 → 0 2021
152 935 Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless
South Lake Tahoe, CA · Human services
228% $654K → $2.1M 28 → 34 2016
153 943 Cri-Help INC
North Hollywood, CA
227% $10.0M → $32.5M 170 → 222 1971
154 950 Two Feathers-Nafs
McKinleyville, CA · Human services
225% $3.6M → $11.7M 68 → 134 2001
155 960 Alliance for a Better Community
Los Angeles, CA · Community improvement
223% $1.1M → $3.6M 9 → 22 2000
156 978 Mandir
Irvine, CA · Religion related
220% $672K → $2.2M 2 → 5 2004
157 981 The Connie Rice Institute for Urban
Los Angeles, CA · Crime and legal
220% $4.3M → $13.7M 0 → 37 2015
158 984 Immigrant Defenders Law Center
Los Angeles, CA · Crime and legal
220% $12.1M → $38.6M 176 → 237 2015
159 993 Access Reproductive Justice
Oakland, CA
219% $1.1M → $3.5M 6 → 15 1975
160 1000 New Ways to Work INC
Montebello, CA
218% $1.1M → $3.4M 1 → 5 1978