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Social science nonprofits in California: 252 registered with the IRS

252 social science nonprofits are registered with the IRS in California, 244 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 78 that report revenue took in $234.7 million. The most are in San Francisco (25), Los Angeles (15), San Diego (12). The largest by revenue: Buck Institute for Research On Aging ($57.2 million), RSF Social Finance Inc ($41 million), Esalen Institute ($22.4 million).

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Every organization, largest by revenue first

OrganizationCityTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
Buck Institute for Research On AgingNovato501(c)(3)2014$57.2 million$132.3 million2025-06
RSF Social Finance IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)1942$41 million$108.4 million2024-12
Esalen InstituteSan Francisco501(c)(3)1965$22.4 million$70.3 million2024-12
Global Fund for A New Economy IncAlameda501(c)(3)2024$17.9 million$12.9 million2025-12
Out & EqualOakland501(c)(3)2003$14.6 million$15.2 million2025-06
Center for Applied Research Solutions IncSanta Rosa501(c)(3)2002$12.8 million$9.7 million2024-12
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program IncSan Diego501(c)(3)1984$5.9 million$9.5 million2025-06
L S B Leakey Foundation FR Resrch To Mans Origin Behaviour & SrvivalSan Francisco501(c)(3)1968$5.2 million$46.5 million2025-08
Children and Family Futures IncIrvine501(c)(3)1998$5.1 million$4.1 million2024-12
MK Level Playing Field InstituteOakland501(c)(3)2001$4.5 million$4.2 million2024-12
Global Witness FoundationPalo Alto501(c)(3)2001$4.2 million$9,6942025-04
Molina Family FoundationLos Alamitos501(c)(3)2007$3.8 million$19.9 million2025-12
Next RiverOakland501(c)(3)2023$3 million$2.7 million2024-12
California ChangelawyersSan Francisco501(c)(3)2015$2.9 million$4.5 million2024-12
Curious Cases IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2023$2.5 million$1.4 million2024-12
California Chapter American Planning AssociationSacramento501(c)(6)1983$2.2 million$2 million2024-12
Visual Communications MediaLos Angeles501(c)(3)1972$2 million$1.8 million2024-12
Sphere InstituteBurlingame501(c)(3)1997$1.8 million$26 million2024-12
Center for Scholars & StorytellersVentura501(c)(3)2023$1.7 million$1.3 million2025-12
Superbloom DesignSan Francisco501(c)(3)2015$1.6 million$208,8882024-12
Bay Area Gestalt InstituteSan Francisco501(c)(3)2012$1.5 million$373,0662025-12
Integral Community Solutions InstituteFresno501(c)(3)2016$1.4 million$1.2 million2025-06
American Institute for Behavioral Research and TechnologyVista501(c)(3)2013$1.3 million$900,0142025-12
Good Energy Collective IncorporatedSacramento501(c)(3)2021$1.3 million$1.4 million2024-12
Seasteading InstituteOakland501(c)(3)2009$1.3 million$2 million2025-12
Amplified Impact PartnersSan Diego501(c)(3)2009$1.1 million$1.4 million2025-06
Institute for Jewish and Community ResearchSan Francisco501(c)(3)1999$1.1 million$4.4 million2024-12
Other 98 Percent Action IncOakland501(c)(4)2004$1 million$673,8612025-12
The Valley Economic AllianceSherman Oaks501(c)(3)1995$1 million$1.7 million2025-06
Western Economic Association InternationalFountain Vly501(c)(3)1973$998,871$3.9 million2025-12
Jimena IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2008$849,567$1 million2024-12
Western Institute for Social ResearchBerkeley501(c)(3)1975$654,100$210,9982025-06
Center for Islamophobia StudiesBerkeley501(c)(3)2015$570,923$427,2822024-12
Atheist Alliance of AmericaSacramento501(c)(3)1993$566,018$545,5452025-04
Population CommunicationPasadena501(c)(3)1977$523,226$3.3 million2024-12
Solidarity Research CenterLos Angeles501(c)(3)2015$511,630$193,0522025-06
International Society for Human EthologySan Diego501(c)(3)2002$485,083$3 million2024-12
Global Game JamLaguna Beach501(c)(3)2014$455,813$151,7512025-03
Institute for HolotropicsNovato501(c)(3)2014$430,350$148,8202024-12
Don Norman Design AwardDel Mar501(c)(3)2023$392,462$160,6072025-12
Pacific Sociological AssociationBerkeley501(c)(3)2017$360,249$810,0092025-06
Vijay Amritraj FoundationTarzana501(c)(3)2023$359,974$504,2932025-12
California Women LeadSacramento501(c)(3)1976$353,249$66,0542025-12
American Governance Foundation IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2018$334,255$308,9552024-12
Telosa Community FoundationSanta Rosa501(c)(3)2022$308,210$131,9662024-12
Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness StudiesSanta Barbara501(c)(3)2003$273,664$3.4 million2024-12
Center for Partnership StudiesCarmel501(c)(3)1992$263,281$188,1922025-12
Gen Next FoundationIrvine501(c)(3)2010$258,246$138,0862024-12
C G Jung Study CenterHermosa Beach501(c)(3)2002$186,683$311,1012024-12
Atlantean GardensEncino501(c)(3)2015$169,120$469,6172024-12
Peace CreationsSan Ramon501(c)(3)1995$158,165$1,9212025-12
Glendon AssociationSanta Barbara501(c)(3)1982$149,372$150,9732025-12
The National Institute for PlayCarmel Valley501(c)(3)2007$133,994$74,2142025-12
Institute for International Criminal InvestigationSacramento501(c)(3)2001$114,512$136,0162025-12
Omega Point InstituteSanta Barbara501(c)(3)1997$114,449$509,1542025-12
Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum ConsortiumWhittier501(c)(3)2022$108,047$10,2872025-12
National Womens History ProjectSanta Rosa501(c)(3)1985$105,373$55,6262024-12
Human Behavior and Evolution Society IncRedlands501(c)(3)2009$95,793$808,6792025-06
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators North America IncGlendale501(c)(3)2014$94,206$145,8842024-12
Institute for Families and NanniesSan Francisco501(c)(3)2016$90,187$26,0992024-12
Mother Divine Institute of Sacred SciencesPasadena501(c)(3)1999$84,244$1.2 million2025-12
Bramble Center for Informal Research IncSan Diego501(c)(3)2024$80,000$51,9202024-12
Bayes ImpactSan Francisco501(c)(3)2026$77,900$46,2882021-12
New Way California FoundationAntelope501(c)(3)2019$75,000$229,9782024-12
Institute for Frontier ScienceOakland501(c)(3)1996$66,856$766,9162025-12
Advantage Public InstituteChino501(c)(3)2017$54,261$12025-12
Consumer Center for ResourcesLos Angeles501(c)(3)2014$45,804$1,1322025-12
American Sudanese Archaeological Research CenterLos Alamos501(c)(3)2017$44,183$29,7172025-12
KitechildMalibu501(c)(3)2010$31,796$19,9802024-06
Social Research ApplicationsLos Altos HLS501(c)(3)1986$30,023$26.8 million2025-12
Research Group On Socialism and Democracy IncPacifica501(c)(3)2006$28,151$10,0722025-12
Anthropological Research Contributions IncLittlerock501(c)(3)2019$21,277$12025-12
Berkeley Technical ManagementBerkeley501(c)(3)2024$17,203$12024-12
Mojave Desert Gem and Mineral SocietyBarstow501(c)(3)2025$7,802$12023-12
Pan Cretan Chapter of Marin and Sonoma Counties IncPetaluma501(c)(7)2014$6,835$23,0132024-12
Spirit Vitamins IncSanta Monica501(c)(3)2023$1,174$12023-12
Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership CouncilRiverside501(c)(3)2009$970$22,7242024-12
Topicquests FoundationTemecula501(c)(3)2015$50$2,9052025-12
Advancing GirlsChula Vista501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Afghanistan International Academic Research AssociationSan Diego501(c)(3)2018$0$02024-12
Allies for Micronesia ProjectMalibu501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Alphacommons FoundationLadera Ranch501(c)(3)2026
Alternative Revenue Institute IncPalo Alto501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Ante Meridiem IncorporatedSanta Cruz501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Antipornography OrgLos Angeles501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Arc Asia Research Center FoundationCerritos501(c)(3)2012$6,3132024-12
Arguments Into Agreements Mediation ApcIrvine501(c)(3)2022$0$02023-12
Armenian Entertainment Center IncGlendale501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-04
Association for Analytical Learning About Islam and Muslim SocietiesStanford501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Attention StrategiesBerkeley501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Automatic Radio Frequency Techniques Group IncSan Jose501(c)(3)2002$0$02025-12
Avenew Community FoundationMammoth Lakes501(c)(3)2008$0$02024-12
Biofeedback Institute of L ALos Angeles501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
British Women Writers AssociationFullerton501(c)(3)2026$0$02026-06
Bruin Hedge FundLos Angeles501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Building Blocks Social Skills Development & Learning IncHemet501(c)(3)2024
C-Economy IncDSRT Hot SPGS501(c)(3)2018$0$02026-03
California African-American Genealogical Society IncLos Angeles501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
California Institute for Peruvian StudiesPalmdale501(c)(3)1986$0$02025-09
California Institute of International StudiesPalo Alto501(c)(3)1965$504,3512025-12
California Justice CollaborativeStockton501(c)(3)2023$12025-12
California Sociological AssociationFriant501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-08
Calvary Hill Social ServicesSan Francisco501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Celestia Foundation IncCerritos501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-06
Center for Altruism Research and EducationSebastopol501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Center for Attention Rehabilitation and EducationCorte Madera501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Center for Educational Research and DevelopmentSan Diego501(c)(3)1998$0$02025-12
Center for Effective GovernmentSanta Monica501(c)(3)2022$0$02023-12
Center for Professional Examination AccountabilityCoulterville501(c)(3)2026
Center for Research in Traditional Culture of the AmericasSan Diego501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Center for Visionary Law Business and Public PolicyOakland501(c)(3)1998$0$02025-12
Center for the Study of OligarchsLos Angeles501(c)(3)2025$12024-12
Chaldean and Middle Eastern Social ServicesEl Cajon501(c)(3)2006
Chico American Marketing AssociationOroville501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Chronorecord AssociationFullerton501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-12
Coleman Research GroupSan Mateo501(c)(3)2022$0$02026-06
Coming Home Experience InstituteLos Angeles501(c)(3)2026$26,1792025-12
Common Data IncOakland501(c)(3)2026
Consciousness Research FoundationSan Francisco501(c)(3)2025
Creative Catholic Works IncMenlo Park501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-12
Creative Change ProductionsSanta Rosa501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
CulturatorMountain View501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-06
David Suzuki Foundation USASacramento501(c)(3)1994$0$02025-08
Dawoodi Bohra Lawyers Association A MericaCalabasas501(c)(3)2026
Democracy RulesSan Francisco501(c)(4)2023$0$02024-12
Design Studies Forum IncSanta Barbara501(c)(3)2007$0$02024-12
Diverse Sexualities Research and Education InstituteSan Francisco501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Dr Courtney Durdle FoundationLos Angeles501(c)(3)2025
Economics of Generative Ai Research LabSan Francisco501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
El Dorado County Bar AssociationEl Dorado HLS501(c)(6)2013$0$02024-05
El Nil ResearchLos Angeles501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Elasmotech LabsOrange501(c)(3)2014$0$02023-12
Endangered Voices Initiative IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Ethnoworks NPSan Leandro501(c)(3)2026
Eudaimonia Institute IncNevada City501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Fallen Angels & Angeles CaidosFullerton501(c)(3)2025
Far Western FoundationDavis501(c)(3)2022$73,9382025-08
Find the CureSan Jose501(c)(3)2025
Foundation for Research in Economics and EducationBurbank501(c)(3)1970$0$02025-06
Foundation for the Right To Effective Treatment IncOceanside501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-05
Francis E McGovern FoundationKentfield501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Garibay InstituteHidden Hills501(c)(3)2025$0$12024-12
Global Wealth History InstituteSan Francisco501(c)(3)2002$0$02026-03
HVC Nonprofit Public Benefit CorporationClaremont501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Harvest Financial Literacy FoundationWest Covina501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Heart of AnthropologyRichmond501(c)(3)2015$0$02023-12
Henry George School of Social Science of San FranciscoSan Francisco501(c)(3)1951$0$02025-06
Hispanic Neuropsychological SocietyLake Forest501(c)(3)2016$0$8,3682025-12
Hunan Association of San Francisco Bay AreaMilpitas501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Institute for Philosophy Technology and PoliticsMenlo Park501(c)(3)2024
Institute for the Study of Natural and Cultural ResourcesBerkeley501(c)(3)1995$0$02023-09
Institute of Aliveness IncPresidio501(c)(3)2026
Institutions Law and Security Center IncPasadena501(c)(3)2014$12024-12
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and PeaceW Hollywood501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
International ComparisonsHayward501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
International Futures Forum - UsCarlsbad501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
International Institute for Sustainable TransportationSanta Cruz501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
International Society for Military EthicsPacific Grove501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-12
International Society for the Comparative Study of CivilizationsAptos501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Iranian American Psychological AssociationLos Angeles501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
JD Lee FoundationRiverside501(c)(3)2025
Kirakira InstituteLos Angeles501(c)(3)2026
Korean Commercial Arbitration BoardLos Angeles501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Learning Research AssociationLong Beach501(c)(3)1996$0$02025-12
LeocadiaNewport Beach501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Libertas InstituteMission Viejo501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Logan John Mentzer Memorial Fund IncNapa501(c)(3)2024
Los Angeles Chapter Intl SocietyHarbor City501(c)(3)2016$0$02023-12
Lynn and Stephen Read FoundationRedondo Beach501(c)(3)2026
Macrocosm USACambria501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Main Street Taxpayer Association A Public and Charitable Nonprofit CRcho Santa Fe501(c)(3)2019$0$02024-12
Malintzin Society IncSanta Monica501(c)(3)2010$0$2,3192025-12
Marin Democratic Socialists of AmericaFairfax501(c)(4)2024$0$02025-12
Matilija UniversityOjai501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Moon Economics InstituteIrvine501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Morning Star FoundationWoodland501(c)(3)2014$18.6 million2024-12
Mosaic Therapy CollectiveSanta Barbara501(c)(3)2022$17,3602025-04
Nanka Fukushima Kenjin Kai IncFullerton501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
National Asian-Pacific Islander Council CorpFountain Vly501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-06
National Council for Geocosmic Research IncSan Diego501(c)(3)2009$0$02026-06
National Council for Geocosmic Research IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2009$0$02026-06
National Council for Geocosmic Research IncSherman Oaks501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-06
Navara InstituteEl Cerrito501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Near East InstituteSanta Ana501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Network for Educational OpportunityFresno501(c)(3)2001$0$02024-06
New Equations FoundationSan Anselmo501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Newhope ImmigrantCity Industry501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Nomorepoorpeople Org CorporationOakland501(c)(3)2025
Oc Norml Orange County Chapter of Norml the National Organization FoLake Forest501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-12
Orange County Student Law ReviewIrvine501(c)(3)2021$0$02023-12
Organization for Paranormal Understanding and SupportSacramento501(c)(3)1995$0$02025-12
Organization for the Study of Communication Language and GenderChico501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-06
Our Knowledge for EveryoneBeverly Hills501(c)(3)2022$3,5872025-12
Pacific Academy for Advanced StudiesBurbank501(c)(3)1977$0$02025-06
Pacific Coast Archaeological SocietyCosta Mesa501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Pacific Policy Research FoundationGranite Bay501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Pasadena Lapidary Society IncPasadena501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-12
Paudelian Research InstituteRohnert Park501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Polish American Foundation for Econ Omic Research & EducationTorrance501(c)(3)2001$12023-12
Public Goods InstituteEncinitas501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Purpose Project IncNapa501(c)(3)2017$0$49,4182025-12
Radicalxchange Foundation LTDMoraga501(c)(3)2019$493,7622024-12
Real ReasonOakland501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-12
Reason CenterSacramento501(c)(3)2014$0$02024-12
Red Tent GlobalMarina DL Rey501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Rescue the Children of AfricaOntario501(c)(3)2021$0$02023-07
Research and Learning SolutionsGranada Hills501(c)(3)2025
Research and Policy Institute of CaliforniaSacramento501(c)(3)2004
Rhythm SocietyOakland501(c)(3)2006
Rix Road IncOakland501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Root Code CollectiveSacramento501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
San Diego County Prosperity InstituteSan Diego501(c)(4)2014$0$02024-11
San Francisco Astrological SocietySan Francisco501(c)(3)2009$0$02024-12
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Association for Contextual BehavioSan Francisco501(c)(3)2016$0$02024-12
San Luis Obispo County Veteran Services CollaborationAtascadero501(c)(3)2024$0$02026-06
Santa Barbara Graduate Inst Center for Clinical Studies and ResearchSanta Barbara501(c)(3)2002$14,7052024-12
Schluger-Ammons Study ClubOak Park501(c)(3)2025$10,0002025-12
Science of Laws InstitutePoway501(c)(3)1995$5,0352025-12
Senior Moments IncCompton501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Services Along the Nile International IncDowney501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-12
SfeconChico501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Share the MoneySebastopol501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Social Issues ResearchAltadena501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Society for Open Inquiry in Behavioral ScienceFallbrook501(c)(3)2022$2,0142024-12
Society for the Phenomenology of Religious ExperieMount Shasta501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Sonoma County DsaRohnert Park501(c)(4)2026$0$02025-12
Space Zero FoundationWestlake VLG501(c)(3)2026
Sri Brahma Vidya SampradayaAnaheim501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Sunshine Africa Education IncCastro Valley501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-11
Suppressed Histories ArchivesRichmond501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Technet Foundation IncSanta Clara501(c)(3)2010$12025-12
The Berkeley Policy Institute IncEmeryville501(c)(3)2015$1.5 million2024-12
The Iranica InstituteIrvine501(c)(3)2002$0$02023-12
The Korean Innovation Research Cent Er CorporationLos Angeles501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
The OasisSan Diego501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-07
Tiananmen ResearchArcadia501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Transformation Center FoundationSan Diego501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Transparent Democracy OrgLos Altos HLS501(c)(3)2006$0$02024-12
Transpersonal InstitutePalo Alto501(c)(3)1969$0$02025-12
Tsakopoulos Hellenic FoundationSacramento501(c)(3)1991$67,7652025-06
United Nations Academy of Social SciencesIrvine501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Unity Welcome Center IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2024
Unleashing Our Future IncAptos501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Us International Economics & Technology CoorperationTemple City501(c)(3)2018$0$02026-02
Vals SweingTrabuco Cyn501(c)(3)2024
Vedanta Institute Los Angeles IncSan Diego501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Ventura County Archaeological SocietyWestlake VLG501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Ventura County Womens Forum CollaborativeCamarillo501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Voice of the Chinese Medicine Foundation IncCupertino501(c)(3)2002$9,4962025-12
Women Equity International IncSan Francisco501(c)(3)2024$0$02026-05
World Economic Council for Urban Development IncSacramento501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Yolo County Womens History Month CommitteeWoodland501(c)(3)2012$0$02026-06

Every nonprofit in California

Read from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, updated by the IRS on October 24, 2026 and rebuilt here every morning. Revenue and assets are from each organization's latest filing as the IRS lists it; the IRS record is the official one. Organizations only: no people are named on these pages.