1. June 23, 2011 │ Silicon Valley Community Foundation T HE N ONPROFIT L ANDSCAPE IN S AN M ATEO C OUNTY

2. W HY DOES IT MATTER ? Today in San Mateo County  659 nonprofits actively serve our residents  Most are small with few if any staff and with a median budget of $190,000  A few large agencies utilize the lion’s share of resources while the majority 95% share 20% of the resources

3. T HE 501( C )(3) L ANDSCAPE What do we mean by nonprofit?  Charitable operating organizations How many nonprofits do we have in SMC?  What we know is limited to information collected by the IRS through annual filing of form 990  312 foundations (private foundations and public charity supporting organizations)  659 operating charities  235 human services organizations  424 other nonprofits

4. H OW BIG ARE NONPROFITS ?

5. H OW MUCH DO BUDGETS VARY ?  Expenditures – a nonprofit’s budget - cover all operating costs incl. salaries, facilities, supplies and other program expenses.  Four very large organizations have budgets of $100m+, utilizing 60% of the total budgetary resources in the sector  36 (5%) have budgets above $5m, utilizing 80% of the total budgetary resources  The typical or median budget is $190,000 – most are very lean operations with few or no staff

6. H OW DO RESOURCES COMPARE WITH MISSION ?

7. W HO PROVIDES THE SAFETY NET ? Number Total Budget Median Budget human services71 (30%)$147m (51%)$300k housing61 (26%)$73m (25%)$299k recreation54 (23%)$18m (6%)$127k youth27 (11%)$24m (8%)$254k crime13 (5%)$12m (4%)$504k food6 (3%)$7m (2.5%)$819k employment3 (1%)$7m (2.5%)n/a public safety2 (1%)$3m (1%)n/a

8. S POTLIGHT ON H UMAN S ERVICES  Human services represent 36% of the sector (237 nonprofits) yet only 16% of the resources ($291m).  The Human Services category is a mix of safety net organizations (including food, shelter, job training, youth development and children and family services) with recreation and sports (parks and sports leagues).

9. W HERE ARE THE NONPROFITS HEADQUARTERED ?

10. D OES LOCATION MATTER ? Are there critical gaps in services in some SMC communities?  Data were pulled on 20 cities and 17 unincorporated communities  5 cities have 391 nonprofit headquarters (59%): San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Foster City and Burlingame  7 cities and communities have fewer than 1 nonprofit per 1,000 residents  15 cities and communities have no nonprofits

11. A T ALE OF T HREE C ITIES  Menlo Park  Full spectrum of civil society including safety net services as well as education, PTAs, arts, garden clubs, service clubs, research, daycare etc.  Daly City  Nearly half (9 /21) are human services (only one sports league) and 5 are health  East Palo Alto  Heavily concentrated in human services (10), education (6) and health (6)

12. B REAKOUT Q UESTIONS TASK: each group to report out 1-3 actionable ideas:  What questions are suggested by the data that are worthy of further research? (Denise Gammal)  How can we use the data to advocate for the nonprofit sector? (Diana Conti)  How can we use the data to help with our fundraising efforts? (Laura Bent)  How can we use the data to promote and create collaboration? (Honora Miller)

13. C OMMUNITIES 20 Cities  Atherton  Belmont  Brisbane  Burlingame  Colma  Daly City  East Palo Alto  Foster City  Half Moon Bay  Hillsborough  Menlo Park  Millbrae  Pacifica  Portola Valley  Redwood City  San Bruno  San Carlos  San Mateo  South San Francisco  Woodside 17 Unincorporated Communities  Broadmoor  El Granada  Devonshire  Emerald Lake Hills  Highlands-Baywood Park  Highlands  La Honda  Loma Mar  Menlo Oaks  Montara  Moss Beach  North Fair Oaks  Pescadero  Princeton-by-the-Sea  San Gregorio  Sky Londa  West Menlo Park

14. T OP 36 - $5 M +  Mills-Peninsula Health Services ($377m)  SRI International ($333m)  Seton Medical Center ($289m)  Sequoia Health Services ($101m)  Aspiranet ($39m)  Notre Dame de Namur University ($33m)  Menlo School ($31m)  Menlo College ($24m)  Bay Area Senior Services ($15m)  Child Care Coordinating Council ($15m)  Caminar ($14m)  Crystal Springs Upland School ($13m)  California Certified Public Accountants ($13m)  The Nueva School ($11m)  Peninsula Jewish Community Center ($11m)  Pacific Graduate School of Psychology ($11m)  Youth and Family Enrichment Services ($10m)  Community Gatepath ($9m)  Phillips Brooks School ($9m)  Institute for Human and Social Development ($8m)  Ravenswood Family Health Center ($8m)  Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA ($8m)  Charles Armstrong School ($8m)  St. Johns Volunteers ($7m)  Junior Statesmen Foundation ($7m)  Seton Health Services Foundation ($7m)  Family Service Agency of SMC ($6m)  JobTrain ($6m)  Shelter Network of SMC ($6m)  St. Vincent De Paul Society San Mateo ($6m)  Garfield Charter School JPA ($6m)  SMC Exposition and Fair Association ($6m)  Project Ninety ($6m)  Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition ($6m/$25m portfolio of organizations)  San Carlos Development Corporation ($5m)  North Peninsula Jewish Campus ($5m)

15. T OP 15 H UMAN S ERVICES  Aspiranet ($39m)  Bay Area Senior Services ($15m)  Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County($15m)  Peninsula Jewish Community Center ($11m)  Youth and Family Enrichment Services ($10m)  Community Gatepath ($9m)  Junior Statesmen Foundation ($7m)  Family Service Agency of San Mateo County ($6m)  Opportunities Industrialization Center – West (DBA JobTrain) ($6m)  Shelter Network of San Mateo County ($6m)  St. Vincent De Paul Society San Mateo ($6m)  San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association ($6m)  Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition ($6m / $25m portfolio)  San Carlos Development Corporation($5m)  Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula ($5m)

16. T OP 15 E DUCATION  Notre Dame De Namur University ($33m)  Menlo School ($31m)  Menlo College ($24m)  Crystal Springs Uplands School ($13m)  The Nueva School ($11m)  Pacific Graduate School of Psychology ($11m)  Phillips Brooks School ($9m)  Institute for Human and Social Development ($8m)  Charles Armstrong School ($8m)  Garfield Charter School ($6m)  North Peninsula Jewish Campus ($5m)  Eastside College Preparatory School ($5m)  Foundation for Educational Administration ($5m)  Western Association of Schools and Colleges ($4m)  Foundation for Hearing Research ($4m)

17. M ETHODOLOGY Data Extracted from www.GuideStar.orgwww.GuideStar.org  1,462 organizations received 501(c)(3) status  971 (66%) of these reported to the IRS from 2006–2009  659 public charity operating organizations  312 private or public foundations Analyses  Size proxy = total expenditures (actual budgets)  Geography = city of status, usually headquarters  Many serve beyond their city  Mission = taxonomy code (NTEE-CC codes)