GREATNONPROFITS TOP-RATED AWARDS

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154 Top-Rated Nonprofits in All Issues from California

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Spectordance

Carmel, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 19 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.83 stars 18 reviews

Arts & Culture, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2010
SSEP

Fountain Vly, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 18 reviews

Education, Health

Top-Rated 2010
Arts Education International

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 18 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., Sacramento Region Affiliate

Sacramento, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 18 reviews

Health, Mental Health

Top-Rated 2010
Childrens Art Village, Inc.

Santa Monica, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 18 reviews

Arts & Culture, Mental Health, Children & Youth, International

Top-Rated 2010
Aurora Theatre Company

Berkeley, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 17 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

Palo Alto, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 17 reviews

Technology, Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Retinoblastoma International Inc

Fountain Valley, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 17 reviews

Health

Top-Rated 2010
SFK--Success For Kids

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 17 reviews

Top-Rated 2010
Reading to Kids

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 16 reviews

Education, Literacy, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2010
San Francisco Arts Education Project

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 16 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Schools Mentoring and Resource Team

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 16 reviews

Children & Youth, Scholarships, Education

Top-Rated 2010
The Sportfishing Conservancy

Long Beach, CA

Rating: 4.75 stars 16 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2010
Marin Shakespeare Company

San Rafael, CA

Rating: 4.93 stars 15 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
EdBoost Education Corporation

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 5 stars 15 reviews

Education, Literacy, Children & Youth, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2010
Zootopia

Beaumont, CA

Rating: 5 stars 15 reviews

Animals, Environment, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2010
Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service

San Francsico, CA

Rating: 4.93 stars 14 reviews

Job Training

Top-Rated 2010
California Technological Care

Rio Vista, CA

Rating: 5 stars 14 reviews

Job Training, Education, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2010
The Siloe Project dba Pazapa

San Anselmo, CA

Rating: 5 stars 14 reviews

Disabilities, Human Services, International

Top-Rated 2010 ,
Friends of the Levitt Pavilion -Macarthur Park

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 4.86 stars 14 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Hartfel Foundation

Menifee, CA

Rating: 4.93 stars 14 reviews

Arts & Culture, Sports

Top-Rated 2010
Meals on Wheels San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 13 reviews

Human Services, Food, Seniors

Top-Rated 2010
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach

El Cerrito, CA

Rating: 4.92 stars 13 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2010
Center For Youth Development Through Law

Berkeley, CA

Rating: 4.85 stars 13 reviews

Children & Youth, Job Training, Civil Rights, Education

Top-Rated 2010
Jester & Pharley Phund

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Rating: 5 stars 13 reviews

Literacy, Education, Cancer, Health

Top-Rated 2010
Program for Torture Victims

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 4.92 stars 13 reviews

Civil Rights, Human Services, Mental Health

Top-Rated 2010
America Supporting Americans

Indian Wells, CA

Rating: 4.92 stars 13 reviews

Children & Youth, Human Services, Food

Top-Rated 2010
Options For All

San Diego, CA

Rating: 4.92 stars 13 reviews

Disabilities, Human Services, Job Training

Top-Rated 2010
Welcome Home Ministries

Carlsbad, CA

Rating: 5 stars 13 reviews

Mental Health, Crime & Law

Top-Rated 2010