GREATNONPROFITS TOP-RATED AWARDS

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181 Top-Rated Nonprofits in All Issues from California

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Jessica's Hope Project

Pasadena, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 52 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2012
Long Beach Depot For Creative ReUse

Long Beach, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 51 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2012
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County

Watsonville, CA

Rating: 4.86 stars 50 reviews

Crime & Law, Children & Youth, Domestic Violence

Top-Rated 2012
The Connection Practice

San Jose, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 49 reviews

Children & Youth, Education, Mental Health

Top-Rated 2012
Self Sustaining Communities

San Pablo, CA

Rating: 4.96 stars 48 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2012
Oakland Youth Chorus

Oakland, CA

Rating: 4.9 stars 48 reviews

Arts & Culture, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2012
Jewish Family Service of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Rating: 4.92 stars 48 reviews

Children & Youth, Human Services, Mental Health

Top-Rated 2012
California Wolf Center

Julian, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 48 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2012
Touch a Heart International

Riverside, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 48 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2012
Thousand Currents

Berkeley, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 47 reviews

Civil Rights, Philanthropy, Economic Development, International, Women, Microfinance

Top-Rated 2012
National Equine Resource Network

Encinitas, CA

Rating: 5 stars 45 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2012
A Light Of SonShine

Rosemead, CA

Rating: 5 stars 45 reviews

Top-Rated 2012
Everybody Solar

Temecula, CA

Rating: 4.96 stars 45 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2012
Santa Ana Police Foundation

Santa Ana, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 43 reviews

Disaster Aid, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2012
Wardrobe for Opportunity

Oakland, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 42 reviews

Job Training

Top-Rated 2012
Mission Asset Fund (MAF)

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 40 reviews

Economic Development

Top-Rated 2012
San Diego Children's Choir

San Diego, CA

Rating: 4.85 stars 40 reviews

Arts & Culture, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2012
Empowering Children Bay Area

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.85 stars 40 reviews

Education, Literacy, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2012
Long Distance Voter

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 40 reviews

Voting Rights, Civil Rights

Top-Rated 2012
EOTO World

Malibu , CA

Rating: 4.8 stars 40 reviews

International

Top-Rated 2012
National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Oakland, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 38 reviews

Children & Youth, Domestic Violence, Crime & Law

Top-Rated 2012
National Firefighters Endowment

Sacramento, CA

Rating: 5 stars 38 reviews

Disaster Aid

Top-Rated 2012
Elevating Hope

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 5 stars 36 reviews

Arts & Culture, Animals, Mental Health

Top-Rated 2012
Heal The Ocean

Santa Barbara, CA

Rating: 4.97 stars 35 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2012
Meals On Wheels West

Santa Monica, CA

Rating: 4.8 stars 35 reviews

Food, Seniors, Human Services

Top-Rated 2012
Pacific Links Foundation

Milpitas, CA

Rating: 4.85 stars 34 reviews

International, Human Services

Top-Rated 2012
Each One Reach One

South San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 34 reviews

Children & Youth, Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2012
Heroes of the Nation

Redding, CA

Rating: 4.97 stars 34 reviews

Arts & Culture, Religion, Microfinance, International, Economic Development

Top-Rated 2012
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.

Eureka, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 32 reviews

Arts & Culture, International, Environment, Indigenous People

Top-Rated 2012
La Peña Cultural Center, Inc.

Berkeley, CA

Rating: 5 stars 31 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2012