GREATNONPROFITS TOP-RATED AWARDS

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296 Top-Rated Nonprofits in All Issues from California

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Long Beach Depot For Creative ReUse

Long Beach, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 51 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2013
Animal History Museum

Pasadena, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 51 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2013
Equilibrium Dynamics

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 48 reviews

Education, Children & Youth, Crime & Law

Top-Rated 2013
Self Sustaining Communities

San Pablo, CA

Rating: 4.96 stars 48 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2013
Seneca Family of Agencies

Oakland, CA

Rating: 4.83 stars 48 reviews

Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2013
California Wolf Center

Julian, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 48 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2013
Touch a Heart International

Riverside, CA

Rating: 4.94 stars 48 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2013
Thousand Currents

Berkeley, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 47 reviews

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

Top-Rated 2013
Playing For Change Foundation

Santa Monica, CA

Rating: 4.77 stars 47 reviews

International, Arts & Culture, International Exchange

Top-Rated 2013
City Seminary of Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Rating: 4.98 stars 46 reviews

Religion, Education

Top-Rated 2013
Bay Area Educational Theater Company

San Carlos, CA

Rating: 5 stars 45 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2013
National Equine Resource Network

Encinitas, CA

Rating: 5 stars 45 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2013
Partners In School Innovation

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.95 stars 44 reviews

Literacy, Education

Top-Rated 2013
Assistance League® of Inland North County

Escondido, CA

Rating: 5 stars 44 reviews

Human Services, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2013
BUILD

Redwood City, CA

Rating: 4.81 stars 43 reviews

Education, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2013
The Sacred Fire Foundation Inc

Marina Del Rey, CA

Rating: 4.93 stars 43 reviews

Philanthropy, Arts & Culture, Religion

Top-Rated 2013
Santa Ana Police Foundation

Santa Ana, CA

Rating: 4.88 stars 43 reviews

Children & Youth, Disaster Aid

Top-Rated 2013
Shakespeare Youth Festival (formerly Los Angeles Drama Club, Inc)

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 5 stars 43 reviews

Arts & Culture, Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2013
Innocence Matters

Torrance, CA

Rating: 5 stars 42 reviews

Education, Civil Rights, Crime & Law

Top-Rated 2013
Much Love Animal Rescue

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 5 stars 40 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2013
Empowering Children Bay Area

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 4.85 stars 40 reviews

Philanthropy, Education, Literacy

Top-Rated 2013
Long Distance Voter

San Francisco, CA

Rating: 5 stars 40 reviews

Civil Rights, Voting Rights

Top-Rated 2013
EOTO World

Malibu , CA

Rating: 4.8 stars 40 reviews

International

Top-Rated 2013
Kaeme

Palo Alto, CA

Rating: 4.93 stars 40 reviews

Human Services, Children & Youth, International

Top-Rated 2013
National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Oakland, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 38 reviews

Crime & Law, Children & Youth, Domestic Violence

Top-Rated 2013
Lifesavers Inc (Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue)

Caliente, CA

Rating: 4.89 stars 38 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2013
Foundation For a Smokefree America

Playa Del Rey, CA

Rating: 4.97 stars 38 reviews

Education, Children & Youth, Health

Top-Rated 2013
National Firefighters Endowment

Sacramento, CA

Rating: 5 stars 38 reviews

Disaster Aid

Top-Rated 2013
Grand Vision Foundation

San Pedro, CA

Rating: 5 stars 37 reviews

Arts & Culture, Philanthropy

Top-Rated 2013
Human Health Project

Los Angeles, CA

Rating: 4.95 stars 37 reviews

Health

Top-Rated 2013