Nonprofits in Half Moon Bay, CA

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations — IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (2026-02)

Overview

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations BMF

Total Nonprofits

136

Total Assets

$202.2M

Orgs with >$1M Assets

17

Per 10K Residents

118.7

nonprofits

+153.8% vs 10K-25K avg

Nonprofits by Category

Source: IRS / NTEE Classification
Education
20
Recreation & Sports
13
Arts & Culture
12
Philanthropy
12
Environment
11
Human Services
9
International
7
Animal-Related
6
Youth Development
6
Religion
4
Health Care
3
Unknown
3
Mental Health
2
Public Safety
2
Community Improvement
2
Food & Agriculture
1
Housing & Shelter
1

Nonprofits per 10K Residents vs Similar Cities

Source: IRS BMF + Census ACS

Compared to cities with population 10,000 - 25,000

Largest Nonprofits in Half Moon Bay

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations BMF
OrganizationCategoryAssetsIncomeEst.
LESLEY FOUNDATION$84.4M$8.8M1946
KIRBY FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$28.8M$4.5M2006
SEA CREST SCHOOL INCEducation$12.8M$17.3M1997
COASTSIDE LAND TRUSTEnvironment$9.5M$743K1998
COASTSIDE HOPEHuman Services$9.1M$3.0M1976
OCEAN VIEW FOUNDATION$8.5M$1.5M1966
MAIN AND ARNOLD SENIOR HOUSING INCHousing & Shelter$6.8M$891K2006
SENIOR COASTSIDERS INCHuman Services$5.9M$1.7M1995
CABRILLO EDUCATION FOUNDATION$3.5M$329K1986
COASTSIDE ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTERHuman Services$3.4M$1.1M1984
THERAVADA BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF AMERICAReligion$3.4M$480K1980
COASTSIDE CHILDRENS PROGRAMSHuman Services$2.8M$2.0M1980
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE COASTSIDEYouth Development$2.7M$2.1M1996
ABUNDANT GRACE COASTSIDE WORKERHuman Services$2.0M$943K2016
CONSERVATION EARTH INCAnimal-Related$1.7M$547K1984
HALF MOON BAY HISTORY ASSOCIATIONArts & Culture$1.5M$148K2007
I D E S SOCIETY - OF HALF MOON BAYHuman Services$1.1M$589K2020
COMPASSION INSTITUTEEducation$978K$1.2M2017
RAYMOND AND JOANNE LIN FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$945K$151K1995
NORTH AMERICAN GAS HEAT PUMP COLLABORATIVEEnvironment$896K$999K2024
DHANAKOSHA FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$893K$151K1999
COASTSIDE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER$805K$1.1M1992
TEDESCO FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL THEATRE ARTSArts & Culture$800K$63K2020
THE GRAYBIRD FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$753K$731K2017
THE BRANSCOMB FAMILY FOUNDATION$670K$199K1986
AGRAMONTE RANCH RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION CENTEREnvironment$662K$199K2019
HEAL PROJECTEnvironment$610K$784K2009
COASTPRIDE INCMental Health$508K$591K2019
ALVIN S HATCH PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION INCEducation$503K$205K2004
TABLE OF PLENTY HMB A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONFood & Agriculture$490K$265K2015
COASTAL REPERTORY THEATRE INC$463K$532K1993
SQUARE PEG FOUNDATIONHealth Care$421K$1.3M2005
SAN MATEO LARGE ANIMAL EVACPublic Safety$324K$157K2021
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONEducation$279K$2.2M2002
BRANDON AND IVETTE WHITE FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$246K$18K2023
ROTARY CLUB OF HALF MOON BAY FOUNDATIONPhilanthropy$217K$71K2001
HALF MOON BAY HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTERS ATHLETICSRecreation & Sports$212K$398K2010
HALF MOON BAY HIGH SCHOOL PTOEducation$191K$119K2002
MUCHIA TE INDIGENOUS LAND TRUSTEnvironment$190K$168K2023
EKWULOBIA CATHOLIC DIOCESEInternational$186K$87K2022
BRUNER FAM FOUNDATION INCPhilanthropy$169K$124K1999
CUNHA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTOEducation$158K$48K2003
JOHNSTON HOUSE FOUNDATION INC$157K$26K1972
COASTSIDE WOMENS CLUBUnknown$154K$115K1996
HALF MOON BAY BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE INCRecreation & Sports$147K$643K2002
FRIENDS OF HALF MOON BAY PARKS AND RECREATIONCommunity Improvement$137K$26K2012
FRIENDS OF THE HALF MOON BAY LIBRARYEducation$133K$61K2004
MAIN STREET SCHOLARSEducation$101K$343K2016
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INC$99K$134K1967
BROTHERHOOD OF ST ANTHONY OF HALF MOON BAYUnknown$94K$43K2014

Half Moon Bay, CA has 136 registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with combined assets of $202.2M. The most common category is Education, with 20 organizations. 17 nonprofits have assets exceeding $1 million. That works out to 118.7 nonprofits per 10,000 residents. The oldest active nonprofit dates back to 1946.