Nonprofits in Environmental

Bird School Project

Year Founded: 2014
Staff FTE: 4
Volunteers: 10

CCOF Foundation

Year Founded: 2001
Staff FTE: 6
Volunteers: 0

Coastal Watershed Council

Year Founded: 1995
Staff FTE: 5
Volunteers: 1640

Eat for the Earth

Year Founded: 2019
Staff FTE: 1
Volunteers: 51

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz

Year Founded: 1970
Staff FTE: 91
Volunteers: 500

Farm Discovery at Live Earth

Year Founded: 2008
Staff FTE: 3.88
Volunteers: 58

Grey Bears

Year Founded: 1973
Staff FTE: 42
Volunteers: 550

Groundswell Coastal Ecology

Year Founded: 2015
Staff FTE: 3
Volunteers: 150

Homeless Garden Project

Year Founded: 1990
Staff FTE: 11
Volunteers: 1,000

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Year Founded: 2017
Staff FTE: 1.5
Volunteers: 6

Regeneración

Year Founded: 2016
Staff FTE: 2
Volunteers: 30

Safe Ag Safe Schools

Year Founded: 2010
Staff FTE: 1.5
Volunteers: 0

Save Our Shores

Year Founded: 1978
Staff FTE: 5
Volunteers: 3,500

Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Year Founded: 2000
Staff FTE: 9
Volunteers: 90

Sustainable Systems Research Foundation

Year Founded: 2010
Staff FTE: 1
Volunteers: 5

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Year Founded: 1905
Staff FTE: 12
Volunteers: 35

Watsonville Wetlands Watch

Year Founded: 1991
Staff FTE: 12
Volunteers: 250 (800 typical year)