Trends · data through September 2026

Charities & Nonprofits in California

Iceflower tracks 184 stores from 71 charities & nonprofits in California. American Cancer Society grew fastest over the last year, ahead of VFW and Salvation Army.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
71
Tracked stores
184
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked charities & nonprofits

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. American Cancer Society and VFW sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 A American Cancer Society logo American Cancer Society - +9.9%
2 V VFW logo VFW - -0.8%
3 S Salvation Army logo Salvation Army - -5.3%
4 V Veterans of Foreign Wars logo Veterans of Foreign Wars - -18.1%
5 A American Red Cross logo American Red Cross ▲1 -22.7%
6 B Boys & Girls Clubs of America logo Boys & Girls Clubs of America ▼1 -51.0%
  • Salvation Army
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • VFW
  • American Cancer Society
  • Western Eagle Foundation
  • American Red Cross
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

184 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Salvation Army (45)
  • Habitat for Humanity (14)
  • VFW (7)
  • American Cancer Society (30)
  • Western Eagle Foundation (1)
  • American Red Cross (9)
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America (5)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Salvation Army logo Salvation Army 45
  • 2 A American Cancer Society logo American Cancer Society 30
  • 3 H Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity 14
  • 4 A American Red Cross logo American Red Cross 9
  • 5 V VFW logo VFW 7
  • 6 V Veterans of Foreign Wars logo Veterans of Foreign Wars 7
  • 7 B Boys & Girls Clubs of America logo Boys & Girls Clubs of America 5
  • 8 G Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles logo Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles 2
  • 9 H Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission 2
  • 10 S Santa Ana Elks Lodge 2
  • 11 C Catholic Charities logo Catholic Charities 1
  • 12 S Stray Paws Animal Haven 1
  • 13 K Kings Gospel Mission 1
  • 14 S Siskiyou Community Food Bank 1
  • 15 S Spartan Food Pantry 1
  • 16 S San Diego Housig 1
  • 17 A Assistance League of Orange logo Assistance League of Orange 1
  • 18 C Cloverdale Senior Center 1
  • 19 E eWaste Sonoma 1
  • 20 N Nami logo Nami 1
  • 21 J Jewish Federation of Ventura County 1
  • 22 F Fresno Mission 1
  • 23 M Mountains Restoration Trust 1
  • 24 A Alcoholics Anonymous Los Amigos Group 1
  • 25 F Father Joe's Villages logo Father Joe's Villages 1
  • 26 A Assistance League of San Bernardino logo Assistance League of San Bernardino 1
  • 27 I Interfaith Food Bank 1
  • 28 T The Midnight Mission logo The Midnight Mission 1
  • 29 T The Ebell of Los Angeles 1
  • 30 U United Steps 1
  • 31 C Council of Philippine American 1
  • 32 Y Youth Homes 1
  • 33 U United Way logo United Way 1
  • 34 T The Food Depot logo The Food Depot 1
  • 35 S Semi logo Semi 1
  • 36 V VFW Post 9223 1
  • 37 W WM - Oceanside Compost Facility 1
  • 38 S South Napa Shelter 1
  • 39 S SBCC Food Pantry 1
  • 40 H Habitat for Humanity San Gorgonio Pass Area 1
  • 41 W Western Eagle Foundation 1
  • 42 S Shepherd's Gate 1
  • 43 P Pepperwood 1
  • 44 T Treasure Paws 1
  • 45 S San Diego Food Bank 1
  • 46 S Sierra State Parks Foundation 1
  • 47 S St Peter Bingo 1
  • 48 L Love Army 1
  • 49 T The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center logo The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center 1
  • 50 L Los Angeles Mission logo Los Angeles Mission 1

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