CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 WITH A DEFINED MISSION TO CONNECT CALIFORNIANS TO IDEAS AND ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND OUR SHARED HERITAGE AND DIVERSE CULTURES, INSPIRE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND SHAPE OUR FUTURE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $179k | — | — | — | $179k $190k |
Director of Project & Eval highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $131k $138k |
Director of Media/journali highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $128k $136k |
Database/grants Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $124k $132k |
Director of Development | — | — | — | — | $109k $115k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 15 unpaid individuals.
Up 18%
from 2023
From $152k in 2023 to $179k in 2024.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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