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Filing year 2023

CalMatters

Sacramento, California·EIN 47-2474086·NTEE R40 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·3
Total revenue
$12.3M
Total assets
$10.3M
Total expenses
$11.7M
Reported officers
20
Mission

Our team of experienced journalists, with the time and resources to dig deep, is committed to meaningfully informing Californians about the players, politics, and interests that shape the issues that affect their lives.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base
$359k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$31k
Chief Development
unclassified
$238k
$261k
Base
$218k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Senior Editor
unclassified
$224k
$245k
Base
$216k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$630
Managing Editor
unclassified
$186k
$204k
Base
$150k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$32k
Editor in Chief
unclassified
$169k
$185k
Base
$141k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
Deputy Managing Ed
unclassified
$160k
$175k
Base
$144k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$12k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 14 unpaid individuals.

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What Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy executives earn in California

Comparable civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations in California pay their highest-earning executive a median of $100,517.

25th percentile
$50k
Median
$100,517
75th percentile
$153k
90th percentile
$230k

These are civil rights, social action & advocacy sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 71 organizations across 71 filings (2022 – 2023).

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