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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Nonprofits in California

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

Civil liberties organizations, voter education groups, civil rights advocacy, and social action organizations. Includes disability rights, immigrant rights, and anti-discrimination efforts.

There are 496 civil rights, social action & advocacy organizations in California with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 71 reported positions is $100,517, with the middle 50% earning between $50,385 and $153,226.

Organizations in Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy in California

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Name
City
Revenue
Executives
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DPalm Springs$4.4M3
The Center for Media Justice DBA MediaJusticeOakland$4.3M6
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONLos Angeles$4.2M0
Community Living CampaignSan Francisco$4.2M3
ACLU California ActionSacramento$3.8M3
American Nonsmokers Rights FoundationBerkeley$3.8M1
INEQUALITY MEDIA CIVIC ACTIONBerkeley$3.8M1
JEWS OF COLOR INITIATIVEBerkeley$3.8M5
INITIATING CHANGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONPacoima$3.8M1
HISPANAS ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY - CALIFORNIALos Angeles$3.7M6
CAPACITY SHOPSan Francisco$3.7M0
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATESOakland$3.7M1
Justice Action CenterLos Angeles$3.6M5
San Francisco CASASan Francisco$3.5M4
CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIASacramento$3.5M0
GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE ON GENDER IN MEDIAMarina Del Rey$3.4M4
ROWELL FAMILY EMPOWERMENT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INCRedding$3.4M1
COMMUNITY JUSTICE ALLIANCE INCSacramento$3.4M2
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund IncBerkeley$3.3M7
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES MAR MONTE INCSan Jose$3.3M2
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Sacramento CountySacramento$2.9M1
LIFE LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATIONNapa$2.9M3
TEAM OF ADVOCATES FOR SPECIAL KIDSBrea$2.9M1
FRIENDS OF VISTA HILL FOUNDATIONSan Diego$2.9M3
Anti Police-Terror Project IncOakland$2.9M3
Equal Justice SocietyOakland$2.8M4
EQUALITY ALLIANCE OF SAN DIEGOSan Diego$2.8M7
EQUALITY CALIFORNIALos Angeles$2.8M6
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS NOW COMMITTEELos Angeles$2.8M0
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS POLICY INSTITUTELos Angeles$2.7M0
THE SOURCE LGBT CENTER INCVisalia$2.6M1
LEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTERLos Angeles$2.6M4
Whose Knowledge Question MarkSan Diego$2.5M1
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTERLos Angeles$2.5M6
North County LGBTQ Resource CenterOceanside$2.5M1
Attitudinal Healing Connection IncOakland$2.4M3
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL INCSan Francisco$2.4M4
OC ActionBuena Park$2.3M1
HARNESS COMMUNITYWest Hollywood$2.3M4
JUSTICE AT LAST INCSan Carlos$2.3M1
CALIFORNIA BLACK POWER NETWORKLos Angeles$2.3M0
CASA OF TULARE COUNTYVisalia$2.2M1
REACHING OUT MBA INCLos Angeles$2.2M3
THE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE INCLong Beach$2.2M2
Abundance NetworkSan Francisco$2.1M3
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSanta Maria$2.1M1
VOICE OF MY PEOPLE FOUNDATIONWest Hollywood$2M0
BRIGHTLINE DEFENSE PROJECTSan Francisco$2M1
THE TRANSGENDER DISTRICTSan Francisco$2M4
LADY FREETHINKERLos Angeles$2M2

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