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Environment Nonprofits in California

Median Total Compensation
$124,044
25th
$51k
75th
$177k
90th
$240k

Conservation groups, environmental advocacy organizations, botanical gardens, and wildlife preservation nonprofits. Includes pollution control, land conservation, and environmental education.

There are 1,381 environment organizations in California with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 1,817 reported positions is $124,044, with the middle 50% earning between $50,970 and $176,867.

Organizations in Environment in California

1,381 organizations · Page 1 of 28

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
CATALYST4 INCPalo Alto$700.8M0
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGYSan Diego$502.9M8
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDSan Francisco$297.4M25
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco$206.7M0
EARTHJUSTICESan Francisco$126M13
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONOakland$108.2M7
KLAMATH RIVER RENEWAL CORPORATIONBerkeley$104.8M4
SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSCalabasas$87.5M7
RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDSacramento$79.6M13
MULTIPLIERSan Francisco$75M7
GRID ALTERNATIVESOakland$63.3M8
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUESan Francisco$57.8M10
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCYSan Francisco$50.7M15
ENERGY ACTION FUNDSan Francisco$48M3
GRID ALTERNATIVES AFFILIATES &Oakland$43.8M19
LIVING DESERT THEPalm Desert$41.5M7
NAPA COUNTY LAND TRUSTNapa$39.7M6
CLIMATE LEAD INCSan Francisco$37.5M10
Earth Island Institute IncBerkeley$34.9M6
PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUSTPalo Alto$30.3M10
CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONRoseville$29.6M7
RIVER PARTNERSChico$28.1M7
THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOSan Luis Obispo$27.7M4
Activate Global IncBerkeley$26.7M19
SONOMA LAND TRUSTSanta Rosa$25.8M7
RIVIAN FOUNDATIONIrvine$25M0
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTSan Francisco$23.9M5
Bay Area Environmental Research InstituteMoffet Field$22.6M6
GUIDED DISCOVERIES INCSan Clemente$22.1M8
Ecology Action of Santa CruzSanta Cruz$22.1M14
THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSanta Barbara$21.7M4
GILROY GARDENS FAMILY THEME PARKGilroy$20.9M4
CLIMATE POLICY INITIATIVE INCSan Francisco$20.8M9
WATER FOUNDATIONSacramento$19.5M7
Solutions Project IncOakland$19.4M6
Cool Effect IncGreenbrae$18.8M0
TRI CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTUnion City$17.6M8
LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSanta Cruz$17.2M4
The Energy CoalitionIrvine$17.2M11
Carbon Mapper IncPasadena$17M8
DESCANSO GARDENS FOUNDATIONLa Canada Flintridge$16.9M5
SJCOG INCStockton$16.8M14
CALCEF INNOVATIONSBerkeley$16.5M5
ECOLOGY CENTERBerkeley$15.9M4
NATUREBRIDGESausalito$15.6M6
TREEPEOPLE INCBeverly Hills$15.2M8
Sacramento Tree FoundationSacramento$15.2M1
THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATIONSan Clemente$14.3M7
APPAREL IMPACT INSTITUTEOakland$14.2M6
San Francisco Estuary InstituteRichmond$13.8M5

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