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Environment Nonprofits in California

Median Total Compensation
$104,435
25th
$51k
75th
$180k
90th
$260k

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

There are 1,442 environment organizations in California with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 709 reported positions is $104,435, with the middle 50% earning between $50,736 and $179,767.

Organizations in Environment in California

1,442 organizations · Page 2 of 29

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
APPAREL IMPACT INSTITUTEOakland$14.2M6
Urban TilthRichmond$13.8M1
NATURE AND CULTURE INTERNATIONALDel Mar$13.5M6
ISLAND CONSERVATIONSanta Cruz$13.4M8
Shelterwood CollectiveCazadero$13.2M3
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDENSanta Barbara$13.1M7
California Farmland TrustElk Grove$12.8M1
PATAGONIAORGVentura$12.8M0
THE ROSE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITIES THE ENVIRONMENTOakland$12.6M6
SOGOREA TE LAND TRUSTOakland$12.5M2
LARSEN-LAM CLIMATE CHANGE FOUNDATIONSan Francisco$12.2M0
THE YERBA BUENA GARDENS CONSERVANCYSan Francisco$11.8M7
Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco$11.6M9
MONGABAY ORG CORPMenlo Park$11.4M2
THE DIGDEEP RIGHT TO WATER PROJECTLos Angeles$11.1M8
Sutter Mutual Water CompanyRobbins$11.1M3
SEMPERVIRENS FUNDLos Altos$11M10
California Environmental Justice AllianceOakland$10.7M1
LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSanta Cruz$10.5M4
Climate Justice AllianceBerkeley$10.4M11
Californians for Energy IndependenceSan Rafael$10.3M0
PLACER LAND TRUSTAuburn$10.3M1
QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATIONEncinitas$9.9M5
Sierra Foothill ConservancyMariposa$9.8M1
Spark Climate SolutionsCovina$9.8M8
SOLIDARIDAD NORTH AMERICABerkeley$9.7M2
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTSSacramento$9.6M1
GREEN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSan Jose$9.6M0
Global Energy MonitorCovina$9.6M8
Vote SolarOakland$9.5M9
CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTIONSacramento$9.5M0
STRATEGIC ENERGY INNOVATIONSSan Rafael$9.5M6
California Rural Water AssociationSacramento$9.3M5
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CENTERS INCBerkeley$9M3
BLUE FOREST FINANCE INCSacramento$8.9M9
Solutions Project IncLos Angeles$8.9M9
SAVE OSWIT CANYON INCPalm Springs$8.9M0
Sustainable ConservationSan Francisco$8.8M8
Community Water CenterVisalia$8.7M6
REDWOOD FOREST FOUNDATION INCFort Bragg$8.6M1
NORTH COAST RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCILSanta Rosa$8.6M1
CLIENTEARTH USA INCSanta Monica$8.4M7
SHERMAN FOUNDATIONNewport Beach$8.4M3
John Muir Land Trust prev Muir Heritage Land TrustMartinez$8.4M6
Global Alliance for Incinerator AlternativesBerkeley$8.2M4
IRVINE RANCH CONSERVANCYIrvine$8.1M6
STANDSan Francisco$8.1M7
SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AT STRYBING ARBORETUMSan Francisco$8.1M7
Valley Clean Air NowSacramento$8.1M4
THE NATOMAS BASIN CONSERVANCY A CALIF NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPSacramento$8.1M11

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