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California Nonprofit Compensation Data

Compensation Distribution

25th percentile
$34k
Average
$144k
75th percentile
$173k

Based on 26,093 compensation records

The highest-paid executive at a California nonprofit earns between $34k and $173k (25th to 75th percentile), with an average of $144k. Based on 26,093 organizations, each counted once at its most recent IRS Form 990 filing.

California Nonprofit Pay

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How California Compares

The median highest-paid executive at a California nonprofit earns $89k, 33.4% above the national median of $67k for the same measure.

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Top Sectors in California

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
9,868 organizations
Education
8,565 organizations
Human Services
6,201 organizations
Arts, Culture & Humanities
5,697 organizations
Recreation & Sports
3,881 organizations
Religion-Related
3,799 organizations
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
2,889 organizations
Health Care
1,987 organizations
Housing & Shelter
1,949 organizations
Animal-Related
1,884 organizations

Nearby States

Oregon
Median: $73k
Nevada
Median: $17k
Arizona
Median: $72k
Washington
Median: $76k

Organizations in California

76,460 organizations · Page 1000 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
TRACY POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUETracyP20$84k0
G for Kids IncVisaliaT22$84k0
Outrigger Santa CruzSanta CruzN67$84k0
ATWATER FALCON QUARTERBACK CLUBAtwaterN65$84k0
P J AND K A DOUGHERTY FOUNDATIONSan JoseT20$84k0
EPIC Leadership Center IncVenturaB90$84k0
AFRICAN AMERICAN NETWORK OF KERN COUNTY INCBakersfieldA25$84k0
THE REAGAN LEGACY FOUNDATIONEncinoT12$84k0
MINISTRY OF JERUSALEM INCSan DiegoS20$84k0
NEW LIFE FACILITY INCApple ValleyF20$84k0
PUBLIC SECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAGlendale—$84k0
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATIONSacramentoI12$84k0
SOUTHERN HILLS INCOceansideO22$84k0
ALANO CLUB OF REDDINGReddingF20$84k0
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ESTERO BAY INCMorro BayT31Z$84k0
SQUAW VALLEY RIDING CLUBMcCloudN50$84k0
GRANADA MUSIC PARENTSLivermoreA11$84k0
SPERAMUS FOUNDATIONHillsboroughT20$84k0
FLEEGE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INCGilroyX21$84k0
Friends of Beverly Hills Troop 110Los AngelesN11$84k0
MINISTRY PARTNERS FOR CHRIST INCBreaX12$84k0
ADESUWA-UADIALE FOUNDATION INCBrentwoodT50$84k0
HOPE UNITEDArroyo GrandeP20$84k0
MONTEREY BAY AREA SCENT WORK CLUB INCSan Luis ObispoD61$84k0
Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund IncWoodland HillsB82$84k0
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATIONLa CrescentaD03$84k0
EMBRACE THE WORLDSacramentoP20$84k0
MUSIC & ARTS FOUNDATION IN AMERICARiversideA25$84k0
Explorer Parent Support GroupVictorvilleB94$84k0
MONTEREY BAY AREA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETYWatsonvilleC42$84k0
MARY FAY PENDLETON PTSA CA CONGRESS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERSOceanside—$84k0
ARBUCKLE YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONArbuckleN65$84k0
NOSSHI AND ISIS MANSOUR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCoto De CazaT99Z$84k0
CHARIDY INCClaremontO12$84k0
US WENZHOU ASSOCIATIONArcadiaS41$84k0
BART POLICE MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONSOaklandJ40$84k0
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL STANISLAUSModestoA99$84k1
WOMENS PHILHARMONIC ADVOCACYSanta RosaA01$84k0
Intervalien FoundationMountain ViewT99$84k1
JAMES B CHANIN FOUNDATION INCOaklandT20$84k0
Tenaya Guild of Valley Childrens HealthcareChowchillaE11$84k0
MARYSVILLE FFA ALUMNI AND AG BOOSTERSMarysvilleB84$84k0
ORPHANS FIRSTOceansideP30$84k1
TESTIMONY LIFE RESOURCESSan ClementeX99$84k0
KINGSBURG CANCER VOLUNTEERS INCKingsburgT99Z$84k0
GOLDEN GATE BOYS CHOIRHaywardA6BZ$84k1
Mozart Youth CamerataBerkeleyA69$84k1
THE STEVEN & CAROLE WEINBERG FOUNDADana PointT99Z$84k0
California Federation of Womens ClubsLaguna BeachS81C$84k0
WARREN L THOMPSON AND CECILE M THOMPSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLafayetteT20Z$84k1

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