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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

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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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Postpartum Health AllianceSan DiegoE40$80k0
Truckee Community CaresTruckeeK30$80k0
ARCHE ATARAXIA INCPleasant HillA20$80k0
Bramble Center for Informal Research IncSan DiegoV30$80k3
CJ STROUD FOUNDATIONFontanaS20$80k0
CORNERSTONE GRACE FOUNDATIONCLa JollaB82$80k0
Day One Health IncReddingQ11$80k0
Elizarraz Family FoundationThousand OaksT99$80k0
Fish Camp Mutual Water CompanyFresno—$80k0
GIAC QUANG TEMPLERiversideX50$80k0
HECC HOUSESan DiegoD20$80k0
HIP SURGICAL TREATMENT REGISTRY INCStanfordH9B$80k0
JOURNAL OF FREE SPEECH LAWStanfordA33$80k0
JOYFUL MISSION FOUNDATIONCypressT22$80k0
K & A Spease FoundationElk GroveT22$80k0
LETO FOUNDATIONLos AngelesX20$80k0
MAKARIOS FOUNDATIONStevenson RanchX20$80k0
MAXINE PARK HOCKING PALS FOUNDATION INCEncinitasT20$80k0
No Pressure FoundationLadera RanchU40$80k0
OUR VOICE COMMUNITIES FOR QUALITY EDUCATIONResedaB90$80k0
SHAW 4 COMMUNITYStocktonP50$80k1
Strive to Prosper FoundationNorthridgeA20$80k0
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ENDODONTISTSSacramento—$80k1
Crane Industry Labor Management Cooperative Trust FundAlamedaJ40$80k0
ABILITY INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUSTPleasantonT30$80k0
BRIGHT SMILE FOUNDATIONSan JoseP40$80k0
ESPERANZA BASEBALL BOOSTERSAnaheimN62$80k0
PASTORIA LAND & BUILDING CORPSunnyvale—$80k0
DACHSHUNDS AND FRIENDS RESCUEBurbankD99$80k0
Santa Monica Bay Sailing FoundationMarina Del ReyB99Z$80k0
PACIFIC BEACH WOMANS CLUBSan Diego—$80k0
VALLADOLID FOUNDATIONFresnoP20$80k0
ORDER OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ITALY IN AMERICAPalm Springs—$80k0
SOUTH COAST HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONMission Viejo—$80k0
SAN MARCOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSan Marcos—$80k0
Peninsula Gujarati AssociationSan BrunoA23$80k0
AMERICA DE LAS AMERICASSan Francisco—$80k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERSModesto—$80k14
BERKELEY FOLK DANCERSBerkeleyA200$80k5
FAITHFUL GRACEUplandX20$80k0
CITY OF THE LORDFreedom—$80k0
Orange High School Panther Regiment Booster Club IncOrange—$80k0
Pacific Lyric AssociationLa JollaA6A$80k0
BEACH COURT HOUSING FOUNDATIONChatsworthL99Z$80k0
HAITIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INCGoleta—$80k0
THIRD CHAIR MINISTRIESCarlsbadX20$80k0
OJAI EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOjaiZ99Z$80k0
FISHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCMonroviaT22$80k0
Lupus Foundation of Southern California IncSan DiegoG80$80k0
Swing Against CancerIndian WellsG30$80k0

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