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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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EVP
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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 1230 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
HUNGER 2 HELP INCSan DiegoP99$41k0
AFFIRMING THERAPY INCSierra MadreF30$41k0
LARKSPUR LIBRARY FOUNDATIONLarkspurB71I$41k0
Bay Area Tennis AssociationSunnyvaleP20$41k0
ADBA PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCBreaA60$41k0
WORLD CHILDRENS TRANSPLANT FUNDEncinoE65Z$41k0
KINGS COUNTY SHERIFFS POSSEHanford—$41k0
9969 FOUNDATION INCMoorparkT30$41k0
MOUNTED PATROL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FOUNDATIONWoodsideT12$41k0
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS 168 CHORRO LODGE 168San Luis Obispo—$41k3
PAWS FOR LOVE FOUNDATIONSanta RosaD20$41k1
ENDSLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INCModestoT20$41k0
PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE INCSan Francisco—$41k0
PASO ROBLES GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE INCORPORATEDPaso RoblesN63$41k0
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KOFC FR PATRICK POWER COUNCIL 4588Livermore—$41k0
MICHAEL MASON FOUNDATIONSanta MonicaB82$41k0
michigan state university orange county alumni clubHuntington BeachB82$41k0
JOY MUSIC FOUNDATIONLos AngelesA68$41k0
LET THEM HEAR FOUNDATIONPortola ValleyP87$41k1
Sacred Music FellowshipBerkeleyX90$41k1
Vision of FaithMilpitasT20$41k0
GALGOPOD INCPalm SpringsD11$41k0
IREM Sacramento Valley FoundationClarksburgS47$41k0
THE COST OF COURAGE FOUNDATION ORGSan JoseB12$41k0
P T A CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS WITTER RANCH ELEMENTARY P T ASacramento—$41k0
CDM WRESTLING BOOSTERSNewport BeachB11$41k0
CURTIS BREEDEN FUNDFOUNDATIONTemeculaT20$41k0
CLAREMONT SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB OF CAClaremont—$41k0
THE EVANGELICAL PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIELa MiradaZ99Z$41k0
ANGELS CAMP MUSEUM FOUNDATIONAngels CampB90$41k0
MIRACLE FOUNDATIONTurlockT20$41k0
19 FOR LIFE FOUNDATIONSan JoseT30$41k0
ANGELS FOR HIGHER INCCoronaG25$41k1
PEATTIELOCKWOOD FOUNDATIONSunnyvaleT20$41k0
Pax et Bonum Communications IncPorter RanchQ33$41k0
FRIENDS OF WALTON BOOSTER CLUBStocktonB94Z$41k0
Luise Mandel Charitable Trust CO Mark Eskander EsqBeverly HillsB82$41k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INCCarson—$41k0
SALINAS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATIONSalinasB95Z$41k0
CORPS PRODUCTIONS INCWalnut CreekB12$41k0
CONEJO VALLEY BOTANIC GARDENThousand OaksC410$41k0
DANDELION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION C/O GRANT TANI BARASH & ALTMAN LLCBeverly HillsT99$41k0
MEADOWMONT PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION INCArnold—$41k0
Navello Research and Education FoundationSunnyvaleU99$41k0
Gordon Goldstein FoundationSacramentoT20$41k0
SOAPBOX WOMEN LLCEncinoY99$41k0
California Barbeque Association IncDuarteB60$41k0
HAYFORK SPAY & NEUTERFresnoD20$41k0
VIET HUNG FOUNDATION INCGarden GroveS20$41k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS TUSTIN HOST LIONS CLUBTustin—$41k0

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