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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.

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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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76,460 organizations · Page 1290 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Elder Empowerment FoundationSan PabloP81$29k0
DISTRICT 4-C5 LIONS CLUB EDUCATION FUNDSacramento—$29k0
Horizon Charity FoundationIrvineT22$29k0
LERMITAGE FOUNDATIONLos Angeles—$29k0
MARYANN E KIRCHNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONKenwoodT22$29k0
Sustainable Enviromental Education IncWhittierC30$29k0
MEADOWBROOK EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONPowayB99Z$29k0
THE KOA FOUNDATION CO RICHARD AND HOLLY NAGATOSHICalabasasT22$29k0
AXS FoundationPacific PalisadesB01$29k0
1873 FUNDSan FranciscoN32$29k0
SOUDANI FAMILY FOUNDATIONWestlake VillageT20$29k0
MIRACLE LEAGUE LOS ANGELESNorth HollywoodO50$29k0
ROTARY CLUB OF IDYLLWILDIdyllwild—$29k0
Red Rock Canyon Interpretive AssociationTehachapi—$29k0
DAVID AND RUTH GORTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCVeniceT20$29k0
THE LIFE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONSan Fernando—$29k0
K9 4 KIDSSan MartinO50$29k0
MISSIONS ACCOMPLISHED INCLa MesaX99$29k0
HELP IS ON THE WAYMaderaQ330$29k0
MEYCAUAYAN ASSN OF SOUTHERN CA INCBurbankP20$29k0
SANDHYAS TOUCHSunnyvaleE70$29k0
SAVE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS INCOxnardT20$29k0
MISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLLa JollaN65$29k0
National Association of Royalty Owners - California IncBakersfieldY99$29k0
CASTRO VALLEY POST 9601 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARSCastro Valley—$29k0
LUN WANG FAMILY FOUNDATIONLa JollaT20$29k0
NIKKEI MATSURI FOUNDATION INCSan JoseA23$29k0
Notre Dame High School FoundationSalinasB25I$29k0
NATOMAS PACIFIC PATHWAYS PREP EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSacramentoB90$29k0
EMMA WILSON ELEMENTARY PTAChico—$29k0
MARTIN AND ALCID FOUNDATION A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONCanyon CountryO99$29k0
DUARTE HIGH SCHOOL FALCON BAND BOOSTERSDuarteP20$29k0
Mitchell Elementary PTACanyon Country—$29k0
ORANGE COUNTY GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATIONSanta AnaI99$29k0
The Radio Club of CupertinoSanta Clara—$29k0
Rotary Club of MendocinoMendocino—$29k0
C4 LEADERSVacavilleB90$29k0
IGLESIA DE JESUCRISTO LA ROCA INCONMOVIBLEBurbankX21$29k0
CHILDREN FIRST NONPROFIT INCApple ValleyP20$29k0
NATHAN M OHRBACH FOUNDATIONSebastopolT20$29k0
Social Dance CulturesSan AnselmoA620$29k0
Orthopedic Institute of the Good Samaritan HospitalLos AngelesG9DZ$29k3
SILICON VALLEY ENGINEERING COUNCILSan JoseB03$29k0
AVANTE AMPLIFY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesJ20$29k0
G1O IncRosevilleP20$29k1
THE GREATER TEHACHAPI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILTehachapiS20$29k0
HARVESTERS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONDiamond BarB82$29k0
APPLES & ORANGES FUNDCarmelT20$29k0
The Larry and Phyllis Wilkinson Foundation IncPalo AltoT20Z$29k0
BALDWIN PARK CHARITABLE RELIEF FOUNDATIONBaldwin ParkL99$29k0

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