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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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Executive Vice President
EVP
General Manager
Assistant General Manager
Senior Vice President
SVP

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 1342 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
LOS ANGELES BIBLE COLLEGELos AngelesX21$20k0
SANTA BARBARA BLUES SOCIETYSanta Barbara—$20k0
HACKERTUNITYLancasterB90$20k0
THE HAUPT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPleasantonX20$20k0
MORRO BAY CHAMBER FOUNDATIONMorro BayB82$20k0
ASCENDO FOUNDATIONLos AltosT23$20k0
HIS BLESSINGS INCParadiseT22$20k0
LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF SKI CLUBSGlendale—$20k0
Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics Conference Organization IncSan DiegoH92$20k0
AROMAS HILLS ARTISANSAromasA25$20k1
GROUNDUP AFRICALos AngelesQ33$20k0
LOARA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BOOSTERSAnaheimN65$20k0
Winters Rotary ClubWinters—$20k0
BURKE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTemeculaT20$20k0
5N2 INTERNATIONALUplandT20$20k0
ALMA FIRST FELLOWS INCManhattan BeachB99$20k0
AMORE OASIS FOUNDATIONMonterey ParkT12$20k0
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COALITION SAN DIEGOSan DiegoP84$20k0
AVANI FOUNDATIONEl CajonP99$20k0
AzzurraSan FranciscoC30$20k0
BP Legacy FoundationPleasant HillT20$20k0
BRIGHT HORIZONS FOUNDATIONEastvaleP30$20k0
BUILDING HEALTHIER AMERICACamarilloP20$20k0
CAS AMERICAN VETERANS FOUNDATIONCarsonS99$20k0
CASCADE CANYON HEALING CENTERMill ValleyP99$20k0
CHARLES E WOODBURY FOUNDATIONSalinasT20$20k0
CHQ FoundationTemple CityT22$20k0
COASTWATCH WILDLIFE SOCIETYSausalitoU21$20k0
CONFOMETRX RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPalo AltoB90$20k0
CORTICALDEVELOPMENT INCMill ValleyH11$20k0
Covid-19 Student Protection ProgramRancho CordovaM40$20k0
DE DOMENICO BLEECHER FOUNDATIONCalistogaT20$20k0
FINDJOY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFountain ValleyT11$20k0
GAO AND OUYANG FOUNDATIONMountain ViewB12$20k0
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTERLos AngelesX20$20k0
GOOBY FOUNDATIONTarzanaW12$20k0
GWANGJE FOUNDATIONFullertonX20$20k0
HAM FAMILY FOUNDATIONGarden GroveT21$20k0
HELPING HANDS GRANT FOUNDATION NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONCarlsbadT20$20k0
Hobart ShakespeareansLos AngelesA70$20k0
HONG SHIH FOUNDATION INCArcadiaQ33$20k0
HUMBLED ONE MISSIONFullertonX20$20k0
INFINITE GIVINGCarmichaelP12$20k0
JARED MONROE FOUNDATIONCastaicT23$20k0
JIM AND JUDY WATSON FOUNDATIONSeal BeachT20$20k0
Kern County Brain Injury FoundationBakersfieldE12$20k0
Kingdom Stewards LLCEurekaX11$20k0
KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL SOCIETYLos AngelesA84$20k0
LA CONCIERGE ASSOCIATIONBeverly HillsS46$20k0
LA LAPIN FOUNDATIONOrindaP20$20k0

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