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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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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 1354 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Placer County Friends of the LibraryRocklin—$18k0
Feminist FrequencyLos Angeles—$18k0
DISTRICT 32 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALLSan DiegoN63$18k0
SUPERNOVA FOUNDATIONSan JoseB82$18k0
THE INTEGRATIVE HEALING INSTITUTEOakland—$18k0
IRAQ STAR INCSanta ClaritaG12$18k1
JESUSCRISTO FUENTE DE VIDA ETERNASanta AnaX21$18k0
NAPA CITY FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FUNDNapaM99$18k0
ROTARY CLUB OF WOODLANDWoodland—$18k0
VETERAN ART INSTITUTECameron ParkA01$18k0
ELDER PAWS SENIOR DOG FOUNDATIONFresnoD20$18k0
NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATESCarlsbadC30$18k0
THE BUNNIE AND JEROME SACHS FAMILY FOUNDATIONMill ValleyT22$18k0
EL MONTESOUTH EL MONTE MEALS ON WHEl MonteK36$18k0
BHEW GLOBAL FOUNDATIONSunnyvaleT20$18k2
VENTURA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONCamarillo—$18k0
AVALON ROTARY CLUBAvalon—$18k0
MWS Foundation IncGeyservilleT20$18k0
BLITS FOUNDATIONMill ValleyT20$18k0
Hercules Piranhas Swim TeamHerculesN67$18k0
HORIZON MUSIC GROUP INCArcadiaA20$18k0
LAURA & RICHARD SCHRAGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSolana BeachT20$18k0
SAN JOAQUIN SHEET METAL IND LABOR-MGMT COOP TRUSTSacramentoN63$18k0
The Marrujo FoundationRosevilleL22$18k0
WUHAN UNIVERSITY OVERSEAS ALUMNI SCIENCE FOUNDATIONSunnyvaleB84$18k0
STRIDER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$18k0
Wedgeworth Elementary PTO IncHacienda HeightsB112$18k0
LIONESS CLUB OF CAYUCOS CALIFORNIACayucosT03$18k0
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 986 CONVENTION TRADES TRAINING TRUSTPasadenaJ40$18k0
Fundacion Catolica San PabloGranada HillsP20$18k0
CoRenewalCathedral CityC60$18k0
JON & DARLA FISHER FOUNDATIONTiburonT22$18k0
DANIEL & BARBARA WEBER FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSan DiegoT20$18k0
GREGG & NANCY JOHNSON INC SUNSET VIEW CEMETERYJackson—$18k2
California Thunder Baseball and Softball CorporationCanyon Lake—$18k0
LA HABRA COUNCIL PTALa Habra—$18k0
SEMCU FOUNDATION INCMaderaS21$18k0
ALCOHOL-NARCOTIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA PROGRAMSacramentoF21Z$18k0
CALIFORNIA-SPAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERFremontS41$18k0
SAN RAMON ARTS FOUNDATIONSan RamonA20$18k0
CRUISE 4 KIDSVistaO99$18k0
RECYCLED LOVE DOG RESCUECoronaD20$18k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TALBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL PTAHuntington Beach—$18k0
HAIR OF THE DOG RESCUELos AngelesD20$18k0
JORDAN INTERNATIONAL AIDSan MartinQ30$18k0
LEES PONY THERAPY INCBanningD60$18k0
Monterey County Surfers FoundationCarmelB82$18k0
PARAGON INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIONSacramentoU99$18k0
IRHEMA NETIrvineX20$18k0
City Kitty Rescue IncLong BeachD99Z$18k0

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