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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 1363 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Christian Theological UniversityNorth HollywoodX99$17k0
GRUPO DE AUTISMO ANGELESAnaheimG84$17k0
TEENS AND PARENTS SERVICE SOCIETYWalnut CreekO51$17k0
THE DREYFUSS INITIATIVE INCEncinitasB90$17k0
SAHAPUNNAKARI BUDDHIST ORGANIZATIONSan DiegoX50$17k0
Yangtze River FoundationCupertinoT22$17k0
CASTAGNOLA FAMILY FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraT20$17k0
ST GERTRUDES HOME FOR WAYWARD CATSFelton—$17k0
Friends of the Fairfield Senior CenterFairfieldP81I$17k0
VALLEY BENGALI COMMUNITYWoodland HillsA23$17k0
CULVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSACulver City—$17k0
CS FOUNDATIONCorte MaderaP20$17k0
BRAZIL STARS SOCCER CLUBCulver CityN64$17k0
NINOS PAG-ASA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN ADVOCACYEscondidoT20$17k0
The Charles Wei-Hsun Fu FoundationSan DiegoB82$17k0
SUNNYVALE FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTERSSunnyvaleB80I$17k0
J & C Jodhka Family FoundationIrvineT20$17k0
HeCares Foundation IncSunnyvaleB99$17k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTSFontana—$17k0
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC BOOSTERSHuntington Beach—$17k0
CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISORS FOUNDATIONEscalonT30$17k0
Children of God DBA COG GlobalTempletonQ33$17k0
SCHREIER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan RafaelT20$17k0
SAN LUIS OBISPO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCSan Luis ObispoT20$17k0
Abby Reinke Elementary School PTATemecula—$17k0
Mine Mineral & Processing Workers Building AssociationBoron—$17k0
WEINREB PILECKI SEGAL FOUNDATIONPetalumaT20$17k0
Coyote Creek Mens Golf AssociationSan Jose—$17k0
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER-AMERICAN ASSOICLos Angeles—$17k0
The Rajiv and Archana Shah FoundationEl SegundoT20$17k0
Kiwanis Club of Folsom Lake FoundationFolsom—$17k0
KIWANIS CLUB OF SIMI VALLEYSimi Valley—$17k0
Middle Schools of Woodland Music BoostersWoodlandB11$17k0
GREEK ONTOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETYSan Francisco—$17k0
THE POTTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan MateoB82$17k0
ARTESIA HISTORICAL SOCIETYArtesiaA800$17k0
Unlikely Heroes IncAtascaderoP20$17k0
ACADEMY OF ARMS LOS ANGELES INCGranada HillsA80$17k0
Isaiah 19 MinistriesDiamond BarX20$17k0
RANCHO STARBUCK JR HIGH PTAWhittier—$17k0
HSIAOLIU FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan JoseT22$17k0
THE SOULPHYSIO FOUNDATIONIrvineF99$17k0
LIONS CLUB OF ROSSMOOR FOUNDATIONWalnut CreekP20$17k0
PORTERVILLE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONPorterville—$17k0
Pendleton Men's Golf AssociationOceanside—$17k0
SISTERS INVOLVED IN LINKING KNOWLEDGELos AngelesP50$17k0
IGLESIA DE JESUCRISTO MINISTERIOS ELIMLos AngelesX99$17k0
SANTA BARBARA HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraB111$17k1
CARTERS FOUNDATION INCRiversideE86$17k0
LOS ANGELES COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAWLos AngelesI80$17k0

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