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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

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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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
LUKE W JORDAN JR FOUNDATIONThousand OaksT21$16k0
ATHEIST ALLIANCE OF AMERICASacramentoV20Z$16k1
MINH FOUNDATIONFullertonT20$16k0
JORDAN'S DREAM FUNDBerkeleyT22$16k0
PATHFINDER ANIMAL RESCUE CORPORATIONAltadenaD20$16k0
SO CAL MY-THO ASSOCIATIONCarsonY11$16k0
Golden Apple Comic and Art FoundationLos AngelesA50$16k0
CHILDRENS WORKS INCSan FranciscoP31I$16k0
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE GLOBAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIESMenlo ParkX21$16k0
HEIDELBERGER FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCHAltadenaT22$16k0
IRON HOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTAOakley—$16k0
NEWPORT BEACH OCEAN LIFEGUARD ASSOCNewport BeachJ03$16k0
Small Church Big TableLong BeachX01$16k0
ADOPT FIRE STATION 71Los AngelesS20$16k0
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FRESNO INCFresnoS810$16k0
Children In Need International IncRiversideP30$16k0
THE SOURCE OF SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION INCCosta MesaQ99$16k0
EMILE COHL USLos AngelesA25$16k0
Armenian Spiritual Cultural FoundationLos AngelesA23$16k0
American Society for Training & DevRancho Cordova—$16k0
LU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONLos AltosE70$16k0
MODESTO GREEK FOLK DANCERSModestoA70$16k0
SOCIEDADE DA FESTA VELHA DO DIVINO ESPIRITO SANTO DE MT VIEW NO1Mountain View—$16k0
KIGWA LEERO CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPPanorama CityX20$16k0
WATERFOWL ENVIRONMENT PRESERVATIONAptosT20$16k0
California Glass AssociationApple ValleyS41$16k0
Just Communities Central CoastSanta BarbaraR60$16k1
CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION San Fernando Valley Optometric SocietyBurbank—$16k0
THE LOS ANGELES CHEW LUN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INCLos Angeles—$16k0
BCSC-PROJECT 858 MEDIA FOUNDATIONCaminoA30$16k0
ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS ACTING LOCALLYHaywardW24$16k0
California Qazaq CommunityLa CrescentaS80$16k0
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL FOUNDATION DBA PMFSCPalomar MountainM40$16k0
LAURUS ALLIANCE PROJECT CORPORATIONLaguna BeachH30$16k1
COMMUNITY HOUSING COUNCILPalm DesertL20Z$16k0
CHUA HUYEN GIAC INCSacramentoX50$16k0
ABSOLUTE SAFETY TRAININGWillowsM40$16k0
EARLY FAITH CHURCHGardenaX99Z$16k0
LA JOLLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOUNDATIONLa JollaZ99Z$16k0
FERRARI OWNERS CLUB SAN DIEGO REGIONCarlsbadN50$16k0
CHINESE ELDERLY ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGOSan Diego—$16k0
Sunflower FundLos AltosQ33$16k0
LIFE SPORTS FOUNDATIONPowayN02$16k0
Life Enrichment MinistryAzusaX20$16k1
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - 1Alhambra—$16k0
PROTEUS ACADEMY INCCoronadoW70$16k0
GRIDIRON YOUTH FOOTBALL ACADEMYThousand OaksN65$16k0
Mid-Coast Veterans Alliance IncSanta MariaY19$16k0
PEGGY POLLOCK FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$16k0
Knights of Columbus Immaculate Council 3604Hughson—$16k0

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