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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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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 1503 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Fair Housing Council of Greater SacramentoSacramentoL01$1k0
FEATSTREET INCORPORATEDVeniceN99$1k0
FIRST RESPONDERS FAMILY SERVICESWest CovinaB12$1k0
Foundation 10Pleasanton—$1k0
FREE WAYDowneyX20$1k0
GLOBAL ARTS4YOUTH INCSan DiegoO50$1k0
GLOBAL MARTIAL DANCE & HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAlhambraE70$1k0
GOLDEN WORD FOUNDATION INCLaguna BeachT22$1k0
HAPPY ANGEL FOUNDATIONSan JoseT22$1k0
HAR ASHA FOUNDATIONFremontT20$1k0
HEALTH EDUCATION IS POWERWest HollywoodE70$1k0
HENRY KOPERWEIS FOUNDATIONOaklandT30$1k0
HOPE FOR HEALTH INCLos AltosE80$1k0
Hopeful Horizons FoundationDublinP43$1k0
IF4MAASSacramentoQ31$1k0
IGLESIA LINAJE ESCOJIDO SAN DIEGO INCLemon GroveX20$1k0
INLAND COUNTIES WATER ASSOCIATIONJurupa Valley—$1k0
INTERNATIONAL ORG - EDENSan Leandro—$1k0
KRISHNA AND BOB DALY JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$1k0
LAUGHMAN TALENTS FOUNDATIONEtnaT20$1k0
LAVINTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATIONWoodland HillsT20$1k0
Linternita Foundation IncAnaheimS20$1k0
LODI POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATIONLodiT23$1k0
LOS GATOS YOUTH LEADERSHIPVenturaW99$1k0
LOVE JACKSON YOUNG CREATOR CLUB INCSanta MonicaA68$1k0
MABRYER FOUNDATIONRichvaleQ33$1k0
MAGIC MIRROR FOUNDATIONHuntington BeachT20$1k0
MANDL MINISTRIES INCReddingX20$1k0
Meixian Association of Southern CaliforniaSan Gabriel—$1k0
Merced Data Special Services IncMerced—$1k0
MyTakeorg IncCovinaA80$1k0
NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS 4 FREEDOM FOUNDATIONLake ElsinoreR20$1k0
NEW SCHOLARSPalo Alto—$1k0
NORCAL REP YOUTH HOCKEY CLUBSan JoseN99$1k0
ONG HING FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT22$1k0
OUR FATHERS BUSINESSLos AngelesX20$1k0
PAUL TAPSALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDSunnyvaleO195$1k0
Portraits of Hope MinistryFresnoX99$1k0
RARE BREEDFresnoS20$1k0
Renegade Helmet Club CO Brown Armstrong Accountancy CorporatBakersfieldB42I$1k0
ROCK OUR WORLD COLLABORATIONAnaheim HillsB90$1k0
RURAL ASSOCIATION OF MEAD VALLEYRiversideC50$1k0
SFGENEALOGYSonomaT23$1k0
Shawns Blue BenchSimi ValleyG84$1k0
SHOPLOCAL INCSacramentoS31$1k0
SIERRA VALLEY LEGACY OF AGRICULTURE FOUNDATIONLoyaltonC99$1k0
SINGAPORE OVERSEAS FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT20$1k0
SKATE FREEBanningN11$1k0
SLINGSHOT INCUBATOR INCBurbankP20$1k0
SMILE MAKERS FOUNDATIONRiversideE86$1k0

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