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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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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
HANFORD FOUNDATION FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTUREHanfordB11$7750
More Than Overkummers Ministries IncReddingP31$7750
Thomas J Barrack Jr Family FoundationSanta YnezT20$7750
ALVAN AZINNA CHIBUZO IKOKU FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT99$7740
CHINYERE AND CHINELO IKOKU CHARITABLE TRUSTSSan FranciscoT99$7740
CHINYERE AND CHINELO IKOKU FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT99$7740
El Shaddai Foundation of San DiegoChula VistaT20$7700
PURE LOVE FOR HUMANITY INCHuntington BeachB12$7700
TROY ROBINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPOakdaleB82$7680
YUPENG & XIAOMIN FOUNDATIONMountain ViewT22$7680
PIVOT-THE PROGRESSIVE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONOaklandR20$7660
FEDERACION CLUBES MICHOACANOS CONDADO ORANGE IBO INCOrangeB82$7650
ARAB AMERICAN COUNCILAnaheimA23$7610
TORRANCE CHORALE FRIENDSTorranceA60$7610
Studt FoundationTorranceT20$7600
Ye Olde Theatre EatersSan DiegoA60$7600
El Cajon Animal Center for Education and Services FoundationEl CajonD20$7580
RAFAEL PALACIOS FOUNDATIONOaklandS12$7570
California Capitol Historic Preservation SocietySacramentoA82Z$7540
BIOCOMXDana Point—$7531
HEINZ R AND ALICE M HOENECKE FOUNDATIONCarlsbadT20$7520
HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSaratogaT20$7520
Friends of the Nora Ballard PublicWaterfordB11$7510
JGL HOLDINGS INCClovisX11$7500
LIFE EN EL CAMINOVan NuysW19$7500
Los Angeles Community CapitalTorranceL21$7500
CAMARILLO ARTS COUNCILCamarillo—$7490
GHOST RANCH PRODUCTIONS INCBerkeleyA65$7480
KEEP THE PRESSURE INCVenturaM99$7480
AL-KHATIB FOUNDATIONNewport CoastT20$7470
CITIZENS FOR SHELTERED ANIMALS INCLancasterZ99Z$7460
CONTACT SPORTS FOUNDATIONArcadiaN70$7450
KING FOREST FOUNDATIONSanta ClaraA23$7410
Jiangxi-USA Association of Silicon ValleyAlamoA20$7400
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIASacramentoE11$7370
THE OLEY FRIENDS FOUNDATIONLaguna HillsT50$7320
The Annie R and Augustine L Coleman FoundationOaklandB82$7310
LOUXU FOUNDATIONPalo AltoT90$7290
MAUD POWELL STRING INSTITUTE INCSan FranciscoA6E$7250
RIPON CHAMBER FOUNDATIONRiponT12$7240
CARA FOUNDATIONPalo AltoZ99$7230
THE MARIAN D JONES FOUNDATIONLake ElsinoreT23$7230
CAL YOUTH ADVENTURESLake ForestO50$7200
WINDY CITY PRODUCTIONSMenlo ParkA65$7200
RAMAKRISHNA INSTITUTE OF CULTURECorona—$7170
FUTURE AMERICAWest Covina—$7150
GILROY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONGilroyS30$7150
GLOBAL LEBANESE SUPPORT NETWORKAnaheimP80$7150
828 HOPE IN THE DARKNESSMission ViejoP19$7140
WILD CALIFORNIAGeyservilleW99$7140

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