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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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76,460 organizations · Page 1511 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
NORMAN GRIESBACH MEMORIAL FUNDTulareT20$6190
Qualcare Foundation For Community WellnessBakersfieldE70$6190
CARING FRIENDS INCSan DimasQ20$6180
HOUSING EMERGENCY LODGING PROGRAM INCShingle Springs—$6180
CENTRAL COAST INDIGENOUS TRIBESWatsonvilleA23$6170
Spouts of WaterPalo AltoE70$6160
JERRY MOSHER FOUNDATIONLafayetteT20$6140
FLORENCE RHF HOUSING INCLong BeachL22$61227
JOHN & COLLEEN MORRISSEY FOUNDATIONWalnutT20$6120
RED LION AND SUN INCWoodland HillsP40$6120
THE YVETTE AND DERRYCK DIAS FOUNDATIONSan RafaelT20$6110
ATHLETE RECOVERY FUNDTemecula—$6100
STRICTLY BUSINESS BASKETBALL ACADEMYLos AngelesN19$6100
GUILD FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES PUBLISHING HOUSEVallejoF03$6090
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AUTO RACINGINCSacramentoP20$6050
WRATH CORPGlendoraF12$6050
Cassandra FoundationRiversideA31$6040
ESCROW ASSOCIATION OF SANTA CLARA VALLEYCampbell—$6020
BELIEVE IN FUTURE FOUNDATIONEastvaleT50$6010
The Tommy and Beth Knapp Family Foundation IncNewport BeachT20$6010
AFFONSO SALATI WATER FOUNDATIONHollisterQ33$6000
CAO AND GUO FAMILY FOUNDATIONSaratogaB82$6000
Central coast Christian homeschool groupAtascadero—$6000
COSMIC COMPASS FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$6000
Florence Poling FoundationManhattan BeachA20$6000
FRONTIER CHARITY FOUNDATIONGardenaB82$6000
HELP TO HEALWoodland HillsQ33$6000
JJH EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIrvineT20$6000
KUROSAWA PIANO MUSIC FOUNDATIONLaguna WoodsA68$6000
LUBRICANTS PACKAGING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONPalo Alto—$6000
Medical Society of Sonoma CountyPetalumaE60$6000
POLICE AGAINST RACISM INCLong BeachB05$6000
ROSITA C VICTORIA FOUNDATIONVilla ParkA51M$6000
SIKDER INSTITUTEBerkeleyB28$6000
SITA AND RAM LALCHANDANI FAMILY FOUNDATIONSacramentoT20$6000
SUHAIL FOUNDATIONSan JoseT20$6000
Suzan G Robinson FoundationCarsonA25$6000
THE CULTURE JAM FOUNDATIONCentury CityN99$6000
WORDLAND MINISTRIESSacramentoT20$6000
GILROY DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCILGilroyS80$5990
M & K OUCHI FOUNDATIONIrvineT22$5990
TEMECULA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GOLDEN BEAR FOUNDATIONTemecula—$5970
MIDTOWN RADIOSacramentoW99$5960
The Wang-Jiang FoundationBelmontT22$5960
LA PETITE MUSICALE OF CULVER CITYValley VillageA650$5950
HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION FOUNDATIONDiamond BarG448$5940
Sonoma County Local News InitiativeSebastopol—$5910
STAND UP FOR SACRAMENTO SCHOOLSSacramentoB90$5900
DDLMM Foundation INCLafayetteH30$5870
Going Coconuts For a Cure IncBakersfieldH12$5860

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