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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 1515 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
School For CreatorsCapitolaA25$5000
SKO FOUNDATIONVisaliaB12$5000
ST MICHAELS SALLE DARMESSan JoseA23$5000
SV KHALSA SPORTS CLUBSan JoseN60$5000
TAILS OF TRUSTRosevilleD20$5000
THE GONDA ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOUNDATIONWoodland HillsA51Z$5000
THE LORDS HAVEN CHURCH INCOak Hills—$5000
THE MICHAEL J KELLY JR & YOLANDA A KELLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSan JoseP12$5000
THE STILLER FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$5000
TIGERPATH TEAM INCHarbor CityF60$5000
TO LOVE A CHILD FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsT20$5000
TOWELS 4 TEAMS INCNewport BeachN63$5000
US CHINA EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT20$5000
YUSHENG XIWANGMU SHENGDAO FOUNDATIONMilpitasX99$5000
BB MILLING INCGrass ValleyM24$4990
CHICO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY CORPORATIONChicoS32$4990
G KELLY SIEVERS FOUNDATION INC C/O E MICHELLE SIEVERSWestlake VillageT22$4990
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS CHARITY FUND SAN JOSE NO 522San Jose—$4980
WENDY CARRERA SPS FOUNDATIONWhittierH80$4940
INTERNATIONAL ORG - REDWOOD CITYSan Carlos—$4920
ORANGE COUNTY WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONWestminsterD30$4920
DJ AND T FOUNDATIONSan MarinoT20$4860
Western Educational Alliance CorpFresnoB99Z$4850
Joseph J Hopkins Scholarship FoundationNewport BeachT20$4840
AAP CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 1 FOUNDATIONElk GroveE70$4820
DRS ENRICO AND ESTHER SOBONG FOUNDATIONPalm DesertT22$4810
ROBERT LONDON MOORE JR FOUNDATIONVerdugo CityT20$4810
CONNECTIONS MINISTRY OUTREACHIrvineX20$4800
THE SUNRISE OPTIMIST CLUB OF SAN DIEGO YOUTH OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICESan Diego—$4800
Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of AmericaDavisE12$4770
ASIAN ECONOMIC FORUMPalo AltoQ05$4750
The Gluck Bradley FoundationCorona Del MarT20$4740
HERMAN & MOLLIE HERTZ FOUNDATIONOaklandT20$4720
HUANG HERITAGE FOUNDATIONMountain ViewA23$4710
EVERYBODY ONESan DiegoR23$4700
LOPEZ FOUNDATIONEncinitasT20$4700
LATINAS WITH PURPOSESan DiegoA23$4690
BELL FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCovinaT20$4670
CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION INCHaywardL21$4673
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE IN CALIFORNIASacramentoT30$4670
ADVENTURE GARDENSSacramentoK30$4660
Do Good HackersSunnyvaleW70$4660
THE THIN BLUE LINE OF VENTURA COUNTYCamarillo—$4660
AMERICAN LONGEVITY ALLIANCE INCSan FranciscoH01$4650
Rexfest FoundationHuntington BeachG25$4640
THE ZELMA BASHA SALMERI FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTSLaguna BeachB114$4640
INTERNATIONAL ORG - VALLEJOVallejo—$4630
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS STUDEBAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTANorwalk—$4630
San Leandro Downtown AssociationSan Leandro—$4610
HERMAN & FLORENCE THEISS MEMORIAL TRUSTDavisT20$4580

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