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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
2ND CALLLos AngelesJ30$3.5M3
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY INDEXBeverly HillsU02$3.5M2
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CONSERVANCYSacramentoZ99Z$3.5M1
CCHNC SOUTH LAKE TOWERS INCWalnut CreekL21$3.5M1
California Building Performance Contractors AssociationSonomaW02$3.5M4
SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUMSan DiegoA500$3.5M1
ALLETTA MORRIS MCBEAN CHARITABLE TRUSTLa QuintaT20$3.5M1
CarbonPlanSan FranciscoC60$3.5M8
WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATIONChicoB99$3.5M5
Genesis Inspiration FoundationFountain ValleyO12$3.5M0
Ca Good EnergySacramentoC19$3.5M0
THE SOLA FOUNDATIONLos AngelesO50$3.5M6
APPLIED EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS INCLake View TerraceB20$3.5M1
Social Work Action GroupRiversideP20$3.5M2
RAMKRISHNA FOUNDATIONArcadiaQ122$3.5M0
LEGACY HEALTH ENDOWMENTTurlockE12$3.5M1
ALCIBIE ALLIANCE INCORPORATEDSan FranciscoT22$3.5M0
SANTA ROSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCESanta Rosa—$3.5M5
Trione FoundationSanta RosaT20$3.5M0
THYMOSMurrietaP99$3.5M1
PRIME EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONSTemeculaB19$3.5M5
THE MESDAG FAMILY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$3.5M0
Chico Feminist Womens Health Center dba Womens Health SpecialistsReddingE320$3.5M1
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTR MATERIALS ASSOCIATIONSacramento—$3.5M0
RANCHO MISSION VIEJO LAND TRUSTSan Juan CapistranoC30$3.5M0
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital FoundationGrass ValleyE22I$3.5M1
Empower Yolo IncWoodlandP43Z$3.5M2
WINGS OF RESCUE INCSan DiegoD20$3.5M2
Pollinator PartnershipSan FranciscoC600$3.5M1
Fairytale Town IncSacramentoN32$3.4M1
ENDANGERED HABITATS CONSERVANCYSan DiegoC34$3.4M4
Clear Lake Environmental Research CenterLakeportC60$3.4M2
POOR AND THE HOMELESS TEHAMA COUNTY COALITIONRed BluffL41$3.4M0
Immanuel Sobriety IncMoreno ValleyL40$3.4M0
CALIFORNIA LIVER RESEARCH INSTITUTEPasadenaH70$3.4M1
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS BRANCH 1100Garden Grove—$3.4M21
Concord Homes IncWalnut CreekL22Z$3.4M0
BOURNE FAMILY SERVICESAltadenaP32$3.4M1
OSTIN FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O FRAZINEncinoT20$3.4M0
HILARITY FOR CHARITY INCBeverly HillsG83$3.4M3
Tree AcademyWest HollywoodB25$3.4M1
WILD SOULS RANCHFortunaO50$3.4M1
Inner Circle Foster Family Agency IncEl MonteP300$3.4M1
R-RANCH IN THE SEQUOIAS OWNERS' ASSOCIATKernvilleN50$3.4M0
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ORANGE COUNTYSanta Ana—$3.4M3
HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCESan DiegoP50$3.4M1
NORD COUNTRY SCHOOLChicoB240$3.4M3
EASTER SEALS CENTRAL CALIFORNIAFresnoE50Z$3.4M0
DONALD C AND ELIZABETH M DICKINSON FOUNDATIONSan DiegoT20Z$3.4M5
MCKINLEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVEMcKinleyvilleS99$3.4M3

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