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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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76,460 organizations · Page 179 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
California Emerging Technology FundConcordS19$2.7M13
San Francisco Jewish Community Publications IncSan FranciscoB990$2.7M4
YOUNG VISIONARIES LEADERSHIP ACADEMYSan BernardinoB99$2.7M0
MY GREEN LABSan DiegoC60$2.7M4
MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ARTMontereyA510$2.7M1
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCSan Diego—$2.7M1
THE MIGUEL CONTRERAS FOUNDATION C/O THOM DAVISLos AngelesA23$2.7M2
WILDFLOWER OPEN CLASSROOMChicoB29$2.7M1
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE FOR TEACHINGBurlingame—$2.7M8
Mobility Management Partners IncCamarilloW99$2.7M2
Creative Montessori Learning Center IncPalo Alto—$2.7M1
COMPANEROS DEL BARRIO INCSan FranciscoP330$2.7M0
KINGS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCLemooreB24Z$2.7M1
TEMECULA UNITED SOCCER CLUB INCTemeculaN64$2.7M2
AFSCME LOCAL 2076 HEALTH & WELFARE TRUST FUNDAnaheimY43$2.7M0
SHELDON RAZIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONLaguna BeachT22$2.7M0
THE MOSSE FOUNDATIONBerkeleyT22$2.7M0
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION CORPORATIONOrindaL20Z$2.7M3
SHAAREI CHESED OF LAWestlake VillageW99$2.7M1
African American Male Education NetworkElk GroveB82$2.7M6
CALIFORNIA CALLS ACTION FUNDLos AngelesP20$2.7M2
DEL ORO CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTERCitrus Heights—$2.7M1
DONALD GOODMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$2.7M0
FIBERSHEDSan GeronimoC99$2.7M1
REDLANDS EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPRedlandsB95Z$2.7M0
Journeys Counseling MinistryCosta MesaF60H$2.7M3
AIDS LEGAL REFERRAL PANEL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREASan FranciscoG81Z$2.6M5
OIL & GAS ACTION NETWORKBerkeleyC01$2.6M1
LITTLE SHEPHERD'S LEARNING CENTERPorter RanchP33$2.6M1
SANTA MARIA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCESanta Maria—$2.6M1
THE AUTISM COMMUNITY IN ACTIONIrvineG84$2.6M4
THE SOURCE LGBT CENTER INCVisaliaR26$2.6M1
LEGACY BEHAVIORAL SERVICES INCBakersfieldP31$2.6M1
NPHS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT INCRancho CucamongaL20$2.6M2
THE SEQUOIA PLAZA MOBILE HOME PARK CORPSanta AnaS22$2.6M0
GREEN EARTH LIANGS INCMilpitasC50$2.6M0
MELALUCCA FOUNDATIONPalo AltoT20$2.6M1
United Brotherhood Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 713Hayward—$2.6M11
PATHFINDERS OF SAN DIEGOSan DiegoG82Z$2.6M1
VOTERS OF TOMORROW ACTION INCLos AngelesR40$2.6M1
Rolling F Credit UnionTurlock—$2.6M5
GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INCLos AngelesA70$2.6M2
SARGENT SHRIVER PEACE INSTITUTELos Angeles—$2.6M2
Imagine Los Angeles IncLos AngelesP85$2.6M4
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF OCOrangeB24$2.6M0
OUTDOOR OUTREACHSan DiegoO20$2.6M2
San Geronimo Valley Community CenterSan Geronimo—$2.6M1
KELLY FOUNDATIONSacramentoT90$2.6M2
FAMILY HEALTH & SUPPORT NETWORK INCPalm SpringsP20$2.6M2
CONNOLLY RANCH EDUCATION CENTERNapaK20$2.6M1

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