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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
THE GASKA ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONGlendaleT20$2M0
CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIAliso ViejoN40$2M5
State Association of County Retirement SystemsSacramentoW22$2M0
CHRIS & HELEN MARINOS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCamarilloT20Z$2M1
THE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE INCLong BeachR30$2M3
RUBICON ENTERPRISES INCRichmondJ20Z$2M4
Urban League of San Diego CountySan Diego—$2M3
SynGAP Research Fund IncorporatedSan DiegoT11$2M0
PETER MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATIONOxnardA54$2M0
YOUTH JUSTICE COALITION INCLos AngelesO50$2M6
Ventura Co Deputy Sheriffs AssociationVentura—$2M2
HILLSDALE HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONSan MateoT30$2M2
Horizon Family and Community ServicesWest SacramentoF60$2M1
HOPE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTYFullertonP85$2M0
Mathematical Sciences PublishersBerkeleyU34$2M4
CENTRAL VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS CREDIT UNIONFresno—$2M1
THE PHILIP AND MURIEL BERMAN FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$2M4
THE ARC - SOUTH BAYCarson—$2M0
DOW GREAT WESTERN CREDIT UNIONAntioch—$2M1
BRIGHTLINE DEFENSE PROJECTSan FranciscoR22$2M1
SUTTER BUTTE OUTING CLUBMarysville—$2M0
DUBLIN PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATIONDublinT30$2M0
ENRICH LALos AngelesC60$2M1
THE TRANSGENDER DISTRICTSan FranciscoR01$2M4
The Drew Murphy FoundationSan FranciscoT20$2M0
LOS AL FNLLos AlamitosO50$2M0
Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism EducationOaklandA030$2M2
ORANGE COUNTY YOUTH SPORTS ASSNLos AlamitosN65$2M2
CORONADO TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DBA DISCOVER CORONADOCoronadoS41$2M2
TUSTIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATIONIrvineL20$2M0
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FORCE ACCOUNT COUNCILFairfield—$2M1
NO BOUNDARIES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INCReddingT20$2M2
Piedmont Choirs dba Piedmont East Bay Childrens ChoirOaklandA6BZ$2M2
BRIDGE OC INCRancho Santa Margarita—$2M0
Centro Latino De San Francisco IncSan FranciscoP81Z$2M1
JOJOBA HILLS SKP RESORT INCAguanga—$2M0
COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE OF OCSanta AnaE19$2M2
THE EARL AND ANNA BROADY FOUNDATIONPasadenaT20$2M3
California Retired Teachers AsSacramento—$2M1
FACE TO FACE SONOMA COUNTY AIDS NETWORKSanta RosaG81Z$2M1
MAX GOLDENSON FOUNDATION FOR MODERN DOG ADOPTIONLos AngelesD20$2M0
DAVIS AQUADARTS INCDavisN67I$2M3
LAMORINDA WATER POLO INCLafayetteN67$2M1
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSOCIATION INCReddingA32Z$2M2
INTERFAITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORPLemon Grove—$2M4
HOUSE OF YAHWEHLawndaleP85Z$2M1
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INCSan RamonU40$2M0
Western United DairiesTurlock—$2M1
THE PEACH FOUNDATIONFoster CityB82$2M1
ALBERT AND JANICE MEISTER FAMILY FOUNDATSan FranciscoT22$2M0

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