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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 217 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
UNITED ASSOCIATION JOUR & APPR 398 PPFRancho Cucamonga—$1.9M2
Kindred Hearts FoundationReddingP40$1.9M1
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIASacramento—$1.9M2
Galeria Studio 24San FranciscoA230$1.9M1
Silicon Valley Bicycle CoalitionSan JoseN196$1.9M3
FAITHFUL SERVANTS FOUNDATIONLos AltosB60$1.9M1
FIRST GRADUATESan FranciscoO30$1.9M1
WORKING ASSUMPTIONS FOUNDATIONBerkeleyA54$1.9M0
EVAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT22$1.9M0
MEDIA CITY CREDIT UNIONBurbank—$1.9M1
MEDICAL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALFresnoP20$1.9M0
Winifred Johnson Clive FoundationSan FranciscoT20$1.9M0
WOODLANDS MUTUAL WATER CO OF SLO COArroyo GrandeW80$1.9M0
PILGRIM PARK INCSan RafaelL200$1.9M0
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE PROJECT INCSan FranciscoU99$1.9M2
HONG FAMILY FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsT20$1.9M0
Santa Monica Police Officers Association Benefit TrustLos Angeles—$1.9M0
ALTERNATIVES FOR BETTER LIVINGNapaF20$1.9M1
The Labelle Foundation IncLos AngelesD20$1.9M2
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF EAST CO INCSanteeO23Z$1.9M0
VIA HEART PROJECTSan FranciscoE70$1.9M1
ROHDE FAMILY FOUNDATIONRossT20$1.9M0
THE ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECTSan DimasG41$1.9M0
College Area Pregnancy Services IncSan DiegoP450$1.9M1
KIDS 4 COLLEGEInglewoodO50$1.9M0
DALMATIAN DREAMS DBA DREAM FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraP20$1.9M3
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIASanta Fe Springs—$1.9M5
UNITY MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLOrangeB29$1.9M1
CHARITYSMITH NONPROFIT FOUNDATIONTruckeeT31$1.9M0
INTEL RETIREE MEDICAL PLAN TRUST FOR KEY EMPLOYEESSanta ClaraY43$1.9M0
LA COSTA VALLEY MASTER ASSOCIATIONIrvineL50$1.9M0
WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONALWestlake VillageA30$1.9M0
Inland Youth Soccer Education Program Legends FCEastvaleN64$1.9M2
San Francisco Historical SocietySan FranciscoZ99$1.9M0
HBCU FOUNDERS INITIATIVELa JollaS43$1.9M0
My Sisters HouseSacramentoI70$1.9M3
Restore MercedMercedS20$1.9M1
KINDRED ONE FOUNDATIONChino HillsT30$1.9M0
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 619San Diego—$1.9M9
OPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoW99$1.9M2
STEPHENSON FOUNDATIONPalo AltoT20$1.9M0
COMMON PURPOSE INCGrass ValleyF20$1.9M4
Gunilda Rianda Senior Center Association Rianda House Senior Activity CenterSt HelenaP28$1.9M1
CALIFORNIA STATE FIREFIGHTERS' EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFITS CORPORATIONCarmichael—$1.9M4
True Sunshine Preschool Center IncSan FranciscoP33Z$1.9M1
Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs AssoMartinez—$1.9M0
THOMAS HOUSE TEMPORARY SHELTERGarden Grove—$1.9M1
CENTRAL VALLEY DAIRY REPRESENTATIVE MONITORING PROGRAMSacramentoK20$1.9M0
THE BARRY L HOEVEN CHARITABLE TRUSTNewport BeachT22$1.9M0
Foundation for Fresno Unified StudentsFresnoB12$1.9M1

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