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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
AKATSan FranciscoA20$1.5M0
Christian BeretsModestoP82$1.5M1
Castro Upper Market Community Benefit District IncSan FranciscoS20$1.5M1
JMH-ANAHEIM FOUNDATION INCAnaheimS20$1.5M1
GREATER NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH SERVICESSan LeandroI21$1.5M3
CHI NAN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAHacienda HeightsA23$1.5M0
Long Beach Area Chamber of CommerceLong Beach—$1.5M1
CERRITOS COLLEGE FOUNDATIONNorwalkB42I$1.5M6
THE H E ART PROJECT dba ARTWORXLALos AngelesA250$1.5M2
THE HARRIET E PFLEGER FOUNDATIONSan DiegoT122$1.5M3
Wilmington Jaycees Foundation IncWilmingtonZ99Z$1.5M1
SULEMAN CHOUDHRY FOUNDATIONMercedF19$1.5M0
Environmental Traveling CompanionsSan FranciscoC60Z$1.5M2
TRINITY UNLIMITED OUTREACHComptonP20$1.5M0
INDEPENDENT POOL & SPA SERVICE ASSOCIATIONSacramento—$1.5M0
THE MCGRATH FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan DiegoT20$1.5M0
LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INCCarlsbadZ99$1.5M0
FRESNO YOUTH CARE HOMES INCClovisF33$1.5M1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF THE SALINAS VALLEYSalinasK36Z$1.5M1
Stable Life ServicesWatsonvilleP80$1.5M1
EXPLORE ECOLOGYSanta BarbaraC27$1.5M1
PIVOT SACSacramentoB60$1.5M1
The Social Justice Legal FoundationLos AngelesI83$1.5M3
Community Action Service & AdvocacyLa Mesa—$1.5M1
ENTREPRENEURS ORGANIZATION SD CHAPTERSan DiegoB036$1.5M0
PACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENTSan DiegoA31$1.5M1
KOKO AI INCSan FranciscoF70$1.5M1
Home Preservation & Prevention IncLong BeachP51$1.5M1
Sailorsof the PacificSan Francisco—$1.5M7
PWT United IncSacramentoP30$1.5M3
VALLEY VOICESHanfordR40$1.5M1
SHEMASTELLA FOUNDATIONIrvineT22$1.5M0
RONALD AND GUADALUPE COHN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCSan DiegoT20$1.5M0
GOD'S IMAGELa MiradaP20Z$1.5M1
PEACE 4 KIDSComptonP30$1.5M2
PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGlendaleB24$1.5M0
CAL PINES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOAlturas—$1.5M0
MARTIN LUTHER TOWER INCSan FranciscoL22Z$1.5M0
BERKELEY FEDERATION OF TEACHERSBerkeley—$1.5M0
CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCILSan Diego—$1.5M0
United Way of Stanislaus CountyModestoT70Z$1.5M1
SUNRISE CENTER INCCorte MaderaE70Z$1.5M0
PETALUMA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONPetalumaB82Z$1.5M2
San Francisco Performances IncSan FranciscoA610$1.5M3
Soul ShepherdingIrvineX99$1.5M2
TRACY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CENTER INCTracyP85$1.5M0
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIPSLos AngelesB82$1.5M0
THE KRAUSE FOUNDATIONLos Altos HillsZ99Z$1.5M0
GLOBAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ARTSMountain ViewA03$1.5M0
OPEN GATE MINISTRIES INCDinuba—$1.5M1

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