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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 282 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
KATTOM FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT22$1.2M0
Sutton Foundation IncAnaheimP20$1.2M0
California Homebuilding FoundationSacramentoB82Z$1.2M1
Briceland Volunteer Fire DepartmentRedwayM24$1.2M2
OVERSEAS CAMPUS MINISTRIES INCTorranceX20$1.2M1
OAKLAND YACHT CLUB INCAlameda—$1.2M1
SOCAL WATER POLO FOUNDATION INCTustinN67$1.2M3
BURBANK TEMPLE EMANU ELBurbank—$1.2M0
MODESTO PREGNANCY CENTERModestoE400$1.2M1
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local Union 751Santa Rosa—$1.2M9
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AMERICA LOCAL UNION 661Sylmar—$1.2M9
BUNKER WEST FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoT22$1.2M0
SENIORYOUTH PARTNERSHIPSonoraP81Z$1.2M1
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONSouth Lake TahoeB99J$1.2M5
The Center for Integral WisdomBen LomondX99$1.2M1
STANISLAUS MULTI CULTURAL HEALTH COALITION WEST MODESTO KINGModestoF60$1.2M1
FRIENDS OF GRACEPlacentiaE99$1.2M1
RURAL COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GROUPUkiahL22$1.2M1
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY FOUNDATIONSacramento—$1.2M1
Hazen Family Foundation C/O Mandeville Lee Hazen GroupCarmelT22$1.2M3
GREATER SAN FRANCISCO TEEN CHALLENGE INCSan Francisco—$1.2M1
CHENWU FOUNDATIONSaratogaT23$1.2M0
VOICES 4 FREEDOM C/O MARGARET CALLAHANTorranceQ70$1.2M0
Solano Economic Devco CorpFairfield—$1.2M2
Carlsen Muir Family FoundationFolsomT20$1.2M0
Community College Facility CoalitionSacramento—$1.2M0
Streets for All Los AngelesOaklandC01$1.2M1
SAN JOSE FIRE MUSEUMSan JoseA50$1.2M0
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARK ASSOCIATIONGardena—$1.2M7
WORLDHARVESTMonroviaX20$1.2M2
FOLSOM SOCCER CLUBFolsomN64Z$1.2M0
RIMR AMD CONSORTIUMPasadenaP20$1.2M0
San Diego Film FoundationDel MarA31$1.2M1
FREE SPEECH COALITION INCCanoga Park—$1.2M1
Bizworld FoundationOaklandB80$1.2M1
CALIFORNIA POULTRY FEDERATION INCModesto—$1.2M1
MAGICAL BRIDGE FOUNDATIONPalo AltoN32$1.2M2
HEALDSBURG JAZZ FESTIVAL INCHealdsburgA68$1.2M2
THE STEPHENS FAMILY FOUNDATIONFullertonT20$1.2M0
OSPREYTREE FOUNDATIONCorona Del MarT22$1.2M0
VOLTA FOUNDATION INCLos AngelesS40$1.2M1
Riverside Cemetery Association Evergreen Memorial Park & MausoleumRiversideY50$1.2M2
Interfaith Movement for Human IntegrityOaklandJ01$1.2M1
GOLDEN STATE CHAPTER OF THE CLUBNewport Beach—$1.2M0
MOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATIONSan RafaelA650$1.2M0
DALIT SOLIDARITYSan DiegoQ33$1.2M0
A GLOBAL CHORUS FOUNDATIONEl CajonP12$1.2M0
NATIONAL PHLEBOTOMY PRO NETWORKSan FranciscoS41$1.2M1
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION INCBurbank—$1.2M0
TELACU SENIOR HOUSING OF LOS ANGELES COUNTYLos AngelesL22Z$1.2M3

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