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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.

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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
Model School Comprehensive Humanistic Learning CenterBerkeley—$1.1M1
THE FAMILY SCHOOLSan FranciscoP400$1.1M2
ACTAI GLOBAL INCSanta MonicaC32$1.1M1
ANDREW & PHYLLIS D'ARRIGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSalinasT20$1.1M0
Long Beach Community Improvement LeagueLong Beach—$1.1M1
MASONRY INSTITUTE OF AMERICATorrance—$1.1M1
EL CAJON CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONEl Cajon—$1.1M5
The Ghiberti Foundation dba Ghiberti Center for CultureSan FranciscoA80$1.1M0
Audacious FoundationSanta BarbaraT20$1.1M1
KRAEMER ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INCEl Cajon—$1.1M0
Restore Unity IncorporatedHesperiaX99$1.1M0
POWERPAC ORGSan FranciscoR40$1.1M1
Housing Trust Fund Ventura CountyCamarilloL20$1.1M1
MARIN DANCE THEATRESan RafaelA99$1.1M1
ABANDONED CHILDRENS FUNDSanta RosaQ33$1.1M1
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY CONCERT ASSOCIATIONSan BernardinoT20$1.1M0
HILLCREST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONSan Diego—$1.1M1
Zendo Project IncGrass ValleyF40$1.1M1
Louis & Scholar Nwoke Foundation IncLawndaleL20$1.1M0
THE IMAGINE JUSTICE SOCIETYEncinoO12$1.1M1
VACAVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUEVacavilleN64Z$1.1M0
Giving UniversityAnaheimP80$1.1M0
Korean American Community Services IncSan Jose—$1.1M1
KINGDOM BUILDERS MINISTRYSan ClementeX99$1.1M0
San Mateo CC Federation of Teachers AFT 1493San Mateo—$1.1M0
SACRAMENTO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILSacramento—$1.1M1
DAVID P WATSON FOUNDATIONEl SegundoP03$1.1M1
DAVID AND JUDY SHORE FOUNDATION INCBeverly HillsT20$1.1M0
SANTA CRUZ CEMETERY CORPORATIONSanta CruzY50$1.1M1
EXECUTIVE MBA COUNCILLaguna HillsB51C$1.1M0
Life Community DevelopmentAdelantoI21$1.1M1
William Law FoundationBakersfieldO50$1.1M1
DWIGHT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTPalo AltoT20$1.1M0
Villa Siena FoundationMountain View—$1.1M1
FARALLON FOUNDATIONPleasantonT20$1.1M0
WESTERN TREE NUT ASSOCIATIONFresnoS41$1.1M1
ROSEMEAD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONRosemeadL220$1.1M9
WOODS IRRIGATION COStockton—$1.1M0
Growing Communities IncLos AngelesC60$1.1M2
Rancho Bernardo High School FoundationSan DiegoB25I$1.1M0
CASA OF VENTURA COUNTY INCCamarilloI80$1.1M1
County of Los Angeles Fire Museum AssociationBellflowerA500$1.1M0
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INCLos AngelesP33$1.1M0
CREATIVE ACTSInglewoodI40$1M1
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts CenterSan PabloA230$1M4
KOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT31$1M0
DEBENNEVILLE PINES INCAngelus Oaks—$1M1
DANA & ALBERT R BROCCOLI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$1M0
CITY LIGHTS THEATER CO OF SAN JOSE INCSan JoseA650$1M2
GERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMM CA INCSan DiegoJ20$1M2

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