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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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76,460 organizations · Page 32 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGOSan Diego—$29.7M8
Insight Housing FKA Berkeley Food and Housing ProjectBerkeleyP600$29.7M7
CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLSan FranciscoB26Z$29.6M9
Fresnos Chaffee Zoo CorporationFresnoD50$29.6M12
SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSanta RosaT310$29.6M4
TERI IncOceansideX99Z$29.6M6
CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONRosevilleC320$29.6M7
KING CHAVEZ ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCESan DiegoB29$29.6M7
TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONSan FranciscoL210$29.6M9
MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTEROaklandS02$29.6M8
Channel Islands Young Men's Christian AssociationCarpinteriaP270$29.5M9
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONMountain ViewS40$29.4M7
PATHWAYS HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICESunnyvale—$29.4M7
SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEAMSTERS - EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE TRUSTSan Diego—$29.4M0
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESGlendaleX20$29.4M7
Electronic Frontier Foundation IncSan Francisco—$29.4M12
LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION CORPSLos AngelesJ220$29.3M9
REBECCA SUSAN BUFFETT FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsT22Z$29.3M0
All For Health Health For AllGlendaleB99$29.3M9
ADVANCED EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUNDOaklandB05$29.3M10
REACH UNIVERSITYOaklandB99$29.3M18
Santa Fe Christian SchoolsSolana BeachB24Z$29.3M11
BAY AREA LEGAL AIDOakland—$29.2M11
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULAMenlo ParkO230$29.2M10
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUBLos Angeles—$29.2M7
WESTRIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INCPasadena—$29.2M8
Tierra del Sol FoundationSunlandJ300$29.2M5
ADDITIONAL VENTURES FOUNDATIONPalo AltoT22$29.1M1
Satellite Affordable Housing AssociatesBerkeleyL800$29.1M7
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BLOOD CENTERFresnoE610$29.1M8
COMMUNITY HOSPICE INCModestoP74Z$29.1M8
Mission Housing Development CorporationSan FranciscoL210$29.1M5
YOSEMITE FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoN32I$29.1M8
SUPPORTING INITIATIVES TO REDISTRIBUTE UNUSED MEDICINE - SIRUMPalo AltoE60$29M8
EISENBERG VILLAGE OF THE LOS ANGELES JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGINGResedaP75$29M7
BIG CANYON COUNTRY CLUBNewport Beach—$29M0
INFO LINE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYSan DiegoP50$29M8
Destination Home SV co Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain ViewL11$29M10
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAININGSan JoseJ200$29M8
THE SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUNDSan FranciscoL20$29M5
ANDERSON STEWART FAMILY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$29M0
MISSION CITY COMMUNITY NETWORK INCNorth HillsE320$28.9M8
CENTRAL COAST VNA & HOSPICE INCMontereyE92Z$28.9M8
PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 36 HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUNDAlameda—$28.9M0
CRISTO REY SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOLSan JoseB25$28.9M8
Hinds HospiceFresnoP74$28.9M9
ROADS FOUNDATION INC THEComptonF30$28.9M10
THE BROADLos AngelesA51$28.9M4
SYNERGY ACADEMIESLos AngelesB20$28.9M7
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County IncGoletaK31Z$28.9M7

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