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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 323 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
California Resource Recovery AssociationWest SacramentoC032$958k1
Mountain Communities Fire Safe CouncilIdyllwildM24$957k1
EDWARDS FOUNDATION INCRedwood CityT20$957k0
Streaming Video Alliance IncFremontS41$957k0
Sequoia High School Education FoundationRedwood CityB82Z$957k1
YOUTH TRANSPORATION ORGANIZATIONSan RafaelP52$957k1
TELACU HOUSING-MORENO VALLEY INCLos AngelesL21Z$957k3
InterMusic SFSan FranciscoA11$957k1
END OVERDOSEBurbankF21$957k3
The Paradise Park Masonic ClubSanta Cruz—$956k1
College Park Friends Educational AssociationNevada CityB25Z$956k2
PALO ALTO PARK MUTUAL WATER COMPANYEast Palo Alto—$956k0
Brave New Films 501(c)3Aliso Viejo—$956k2
THE GLOBAL ACTION RESEARCH CENTERSan DiegoK052$956k2
PARTNERS FOR PEACESalinasI21$956k1
YOLO COUNTY VISITORS BUREAUWintersS40$956k0
CALIFORNIA URBAN WATER AGENCIESWalnut CreekC032$956k0
CALIFORNIA SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION INCSacramentoS41$956k0
BREAST AND GYN HEALTH PROJECTArcataE70$955k1
Student Program for Academic & Athletic TransitionOaklandB80$955k1
LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL AND TOWN HALLLos AngelesQ050$955k2
Valley OnwardMercedP20$955k0
WILLIAM M KECK JR FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT20$955k0
PEACE OFFICERS CHAPLAINCY OF FRESNO COUNTY INCFresnoP46Z$955k1
CTT COMEDYLaguna BeachA20$955k1
BARNET SEGAL CHARITABLE TRUSTCarmelT20$955k2
AI FOR GOOD FOUNDATIONEl CerritoU41$955k0
The Giving SpiritLos AngelesP80$955k2
WIN 4 TOMORROWGlendoraN20$955k0
EMPOWER VOLLEYBALL CLUB OF EASTVALEEastvaleN60$954k3
Share Homes IncLodiP32Z$954k2
MOBILITY OPEN BLOCKCHAIN INITIATIVECoraline CirS41$954k0
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Training TrustWalnut Creek—$954k1
Milpitas Police Officers Association Benefits TrustHaywardY2$954k0
WILSON UNIVERSITY INCElk GroveB43$954k2
KINGS CARE FOUNDATIONEl SegundoS20$954k0
California Fire Chiefs AssociationSacramento—$954k1
Canonsburg Corporation - California Epsilon of Phi Kappa Psi House CorpLos AngelesN50$954k0
Supported Life InstituteSacramentoP010$954k1
AIM Youth Mental HealthCarmelF32$954k2
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE FOUNDATIONSacramentoA500$954k0
STOCKTON SAILING CLUBStockton—$954k0
TERASAKI INNOVATION CENTER INCGlendaleH90$953k0
FPA NorCal ConferenceLafayetteS46$953k0
THE MCCABE WALLS FAMILY FOUNDATIONLafayetteC35$953k0
CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICSanta Cruz—$953k0
Project ArtaudSan FranciscoA90Z$953k5
ASSOCIATION OF THE LOS ALTOS HISTORICAL MUSEUM AKA LOS ALTOS HISTORY MUSEUMLos AltosA115$953k1
THE LIGHTHOUSE RESCUE MISSIONTulareL41$953k0
Diamond Educational Excellence PartnershipSan DiegoB90$953k1

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