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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 354 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
EMS INCClaremontP20$803k1
Alhambra Educational FoundationAlhambraY40$803k0
ST ROSE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONHaywardE12$803k1
Court Appointed Special Advocate of HumboldtEurekaR200$803k0
Northern California Vipassana CenterCobbB80$803k0
Ride 2 Recovery dba Project HeroSan DiegoN99$803k1
SOLANO CHRISTIAN ACADEMYFairfieldB24$803k0
STUDENTNEST FOUNDATION STUDENTNEST FOUNDATIONFresnoB90$803k0
JCL ANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONNewport BeachT22$803k0
Just Hoop IncSan Leandro—$803k2
SISKIYOU OUTDOOR RECREATION ALLIANCEMt ShastaN68$803k1
NICOS CHINESE HEALTH COALITIONSan FranciscoE70Z$803k2
Playhouse ArtsArcataA60$802k0
MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINSNevada CityA610$802k0
ALLIANCE OF HSI EDUCATORSLa VerneB90$802k1
REDLANDS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONRedlandsA69Z$802k0
ACEA LOCAL 3090 AFSCME EMPLOYEES BENEFITS TRVernonY44$802k0
WILLITS KIDS CLUB INCWillitsO23$801k0
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF COLUSA COUNTY MACCColusaK31$801k1
FORCE SPORTS CLUB INCSan DiegoN70$801k3
PROTECT WHAT WE LOVEStudio City—$801k0
Tri-Valley Community Television CorpPleasanton—$801k1
California Community Banking NetworkAnaheimS41$801k0
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONSan DiegoS20$801k0
KWANG HE WON HEALTH CENTERLos AngelesE32$801k2
NET-WORKS LAGUNA BEACHLaguna Beach—$801k1
CHINO VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER INCChinoX40$801k0
LAFAYETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCELafayette—$801k1
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF WEST MARINPoint Reyes StationC013$801k1
Determined to SucceedSanta MonicaB90$800k5
RAINFOREST FLOWValenciaQ33$800k1
CROCKETT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCrockettT31$800k0
ADAM WANG FAMILY FOUNDATIONArcadiaB99$800k0
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE COUNTYLower Lake—$800k0
ANIMAL COMPASSION TEAM OF CALIFORNIAFresnoD20$800k2
THE JAMES AND BARBARA KNUPPE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCastro ValleyT20$800k0
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRUSTBurlingame—$800k6
WELLCOME LEAP INCSan DiegoH12$800k5
VAN BUREN APARTMENTS INCLos AngelesL21$800k0
UNITED ASSOCIATION CREDIT UNIONConcord—$800k0
OPERATION HELP A HERORancho Santa MargaritaW12$800k0
NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST FAIRFAX PARLOR 307Fairfax—$799k0
ANOTHER LEVEL TRAINING ACADEMYFresnoI21$799k0
COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL DEV CORPChula VistaL21Z$799k0
RESTORATIVE ACADEMIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM RAMPSherman Oaks—$799k0
GIVE A BEAT FOUNDATIONLaguna BeachQ33$799k2
MOMENTUM PARKSan JoseE40$799k1
SAN DIEGO ELI7E FUTBOL CLUBChula VistaN64$799k1
Our Little Light FoundationRosevilleT20$799k0
SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY INCMountain ViewB24$799k1

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