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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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Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Walther FoundationSan FranciscoT20$676k1
MANGIAMELE ARTS FOUNDATION INCSan DiegoA20$676k0
IBEW LOCAL 1245 INJURED WORKERS FUNDVacavilleY43$676k0
THE WEST COAST CARE FOUNDATION INCMarina Del ReyT20$676k4
PRISON OF PEACECalabasasI43$676k1
Teatro VisionSan JoseA650$676k0
NOHO HOME ALLIANCENorth HollywoodP20$676k1
Feed My Poor IncBeverly HillsK30$675k0
THE ARROYO MAINTENANCE CORPORATIONIrvine—$675k0
The Healing of Hope FoundationSan PedroF30$675k1
NARAYAN SEWA SANSTHAN INCGlendoraP20$675k0
THE CARL K MOY AND LINDA C MOY FAMILY FOUNDATIONLaguna BeachT20$675k1
THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE OF SANTA ROSASanta RosaA65$675k1
FIRST METHODIST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF GLENDALEGlendale—$675k0
RAKESH & NEELAM GUPTA FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan JacintoB82$675k0
LUPUS LA CO EMERGEEncinoG80$675k1
RIVERSIDE CITY TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONRiverside—$675k0
DHARMA TREASURY STUDY CENTER INCSan FranciscoX99$675k0
RIVER COMMUNITY HOMES INCUkiahL21Z$675k0
LINEAGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERPasadenaA62$675k0
WHITEWATER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIASan JoseB43$675k0
JUNAMICI FOUNDATION CO MICHAEL E JUNGSanta MonicaT20$675k0
THE BENNETT FOUNDATIONPacific PalisadesT21$674k0
ORANGE ELKS LODGE NO 1475 BPOEOrange—$674k1
CALIFORNIA WORKERS JUSTICE COALITION ISSUESSacramento—$674k2
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTECupertinoB99$674k1
BEHRING GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FORMERLY WORLD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDanvilleP11$674k14
BRIGHTER UKRAINE FOUNDATION INCLawndaleW99$674k0
The Ketamine Research FoundationSan AnselmoF05$674k1
THE PACIFIC BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPSan DiegoS31$674k0
SAN LUIS OBISPO SOCCER CLUBSan Luis ObispoN64Z$674k2
Yes On Proposition 6 Ending Slavery in CaliforniaSacramento—$674k0
GK Grout FoundationPasadenaT20$674k1
CHILDREN MENDING HEARTS INCBurbankO50$674k1
AGAPE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOLSan JoseB21$674k2
DOWNTOWN ACTION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATEDSanta RosaS20$674k0
NTNU HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF NORTH AMERICA INCRichmondP20$674k0
THE FELTHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$674k0
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe IncMantecaA20$674k1
FOR WOMEN FOUNDATION INC C/O GENERAL COUNSEL C-QUEST CAPITALSanta BarbaraT21$674k0
RED LADDER THEATRE COMPANYSan JoseP20$673k1
THE REED L HARMAN & NAN M HARMAN FOUNDATIONRolling Hills EstatesT20$673k0
CYBER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ASSOCIATIONSan DiegoS41$673k1
CENTER FOR AI POLICY INCBerkeleyU01$673k0
310 BASEBALLTorranceN11$673k0
LEAD4TOMORROWDavisP20$673k1
NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONLos AngelesA6E0$673k1
African Childrens SchoolsBakersfieldT30$673k0
CA UNITED PARTNERS CORPVan NuysP60$673k1
MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION CENTERSan Leandro—$673k1

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