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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 401 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
NATIONAL ANIMATION MUSEUMBurbankA50$624k2
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL ATHLETIC FEDERATIONS El Monte—$624k1
JESUS LOVES CHILDREN MISSION GROUPWalnutB21$624k3
THE SALVATION ARMY LAKE VIEW TERRACE RESIDENCESRancho Palos VerdesL20$624k9
WALNUT CREEK AQUABEARS SWIM TEAMWalnut Creek—$624k4
REDBUD MONTESSORIDavisB21Z$624k0
COASTAL MARINE BIOLABS INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCES PROGRAM INCVenturaB90$624k2
KOREISHA SENIOR CARE & ADVOCACYMonterey ParkP19$624k0
GOOD DREAM FOUNDATIONYorba LindaT20$624k0
MIKI F YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTLong BeachT22$624k3
CASA DE AMISTAD CENTRO DE ENSENANZASolana BeachP20$624k1
Western Association of Chamber ExecutiveSanta Maria—$624k0
GONZALEZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONSanta ClaritaT21$624k0
BIZFED INSTITUTELos Angeles—$624k1
Live Oak Center for Advanced LearningSanta CruzB90$624k1
ANIMAL ADVOCACY CAREERSAnaheimD20$623k1
HOPE ALIVE INCORPORATEDFremontA01$623k1
CARL & GRACE BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPStocktonT20$623k0
MISSION VIEJO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLMission Viejo—$623k2
LEONORE S GERSHWIN 1987 FBO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARDSan FranciscoA110$623k1
ILM TREELafayetteB90$623k0
RIVERSIDE CITY FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOC INCRiverside—$623k13
WALKGOOD INCLos AngelesA20$623k2
SANTA CLARA COUNTY PROBATION PEACE OFFICERS UNION AFSCME - LOCAL 1587San Jose—$623k28
NATOMAS HOMESCHOOL ALLIANCESacramentoB99$623k1
VISALIA SENIOR HOUSING II INCWalnut CreekL21$623k0
California Ambulance AssociationSacramento—$623k0
Bay Area Freelance Association IATSE Local 119San Francisco—$623k5
EARTHWAYS FOUNDATION INCMalibuQ015$623k0
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING CARE ENDOWMENTPasadenaP60$623k0
SACRAMENTO YOUTH SYMPHONYSacramentoA69Z$623k0
WARSCHAW LAW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSanta MonicaT22$623k0
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETYDavisU03$623k0
St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of San DiegoSan DiegoP60$623k0
The Oakland InstituteOaklandK052$623k1
WAYNE T KENNEDY AND LORELEI F ROCKWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONSan CarlosT22$623k0
KIDZ ACADEMY INCSanta ClaraP33$623k3
PSYCH CRISISSan Francisco—$623k1
THE RESCUE HOUSE INCEncinitasD20$622k0
KERMAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCKermanX20$622k0
NOAH'S ARK LEARNING CENTERVistaX21$622k1
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America IncSan FranciscoA99$622k1
ROSEDALE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENT COUNCILBakersfieldB94Z$622k0
WILLETTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIrvineT20$622k1
Lomi School FoundationSanta Rosa—$622k1
ALL THE ARTS FOR ALL THE KIDS FOUNDATIONFullertonZ99Z$622k0
MILLIONAIRE MIND KIDS (MMK)Apple ValleyB94$622k1
FOSTERING PROMISESan JoseP20$622k1
INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONRiversideE11$622k0
CENTER FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICEMontroseR19$622k0

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