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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 445 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Sean Smith Ministries IncSan RamonX99$507k2
Space 4 Art IncSan DiegoA20$507k0
PLANNED LIFETIME ASSISTANCE NETWORK CA DBA Proxy Parent FoundationPacific PalisadesF300$507k1
LOCAL 80 IATSE BUILDING CORPORATIONBurbankS47$507k0
CREEKERS CLUBIrvine—$507k1
Eagle-Eye Sanctuary FoundationGeyservilleD34$507k0
ZACA CENTER PRESCHOOLBuelltonB21$507k1
GAMEBREAKERS INCCarsonX20$507k1
THE LUCE-FAHEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT22$507k0
ALPHA GAMMA DELTA FRATERNITYSan Diego—$507k0
MISSION RESOURCE CENTER LLCSan FranciscoP28$507k3
Children of SheltersSan Francisco—$507k0
WIZE FOUNDATIONSaratogaT20$507k1
WERCMorgan HillD340$507k0
OPERATION WALK OF LOS ANGELES INCTorranceP20$507k0
LIFE ELDERCARE INCFremontP81Z$507k3
HIJOS DEL SOL ARTS PRODUCTIONSSalinasA25$507k1
SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCELos AngelesP20$507k1
Korean American CenterIrvineA23$506k1
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCommerceB12$506k1
Shaver Lake Civic League IncShaver Lake—$506k0
HOSAN FOUNDATIONWestlake VillageT20$506k0
PRESTON CASTLE FOUNDATIONIoneZ99$506k1
KLCS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONLos AngelesA11$506k3
GUESS FOUNDATIONLos AngelesT50Z$506k0
San Diego County Theatrical Training FundsSan DiegoB30$506k0
Rotary Club of Los Angeles FoundationLos AngelesS800$506k0
Genetic Information Research InstituteEast Palo AltoH92$506k1
Rossmoor Scholarship FoundationWalnut CreekB82Z$506k0
Viver Brasil Dance CompanyLos AngelesA62$506k0
BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS ALAMEDA ELKS LODGE NO 1015Alameda—$506k2
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSSacramento—$506k0
NORTHROP GRUMMAN MANAGEMENT CLUBRedondo BeachZ99$506k0
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES LOCAL NO 107Oakland—$506k4
SAN LEANDRO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONRosevilleW40$506k0
United Pentecostal Church of Red Bluff dba The Rock ChurchRed Bluff—$506k1
SYV FRUIT & VEGETABLE RESCUESanta YnezK30$506k1
LASSEN COUNTY SENIOR HOUSING COUNCILCarmichael—$506k0
BAY ISLE POINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONAlameda—$506k0
CURRIKICupertinoB99$506k2
Santa Ynez Recreational Center IncSherman Oaks—$506k0
San Diego Master ChoraleSan Diego—$506k1
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County IncNapaZ99Z$506k0
World of Work FoundationEl CajonB80$506k0
CALIFORNIA INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALLCarlsbadB90$506k5
STARLINGS VOLLEYBALL USACarlsbadN60$506k0
All Out Flag Football CorporationBakersfieldN65$506k1
PINE VALLEY MUTUAL WATER COPine Valley—$506k1
BLACK OPSLos Angeles—$506k0
LUTHERAN HOUSING CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIAAnaheimL22Z$506k1

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