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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
Valley Performing Arts CouncilFresnoA260$113k0
PACIFIC WESTERN FOUNDATIONSouth PasadenaT20$113k0
Beat The Streets Bay AreaOaklandN99$113k1
Yangs Family Foundation IncWest SacramentoX20$113k0
FRONTLINE CHAPLAINCY OF CALIFORNIASacramentoX99$113k0
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCLos AngelesB84$113k0
SoundVision ProductionsBerkeleyZ99$113k0
FRIENDS OF SAN CARLOS ADULT COMMUNITY CENTER INCSan CarlosZ99Z$113k0
ZAINABIA ISLAMIC SOCIETYChino—$113k0
MOZART CAMERATAIrvine—$113k1
BURLINGAME LIONS CLUB LIONS INTERNATIONALBurlingame—$113k0
AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS ASSOCIATIONCovina—$113k0
SAN RAFAEL YACHT CLUBSan RafaelN50$113k0
JACKSON HOME AND SCHOOL CLUBMorgan Hill—$113k0
Legionarios Del Trabajo in America IncStockton—$113k3
YOUTH THEATRE WORKSClaremontA60$113k0
KA BASKETBALL ACADEMYOxnardN60$113k2
DEUCE COMMUNITY INCVeniceO30$113k0
IDONTMIND C/O GROUND CONTROLLos AngelesF30$113k0
CZECH SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIASan CarlosA23$113k0
TEAMSTERS 848 ALL CHARITIES FUND INCGlendoraT30$112k0
LUKE TATSU JOHNSON FOUNDATIONLong BeachG12$112k0
TAITA-SVSunnyvaleB99$112k0
MBA CHALLENGE FOR CHARITYOaklandT50J$112k0
SAFER CROCKEROaklandS21$112k0
SHAVER LAKE LIONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONShaver LakeB12$112k0
KINGDOM ADVENTURES INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIESSan RamonX20$112k0
AILENE B & PIERRE P CLAEYSSENS CHARITABLE TRUSTSanta BarbaraT20$112k1
MERCED CITY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC LOCAL 1479Merced—$112k2
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INCNorth Hollywood—$112k0
CANERS Foundation Endowment for Research and ScholarshipSacramento—$112k0
LOVE INC OF SOUTH SAN JOSESan Jose—$112k1
DIRT & GLITTERGasquetA60$112k1
Free and Accepted Masons of CA Chula Vista 626Chula Vista—$112k1
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPT OF CA 6311 JIMMIE CONNORS POSTManteca—$112k0
Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella ValleyIndian WellsN20$112k0
NAMI LONG BEACH AREALong Beach—$112k0
THE CHAPTER HOUSELos AngelesA23$112k0
UNA INCSan FranciscoA62$112k1
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS DBA DONLON PTAPleasanton—$112k0
VENTURA KEYS ASSOCIATIONVentura—$112k0
TICO MUTUAL WATER COMPANYOjai—$112k0
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CLUB OF SAN DIEGOSan DiegoB84$112k0
AS-SAFA ISLAMIC ASSOCIATIONMilpitasX40$112k0
LEADERSHIP SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSanta Cruz—$112k0
Magheramourne Foundation C/O The Ayco Company LPNewport BeachT20Z$112k0
MUSLIM BURIAL ORGANIZATION OF LOS ANGELESSanta AnaX40$112k0
TANGO INCSan FranciscoA20$112k2
Healthy Aging Villages for AllSan DiegoP81$112k0
PAJARO VALLEY CHILDRENS CENTERWatsonvilleP33Z$112k1

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