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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 949 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
Cultural Literacy InstituteVan NuysX30$97k0
INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON TAXONOMIC DATABASESSan FranciscoH03$97k1
POLISH ALMA MATERLos AngelesZ99Z$97k0
SOLVANG ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATIONSolvang—$97k0
KASUPE MINISTRIES FOUNDATIONRsmQ33$97k0
I-Bible IncWest CovinaX99$97k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC dba Hickory PTATorrance—$97k0
BRINGCHANGE FOUNDATION INCSan RamonF80$97k0
Network of Evangelical Women in MinistryRocklin—$97k0
PHILIP LEE & ELIZABETH B ELLIS FOUNDATIONWhittierT20Z$97k0
Hoover Performing Arts Boosters IncSan JoseA12$97k0
LODI EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUNDLodiZ99Z$97k0
CONEJO COMMUNITY OUTREACHNewbury ParkS20$97k0
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY INC CHARITY AND EDUCATION FUNDSan Clemente—$97k0
SPRING VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCESpring Valley—$97k2
SOUTH VALLEY SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INCGilroyA69$97k0
Slo Girls Softball AssociationSn Luis Obisp—$97k0
Bright Minds AssociationRch CucamongaB90$97k2
SHADY TRAILS COMMUNITY SERVICESIrvineS20$97k0
Friends of Albert Einstein AcademiesSan DiegoB11$97k0
Elizabeths Library InternationalPacific GroveB70$97k0
OCEAN ELDERS INCHollisterC60$97k0
MINOR SOCCER LEAGUE OF SOUTHERN CALSan FernandoN64$97k0
FRIENDS OF THE PORTSan FranciscoN67Z$97k0
EL RANCHO EXILIO ANIMAL SANCTUARYCoronadoD20$97k0
JULIE MEYER MINISTRIESNipomoX20$97k2
PARENTS & TEACHERS INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION OF JACKSON AVELivermore—$97k0
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC AMADOR PTSAPleasanton—$97k0
BROOKSIDE SCHOOL PARENTS CLUBSan Anselmo—$97k0
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICESan DiegoW22$97k0
PAWS FUR HOPEGlendaleD20$97k0
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL TRANSPORT ASSOC INCRoseville—$97k0
GITEL FOUNDATIONLos AngelesP20$97k0
REMEMBER US - THE HOLOCAUST BNAI MITZVAH PROJECTSanta MonicaX300$97k1
AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS LOS ANGELESTracy—$97k0
PASADENA BAR ASSOCIATIONPasadena—$97k1
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LOS GATOSLos Gatos—$97k0
JUSTICE BY UNITING IN CREATIVE ENERGYLos AngelesO20$97k1
Gould Family Foundation IncDel MarT20$97k1
PICCO MUSIC ACADEMY INCRedlandsA68$97k1
NORTH COUNTY YOUTH RECREATION ASSOCCastrovilleN32$97k0
CELEBRATION CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONSan BernardinoB12$97k0
ADVERSITY INTO ADVENTURE FOUNDATIONStudio CityE12$97k0
ST MARY VACAVILLE CONFERNCE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAULSacramentoP99$97k0
SAVE A PET INCChino Hills—$97k1
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS VAN NUYS-RESEDA LODGE NO 2790Van Nuys—$97k0
ROTARY CLUB OF ATASCADERO CALIFORNIAAtascadero—$97k0
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY SPECIAL CARE TRUSTLos AngelesY50$97k0
Los Al Dance BoostersLos AlamitosB112$97k0
Friends of the La Loma AdobeSn Luis ObispA80$97k0

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