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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 999 of 1,530

Name
City
Sector
Revenue
Executives
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS NORCONorco—$85k0
FRIENDS OF EAST SACRAMENTOSacramentoN32$85k0
Oakland Police Emergency NetOaklandZ99Z$85k0
ROTARY CLUB OF OLD TOWN EUREKAEureka—$85k0
SANTA MONICA BAR ASSOCIATIONSanta Monica—$85k0
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA CONFERENCELake ForestX03$85k0
Military Showers of Support IncNorth TustinP20$85k0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TAIWANESE AMERICAN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONSan GabrielM99$85k0
ARNOLD & KAY CLEJAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONGranada HillsT20$85k4
Foundation for Senior Services IncGlendaleP81$85k0
2ND STREET HOOLIGANS RESCUE INCNorcoD20$85k0
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL INCSan Diego—$85k0
Ed and Susan Yang FoundationCupertinoT50$85k0
Recovery Transportation SystemsPetalumaF50$85k0
GHS PEP SQUAD BOOSTERSGlendoraN11$85k0
MOSAIC - WCMWoodlandA52$85k0
ASPEN PARENT FACULTY ASSOCIATIONThousand OaksB94Z$85k0
ministerio profetico rios de agua vVan NuysX21$85k2
PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INCSan Jose—$85k0
Maggie and Earl Russell FoundationLaguna BeachT20$84k0
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORVILLEVictorville—$84k0
Olinda Elementary PTAEl Sobrante—$84k3
ROAD TO FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPSTiburonQ33$84k0
BELMENO - HOPE HARBOR HOUSING DBA BELMENO MANORTorranceL21$84k0
Institute For The Understanding Of Anti-Palestinian RacMenlo ParkR20$84k0
Little Trooper RanchPenngroveD20$84k1
NFINITO MABrentwoodN30$84k2
Unite the ParksMorgan HillC30$84k1
Love Them All FoundationUplandP82$84k0
Padre Junipero Serra RidersSan Juan CapistranoN50$84k0
JAGUARS ATHLETIC CLUBModesto—$84k0
NoisebridgeSan FranciscoP28$84k0
SHIELD OF DAVID FOUNDATIONSan DiegoB94$84k0
Iranshahr Orchestra IncLos AngelesA68$84k0
HARADA ELEMENTARY PTACorona—$84k0
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2429Hawthorne—$84k2
FRIENDS OF THE SAUSALITO PUBLIC LIBRARYSausalitoB71Z$84k0
INTER-GROUP ASSOC & CENTRAL SERV BOARDGlendoraZ99Z$84k1
National Charity League - Capistrano Coast ChapterSan Juan Capistrano—$84k0
WYNN HOUSING FOUNDATIONPasadenaP80$84k0
RECORDING MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION OF THE US & CANADABurbank—$84k0
OMICRON KAPPA CHAPTER OF CHI OMEGADavis—$84k0
NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION SOCALLos Angeles—$84k0
HELP OF CARPINTERIACarpinteria—$84k1
Kiwanis Club of Los Angeles International Airport CaliforniaLos AngelesT30$84k0
OAKWOOD BRASS - OUTREACH PROJECTPasadanaA25$84k1
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONSacramento—$84k0
WILD HONEY FOUNDATIONLos AngelesA68$84k0
WELL-ONE HEALTH INCPerrisE70$84k1
REES STEALY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSan DiegoT20$84k0

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