The highest paid executive of a California not-for-profit organization earned $13,327,537 from Dignity Health in 2020.
There were 22,083 not-for-profit organizations registered in California in 2020.
How not-for-profit executives and staff are paid is an issue consistently under the microscope.
“We urge donors to be wary of charities that pay salaries hovering near or above $1 million,” Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, said. “The purpose of a charity is to provide a public benefit. Every donor and tax payer subsidizes the charitable sector with that purpose in mind, not creating a class of millionaire CEOs.”
100 Average salaries of not-for-profit executives working in California in 2020
| Not-for-profit Organization | City | Average salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health | San Francisco | $2,241,732 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | $1,402,011 |
| Children's Healthcare of California | Orange | $1,128,161 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Enterprises | Loma Linda | $730,684 |
| Loma Linda University Health | Loma Linda | $631,795 |
| California Life & Health Insurance Guarantee Association | Gold River | $630,000 |
| Memorial Health Services | Fountain Valley | $593,790 |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange | $582,481 |
| Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers | Sherman Oaks | $563,387 |
| Faculty Physicians & Surgeons of LLUSM | Loma Linda | $548,062 |
| Berkeley Endowment Management Company | Berkeley | $546,297 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $545,750 |
| Pacific Central Coast Health Centers | San Francisco | $543,002 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | La Jolla | $520,933 |
| Clinicas Del Camino Real | Ventura | $482,659 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles | $482,192 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | $481,328 |
| National Academy of Recording ARTS & Sciences, Inc. | Santa Monica | $476,170 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital | Los Angeles | $462,058 |
| Mills Montessori School | South San Francisco | $460,000 |
| Rady Children's Hospital San Diego | San Diego | $458,318 |
| Chapman University | Orange | $450,100 |
| Borrego Community Health Foundation | Borrego Springs | $444,402 |
| Rady Childrens Hospital Research Center | San Diego | $441,333 |
| Omni Family Health | Bakersfield | $433,798 |
| Pathways Home Health and Hospice | Sunnyvale | $417,715 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group | Los Angeles | $413,746 |
| United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley | Fresno | $408,441 |
| The Alfred E Mann Foundation for Scientific Research | Santa Clarita | $406,865 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla | $406,334 |
| Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, Inc. | Sacramento | $405,000 |
| Sunny View Lutheran Community & Services | Glendale | $400,869 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco | $391,991 |
| EMC Health Foundation | Turlock | $390,274 |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona | $385,936 |
| Specialty Equipment Market Association | Diamond Bar | $384,274 |
| Los Angeles Opera Company | Los Angeles | $377,734 |
| Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire | Santa Rosa | $377,088 |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | Santa Clara | $375,584 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage | $375,130 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles | $373,924 |
| Wine Institute | San Francisco | $371,807 |
| Ventura County Agricultural Association | Camarillo | $371,780 |
| Torrance Health Association | Torrance | $370,798 |
| LA Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. | San Diego | $361,912 |
| Music Center Foundation | Los Angeles | $361,644 |
| Martin Luther King Jr-Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation | Los Angeles | $360,556 |
| Turning Point Counseling, Inc. | Fullerton | $357,998 |
| Pacific Council on International Policy | Los Angeles | $356,797 |
| Ucla Investment Company | Los Angeles | $354,462 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | San Francisco | $353,880 |
| Conference of Western Attorneys General | Elk Grove | $353,006 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. | Manhattan Beach | $352,308 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc. | Los Angeles | $351,901 |
| Salud Para LA Gente | Watsonville | $349,326 |
| The Center to Promote Healthcare Access, Inc. | Oakland | $347,760 |
| Vista Community Clinic | Vista | $345,538 |
| American Council on Exercise | San Diego | $344,728 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | $344,627 |
| Fact Foundation | Glendale | $344,390 |
| Casa Colina, Inc. | Pomona | $342,724 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Francisco | $342,128 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | $340,090 |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | Escondido | $339,095 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern ART | San Francisco | $339,013 |
| Ampla Health | Yuba City | $336,999 |
| Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. | Santa Maria | $333,864 |
| Valley Health Team, Inc. | San Joaquin | $331,522 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco | $329,685 |
| Clinica De Salud Del Valle De Salinas | Salinas | $329,647 |
| Altura Centers for Health | Tulare | $329,596 |
| Jonathan Club | Los Angeles | $326,620 |
| Academy of Motion Picture ARTS and Sciences | Beverly Hills | $326,375 |
| Jewish Senior Living Group | San Francisco | $324,437 |
| Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc. | San Diego | $320,735 |
| Low Income Investment Fund | San Francisco | $319,562 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | $318,435 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | $318,423 |
| CHOC Foundation | Orange | $318,346 |
| Business Finance Capital | Los Angeles | $317,919 |
| Kipp Foundation | San Francisco | $316,980 |
| The Colburn School | Los Angeles | $315,880 |
| Southlands Schools International | Rowland Heights | $314,013 |
| Riverside Latino Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abus | Coachella | $313,656 |
| The Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $312,644 |
| Viewpoint Educational Foundation | Calabasas | $309,948 |
| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | Los Angeles | $308,905 |
| San Diego Community Housing Corporation | San Diego | $308,584 |
| UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education | Berkeley | $308,154 |
| Community Medical Centers, Inc. | Stockton | $307,281 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | Torrance | $305,926 |
| East Los Angeles Remarkable Citizens' Association | Los Angeles | $303,461 |
| System Management Group | La Jolla | $303,149 |
| Mission City Community Network, Inc. | North Hills | $303,096 |
| Bay Area Community Health | Fremont | $301,552 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco | $299,873 |
| Gardner Family Health Network, Inc. | Alviso | $298,751 |
| Silicon Valley Employers' Forum | San Mateo | $298,654 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland | $298,262 |
| NationalAssociationof Music Merchants | Carlsbad | $298,116 |
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