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Environment · CA

Santa Barbara Audubon Society

Santa Barbara Audubon Society reported paying Katherine Emery, Executive Dir., $67,866 in total compensation (FY 2025).

That places Katherine Emery at approximately the 39th percentile among 18 similarly sized environment nonprofits (median $73,144).

$322,002Total revenue (FY 2025)
$67,866Total executive compensation
39thPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable environment nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to CA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition CA$304,230 $104,058
The Go Green Initiative Association CA$343,699 $87,249
Sugi Foundation CA$299,320 $69,799
Sunflower Star Laboratory CA$299,106 $26,775
City Grazing CA$353,251 $12,031
Project Regeneration CA$279,043 $134,723
Eel River Recovery Project Inc CA$368,368 $82,772
Friends Of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks CA$260,144 $75,000

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