PeerBasis
Education · CA

Shine Your Light

Shine Your Light reported paying Laurie Gardner, President/ceo, $14,317 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Laurie Gardner at approximately the 32nd percentile among 38 similarly sized education nonprofits (median $19,718).

$63,350Total revenue (FY 2024)
$14,317Total executive compensation
32ndPercentile vs. peers

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Comparable education 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
The Westbrook Education Foundation MN$63,748 $2,735
Milk And Honey Outreach Ministries Inc FL$61,407 $47,714
Maryland School For Jewish Education MD$65,942 $1,466
Albany Fund For Education Inc NY$60,712 $34,842
Mayor's Scholarship Fund Inc ID$60,237 $14,441
Agc Oregon Columbia Chapter Foundation OR$58,668 $22,604
Center For American Indian Research & SD$69,050 $17,638
Peace Tax Foundation Inc DC$57,245 $18,425

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