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Updated through 2024NTEE K · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 2,789 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits, 2020 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that address food, agriculture, and nutrition, including food assistance, farmland preservation, and agricultural programs.

Median executive pay
$62,000
The typical food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $62,000 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$27k
75th pct
$110k
90th pct
$186k
2,789 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $27k and $110k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $186k, roughly 3.0 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$186,001Top 10% of earners
75th$109,85425% earn more than this
50th · median$62,000The typical executive
25th$27,32525% earn less than this
10th$9,15010% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$16k$37,547$65k1,630
$1M – $10M$66k$96,429$132k861
$10M – $100M$137k$190,676$256k257
$100M – $500M$269k$337,372$443k40
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $35,353 more than the national median across food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits.

By role

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Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition board & trustee pay norms

7% of food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $7,598 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
7%
Median board pay
$7,598
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 9%
Form 990-EZ: 5%
Form 990-PF: 6%
Directory

Food banks, sustainable agriculture organizations, nutrition education programs, and farmland preservation groups. Includes hunger relief, community gardens, and agricultural research. There are 7,153 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

7,153 organizations · Page 100 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GRANT HOUSE UNITY CORPBrooklynNY$84k0
Stags Leap District WinegrowersYountvilleCA$84k1
LaSalle County Stockmans AssociationStreatorIL$84k0
THORNDALE FFA & 4H BOOSTER CLUBThorndaleTX$84k0
THE LIGHTHOUSE SWIM INCSleepy HollowNY$84k0
Neighbor Bridge IncFishersvilleVA$84k0
THE REX DOBSON RUBY ELLEN FARMSuttons BayMI$84k1
NORWICH FARM FOUNDATION INCNorwichVT$84k0
The Robinson Area Food PantryRobinsonIL$84k0
Parktown Food HubDurhamNC$84k1
HEART OF MAINE RESOURCE CENTERDexterME$84k1
NEW ZION FOOD PANTRY AND RELIEF TEAMMcKeeKY$83k0
TEXAS KIDS NUTRITION CORPHoustonTX$83k0
RGA FOOD INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONWestwoodKS$83k0
SAPERICA INCWaylandMA$83k0
FAMILIES FEEDING FAMILIES INCTomballTX$83k0
BACKPACK BUDDIES OF INDIANA INCIrelandIN$83k0
WHITE CREEK WELLNESS CENTERDeer LodgeTN$83k0
UNION COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELSUnionSC$83k0
Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival IncPeachamVT$83k0
MAXCEN FARMERS CORPORATION INCFort LauderdaleFL$83k1
SOUTHWEST BUTLER FOOD CUPBOARD INCHarmonyPA$83k1
GROWING RESILIENCE IN THE SOUTH INC GRITS IncJacksonMS$83k1
PLANT DINING PARTNERSHIPSWashingtonDC$83k1
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION INCChathamVA$83k0
DAVIDSON FARMERS MARKETDavidsonNC$83k1
RANDOLPH-SUFFIELD-ATWATER FOOD SHELFRandolphOH$83k0
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER - LOTT CAREY INCLandoverMD$83k0
CHARIS MINISTRIES INCNashvilleTN$83k1
GRACE CARE INCORPRATEDMedfordNY$83k0
SALINAS RIVER CHANNEL STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM'S RIVER MGMT UNIT ASSN INCSalinasCA$83k0
STONE SOUP KITCHEN MINISTRIESAyerMA$83k0
Gods PantryGarfieldAR$83k0
Care and Share FoundationColorado SpringsCO$83k2
National Society Descendants of American FarmersThe WoodlandsTX$83k0
JACKSON FOOD SHELF INCJacksonMN$83k0
UGANDA FARMERS INCMilfordCT$83k0
Global Helping Hands Charity Foundation IncAtlantaGA$83k0
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYBelfairWA$83k0
THE JOSEPH AND LESLIE CARR FOUNDATION INCLancasterMA$82k0
COUNCIL BLUFFS PANTRY ASSOCIATIONCouncil BluffsIA$82k0
FEEDING WISE KIDSBridgeportTX$82k0
LINCOLN-LOGAN FOOD PANTRYLincolnIL$82k0
SUMMER HARVEST-FOOD FOR KIDS INCLos AlamitosCA$82k0
CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS MONTANAHamiltonMT$82k0
Hawaii Rise FoundationHiloHI$82k0
VASSAR FOOD PANTRY AND EMERGENCY FUNDVassarMI$82k0
GRANITE STATE BREWERS ASSOCIATIONConcordNH$82k1
DODGER FOOD LOCKER INCDodgevilleWI$82k0
HELPING HANDS FOR PEOPLE INCBlountstownFL$82k0