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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 102 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OJAI COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETOjaiCA$80k1
PANTRY KIDS INCEvansGA$80k0
HISTORIC ONEIL FARM INCDuxburyMA$80k0
FOOD PARADIGMApexNC$80k1
SMITHTOWN TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRYSmithtownNY$80k0
NICHOLAS COUNTY SENIOR CENTERSummersvilleWV$80k0
VINEGAR HILL FOOD PANTRY INCBrooklynNY$80k0
QUABBIN FOOD CONNECTOROrangeMA$80k0
PANHANDLE PARADE OF BREEDS INCAbernathyTX$80k0
CANSTRUCTION INCAtlantaGA$80k0
Mariposa Jr Livestock Auction CommitteeMariposaCA$80k0
NORTHWEST AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIMount VernonWA$80k0
UMPQUA VALLEY WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATIONRoseburgOR$80k2
500 TURKEYS INCValparaisoIN$79k0
STURGIS KIWANIS FOOD PANTRYSturgisSD$79k0
AMERICAN POLYNESIAN ORGANIZATIONSeattleWA$79k1
OAKMONT VILLAGE SADDLE MOUNTAIN WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONLeakeyTX$79k3
PROMOKITCHENRaleighNC$79k0
LANCASTER ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES INCLancasterWI$79k0
NORTH CAROLINA POTATO ASSOCIATION INCElizabeth CityNC$79k0
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED ALLIANCE INCDixonNM$79k1
HENDERSON SENIORS AUXILIARYHendersonNV$79k0
HELPING HANDS OF BLOCK ISLAND INCBlock IslandRI$79k0
STEARNS COUNTY AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCMelroseMN$79k0
GIVING HOPE OLNEY FOOD PANTRY NFPOlneyIL$79k0
THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INCGreat FallsMT$79k0
VILLAGE FOOD HUBAndoverMA$79k0
CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESSSheltonWA$79k0
Manna House IncYazoo CityMS$79k0
MANHEIM MEALS ON WHEELS INCManheimPA$79k0
LIFESCAPE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION NFPRockfordIL$79k3
Grace Place of AnnaAnnaTX$79k0
THE CUENCA FOUNDATION INCHartlandWI$79k0
NORTH CAROLINA SEEDSMENS ASSOCIATIONGarnerNC$79k2
CLARENDON ACRES WATER COMPANYTunkhannockPA$79k0
CENTER FOR ECODYNAMIC RESTORATIONWashougalWA$79k0
Jesus Connecting the DotsRidgedaleMO$79k0
FOOD FOR LIFENew OrleansLA$78k0
DINE ON US INCBayvilleNJ$78k0
LOVE COUNTY SENIOR PROGRAM INCMariettaOK$78k0
MARTINYAN FOUNDATIONVan NuysCA$78k0
MAJOR CARE MINISTRIESCleveland HtsOH$78k1
JONES VALLEY TEACHING FARM CENTER FOR FOOD EDUCATIONBirminghamAL$78k0
WEST VIRGINIA PUREBRED SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCPetersburgWV$78k0
SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE aka KIDS IN NUTRITIONSunnyvaleCA$78k1
The Farmers Market of Paris and Bourbon Co IncParisKY$78k0
SHARING KITCHEN OF FOSTORIAFostoriaOH$78k0
HENDERSON FOOD BANKHendersonTX$78k0
REACHING THE WORLD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INCClintonMD$78k0
CEME FUNDATIONEdmondsWA$78k0