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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 104 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GREATER FRANKLIN FOOD COUNCILFarmingtonME$76k1
LOUISIANA VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ASCBaton RougeLA$76k1
CALIFORNIA METABOLIC RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLa JollaCA$76k0
SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGERPierreSD$76k0
OPEN HANDS FOOD PANTRY INCHamiltonOH$76k0
COMMUNITY HARVESTKennebunkME$76k1
NEIGHBORS STORE INCHalsteadKS$76k0
HINSDALE FOOD PANTRY INCHinsdaleMA$76k0
CAPE VINCENT COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCCape VincentNY$76k1
HARRISON COUNTY FOOD PANTRYBethanyMO$76k0
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN AREA FOOD SHELF INCElginMN$76k2
SHELBY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INCShelbinaMO$76k0
THE BELIEVERS HOPE FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$76k3
2TWENTY CLUBSpringfieldVA$76k0
IRON COUNTY FOOD PANTRYMontrealWI$76k0
SNV FoundationRedmondWA$75k0
PURCHASE FARM ANALYSIS GROUP INCMayfieldKY$75k0
Jackson County Farm BureauMc KeeKY$75k0
NYACK HOMELESS PROJECT LTDNyackNY$75k0
DICKENSON COUNTY FOOD BANKClintwoodVA$75k0
ICT FOOD RESCUE INCWichitaKS$75k1
SAINT TIMOTHY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCOdessaFL$75k0
We Care Food Pantry IncRochesterNH$75k0
MT WASHINGTON VALLEY INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTSConwayNH$75k1
Utah Tree Fruit GrowersPaysonUT$75k0
CAROLE'S KITCHEN INCLouisvilleKY$75k0
REDMOND FOOD PROJECTRedmondOR$75k0
MARCYS PANTRYCurtisMI$75k0
VERNON TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY INCBuffalo GroveIL$75k0
MAXCEN FARMERS CORPORATION OKLAHOMA BRANCH INCAklahoma CityOK$75k1
HOMER FARMERS MARKET INCHomerAK$75k0
HUNTERS HELPING HANDSRidgevilleSC$75k0
NEVADA SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATIONCarson CityNV$75k0
Oklahoma Soft Drink Assn IncOklahoma CityOK$75k0
JOYJ INITIATIVENew YorkNY$75k0
HIGHLAND MEALS ON WHEELS INCHighlandIL$75k1
BELLAIRE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCBellaireMI$75k0
Children First on the LakeshoreDouglasMI$75k0
WILLAMETTE VALLEY SPECIALTY SEED ASSOCWilsonvilleOR$75k0
ECOSUN PRAIRIE FARMS INCBrookingsSD$75k0
J216 MINISTRYBainbridgeOH$74k0
CALDWELL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR INCHudsonNC$74k0
RUTH'S HARVEST GETTYSBURGGettysburgPA$74k0
RUPANUGAS INCPacificaCA$74k0
GOOD SAMARITAN INCOrangeVA$74k0
NORTH SCOTT FOOD PANTRYEldridgeIA$74k0
TALLADEGAS RED DOOR KITCHENTalladegaAL$74k3
GODS MARKETPLACE INCWashingtonGA$74k0
BREAD OF LIFE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCPlymouthIN$74k0
WANSHIP MUTUAL WATER COMPANYCoalvilleUT$74k1