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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 105 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OWENSBORO'S FARMERS MARKET INCOwensboroKY$74k0
THAYNE COMMUNITY FOOD BANKThayneWY$74k0
MEALS & MORE SUPPORTRosenbergTX$74k1
LOAVES AND FISHES OF UNION COUNTYMonroeNC$74k0
GOD'S HOMELESS HAVEN INCByramMS$74k1
FRIENDS OF THE FAIRKiowaCO$74k0
MISSISSIPPI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOxfordMS$74k0
DSANAOld ChathamNY$74k0
AREA FOOD SHELF OF NEW RICHLANDNew RichlandMN$74k0
ROCKLAND EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRYRocklandMA$74k0
OUALLO KOUYA FOUNDATIOINRiver HeightsUT$74k0
Ivy Bend Community Food Pantry IncStoverMO$74k0
FARIBAULT COUNTY FOOD SHELFBlue EarthMN$74k0
EXPANDING THE TABLESummervilleSC$74k0
CALIFORNIA PUMPKIN GROWERS CLUBPenrynCA$73k0
LAREDO CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITYLaredoTX$73k0
LIFE AND HOPE INCWest BabylonNY$73k0
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGYSt PaulMN$73k1
Puente a la Salud ComunitariaAustinTX$73k0
OWL PEAK FARM FOUNDATIONLa MaderaNM$73k0
NAVIDAD EN EL BARRIO INCSan MarinoCA$73k0
UTICA FOOD PANTRY INCUticaNY$73k0
HOLY TRINITY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INNew YorkNY$73k0
ADAIR COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER INCStilwellOK$73k0
WEIGH OF LIFERichmondCA$73k0
ARAB RIDERS AND BREEDERS aka Arab IncNew BerlinIL$73k1
GROSSE ILE GARDENS OF HOPE INCGrosse IleMI$73k0
SOUTH WHIDBEY TILTH ASSOCIATIONLangleyWA$73k0
FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS CDCFairmount HeightsMD$73k0
MORGAN MASTERPIECE CORPORATIONBlue MoundsWI$73k0
Stork Mutual Water CompanyFillmoreCA$73k0
BIRCH STREAM FARMSBangorME$73k0
AFRICAN AMERICAN FARMERS OF CALIFORNIAFresnoCA$73k0
CIRCLE J MINISTRIESNew PalestineIN$73k0
TOUCH ONES UNITED CREATING HOPE INCOntarioCA$73k0
ALLIANCE OF CROP SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SOCIETIES INCMadisonWI$72k8
MCKEESPORT AGAPE CENTERWhite OakPA$72k0
BAGS AND GRACELos AngelesCA$72k0
WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET INCJesupGA$72k0
PARK COUNTY AG FAIR ALUMNILivingstonMT$72k0
PIKE COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONTroyAL$72k0
El Prado IncAlbuquerqueNM$72k0
Humbodlt County Ministerial Association and Partners IncHumboldtIA$72k0
CASSVILLE PANTRYCassvilleMO$72k0
STEPHENSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONFreeportIL$72k0
THEHARBORKEEPERSEast BostonMA$72k1
DINNER WITH LOVE FOUNDATIONOklahoma CityOK$72k0
THE LINCOLN FOOD PANTRY INCLincolnAL$72k0
A Place of Miracles IncN ChesterfieldVA$72k0
GRUNDY COUNTY FOOD BANKCoalmontTN$72k0