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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 107 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Machon Peer Yisroel CorpNew CityNY$70k0
Freedom Farmers MarketAtlantaGA$70k0
THE NEW FOOD ECONOMY INCNew YorkNY$70k0
SEEDS THAT FEEDFayettevilleAR$69k2
STERLING COMMUNITY FOOD COALITION INCMount SterlingKY$69k0
UNITED FAMILY MISSION INCHyattsvilleMD$69k0
PAOLI COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCPaoliIN$69k0
NORTHERN IL HELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRY NFPSpring GroveIL$69k0
FARMERS ON THE SQUARE INCCarlislePA$69k0
CHRISTIAN OUTREACH PROGRAM EMERGENCY OF MASSAC COMetropolisIL$69k0
FEED AND FORTIFY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INCOrlandoFL$69k0
COASTAL SERVE INCChesapeakeVA$69k0
GRAND RIVER DITCH CORifleCO$69k0
Foundation for Innovation in Healthy FoodWilmingtonDE$69k0
Wachusett Food Pantry IncJeffersonMA$69k0
EVENTS FOR GOODSaugatuckMI$69k0
North County Meals on WheelsFlorissantMO$69k0
SETON FOOD PANTRY INCBaldwinsvilleNY$69k1
ST GEORGES GARDEN CLUB INCBrooklandvilleMD$69k0
La Verne San Dimas Meals on WheelsLa VerneCA$69k0
AME Day Shelter SupportersRaleighNC$69k0
MAXCEN HARMERS CORPORATION MISSISSIPPI BRANCH INCMadisonMS$69k1
Ohio State Beekeepers Association IncColumbusOH$69k0
SEEDING GALVESTONGalvestonTX$69k0
Brandon Area Emergency Food Shelf IncBrandonVT$69k0
PURPLE HEARTS INCFort WorthTX$69k0
LINCOLN TRAIL FARM ANALYSIS GROUPElizabethtownKY$69k0
The North End Food Pantry IncBurlingtonVT$69k0
West Fork Food PantrySheffieldIA$69k0
SEVA SELFLESS SERVICE INCYuba CityCA$69k0
Appomattox FFA Alumni Association IncAppomattoxVA$69k0
MOBILE MEALS OF SALEM OHIO INCSalemOH$68k0
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL NATIVITY OF MARY CONFERENCEBloomingtonMN$68k0
RIVERSIDE CANAL COMPANYBlackfootID$68k1
ABBY'S ORGANIC COMMUNITY FARM INCTampaFL$68k1
MONROE COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONWaterlooIL$68k0
SHEPHERDS PANTRY INCFairhavenMA$68k0
INTERFAITH FOOD ALLIANCEMorrisvillePA$68k0
OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYOlive BranchMS$68k0
ANDOVER COMMUNITY FOOD BANKAndoverKS$68k0
COLUMBUS CLUB OF WINCHESTER INCWinchesterVA$68k0
PURPLE PANTRY BOXES COMPANYMilfordCT$68k0
Backwoods FoundationCarsonWA$68k1
FOOD FOR EVERYONE FOUNDATIONIdaho FallsID$68k0
Valley Community Center IncSaint JosephMO$68k1
OKLAHOMA PECAN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONAdaOK$68k0
MCCOOK PANTRY INCMcCookNE$68k0
Big Share IncBig SurCA$68k0
Passing The BreadZimmermanMN$68k0
FIELDS OF SINSINAWA INCWatertownWI$68k0