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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 108 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE REAL GOOD KITCHEN FOUNDATIONKnoxvilleTN$68k0
NORTHERN INDIANA GRAZING CONFERENCELaGrangeIN$68k0
DAWSON COUNTY FOOD BANKGlendiveMT$68k0
CHERRY VALLEY FOOD PANTRYCherry ValleyAR$68k0
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL INCOttawaIL$68k0
WATERVILLE FOOD PANTRYWatervilleNY$68k0
VERDI MUTUAL WATER COMPANYVerdiNV$68k1
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTSBelmontCA$68k0
MASSACHUSETTS QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION CORPWinchendonMA$68k0
COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INCDanielsonCT$68k4
PANHANDLE 4-H ASSOCIATION INCSheltonWA$67k0
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOME ECONOMICSFort MorganCO$67k0
THE IWFS FOUNDATION INCBedminsterNJ$67k0
NATIONAL ALPACA FOUNDATIONLincolnNE$67k0
BILL'S BACKPACKSLevellandTX$67k0
ALE-TRUISMLowellAR$67k0
THE GREEN HAVEN PROJECT INCPort Saint LucieFL$67k3
Hueytown Harvest Farmers Market IncHueytownAL$67k0
Plants Earth LifeNatickMA$67k0
The 29 Palms Community Food PantryTwentynine PalmsCA$67k0
RANDOLPH COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATSpartaIL$67k0
THE FOOD PANTRYSan FranciscoCA$67k0
BACK MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRYShavertownPA$67k0
GRACE PACKS INCORPORATEDPort Saint LucieFL$67k0
CHINO VALLEY FOOD BANKChino ValleyAZ$67k2
RESERVOIR FOOD PANTRY INCBoicevilleNY$67k0
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER TARRANT COUNTYArlingtonTX$67k0
Hudson Folkerts Memorial Foundation IncWashingtonTX$67k0
RALPH AJIFU FFA MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONMililaniHI$67k0
OLD METAIRIE GARDEN CLUB NONPORT CO AKA OLD METAIRIE CIVIC CLUBMetairieLA$67k0
AMERICA FARMS INCMenomonee FallsWI$67k0
BUCKETS FOR HUNGER INCOregonWI$66k0
Angeltrition InstituteGrants PassOR$66k0
BREAD RIOTSalisburyNC$66k0
Upcycled Food FoundationDenverCO$66k0
GIDDINGS AREA CARE CENTERGiddingsTX$66k0
ASH GROVE SUNSHINE CENTER INCAsh GroveMO$66k0
WESTSIDE FOOD BRIGADEBeavertonOR$66k0
CLIO AREA HUMAN SERVICES FUNDClioClioMI$66k0
PNW LIVESTOCK EXPOLebanonOR$66k0
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA PLATTE VALLEY FFA FOUNDATIONKerseyCO$66k0
CHARIS MINISTRY PARTNERSSioux FallsSD$66k2
GRANDMA LULUS TABLESacramentoCA$66k0
SUFFICIENT GRACE INCWest JeffersonOH$66k0
Pappys Pantry Ministries IncMechanicsvilleVA$66k0
The Nutrition CoalitionNew YorkNY$66k1
LEBANON COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYLebanonVA$66k0
OXFORD COMMUNITY MARKETOxfordMS$66k0
NORTH GREENVILLE CRISIS MINISTRY ITravelers RestSC$66k0
DEVINE FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY INCDevineTX$66k0