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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

Benchmark a specific Food, Agriculture & Nutrition role

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 11 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SUPPORT AND FEED INCLos AngelesCA$4.9M2
SAHUARITA FOOD BANKSahuaritaAZ$4.9M1
THE LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INCWestportMA$4.9M1
We Share HopeRumfordRI$4.8M1
OPEN DOOR FOOD PANTRYJoshuaTX$4.8M0
Project HEART IncShawneeOK$4.8M1
LA SEMILLA FOOD CENTERAnthonyNM$4.8M1
VOLUNTEERS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE INCHemetCA$4.8M0
PAUL'S PLACE INCBaltimoreMD$4.7M3
Berkeley Food NetworkBerkeleyCA$4.7M2
CALIFORNIA DAIRY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONDavisCA$4.7M3
BEYOND HUNGEROak ParkIL$4.7M2
URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INCChicagoIL$4.7M2
FBH COMMUNITY INCDaytona BeachFL$4.6M0
BRAZOSPORT CARESFreeportTX$4.6M1
BLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INCBellevueID$4.6M2
CHILD CARE & NUTRITION INCMarshallMN$4.6M2
INDIANA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIOLafayetteIN$4.6M5
COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCEWeslacoTX$4.6M0
GEORGIA CHILDCARE RESOURCES INCSpringfieldGA$4.6M1
Feed the Need Foundation for Rural OklahomaWright CityOK$4.6M1
AGEWELL SERVICES OF WEST MICHIGANMuskegonMI$4.6M1
Dairy Science Institute IncRosemontIL$4.6M2
POSSUM KINGDOM WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONGrafordTX$4.6M0
CHARLESTON WINE & FOOD FESTIVALCharlestonSC$4.6M2
MAMA'S KITCHENSan DiegoCA$4.6M2
HATCH INCCarmelIN$4.6M2
THE SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND INC C/O MIDDLEGATE SECURITIESNew YorkNY$4.6M1
FOOD BANK COALITION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYSan Luis ObispoCA$4.6M0
VINDEKETFort CollinsCO$4.5M1
WEST CHESTER FOOD CUPBOARDWest ChesterPA$4.5M0
THE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLEArvadaCO$4.5M1
Food on the Move IncTulsaOK$4.5M1
OPEN HEART KITCHEN OF LIVERMORE INCLivermoreCA$4.5M3
EVERGREEN CHILD CARE INCLos AngelesCA$4.5M1
SALEM PANTRY INCSalemMA$4.5M1
MEALS ON WHEELS ETC INCSanfordFL$4.4M1
LIVING HUNGRY INCDelray BeachFL$4.4M1
HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCNew RochelleNY$4.4M1
5 LOAVES FOOD PANTRYSachseTX$4.4M2
FARM FOUNDATIONLibertyvilleIL$4.4M6
ROCKINGHAM NUTRITION AND MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMBrentwoodNH$4.4M1
LASAGNA LOVE INCWilliamstownMA$4.4M1
SAUK VALLEY FOODBANKSterlingIL$4.4M0
STOREHOUSE NEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueNM$4.4M3
MARSHFIELD AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INCMarshfieldMA$4.4M14
SPARTA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCSpartaNJ$4.4M0
Bounty & SoulBlack MountainNC$4.3M2
MEALS ON WHEELS OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY INCAllentownPA$4.3M1
KANBE'S MARKETSKansas CityMO$4.3M1