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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 119 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FARMSCAPE SOLUTIONSAuburnAL$47k1
WINTERS FARM TO SCHOOLWintersCA$47k0
NORTH PLAINS FOOD BANKNorth PlainsOR$47k0
MAKOTI THRESHERS ASSOCIATIONMakotiND$47k0
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD SHELFFosstonMN$47k0
ASHLAND FOOD PROJECTAshlandOR$47k0
LAVELLE LAW CHARITIES NFPSchaumburgIL$47k0
LUNA GROVE INCSan MateoCA$47k0
OPEN HEARTS MINISTRIES INCHaverhillMA$47k1
CASA VEGANA INCSan JuanPR$47k2
PALESTINE COMMUNITY FOOD BANKPalestineIL$47k0
New Testament Refuge MinistriesAtlantaGA$47k0
OKLAHOMA TURFGRASS RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCStillwaterOK$47k0
JOHN S WATSON FUND INCORPORATEDPittsfieldMA$46k0
EARTH ROPING CLUB INCAltoNM$46k0
GREEK-AMERICAN HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INCAstoriaNY$46k0
HOUSTON ENERGY GOLF INVITATIONALCypressTX$46k0
CANDY CARESPortsmouthVA$46k0
MT MORRIS LOAVES & FISH NFPMount MorrisIL$46k0
STONE SOUP MENUS INCGrahamNC$46k0
FEEDING KIDS IN OUR BACKYARD INCPortlandOR$46k1
LICKING UNITED COMMUNITY HELP CENTERLickingMO$46k0
Hope Ministries of Geff IncGeffIL$46k0
COMMUNITY CUPBOARD INCDenmarkWI$46k1
TWO RIVERS FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONPittsfieldIL$46k0
MILTON FFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCMiltonWI$46k0
DEWITT FOOD PANTRY INCSyracuseNY$46k0
INTERNATIONAL J I CASE HERITAGELockportIL$46k0
Locally Grown IncTampaFL$46k2
Old Orchard Beach Community Food Pantry IncOld Orchard BeachME$46k0
Good Creation FarmMedinaOH$46k0
Cumberland Community CaresCumberlandVA$46k0
HUNGER FREE DALLAS COUNTYDes MoinesIA$45k0
BIG CREEK DRAINAGE ASSN INCEvansvilleIN$45k0
CENTRAL MISSOURI AGRICULTURE CLUB INCSedaliaMO$45k0
MATT 2535 HOLDINGS INCSan AntonioTX$45k0
WEBA OUTREACH FOOD PANTRYAmsterdamOH$45k0
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY PANTRY INCCumberlandMD$45k0
APPANOOSE COUNTY LORDS CUPBOARDCentervilleIA$45k0
NATIONAL SUPERMARKETS ASSOCIATION NEW ENGLAND INCFlushingNY$45k0
HOLBROOK FOOD PANTRYHolbrookMA$45k0
REPAIRERS OF THE BROKEN INCLawrenceNY$45k0
LANSING LUNCHBOX INCIthacaNY$45k0
BEILER CAMPBELL CHARITIES INCOxfordPA$45k0
VILLAGE FREEDGE INC THE ROOTS COLLEVTIVE CORPMiamiFL$45k0
FEED WASHINGTONSammamishWA$45k0
COLESVILLE MEALS ON WHEELS INCAshtonMD$45k0
MAMA'S CUPBOARD INCSheridanIN$45k1
Braintree Community Food Pantry IncBraintreeMA$45k0
HARVEST OUTREACH INCRacineWI$45k0