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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 12 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
KENTUCKY HARVEST INCLouisvilleKY$4.3M1
WHITE BEAR AREA FOOD SHELFWhite Bear LakeMN$4.3M1
FEEDING AMERICA'S HUNGRY CHILDRENPeoriaAZ$4.3M0
PORT ANGELES FOOD BANKPort AngelesWA$4.3M0
COMMUNITY SERVICES INC OF OCEAN COUNTYManahawkinNJ$4.3M0
FEEDING ILLINOISGenevaIL$4.3M1
ABOUT FRESH INCBostonMA$4.2M7
18 ReasonsSan FranciscoCA$4.2M4
ILLINOIS NUTRIENT RESEARCH & EDUCATION COUNCILSpringfieldIL$4.2M2
SAFE HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTERBay CityMI$4.2M0
KINSHIP MKE INCMilwaukeeWI$4.2M1
FULL PLATES FULL POTENTIALBrunswickME$4.2M1
PLENTIFULSan FranciscoCA$4.2M3
Food Bank of El Dorado CountyCameron ParkCA$4.2M0
HAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCEHonoluluHI$4.2M2
SAN LUIS VALLEY LOCAL FOODS COALITIONAlamosaCO$4.2M0
G & H Nutrition Centers of Texas InHoustonTX$4.2M0
FOOD LINK INCArlingtonMA$4.2M0
EAST SAN JOAQUIN WATER QUALITYModestoCA$4.2M0
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY FOOD BANK INCSheboyganWI$4.2M2
KENAI PENINSULA FOOD BANK INCSoldotnaAK$4.1M2
AMBER WAVES FARM INCAmagansettNY$4.1M2
NY COMMUNITY FRIDGE CORPNew YorkNY$4.1M2
FARM AID INCCambridgeMA$4M6
ISF ADVISORS INCWashingtonDC$4M5
MOTHERS MILK BANK OF NORTH TEXAS INCFort WorthTX$4M1
EMPOWER AT VALLEY DREAM FARM FOUNDATIONKnoxvilleTN$4M0
MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF ROCKLAND INCNanuetNY$4M2
STREETLIGHT COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIESWoodbridgeVA$4M3
HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTERKuniaHI$4M4
THE WELL OUTREACH INCSpring HillTN$4M1
PHILMAT INCNew OrleansLA$4M5
HUMMINGBIRD CHILD & ADULT NUTRITIONMissionTX$4M2
Farms Work Wonders CorporationWardensvilleWV$4M2
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATION INCNorth BethesdaMD$3.9M0
MEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INCTylerTX$3.9M1
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO FEED ONE CHILD INCRidley ParkPA$3.9M0
FEEDING ALABAMAMobileAL$3.9M3
Meals on Wheels Plus IncorporatedAbileneTX$3.9M0
Serving Orphans Worldwide IncBristolTN$3.9M0
NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN & SHELTER INCNashuaNH$3.9M1
GEAUGA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYBurtonOH$3.8M3
End Hunger in Calvert County IncHuntingtownMD$3.8M0
BOULDER FOOD RESCUEBoulderCO$3.8M2
THE SAINT'S PANTRY FOOD BANKSheltonWA$3.8M1
Aging Projects IncHutchinsonKS$3.8M1
CALDERIA O'CONNOR DEFARIA FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$3.8M0
STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICES FRIENDSHIP CLUBS INCStaten IslandNY$3.8M3
FRIENDS OF THE COALITION FKA FOOD & CARE COALITION OF UTAH VALLEYProvoUT$3.8M1
CEDAR CIRCLE FARM AND EDUCATION CENTER INCEast ThetfordVT$3.8M1