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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 120 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
STRENGTHENING HEALTH INSTITUTEPhiladelphiaPA$45k0
MICAH MISSION INCHopkinsvilleKY$45k0
MUHLENBERG COUNTY CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATION INCGreenvilleKY$45k0
COLTON HELPING HANDS INCColtonOR$44k0
SOCKS FURRY PAWS FOUNDATIONAndersonSC$44k0
NORTH SHORE FOOD PANTRY INCClevelandNY$44k0
CHARLOTTE COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELSKeysvilleVA$44k1
NEXUS DETROITDetroitMI$44k0
ALL FAITHS FOOD PANTRY INCSyracuseNY$44k0
CEEDS4CHANGERandolphMA$44k0
ORWIGSBURG AREA FOOD PANTRY INCOrwigsburgPA$44k0
HAT PACKSHatboroPA$44k0
Western Association of Grazer sRed BluffCA$44k0
Outside The Walls MinistriesBentonAR$44k0
ROE JAN FOOD PANTRY INCHillsdaleNY$44k0
GODS DNAPomonaCA$44k0
LOYALSOCK VALLEY ANTIQUE MACHINERY ASSOCIATION INCMontoursvillePA$44k0
LONG VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCLong ValleyNJ$43k0
The Unseen 1018 IncDell RapidsSD$43k0
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY GARDENS INCFayettevilleNC$43k0
Burlington-Hampshire Area Food PantryHampshireIL$43k0
Helping Hands of Fairmount IncFairmountIN$43k0
YORK COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS INCYorktownVA$43k0
Collective Food WorksFresh MeadowsNY$43k0
GARDENS AT UNITY VILLAGELees SummitMO$43k0
LUNCH BOX OHIOColumbusOH$43k2
MARCELLUS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYMarcellusMI$43k0
KERSTETTER FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUSTTrappeMD$43k0
Hope Food Pantry NFPColumbiaIL$43k0
FRIENDS OF DURANT FFA INCDurantOK$43k0
BEEF 4 HUNGERLake ForestIL$43k0
Rosebush Emergency Assistance ProgrRosebushMI$43k0
Carroll County Agriculture Association IncFloraIN$43k0
NORWELL FOOD PANTRY & FRIENDS INCNorwellMA$43k0
CHRISTMAS TREE FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INCMc GrawNY$43k0
GRACE'S KITCHENBirminghamAL$43k0
GRENADA FOOD PANTRYGrenadaMS$43k0
MINNESOTA ELK BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONHoward LakeMN$43k0
Food for Friends IncWappingers FallsNY$43k0
FOOD RESOURCE GROUPPhoenixAZ$43k0
PUTNAM COUNTY FOOD PANTRYGranvilleIL$42k0
LEXINGTON FOOD PANTRYLexingtonMO$42k0
DEFOREST WINDSOR FOOD PANTRY INCWindsorWI$42k0
DELIVERING HOPE MINISTRIESBentonLA$42k0
Orange Food 2 KidsOrangeCT$42k0
KGS Foundation Service for AllParkerCO$42k0
Charles County Meals On Wheels IncLaplataMD$42k1
Lifetime Housing Group IncDillsboroIN$42k1
WILLOW CREEK DITCH & HERRICK DITCH COMPA C/O 3 MILE BOOKSGlenwood SpringsCO$42k0
THE PASSIONATE LIFE FOUNDATIONWest CovinaCA$42k0