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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 123 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FORTITUDE NEPAWilkesbarrePA$37k0
SPEAK2URMTN FOUNDATIONEustisFL$37k0
Orcas Island Farmers MarketEastsoundWA$37k0
LORDS FOOD PANTRYDaingerfieldTX$37k0
THE FRANK HABANSKY FOOD PANTRY INCFairfieldCT$37k0
MOUNTAIN MEALS ON WHEELS INCLake ArrowheadCA$37k0
OUR FAMILY FARMSGrants PassOR$37k0
NEWBERRY AGRICULTURAL EXPONewberrySC$37k0
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS FARMERS NETWORKClarkesvilleGA$37k0
MERCY SEED RESOURCE CENTER- LILBURNLilburnGA$36k0
CALISTOGA WINEGROWERSCalistogaCA$36k0
Alliance Serving Chatham County IncPittsboroNC$36k0
McCormick County Farm BureauMcCormickSC$36k1
Mercy Meals of LincolnLincolnNE$36k0
Bokitas Foundation IncMiamiFL$36k0
HONEA PATH UNITED MINISTRIESHonea PathSC$36k0
1 Grain to 1000 GrainsMenlo ParkCA$36k0
Blythewood Farms IncUpper MarlboroMD$36k0
Athens Area Food PantryAthensIL$36k0
NO HUNGER INCAustinTX$36k0
THE SUSSEX COUNTY FARM & HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION INCSpartaNJ$36k0
LOVE N CHERISH FAMILY CENTER INCRock HillSC$36k0
JUNIATA MEALS ON WHEELS INCMifflintownPA$36k0
JSMC SHARE AND CARE INCBartlettIL$36k0
DFP FOUNDATIONFredericksburgVA$36k0
EAST TEXAS LONGHORN ASSOCIATIONVanTX$36k0
Columbia Alpaca Breeders AssociationSherwoodOR$36k0
YOUTH BERTIEWindsorNC$36k0
MINNESOTA PET BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONEden ValleyMN$36k0
GLOBAL HUMANITARIA CORPCoral GablesFL$35k0
OHIO AGRICULTURAL COUNCILColumbusOH$35k0
CASS-MORGAN FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONJacksonvilleIL$35k0
MARJORIE STREET GARDENBloomfield HillsMI$35k0
FOOD FROM FRIENDS INCAkronOH$35k0
THE RON FINLEY PROJECTBeverly HillsCA$35k0
ELBERT COUNTY UNITED METHODIST FOOD MINISTRY INCElbertonGA$35k0
CBRSD WEEKEND BACKPACK PROGRAM INCDaltonMA$35k0
THE STODDARD FOUNDATION COMPARTIR PARA LA SALUD ILUMINADACarlsbadCA$35k0
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CATTLEMANS ASSOCClarksvilleTN$35k0
PANTRY OF RICH TOWNSHIPRichton ParkIL$35k0
LIBERTY HILL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONRochesterVT$35k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF WILTON INCWiltonCT$35k2
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAIROwossoMI$35k0
WESTWOOD FOOD PANTRY INCWestwoodMA$35k0
Monterey Pantry PickUp IncMontereyMA$35k0
LET US EAT PLEASE INCNorthfieldNJ$35k0
THE CHICKEN ANGELS INCRoswellGA$35k0
AMERICAS GLEANED SEAFOODLavalletteNJ$35k2
CHARLES D & SUE C CRITES FOUNDATIONJacksonMO$35k0
NEW LISBON FOOD PANTRYNew LisbonWI$34k0