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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 124 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VERNON COUNTY AG FOUNDATION INCViroquaWI$34k0
HOOKIPA KAUAIPrincevilleHI$34k0
THE FOUNDATION OF THE BREADBASKET FARMERS MARKETTopekaKS$34k0
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIET FOUNDATIONManhattan BeachCA$34k0
HEALTHY LIVING YOU INCLaureltonNY$34k0
DRUZE WITHOUT BORDERSDearborn HeightsMI$34k0
Botetourt County Fair Association IncTroutvilleVA$34k0
FALMOUTH FARMERS MARKET INCFalmouthMA$34k0
SOUTHERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY BAK PAK INCPicayuneMS$34k0
TABLE OF PLENTY A CALIFORNIA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATIONBeaumontCA$34k0
EDEN VALLEY FOOD SHELF INCEden ValleyMN$34k0
HOME MEAL SERVICE INCNewarkNY$34k0
Lansing Food Pantry incLansingNY$34k0
Mountain Country PantryEatonvilleWA$34k0
SCHUYLERVILLE AREA FOOD AND EMERGENCY RELIEF INCSchuylervilleNY$34k0
AFRICAN FUTURE FARMERS AFF INCCharlotteNC$34k0
America Supporting AmericansIndian WellsCA$34k0
Westfield Food PantryWestfieldNJ$34k0
IFOAM North AmericaEugeneOR$34k0
WINNECONNE AREA ASSISTANCE CENTERWinneconneWI$34k0
JACK & MARY ZARYBNISKY FOUNDATION INCBurleyID$34k0
NATURE'S TREATS LWC FOUNDATION INCMiddletownNY$34k0
PALMER FOOD SHARE INCPalmerMA$34k0
SPOKANE EDIBLE TREE PROJECTSpokaneWA$33k1
SANDHILLS STUDENT ASSISTANCE INCSouthern PinesNC$33k0
THREE RIVERS CATTLEMENChatfieldMN$33k0
Wisconsin Hereford AssociationPlainWI$33k0
Harding Ford Vision IncJamaicaNY$33k0
GRETNA FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER INCGretnaLA$33k0
ALWAYS BLESSED CONNECTIONS CORPFrametownWV$33k0
MCCORKLE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH OUTREACH MINISTRIES INCSodWV$33k0
Kansas City Black Urban Growers IncKansas CityMO$33k0
Pulaski Community Ministries IncPulaskiNY$33k0
BIKERS AGAINST STREET HUNGEREast PeoriaIL$33k0
FEED EL DORADOGeorgetownCA$33k0
PARKE COUNTY RESOURCE CENTERRosedaleIN$33k0
Door County Farm For Vets CorporationSturgeon BayWI$33k0
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORSKentonOH$33k0
KITCHENS FOR CHANGETurlockCA$33k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY INCElkinsWV$33k4
MYSTIC ROOTS FOUNDATIONSapelo IslandGA$33k0
ABUNDANT HARVEST COMMUNITY GARDEN OUTREACHColorado SpringsCO$33k0
MELS ON THE MOVE INCCedarburgWI$32k0
TOBOCK RANCH ASSOCIATIONVenturaCA$32k0
KATIES PANTRYEl PasoTX$32k0
GLOBALTRUST FUNDSDenverCO$32k1
PERU TO THE WORLD EXPO A NJPerth AmboyNJ$32k1
CENTRAL KANSAS WATER BANK ASSOCIATIONStaffordKS$32k0
DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYWyandotteMI$32k0
COTTONWOOD CATTLE PRODUCERS INCWindomMN$32k0