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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 126 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BLUEGRASS ROOTS FARM FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDLexingtonKY$30k0
ONE HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOUNDATIONAmesIA$30k0
QUADRI FAMILY FOUNDATION INCOrlandoFL$30k0
A FARM FOR ALL INCWingdaleNY$30k0
WATER WORKS SEAINCWest FargoND$30k0
HAPI FOUNDATIONWestlake VillageCA$30k0
PANHANDLE PANTRY NFPRaymondIL$30k0
Arkansas Bait & Ornamental Fish Growers AssnDevalls BluffAR$30k0
PRINCETON FARMERS MARKET INCPrincetonNJ$30k0
Naples Open Cupboard IncNaplesNY$30k0
WISCONSIN SEED POTATO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INCAntigoWI$30k0
GRACE FARM MINISTRIES INCOdenvilleAL$30k0
HH FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$30k0
Gorman Community Food BankGormanTX$30k0
BLESSING ROOM FOOD PANTRY INCBloomfieldNY$30k0
PLANTY FOR THE PEOPLEEl PasoTX$30k0
TAMAQUA MEALS ON WHEELSTamaquaPA$30k0
TITHLE INCBirminghamMI$29k0
EASTLEIGH FARM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION C/O DUDLEY W STEPHANFraminghamMA$29k0
PLATES WITH PURPOSESmithfieldRI$29k0
TASTE AND SEE MINISTRY INCLorettoKY$29k0
HELLFIGHTERS AND MISSION AT THE CROSSStatesvilleNC$29k0
THE WELLINGTON COMMUNITY FOOD BANKWellingtonKS$29k0
Hemp Feed CoalitionFort BentonMT$29k0
FIVES INTRALOGISTICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCLouisvilleKY$29k0
Brightmoor Artisans CollectiveDetroitMI$29k0
OZAUKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU COOPERATCedarburgWI$29k1
BFF BakerySouth BendIN$29k0
NORTH CANTON MEALS ON WHEELSGreentownOH$29k5
CALIFORNIA SPRING JERSEY SHOWFresnoCA$29k0
HAWAII FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE RESEARCHKuniaHI$29k1
LOVING HANDS MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIJacksonvilleFL$29k0
Sierra Linda Mutual Water Company IncNorth ForkCA$28k0
The Produce Friends FoundationPhiladelphiaPA$28k0
Central Square Essentials for Success IncCentral SquareNY$28k0
Lawrence Restaurant AssociationLawrenceKS$28k0
HEALTH ALLIANCE GUILD C/O VICKI MANCHESTERLeominsterMA$28k0
Loaves & Fishes Food PantryPanaIL$28k0
BURNT OFFERINGS BBQLeague CityTX$28k0
ERZULE PAUL FOUNDATIONMiamiFL$28k0
Daufuskie Community FarmDaufuskie IslandSC$28k0
NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$28k0
South Benton Food PantryMonroeOR$28k0
BENZIE FOOD PARTNERS INCHonorMI$28k0
WNC Food Systems Coalition IncOld FortNC$28k0
SAINT ANNES FOOD PANTRY INCFall RiverMA$28k0
THE YUM-O ORGANIZATION INCNew YorkNY$28k0
Gather the Spirit for JusticeHarrisburgPA$28k1
MARTHAS COMMUNITY KITCHENNorthSC$28k0
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS COMMUNITY CHOICE FOOD CENTER INCCoolvilleOH$28k0