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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 127 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
246 COMMUNITY KITCHEN INCWellfleetMA$28k0
HOMEGROWN HARVESTPortsmouthVA$28k0
HEALTH FOR ALL INCLas VegasNV$28k0
BULL SHOALS FOOD PANTRYBull ShoalsAR$27k0
STOREHOUSE INCMorrisMN$27k0
ONE ANOTHER INCWaterlooWI$27k0
Recycling for a Better TomorrowPortlandOR$27k0
OLIVE HILL MEALS ON WHEELS INCOlive HillKY$27k0
Rappahannock County Farm TourWashingtonVA$27k0
HARVEST OUTREACH CENTER INCKilgoreTX$27k0
seniors helping seniors bellinghamBellinghamWA$27k0
4WWLugoffSC$27k0
NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF FARMERS AND COMMUNITIES INCTrentonNJ$27k0
CATS NOT COPS LLCDenverCO$27k0
COMMUNITY CAFEFaribaultMN$27k0
IPSWICH DINNER BELL INCIpswichMA$27k0
LITTLETON COMMUNITY FARMLittletonMA$27k0
HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYEagle RockMO$27k0
K-LEES FOOD PANTRY NFPGorevilleIL$27k0
OPEN ARMS SHELTER INCWinnsboroLA$26k1
REBEL ARMY RUNS INCNew YorkNY$26k0
Lamar Metro Club IncLamarMO$26k0
BLESSED HANDS FOOD PANTRY & RESOURCGoose CreekSC$26k0
WASHINGTON COUNTY CATTLEMEN ASSOCIATION INCSpringfieldKY$26k0
P&G LEARNING FARM INCElbertaAL$26k0
BELIEVE JESUS MINISTRIESFairburyIL$26k0
FEEDING FREEDOM FOUNDATIONMission ViejoCA$26k0
HURRICANE UTAH FARMERS MARKETApple ValleyUT$26k0
Missionary Sisters The Blessed Sacrament-SBSAlbuquerqueNM$26k0
ISRAEL FOOD OUTREACH INCYucaipaCA$26k0
Bamberg County Farm BureauBambergSC$26k0
PROJECT SHARE IS CARE INCHollywoodFL$26k0
NORTHEAST MISSOURI OLD THRESHERS ASSOCIATION INCShelbinaMO$26k0
Urban Homestead InstitutePasadenaCA$26k0
HUNGER PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONSouth ElginIL$26k0
PANHANDLE ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND ENGINE CLUB INCSandpointID$26k0
RON & ELLEN SCHMID FOUNDATION C/O FRANKLIN J PILICYWatertownCT$26k0
SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PURCHASING ALLIANCE INCCherawSC$26k1
NED JAQUITH FOUNDATIONNorth PlainsOR$26k0
NORTHERN QUEEN INITIATIVERomulusMI$25k4
CHRIST AMONG US FOOD PANTRYFordsvilleKY$25k0
ARLINGTON ACTS OF KINDNESSArlingtonTX$25k0
CRYSTAL COAST CORKS & FORKS INCAtlantic BeachNC$25k0
LCA FOUNDATION INCLake CharlesLA$25k0
GRANT TOWNSHIP CENTER INCInglesideIL$25k0
BALLARD COUNTY FARM BUREAU OF BALLARD COUNTY INCLa CenterKY$25k0
FEEDING KANNAPOLIS HUNGERConcordNC$25k0
Friends of Stirs dba WESTMINSTER CHARITIESSouth JordanUT$25k0
HAWAII COFFEE FOUNDATION C/O HAWAII COFFEE ASSOCIATIONKealakekuaHI$25k0
THE AMERICAN KIKO GOAT ASSOCIATION INCRising StarTX$25k0