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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 13 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
COMMUNITY FOOD CLUBSGrand RapidsMI$3.8M1
SECORParkerCO$3.8M1
OUR DAILY BREAD INCDentonTX$3.7M2
FLINTHILLS BREADBASKET INCManhattanKS$3.7M1
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDRENSalt Lake CityUT$3.7M1
LIVING LANDS TRUSTPhoenixvillePA$3.7M1
INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE & TRADE POLICYMinneapolisMN$3.7M2
THE NEW MEXICO FARMERS MARKETING ASSOCIATIONSanta FeNM$3.7M2
ALLEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY A NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONLimaOH$3.6M20
CAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS INCKimbertonPA$3.6M0
MASON MEALS INCPhiladelphiaPA$3.6M3
KISS THE GROUNDLos AngelesCA$3.6M5
THE WOOL TRUST FOUNDATIONCentennialCO$3.6M3
VNW CIRCLE OF CARETemeculaCA$3.6M1
COMMUNITY RESOURCING INC dba OUR DAILY BREAD FOOD & RESOURCE CTRStillwaterOK$3.6M0
GLOBAL FOOD PROTECTION INSTITUTEPortageMI$3.6M6
MOBILE MEALS OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY INCSpartanburgSC$3.6M2
FOOD TO POWER (FKA COLORADO SPRINGS FOOD RESCUE)Colorado SpringsCO$3.6M0
MEDINA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FKA OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICMedinaOH$3.5M0
MINOT COMMISSION ON AGING INCMinotND$3.5M1
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INCWashingtonDC$3.5M5
CHILD NUTRITION INCWarrentonVA$3.5M1
New Roots InstituteLos AngelesCA$3.5M2
OPEN TABLE INCConcordMA$3.5M0
FOOD PANTRIES FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT INCAlbanyNY$3.5M1
EDMONDS FOOD BANKEdmondsWA$3.5M1
OUT OF THE GARDEN PROJECTGreensboroNC$3.5M3
KENTUCKY SOYBEAN PROMOTION BOARD INCPrincetonKY$3.5M1
CRYSTAL LAKE FOOD PANTRY INCCrystal LakeIL$3.5M0
North American Traditional Indigenous Food SystemsMinneapolisMN$3.5M2
THE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INCStamfordCT$3.5M1
COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGHPittsburghPA$3.4M1
FARMER FOODSHARE INCDurhamNC$3.4M2
Suffolk UnitedSuffolkVA$3.4M1
FRESH APPROACHConcordCA$3.4M1
SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INCPetersburgNY$3.4M4
Committee On Sustainability AssessmentPhiladelphiaPA$3.4M5
PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE INCEden PrairieMN$3.4M1
MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INCWest Des MoinesIA$3.4M1
THE CORBIN HILL FOOD PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$3.4M1
ALABAMA CHILDHOOD FOOD SOLUTIONS INCSylacaugaAL$3.4M0
NEIGHBORS IN NEED INCLawrenceMA$3.4M1
OPERATION KIDS INCTexarkanaAR$3.4M2
EastWest Food RescueRedmondWA$3.3M1
SCHOOL NUTRITION FOUNDATIONArlingtonVA$3.3M2
Meals on Wheels New MexicoAlbuquerqueNM$3.3M1
BOUNTIFUL BASKET FOODSHELF OF EASTERN CARVER COUNTYChaskaMN$3.3M1
The Upcounty Hub IncGermantownMD$3.3M1
Wayne County Agricultural Society IncWoosterOH$3.2M23
NO MORE EMPTY POTSOmahaNE$3.2M1