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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 130 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Chelmsford Community Exchange IncWestfordMA$21k0
CANNING PEACH MECHANIZATION RESEARCH FUNDSacramentoCA$21k0
HOMELESS MATTERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY INCChambersburgPA$21k0
FISHING FOR HUMANITY WITH LOVEColumbusOH$20k0
STIGGS FEED A FRIENDBoyne CityMI$20k1
ALL-AMERICAN DAIRY FOUNDATION INCMillerstownPA$20k0
SHASTA WATERSHED CONSERVATION GROUP INCYrekaCA$20k0
MGH FOUNDATIONBarringtonIL$20k0
ALAMANCE COUNTY CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATION INCBurlingtonNC$20k0
CULTIVATE THE CLOVER OF OTTAWA COUNTYOak HarborOH$20k0
COPPEROPOLIS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCCopperopolisCA$20k0
Liam Michael FoundationSaint CharlesMO$20k0
ILLINOIS SOYBEAN FOUNDATIONBloomingtonIL$20k0
MARASCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$20k0
Mario E Dorsonville FoundationGreat FallsVA$20k0
BILL L ROSE TURFGRASS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCanbyOR$20k0
ALL CORNERS FARM INCCheshireCT$20k1
The Winemakers Co-opPittstownNJ$20k0
Onitsha Ado Club of Atlanta IncMariettaGA$20k0
POTH FOOD PANTRYPothTX$20k1
JAM-ENG INCOrlandoFL$20k0
NEST Nassau Empowement and Support for Tomorrow IncGarden CityNY$20k0
ALBEMARLE AGRICULTURAL ENHANCEMENT INCElizabeth CtyNC$20k0
JESUS LOVES ME FOOD MINISTRYWarrenvilleSC$20k0
HARVEST NOWWestportCT$20k0
THE VOODOO CHEF FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$19k0
THE GREAT ALLENTOWN FAIR FOUNDATION INCAllentownPA$19k0
SUNFLOWERS FOR SALLIEMillersvilleMD$19k0
Rice With Meat Hunger SolutionLos AngelesCA$19k0
GREG AND PAM SANDS FOUNDATION C/O GREG SANDSSioux FallsSD$19k0
MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATIONTruxtonMO$19k1
SEED PLANTERS INTERNATIONAL INCMenifeeCA$19k0
Powder Keg Outreach IncHigh ViewWV$19k0
HELPING HUNGRY KIDS INCColumbusGA$19k0
ATLANTIC CITY FOOD PROJECT INCNorthfieldNJ$19k0
Hometown HeartsHuntingdonPA$19k0
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON FIELDMANS ASSOCIATIONWenatcheeWA$19k0
INTERNATIONAL MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OF ARIZONAPhoenixAZ$19k0
EXODUS FOOD PANTRYDetroitMI$19k0
TRUE EATS LOCAL FOOD EDUCATION INCNew YorkNY$19k0
CHRISTS FOOD CENTER INCHodgenOK$18k0
Kind Hearts Outreach IncRowlettTX$18k0
COOLEEMEE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCCooleemeeNC$18k0
MAHEREZA NUTRITION AND HEALTH CENTER INCSan FranciscoCA$18k0
German Village Garten ClubColumbusOH$18k0
GODS BREAD BOXLemooreCA$18k0
SOTERIA NETWORK INITIATIVES INCLexingtonKY$18k0
PIONEER POTLATCH ASSOCIATION INCThe DallesOR$18k0
EL MONTESOUTH EL MONTE MEALS ON WHEl MonteCA$18k0
MONTANA AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS FOUNDATIONHelenaMT$18k0