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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 132 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TUSKAWILLA SHEPHERDS INCWinter SpringsFL$16k0
HELP A BROTHER OUT FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$16k1
Curlew Community Food PantryCurlewWA$16k0
SLOW FOOD USA INC DBA SLOW FOOD PHOENIXPhoenixAZ$16k1
Detroit Cultivator Community Land TrustDetroitMI$16k0
WINDHAM COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYWindhamNY$16k0
EBC-ATOM(A TOTAL OUTREACH MINISTRY)PROJECTRocky MountNC$16k1
CARBON COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALLE ADVISORY COMMITTEELehightonPA$16k0
YOUTH SUPPORTING ROOTSDurhamNC$16k0
REAL FOOD RECOVERY INCSt PetersburgFL$16k0
Touch New Jersey IncCherry HillNJ$16k0
CAMINO HACIA LA LUZBronxNY$16k0
INLAND NW FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATIONSpokaneWA$16k0
COLORADO STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUSBAND VICTORY 452DenverCO$15k0
COMMUNITY ARTISAN & FARMERS MARKETLugoffSC$15k1
RACINE URBAN GARDEN NETWORK INCRacineWI$15k0
GREENWICH COMMUNITY GARDENS INCGreenwichCT$15k0
OPERATION ENGAGE INCFayettevilleNC$15k0
THE JORDAN RANCH THE JORDAN RANCHCarmelCA$15k0
VIVOBLU WATER FOR ALLCentennialCO$15k0
LEMONADE STAND OF MUSKEGONMuskegonMI$15k0
RANCHO DE RODNEYFresnoCA$15k0
CASSIA COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATIONBurleyID$15k0
The Life Raft PantryMaupinOR$15k0
COMPASSION FOR THE NEEDYWichitaKS$15k0
HARVEST OUTREACHLowryMN$15k0
ENSPICE CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$15k0
Give Back With A Snack IncAndoverMA$15k0
THE LANDUS FOUNDATIONDes MoinesIA$15k0
FEED THE KIDS FOUNDATIONSalemUT$15k0
BARRINGTON TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRYBarringtonIL$15k0
Hope Food BankWhite HouseTN$15k1
OREGON HEMP ASSOCIATIONPortlandOR$15k1
NEW YORK FOOD PROJECT INCKenmoreNY$15k0
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - FULLNESSFairfax StationVA$15k0
HELP MY PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL INCFontanaCA$15k0
Operation Love IncMattaponiVA$14k0
SEED IN THE GROUNDBlufftonSC$14k0
HOPE RE FUNDINGLancasterPA$14k0
Advanced Harvesters CoopKodiakAK$14k0
JAMESVILLE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYJamesvilleNC$14k0
REDMEN OF HUNTINGTON INCHuntingtonWV$14k0
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL REJUVENATION INITIATIVE INCOak ForestIL$14k0
BOILING SPRINGS COMMUNITY GARDENBoiling SprgsNC$14k0
PEDAL TO PROVIDEDearborn HeightsMI$14k0
MADISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION INCTwin BridgesMT$14k0
SUNRAY CENTER INCSonomaCA$14k0
ILLINOIS COUNCIL ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESSpringfieldIL$14k0
Bread of Heaven Outreach IncVidaliaGA$14k0
HOUSE OF FOOD AND PRAYERDuarteCA$14k0