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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 133 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GLOBAL UMBUNTU IMPACT FOUNDATIONDoverDE$14k0
ADAMS COUNTY FOOD PANTRYHettingerND$14k0
GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDANT AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANTS (GAIAC)RaleighNC$14k0
LalaRukhs be the lightMansfieldTX$14k0
JOHN & ESTHER EARLE FOUNDATION INCKeuka ParkNY$14k0
Lewisburg Area OutreachLewisburgOH$14k0
WHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHarwoodMD$14k0
GO VEGGIE INCChicagoIL$14k0
MASTER FARMERS ASSOCIATIONHarrisburgPA$13k0
Be Excellent IncPocatelloID$13k0
YIFAN CULINARY ASSOCIATION INCJohns CreekGA$13k0
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN HOLSTEIN ASSNTiptonCA$13k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SUGAR BEET TECHNOLOGISTSDenverCO$13k0
COMEDOR ANGELITOS INCBowieMD$13k0
COOK OFF FOR CHARITYVelvaND$13k0
MUSLIMS OF LALos AngelesCA$13k0
TWO FISHES FARMLomaCO$13k0
Lake Villa Towsnhip Chairities IncLake VillaIL$13k0
NDATCHE HUMANITY RELIEFCharlotteNC$13k0
HEALTHY STUDENTS HEALTHY SAUGUS HS2 INCSaugusMA$13k0
SOUTH CAROLINA THOROUGHBRED OWNERS AND BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONAikenSC$13k0
New Mexico Sheep and Goat CouncilLas CrucesNM$13k0
Southeast Gardens and FarmColumbusOH$13k0
SG TEXAS PREMIER SANTA GERTRUDIS ASSOC INCLillianTX$13k0
ELEVATION STORYAnaheimCA$13k0
KITCHEN WORK FOUNDATIONHousatonicMA$13k0
BE THE CHANGE INCRadcliffKY$13k0
TEXAS CENTER FOR WINE AND CULINARY ARTSFredericksburgTX$13k0
Sturgeon Area Ministerial AllianceSturgeonMO$13k0
ALL CAN EAT ANGELS INCVictorvilleCA$13k0
Greenwood Village Police FoundationGreenwood VillageCO$13k0
GLASTONBURY FARMERS MARKET COAL INCSouth GlastonburyCT$12k0
Nutrition Site Council of San BrunoSan BrunoCA$12k0
FESTIVAL OF GRAPES INCSilver CreekNY$12k0
GROW YOUR HARVEST INCMenanID$12k0
CASS COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELSAtlanticIA$12k1
Nimit Foundation IncVoorheesNJ$12k0
GREEN RIVER VALLEY CATTLEMAN'S ASSOCPinedaleWY$12k0
FELLOWSHIP FOR PERPETUAL GROWTHMountain ViewHI$12k0
COMMUNITY LINK PROPERTIESSaginawTX$12k0
ILLINOIS FARMERS COUNCILBloomingtonIL$12k0
Fearless Farmers IncAustinTX$12k1
SOPHIA MAE GREEN FOUNDATIONAugustaGA$12k1
EARTH SHARE GARDENSLafayetteLA$12k0
FLUID FERTILIZER FOUNDATION INCArlingtonVA$12k0
Wrightstown Food CupboardPenns ParkPA$12k0
Prepared 2 Help IncMilfordCT$12k0
LA KIDS DINNER PROGRAM INCManhattan BeachCA$12k0
Veterans Chow Haul IncCharlestonSC$12k0
COMMUNITY HUBWhittemoreMI$12k0