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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 134 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CONNEAUT VALLEY FOOD PANTRY INCGirardPA$12k0
CARTERET LOCAL FOOD NETWORKGloucesterNC$12k0
SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE CENTER INCBereaKY$12k2
GLEANERS HARVESTFallbrookCA$11k0
SENIOR TOWNHOUSE INCSalemOR$11k0
Pennington Farmers MarketPenningtonNJ$11k0
BLACKLAND FARM MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONWashingtonNC$11k0
3G FOOD PANTRYRunnellsIA$11k0
SUN CIVIC LEAGUESunLA$11k0
LONG ISLAND FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION INCCalvertonNY$11k0
Serving Americas Veterans Year AroundDallasTX$11k0
SOUTHEASTERN BEEFMASTER BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONThompsons StationTN$11k0
HOLBROOK EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICEHolbrookAZ$11k0
SUNRAY RESOURCE CENTERSunrayTX$11k0
KETO HOPE FOUNDATION INCMt PleasantSC$11k0
FeelWise FoundationSanta ClaraUT$11k0
EMMANUELS KITCHEN INCOrlandoFL$11k0
WYOMING SHEEP FOUNDATIONCasperWY$11k0
German Valley Food PantryGerman ValleyIL$11k0
MINNESOTA CERTIFIED SEED POTATO GROWERS ASSOCIATIONEast Grand ForksMN$11k0
Macrobiotic Global InstituteDevonPA$11k0
HEARTY START INCNew YorkNY$11k0
OPERATION FEED LAPORTE COUNTY COLa PorteIN$11k0
APPALACHIAN FOOD WORKSBellefontePA$11k0
ORPHAN CARES AFRICA FOUNDATIONMillersburgOH$11k0
MOTT FOOD PANTRYMottND$11k0
PATCHWORKNashvilleTN$11k0
THE FISHES AND LOAVES NUTRITION PROGRAMClifton ForgeVA$11k0
HUNTERS SERVICE SOCIETY INCGrosse Pointe ShoresMI$11k0
JOHN 1334 MINISTRIESGilbertAZ$11k2
MCC FFA-Ag BoostersSlaytonMN$11k0
CATTLE FOR KIDSPlattevilleCO$11k0
Crewe CaresCreweVA$11k0
Southeastern Animal Fiber FairAshevilleNC$11k0
Johnson County Equine And Ag AssocMountain CityTN$11k0
AMPLE TABLE FOR EVERYONE INCNew YorkNY$11k0
ARKANSAS CHEROKEE RIVER VALLEY PANTRussellvilleAR$11k0
CAROLYN'S HELPING HANDSSearcyAR$11k0
INMAN METHODIST FOOD PANTRYJacksonvilleFL$11k0
SAVE OUR BABIES INCHoustonTX$11k0
PLEASE HELP INC C/O RONALD KUCHERAWindberPA$11k0
HUFF CREEK COMMUNITY MINISTRIES FOUNDATIONDavinWV$10k0
DEAN BROWN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONSan Luis ObispoCA$10k0
SLATER FAMILY FOUNDATIONMiltonMA$10k0
MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE VIRGINIA HILLMontgomeryPA$10k0
Farmers and Artisians Market of LockhartMartindaleTX$10k0
Elementals of LifeSilver CityNM$10k0
His TableKeyserWV$10k0
KINGSWAY LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIESKansas CityMO$10k0
ACORN FARMERS MARKET AND CAFEManchesterMI$10k0