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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 136 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Daughter of Zion MinistryKaneoheHI$9k0
THE LOAVES AND FISHESBolivarTN$9k0
ROUNDUP BACKPACK PROGRAMRoundupMT$9k0
NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKSAlbuquerqueNM$9k0
LOCKED HEARTS CHILDRENS SOCIETY INCDripping SpringsTX$9k0
GIVING HANDS MINISTRYSturgisMS$9k0
BROWNS VALLEY FOOD SHELF INCBrowns ValleyMN$9k0
Forage ForwardNew YorkNY$9k0
MASON CITY AREA FOOD PANTRYMason CityIL$8k0
Caledonia Maple Association IncSaint JohnsburyVT$8k0
WELDER UNDERGROUND INCBrooklynNY$8k0
HOUSE OF PRAISE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRY INCHyattsvilleMD$8k0
COAL HILL SPECIAL EVENTS INCCoal HillAR$8k0
Amanda Harvest FestivalAmandaOH$8k0
The Good Shepherd Barbeque Ministries CorpMerritt IslandFL$8k0
OPEN HAND NMTC SUPPORT CORPORATIONAtlantaGA$8k3
PLANET IN PEACE FOUNDATIONTaosNM$8k0
LOU'S HELPING HAND FOUNDATIONStaten IslandNY$8k0
NEWPORT FARMERS MARKETNewportWA$8k0
Thanksgiving in the Brazos Valley IncCollege StationTX$8k0
ARG HELP INCSammamishWA$8k0
FLORIDA CATTLEMEN'S COUNTY ASSOCIATION INCKissimmeeFL$8k0
INTERNATIONAL COTTON RESEARCH ASSNWashingtonDC$8k0
NCFC EDUCATION FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$8k2
HE CARES INCThomasvilleNC$8k0
KENDALL COUNTY SWINE COMMITTEEYorkvilleIL$8k0
THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE OF IOWA INCCedar RapidsIA$8k0
ORGANIC CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSN OF N DEllendaleND$8k0
SUN CITY WEST MEALS ON WHEELSSun City WestAZ$8k0
OREGON CATTLEMENS STEWARDSHIP FUNDSalemOR$8k0
VIVA RESOURCEPeytonCO$8k0
UNITED IVORIANS USAElmontNY$8k0
HEARTS TO HANDS IN NEED INCBronxNY$8k0
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY FOOD PANTRY INCShoemakersvillePA$8k0
JEWEL CENTER INCKenoshaWI$8k0
EZER MINISTRY FOUNDATION INCRichmondTX$8k0
YORKTOWN GRANGE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCYorktown HeightsNY$8k0
DUTCH KILLS CSA INCLong Island CityNY$8k0
FARM TABLE FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDAmeryWI$8k0
NU-ZOE MINISTRIESMartinsvilleVA$8k0
THE HERITAGE HARVEST FOUNDATION INCLittle Egg HarborNJ$8k0
THE WHY NOT US FOUNDATIONEdmondsWA$8k0
JOES ANGELS INCYonkersNY$7k0
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER CAIRO GA INCCairoGA$7k0
No Res GourmetMarina Del ReyCA$7k0
Christian Coffee Cup IncCanal FultonOH$7k0
VIRGINIA ALPACA OWNERS & BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONSaint Stephens ChurchVA$7k0
DAILY BREADLeominsterMA$7k0
GULF COAST WINE GROWERS ASSOCIATIONIndustryTX$7k0
MARYVILLE FARMERS MARKET INCCollinsvilleIL$7k0