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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 139 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Sandra Quinn Memorial Foundation IncSchaghticokeNY$5k0
VENEZOLANOS EN EL TRIAD INCWinston SalemNC$5k0
FARMERS GUILD OF HARDWICKHardwickMA$5k0
FRESH MANNAH INCOrlandoFL$5k0
HOPE PERPETUAL GARDENS CORPPalmettoFL$5k0
HIGH WIND ASSOCIATION INCPlymouthWI$4k0
Align the Fibers NfpCharlestonSC$4k0
KENTUCKY FOOD MINISTRY COWinchesterKY$4k0
Congregation Abu Sholem Shabazi IncSpring ValleyNY$4k0
DITTLE'S FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY GARDEN INCShreveportLA$4k0
DES MOINES FARMERS MARKET FOUNDATIONDes MoinesWA$4k0
KEENER FARM CHAITABLE ORGANIZATIONDaytonOH$4k0
UNITED WE SERVE INCMoorestownNJ$4k0
WESTERN PRAIRIE FARM MACHINERY COLLECTORSAppletonMN$4k0
SMV MARKET CORPStone MountainGA$4k0
HEARTSHINEHarrisburgPA$4k0
DIVINE TOUCH MINISTRY INCManassasVA$4k0
BURNT TREE ASSOCIATIONRadiantVA$4k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CITRUS NURSERYMENWatsonvilleCA$4k0
SWEET RADISHNashvilleTN$4k0
Southside Dairy AssociationChathamVA$4k0
GEORGIA TURFGRASS FOUNDATION TRUSTAtlantaGA$4k0
HARMONTOWN FOOD PANTRYComoMS$4k0
EPHESIAN COMMUNITY FOOD SHAREOaklandCA$4k0
MILEY FARM INCSheboygan FallsWI$4k0
FOOD & SHELTER INC C/O PATRICK BURKEFrankfortIL$4k0
HEPPENSYeadonPA$4k0
Southern Kiowa County Food PantrySnyderOK$4k0
FIT SCHOLARSLittle RockAR$4k0
Served IncStoughtonMA$4k0
BREAD FROM HEAVEN CAFE INCJacksonNJ$4k0
Fish Trax Systems IncNewportOR$4k0
HOMECOMING QNS INCRego ParkNY$4k0
JANAYITRI FOUNDATIONEllicott CityMD$4k0
Caked with LoveEatonOH$4k0
Persaud Community Affairs Pantry IncQueensNY$4k0
THE FRESH FOOD FOUNDATIONTremontonUT$4k0
HUNTER S HOUSE INCWilkesboroNC$4k0
MRS CS FOUNDATIONTarzanaCA$4k0
LIVE LIFE BETTERPrimm SpringsTN$3k0
Cooking Healthy HELPS IncJohnstownCO$3k0
DEKALB FOOD MINISTRYSylvaniaAL$3k0
NIGHTWATCH INCSioux FallsSD$3k0
NormanthecowcomColumbiaSC$3k0
GBFB REALTY CORPORATIONBostonMA$3k3
ANGIES OPTION GRMLehiUT$3k0
BROOKESTRONG FOUNDATIONOrlandoFL$3k0
SPRINGBOKSLaguna WoodsCA$3k0
MINISTERIO JESUS EN GETSEMANI INCOrlandoFL$3k1
Nathans Family Farm & Rescue IncPalm CityFL$3k0