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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 14 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
TOP BOX FOODSChicagoIL$3.2M2
FOOD WELL ALLIANCEAtlantaGA$3.2M2
SOCIAL SERVICES FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMAAdaOK$3.2M1
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDMontereyCA$3.2M2
GODS PANTRYPomonaCA$3.2M0
HANCOCK COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCGreenfieldIN$3.2M0
THE NEW YORK STATE WINE AND CULINARY CENTER INCCanandaiguaNY$3.2M1
CONNECTING KIDS TO MEALS INCToledoOH$3.2M2
NEWTON FOOD PANTRYINCNewtonMA$3.2M0
National Council for Agricultural EducationIndianapolisIN$3.2M0
UPLIFT SOLUTIONS INCPhiladelphiaPA$3.2M2
SE WI EMERGENCY SUPPORT GROUP INCWaukeshaWI$3.2M0
THE HUNGER AND HEALTH COALITION INCBooneNC$3.2M0
HAIGHTS CREEK IRRIGATION COMPANYKaysvilleUT$3.1M0
Central Kitsap Food BankSilverdaleWA$3.1M1
BEAR BUTTE VALLEY WATER INCSturgisSD$3.1M0
THE PEACE PANTRYCedar HillMO$3.1M0
The Diamond Bar FundSan AntonioTX$3.1M2
NourishMKE IncMilwaukeeWI$3.1M1
THE GIVING PLATEBendOR$3.1M1
MERIDIAN FOOD BANK INCMeridianID$3.1M0
NORTHWEST GEORGIA HUNGER MINISTRIES INCRomeGA$3.1M1
The Friendship CenterChicagoIL$3.1M0
WHEATHEART NUTRITION PROJECT INCBlackwellOK$3.1M0
Caja Solidaria IncMills RiverNC$3.1M3
MATTHEW'S CROSSINGChandlerAZ$3.1M0
Daily Bread An Ecumenical Food Pantry IncDanburyCT$3.1M0
WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVEJacksonMS$3.1M0
Pacific Island Farmers Organisation NetworkKapoleiHI$3.1M1
SECOND HELPING INCOakleyMI$3.1M0
URBANDALE FOOD PANTRYUrbandaleIA$3.1M1
MINISTRIES OF GRACE INC - GACummingGA$3.1M2
SUSTAINABLE FOOD LABORATORY INCHartlandVT$3.1M6
TENNESSEE VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL FAIRKnoxvilleTN$3M1
Stark County Agricultural Society IncCantonOH$3M1
SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYSan Luis ObispoCA$3M0
GROW PITTSBURGHPittsburghPA$3M1
STANWOOD-CAMANO FOOD BANK SERVICESStanwoodWA$3M2
The Food Project IncLincolnMA$3M2
JUBILEE JUSTICE INCOaklandCA$3M1
DENVER FOOD RESCUEDenverCO$3M1
FOOD OUTREACH INCSaint LouisMO$3M2
Center for Food SafetySan FranciscoCA$3M7
THE HOLMES COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCMillersburgOH$3M4
SYLVESTER MANOR EDUCATIONAL FARM INCShelter IslandNY$3M1
CENTRAL COUNTIES DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONAtwaterCA$3M0
AUM INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INCWinter ParkFL$3M0
GPCFB SUPPORT CORPORATIONDuquesnePA$3M3
North Covington Water Assoc IncMount OliveMS$3M0
AGAPE FOOD RESCUE INCBrooklynNY$3M0