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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 141 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE INCMadisonWI$2k0
Fountain Hill Community Grocery PartnershipFountain HillPA$2k0
MIDWEST MINISTRIES INCPark HillsMO$2k0
FOOD FOR TODAYHoffman EstatesIL$2k0
Winans St Community GardenVeronaNJ$2k0
CHEFS OUTREACH ASSOCIATIONPittsburghPA$2k0
SOW THERAPEUTICPuyallupWA$2k0
O2 URBAN FARMS INCCincinnatiOH$2k0
PANTHER BACKPACKMainevilleOH$2k0
MARCELLINA OKONMA FOUNDATIONSkokieIL$2k0
THE UFCW LOCAL 1428 GIVING BACK FOOD PANTRYClaremontCA$2k3
LOYAL CHRISTIAN BENEFIT ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONEriePA$2k0
FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OTHERSBakersfieldCA$2k0
Operation Grub IncGarnerNC$2k0
GLOBAL FOOD BANK GROUPDearbornMI$2k0
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Preservation F oundation IncMarlboroughMA$2k0
Culinary Nutrition for Kidneys IncSomervilleMA$2k0
V PATEL FOUNDATION INCGreenvilleSC$2k0
ILLINOIS INDIANA BISON ASSOCIATION INCUrbanaIL$2k0
EMERGING BUILDERS INCKansas CityMO$2k1
Natural Healing Through Truth InstituteHicoTX$2k0
SCR NEW HOPECapitanNM$2k0
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER NAVARRE INCNavarreFL$2k0
MASS FOOD COVID 19 INCPlymouthMA$2k0
THE CHOW TRAINSan AntonioTX$2k0
GO GREEN MERIDIANMeridianMS$2k0
Hudson Valley Wine and Grape Association IncGardinerNY$2k0
Mindful WasteBarringtonIL$2k0
VERMONT FARM SHOW INCUnderhillVT$2k0
Best USA Sommelier AssociationPrairie VillageKS$2k0
OLD LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY COALITION INCLouisvilleKY$2k0
REAR NFPChicagoIL$2k0
Brother Dave Family AssistanceAnzaCA$2k0
HEAL WITH MEALS INCKnoxvilleTN$2k0
NORTH BRIDGE FOUNDATION CORPORATIONMorristownNJ$2k0
SUSIE AMIN FOUNDATION INCPowder SpringsGA$2k0
BEANNZ HOUSE INCNew YorkNY$2k0
Restaurants Against Hunger IncWinter HavenFL$2k0
AND-R-SHEER INCLarchmontNY$2k0
BUFFALO GAP WINE & FOOD SUMMIT INCBuffalo GapTX$2k0
GURU SEVA HINDU MILAN MANDIR CULTURAL GROUP INCBronxNY$2k0
INTEGRITY OUTREACHLivingstonTX$2k0
THANKSGIVING IN THE VALLEYScottsbluffNE$1k0
EMPLANT INCOviedoFL$1k0
THE NICK KATSIROUBAS FOUNDATION INCNeedhamMA$1k0
ANDY CLARK FOUNDATION INCBroomfieldCO$1k0
MERAKI CARESColumbiaSC$1k0
SHEPHERD'S PURSE INCWauwatosaWI$1k0
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FOOD BANKSOcoeeFL$1k0
Wagoner Farmers Market & Music IncWagonerOK$1k0