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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 142 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HAWKINS & THOMPKINS NECWSSITIESHubbardTX$1k0
PATROON LAND FOUNDATION INC C/O BETTY KETCHAMEast BerneNY$1k0
DJS HEART INCMemphisTN$1k0
Grow Your Own Foods and Flowers IncBonita SpringsFL$1k0
GENERATIONS NETWORK INCVincennesIN$1k0
Arizona Craft Producers Association IncElginAZ$1k0
PENDLETON FARMERS SOCIETYPendletonSC$1k0
BERRY COOL FARMHonokaaHI$1k0
Save the Riders Dunes IncNorth BendOR$1k0
COMPASSION GLOBAL INCSaint CloudFL$1k0
BLACK DOG FARM GROWERS INCCummingGA$1k0
Health Wealth Abundance IncLake ElsinoreCA$1k0
THE MONTE FOUNDATION FOR CREATING A HEALTHIER WORLD INCAmherstMA$1k0
CHESAPEAKE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IOlneyMD$1k1
AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATIONChesapeakeVA$1k0
BILL WHITE HOLISTIC LAND MANAGEMENTPark CityUT$1k0
NUTRITION AND METABOLISM SOCIETY INCBrooklynNY$1k0
Arkoma Santa Gertrudis AssociationWarnerOK$1k0
ALEUTIA INCSand PointAK$1k0
YHWH CHARITY INCFort LauderdaleFL$1k0
Sustainable Farms & Communities IncColumbiaMO$1k0
Ufuoma IncorporatedSt CloudFL$1k0
CALIFORNIA FOOD EDUCATIONConcordCA$1k0
EAT KARMALos AngelesCA$1k0
FULL MOON FEEDS INCBig IndianNY$1k0
GINSENG GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INCMosineeWI$1k0
Beautiful People Rise Up IncAtlantaGA$9990
KOIBITO CARES LLCScottsdaleAZ$9990
FAITHS FOOD BANKFairfieldFL$9190
CARL WALLACE ABUNDANT LIFE FARMSAkronOH$9120
ST PATRICKS CONCERTS INCMiami BeachFL$9000
Give Back a New Jersey Non Profit Corp Zetlin & DeChiara LLPCaldwellNJ$8830
EDGETA BR227 DBA THUNDER MOUNTAIN FLYWHEELERS SHOW AND PULLDeltaCO$8640
HIGH PRESSURE COOKERS INCTiki IslandTX$8350
EAGLE COUNTY FARM BUREAUBurnsCO$8170
PICK FRESH CO PICK FRESH COMenomonee FallsWI$8000
BROWN BAG OF LOVELancasterTX$7500
DIRECT HOPEHoustonTX$7270
Norman Borlaug FoundationCastrovilleTX$7260
A KID'S HEALTHY LUNCH CORPJacksonvilleFL$7000
ANUME FOUNDATIONLa GrangeTX$7000
MAYO LIVINGSTON JR THANSGIVING DAY DINNER INCBainbridgeGA$7000
SOW AMERICA INCFt Walton BchFL$6650
SWEET LIFE GARDEN GROUP INCDeKalbIL$6190
NOT JUST SMOKE INCColumbianaOH$6000
LIFE BASKET A NJ NONPROFIT CORPIselinNJ$5870
WAHMDanvilleCA$5860
FOOD COWBOY FOUNDATIONBethesdaMD$5730
TURKEY'S FROM HEAVEN OF TROY INCTroyAL$5550
FOXWOOD SUPPORT GROUP INCOcalaFL$5520