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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 143 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SLBC Food Pantry Ministry IncWinnsboroSC$5200
Green Pastures Living & Loving Learning Center LtdNaplesFL$5120
Three Magnolias Family Foundation IncChattahoochee HillGA$5110
Real Meals IncOmahaNE$5100
BROOKLYN NY FOR LIFE INC C/O ALTMAN GREENFIELD & SELVAGGINew YorkNY$5000
CMC BBQ FOUNDATIONLiberty HillTX$5000
CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR MINORITIESTown CreekAL$5000
MBAITU FOUNDSTIONTylerTX$5000
PAK AMERICAN EHSAS INCBrooklynNY$5000
REVIVE COMMUNITY SERVICESpokane VlyWA$5000
SHARYAN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSugarlandTX$5000
SHERRYLAND CHARITABLE TRUSTDanvilleVT$5000
THAI-AMERICAN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS NFPChicagoIL$5000
MEACHAM AG ED INCTampaFL$4700
ADVENTURE GARDENSSacramentoCA$4660
CHARITY BAY INCBoca RatonFL$4110
SOPHIA'S MINISTRIES FOR FAMILIESLos AngelesCA$4000
OPERATION LOVE FREEPORTFreeportIL$3920
Food Source FoundationOlympiaWA$3880
FEEDING HUNGRY FAMILIESEden PrairieMN$3750
THE PURSLEY FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$3200
THE GREENFIELD PROJECTManhattan BeachCA$3130
CARING SENSEINorth OlmstedOH$3120
JASTI FOUNDATION INCHolmdelNJ$3000
The Helping Hand PeruThomasvilleNC$3000
WANJIKUS KITCHEN INCRedondo BeachCA$3000
GFORC INCCoolidgeAZ$2860
FUN-GAL SNACKS FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$2750
Our Ohio Communications IncColumbusOH$2750
NOURISH AMERICAEdisonNJ$2710
ATHENA PRODUCTIONS MUSEUM INCNewnanGA$2700
WORD OF FAITH MINISTRIES OF KENANSVKenansvilleNC$2680
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FOR FOOD PROTECTIONChelseaAL$2670
KENTUCKY TENNESSEE RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION INCHendersonKY$2600
NEW HAMPSHIRE FARM & RURAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONConcordNH$2570
UNICORN RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSt JosephMI$2440
LITTLE KITCHEN OF HOPECrystalMN$2250
EILEENS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSSayvilleNY$2150
CENTER FOR FOOD AND CULTUREBowling GreenOH$2080
One Big FamilyFarmingtonUT$2000
THE RAK FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITIONAL AWARENESS INCWhitehouse StationNJ$2000
Clery Farm FoundationMcMinnvilleOR$1900
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST OUTREACH MINISTRY INCNew RochelleNY$1840
IOWA SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION INCMitchellvilleIA$1760
AJO COMMUNITY MARKET INCAjoAZ$1750
Beans 2 Bandaids CorporationTexarkanaAR$1540
FREEMAN FAMILY INSTITUTEMountain HomeID$1390
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE WELLNESS PARTNERS INCSaint PetersburgFL$1240
CHEFS FOR HUMANITYFairfieldNJ$1200
BLUENUMBER FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$1190