Skip to main content
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 15 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SAYLANI WELFARE TRUST USAChicagoIL$3M0
AGRICULTURE AND LAND BASED TRAINING ASSOCIATIONSalinasCA$2.9M2
LIGHTHOUSE CHARITIES INCNorth Las VegasNV$2.9M1
Paz De Cristo Community CenterMesaAZ$2.9M1
Nutritionfactsorg IncTakoma ParkMD$2.9M4
NourishNC IncWilmingtonNC$2.9M1
TAMPA BAY HUNGER RELIEF CENTER INCTampaFL$2.9M2
NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE INCSyracuseNY$2.9M1
FEEDING GREENE INC - THE FOOD PANTRY OF GREENE COUNTYStanardsvilleVA$2.9M1
MEALS ON WHEELS INCIndianapolisIN$2.9M2
Ward County Greater Works IncMidlandTX$2.9M1
FIRST FRUITS FARM INCFreelandMD$2.9M2
Columbia Pacific Food BankSt HelensOR$2.9M1
NAPA VALLEY GRAPEGROWERS FOUNDATIONNapaCA$2.9M6
FLORIDA FOOD FORCE INCOdessaFL$2.9M2
Institute for Natural ResourcesConcordCA$2.9M11
WASTE NOT WANT NOT INCOrange ParkFL$2.9M2
AUGUSTA FOOD BANKAugustaME$2.9M1
A Gift From Ashley and Ben IncWilliamsburgVA$2.9M0
CLARK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYSpringfieldOH$2.9M0
Carson Valley Community Food Closet IncGardnervilleNV$2.9M0
Southwest Magic Food Program IncFresnoTX$2.9M0
PIEDMONT SENIOR RESOURCES AREA AGENCY ON AGING INCFarmvilleVA$2.9M1
ROSE CENTERS FOR AGING WELL LLCClevelandOH$2.9M4
BREEDERS INVITATIONAL C/O ROBERT O'BANNONBakersfieldCA$2.8M1
HARVEST OF HOPE PANTRYBoulderCO$2.8M1
ILLINOIS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCESpringfieldIL$2.8M1
FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATEAlbanyNY$2.8M1
Mat-Su Food BankWasillaAK$2.8M1
MANNA FOOD BANK INCPensacolaFL$2.8M1
HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS ASSOCIATIONWest Saint PaulMN$2.8M1
No Child Hungry IncApopkaFL$2.8M0
THE GOOD ACREFalcon HeightsMN$2.8M1
FAMILY SHARING OF OZAUKEE COUNTY INCGraftonWI$2.8M1
VEGAN OUTREACH INCSacramentoCA$2.8M2
CARITAS OF PORT CHESTER INCPort ChesterNY$2.8M3
HAWAII MEALS ON WHEELS INCHonoluluHI$2.8M2
FOOD FOR LIFE NETWORK INCMiamiFL$2.8M2
Oregon Farmers Markets AssociationPortlandOR$2.8M1
TASTE PROJECTFort WorthTX$2.8M3
BIOMASS HARVESTERS OF AMERICA INCBurrtonKS$2.8M0
Feed Louisville IncLouisvilleKY$2.8M1
IDEAGARDEN INSTITUTE INCORPORATEDHealdsburgCA$2.8M4
CODMAN COMMUNITY FARMS INCLincolnMA$2.8M0
THE MODEL ORGANIC FARM FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$2.8M1
FLATHEAD FOOD BANK INCKalispellMT$2.8M1
MASBIA OF QUEENSBrooklynNY$2.8M0
Farmers Market FundPortlandOR$2.8M3
NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOC OF NY IBinghamtonNY$2.8M0
HANCOCK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYFindlayOH$2.8M0