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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 16 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ESSENTIAL IMPACT INCSan FranciscoCA$2.7M2
ARIZONA NATIONAL LIVESTOCK SHOW INCPhoenixAZ$2.7M1
Meals On Wheels Contra Costa IncMartinezCA$2.7M0
CHILDREN AND NUTRITION INCCrowleyLA$2.7M1
NEW MEXICO LAND CONSERVANCYSanta FeNM$2.7M2
FOOD BANK OF EASTERN NEW MEXICOClovisNM$2.7M1
MASBIA OF BORO PARKBrooklynNY$2.7M0
FOOD RUNNERS COLLABORATIVE INCRaleighNC$2.7M1
Elijahs Promise IncNew BrunswickNJ$2.7M1
MCDOWELL LFACMarionNC$2.7M2
Advancing Sustainable DairyVisaliaCA$2.7M0
Madera County Food BankMaderaCA$2.7M0
MEALS ON WHEELS YOLO COUNTYWoodlandCA$2.7M1
A SIMPLE GESTURE - GREENSBORO INCGreensboroNC$2.7M1
WORLD FARMERS INCLancasterMA$2.7M1
PROJECT BIOME INCCharlottesvilleVA$2.7M2
THE FOOD BRIGADE INCParamusNJ$2.7M0
Just Roots IncGreenfieldMA$2.7M2
LUBBOCK MEALS ON WHEELS INCLubbockTX$2.7M0
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INCColumbusOH$2.7M1
A Greener WorldTerrebonneOR$2.7M1
MOBILE MEALS OF TOLEDO INCToledoOH$2.7M2
The Storehouse IncCovingtonWA$2.7M2
COLUMBIA GORGE HELPING HANDSCorbettOR$2.6M0
COMFORT FOOD OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INCGreenwichNY$2.6M0
GROWING HOPE GLOBALLYWestern SpringsIL$2.6M2
CONNOLLY RANCH EDUCATION CENTERNapaCA$2.6M1
THRIVE DCWashingtonDC$2.6M1
GREATER GARDENDALE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONGardendaleTX$2.6M0
RACHEL'S TABLE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCSpringfieldMA$2.6M1
SUMMIT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF OHIOTallmadgeOH$2.6M5
HANDS OF HOPE INCDurantOK$2.6M1
HEALTHY KIDS INCGreenvilleAL$2.6M1
Stark County Hunger Task Force IncCantonOH$2.6M1
ROOT NS INCSalemMA$2.6M1
FEED EM FREEDOMPortlandOR$2.6M1
LODI GRAPE FESTIVAL & NATIONAL WINE SHOW ASSOCIATION INCLodiCA$2.6M1
FARM RESCUEHoraceND$2.6M2
MASBIABrooklynNY$2.6M1
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT INCClaymontDE$2.6M2
HARVESTING INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY CENTER INCMansfieldTX$2.6M1
FRIENDS OF REFUGEES INCClarkstonGA$2.6M1
WASTE NOT WANT NOTConroeTX$2.6M0
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL WATER DISTRICTClarindaIA$2.6M1
Every Day Is A Miracle IncBronxNY$2.6M2
FOOD HELPERSCanonsburgPA$2.5M1
MAD AGRICULTUREBoulderCO$2.5M6
CENTER FOR PLANT SCIENCE AND HEALTHGainesvilleVA$2.5M3
BOONE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONBelvidereIL$2.5M4
CONCRETE JUNGLE INCEast PointGA$2.5M1