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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 17 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SNI GLOBALJefferson CityMO$2.5M2
DOWNTOWN SOUP KITCHEN INCAnchorageAK$2.5M1
FOOD CONNECTION INCAshevilleNC$2.5M1
GOODS 2 HOPE INCSidneyOH$2.5M0
NILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATIONSkokieIL$2.5M0
LIVING WELL KENT COLLABORATIVEKentWA$2.5M1
TRI-COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION PROJECT INCShermanTX$2.5M1
MINORITY FARMERS OF THE SOUTHVicksburgMS$2.5M2
BROOKLINE FOOD PANTRY INCBrooklineMA$2.5M1
THE WESTON A PRICE FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$2.5M2
RUSTED GATE FARMCentral PointOR$2.5M1
GEORGIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INCMaconGA$2.5M0
OKLAHOMA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDStillwaterOK$2.5M1
NWI FOOD COUNCIL INCCrown PointIN$2.5M2
ASHLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCAshlandOH$2.5M0
MAINE AQUACULTURE INNOVATION CENTERWalpoleME$2.5M1
CSPI ACTION FUNDWashingtonDC$2.5M2
CORALVILLE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYCoralvilleIA$2.4M1
FARMER VETERAN COALITIONDallasTX$2.4M1
SHEPHERDS HOPE LTDChicagoIL$2.4M1
KEEP AUSTIN FEDAustinTX$2.4M1
CANNING HUNGER INCBreaCA$2.4M5
HIGHLINE AREA FOOD BANKBurienWA$2.4M1
SHARE OUTREACH INCMilfordNH$2.4M1
FARMERS MARKET MANAGEMENT NETWORKColumbusOH$2.4M0
BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCEast FalmouthMA$2.4M1
With Love From Jesus MinistriesRaleighNC$2.4M1
Loop 360 Water Supply CorporationAustinTX$2.4M5
FEEDING KENTUCKY INCFrankfortKY$2.4M0
END 68 HOURS OF HUNGERFarmingtonNH$2.4M1
SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU LAND TRUST INCCayceSC$2.4M3
THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (FKA OHIO COUNTY &INDCUYAHOGA CTY FAIR)BereaOH$2.4M16
GROW GREATER ENGLEWOOD INCChicagoIL$2.4M1
MISSION AGAPEMidlandTX$2.3M1
US FARMING AND RANCHING FOUNDATIONChesterfieldMO$2.3M4
Front Line FarmingDenverCO$2.3M0
WIREGRASS AREA FOOD BANK INCDothanAL$2.3M0
The Peoples Land FundOaklandCA$2.3M0
KANSAS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONManhattanKS$2.3M7
FISH FOOD PANTRYCarpentersvilleIL$2.3M0
AFRICA HARVEST BIOTECH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONALWashingtonDC$2.3M1
THE FEDERATION OF MASSACHUSETTS FARMERS AND GARDENERS MARKETS INCWestboroughMA$2.3M1
FOOD CONNECT COPhiladelphiaPA$2.3M1
CORNUCOPIA SERVICESSignal HillCA$2.3M0
CARVERSVILLE FARM FOUNDATIONMechanicsvillePA$2.3M0
URBAN RECIPE INCAtlantaGA$2.3M1
FOOD SHARE OF LINCOLN COUNTYNewportOR$2.3M1
EXTENDED HANDS PANTRY INCMadisonWI$2.3M0
POTLUCK INCNorth Little RockAR$2.3M2
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGRICULTURE PROJECT LEAPRoanokeVA$2.3M0