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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 18 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INCTiftonGA$2.3M1
The Cleverley Stone FoundationHoustonTX$2.3M1
Humboldt County Fair AssociationFerndaleCA$2.3M0
BETTER FOOD FOUNDATION INCJulianCA$2.3M1
SAVING GRACE PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE INCOmahaNE$2.3M1
PROVIDER'S NETWORK INCLincolnNE$2.3M1
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS NUTRITIONQuincyIL$2.3M0
GREATER SPOKANE COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELSSpokane ValleyWA$2.3M2
GRACE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$2.3M2
THE HERACLES GROUPTraverse CityMI$2.2M0
FAIRFIELD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYLancasterOH$2.2M1
THE SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS & PANTRIES INCEssexCT$2.2M1
COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE INCSouth DeerfieldMA$2.2M1
Farmworker Association of Florida IncApopkaFL$2.2M1
WALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCElkhornWI$2.2M0
PREBLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYEatonOH$2.2M0
DAIRY GRAZING ALLIANCE INCMedfordWI$2.2M3
Our Community EatsPagosa SpringsCO$2.2M0
DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYSchwenksvillePA$2.2M1
ANGELS & SPARROWS SOUP KITCHEN INCHuntersvilleNC$2.2M1
TACOMA TEACHERS' HOME ASSOCIATIONTacomaWA$2.2M0
Mary's Mercy CenterSan BernardinoCA$2.2M1
GRAYSON GRAND CENTRAL STATIONShermanTX$2.2M1
THE BANQUETSioux FallsSD$2.2M0
GEORGIA RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN INCChatsworthGA$2.2M0
THERMAL BELT OUTREACH MINISTRY INCColumbusNC$2.2M0
HOUSE OF BREADDaytonOH$2.2M1
Prairie Land Water Association IncColumbusMS$2.2M7
ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY ASSOCIATION INCSaranac LakeNY$2.2M1
Rockside IncEtnaCA$2.2M1
LITTLE BUNS INC 2ChicagoIL$2.2M1
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS INCLexingtonKY$2.1M2
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS C/O MELANIE STEVENSONSacramentoCA$2.1M4
TSCRA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONFort WorthTX$2.1M2
MEALS ON WHEELS OF CHEYENNE INCCheyenneWY$2.1M1
Kids Nutrition Company IncLakewoodCO$2.1M1
WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY INCWest BendWI$2.1M1
Discovering Healthy FoodsHumbleTX$2.1M0
FOODCHAIN INCLexingtonKY$2.1M2
MOUNTAIN ROOTS FOOD PROJECTGunnisonCO$2.1M1
Chicago Food Policy Action CouncilChicagoIL$2.1M1
Helping Hands Food Ko Op IncMiami BeachFL$2.1M0
LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TABLELong BeacchCA$2.1M2
HORIZONS SOCIAL SERVICESQuincyIL$2.1M1
STOP FOODBORNE ILLNESS INCChicagoIL$2.1M2
COCOA PACKS INCHersheyPA$2.1M1
NOBLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYCaldwellOH$2.1M0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF WEST LOS ANGELES INCLos AngelesCA$2.1M1
A PLACE AT THE TABLERaleighNC$2.1M1
SHEPHERD'S HEART ROBINSON FOOD PANTRYWacoTX$2.1M0