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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 19 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FEEDING AVERY FAMILIES INCBanner ElkNC$2.1M3
MEALS ON WHEELS OF ALAMEDA COUNTYOaklandCA$2.1M1
GROW OHIO VALLEY INCWheelingWV$2.1M1
ABOUND FOOD CARESanta AnaCA$2.1M1
A WELL-FED WORLDWashingtonDC$2.1M1
MILL CITY GROWS INCLowellMA$2.1M3
NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICESSlidellLA$2M0
RHINELANDER AREA FOOD PANTRY INCRhinelanderWI$2M0
SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY GARDENSSpringfieldMO$2M1
Small PlacesHoustonTX$2M1
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS FUNDERSSanta BarbaraCA$2M4
VIVA FARMSMount VernonWA$2M1
PLANT BASED PRODUCTS COUNCILWashingtonDC$2M4
DULLES SOUTH FOOD PANTRY INCDullesVA$2M0
North County Community Food BankBattle GroundWA$2M0
PROJECT APIS M INCSalt Lake CityUT$2M1
HEART LOVE & SOUL INCNiagara FallsNY$2M1
WNC CommunitiesAshevilleNC$2M1
American Assn of Family and Consumer SciencesAlexandriaVA$2M1
THREE SISTERS KITCHENAlbuquerqueNM$2M1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF ROWANSalisburyNC$2M2
NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTERMount VernonWA$2M1
MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE INCEast TroyWI$2M2
GO PANTRY CORPORATIONFlorenceKY$2M2
WOMANS PURPOSE MINISTRYMcKinneyTX$2M0
ANGELIC ORGANICS LEARNING CENTER INCCaledoniaIL$2M1
FOOD FOR FAMILIES INCAltoonaPA$2M0
COMPASSION PLANETRocklinCA$2M1
COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF MONROE COUNTY INCBloomingtonIN$2M2
TEXAS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION INCAustinTX$2M1
Operation Blessing of Southwest ChicagolandAlsipIL$2M1
KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INCElizabethtownKY$2M1
FOOD CONNECTSBrattleboroVT$2M1
SOUTH PORTLAND FOOD CUPBOARDSouth PortlandME$2M1
RAINBOW SENIOR CENTERBoerneTX$2M1
CULTIVATE KANSAS CITY INCKansas CityMO$2M1
Makoce Agriculture DevelopmentPorcupineSD$2M2
HURON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYNorwalkOH$2M2
MASBIA OF FLATBUSHBrooklynNY$2M0
SECOND CHANCE FOODS INCBrewsterNY$2M1
SKY HIGH FARM INCPine PlainsNY$2M3
Henry County Food Pantry IncBassettVA$2M0
NEW JOURNEY COMMUNITY OUTREACHINCReadingPA$2M0
RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECTAlbuquerqueNM$1.9M1
Ohio County IND Agricultural Society ofMarysvilleOH$1.9M0
WHITE FEATHER FARM INCSaugertiesNY$1.9M0
Child Nutrition Service IncSmithvilleMO$1.9M1
DUBLIN FOOD PANTRYDublinOH$1.9M2
Beverly J Searles FoundationMariettaGA$1.9M1
THE GARUNA FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$1.9M1