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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 2 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Community Food Bank IncTucsonAZ$83.4M4
FEEDING SAN DIEGOSan DiegoCA$82.3M7
MID-SOUTH FOOD BANKMemphisTN$81.8M4
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INCFort MyersFL$81.5M3
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORKPhoenixAZ$78.1M2
MAUI FOOD BANK INCWailukuHI$77.6M3
FOOD BANK OF EASTERN MICHIGANFlintMI$76M2
FOOD RESCUE US INCStamfordCT$75.1M1
ARKANSAS FOODBANKLittle RockAR$74.8M5
Feeding the Gulf CoastTheodoreAL$74.4M1
Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida IncJacksonvilleFL$74.2M6
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF FOODBANKS INCColumbusOH$73.4M6
FOODLINK INCRochesterNY$72.3M8
FEEDING AMERICA RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIESRiversideCA$71.1M2
SECOND HARVEST OF SOUTH GEORGIA INCValdostaGA$70.8M2
SHARING EXCESSPhiladelphiaPA$69.4M2
AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANKAkronOH$65.7M7
Care and Share IncColorado SpringsCO$65.6M4
CALFOODS LOGISTICSPleasant HillCA$63M5
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANKSanta RosaCA$62.6M10
DEL-CO WATER COMPANY INCDelawareOH$62.3M17
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INCTulsaOK$60M8
FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALong BeachCA$59.7M0
DARE TO CARE INCLouisvilleKY$59.4M7
RETHINK FOOD NYC INCNew YorkNY$58.7M11
Food Bank of Northern Nevada IncSparksNV$58.6M2
TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK INCFort PierceFL$58.4M1
LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTERS OF DADE COUNTY INCMiamiFL$56.9M3
COLORADO CATTLEMEN'S AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUSTLakewoodCO$56.3M1
FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIANorfolkVA$56.1M4
ALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INCSarasotaFL$55.4M8
MATTERSt Louis ParkMN$54.9M5
IDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSEMeridianID$53.8M4
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMABirminghamAL$53.6M1
FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE INCNewarkDE$53.4M8
United Food BankMesaAZ$53M5
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUSTWashingtonDC$52.1M10
FOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INCIndioCA$52M2
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WIMadisonWI$51.9M4
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONSchaumburgIL$51.7M33
GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INCNew YorkNY$51.6M13
FOOD BANK OF IOWADes MoinesIA$51.4M2
MISSISSIPPI FOOD NETWORK INCJacksonMS$51.3M3
HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANKColumbiaSC$50.5M6
INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATIONNewarkDE$50.5M12
INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTEAlexandriaVA$50M22
OZARKS FOOD HARVEST INCSpringfieldMO$49.6M1
FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCHWashingtonDC$49.1M9
TABLE TO TABLE INCSaddle BrookNJ$48.9M3
HAWAII FOODBANK INCHonoluluHI$47.4M6