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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 21 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ALMA BACKYARD FARMLos AngelesCA$1.8M2
SNOQUALMIE VALLEY FOOD BANKNorth BendWA$1.8M1
BLACK FARM BUREAUPortlandOR$1.8M5
GOOD GROCERMinneapolisMN$1.8M1
Maine Federation of Farmers MarketsFreeportME$1.8M2
Shepherd's Heart Food Pantry and Community MinistriesTaylorTX$1.8M7
GROW FOOD NORTHAMPTON INCFlorenceMA$1.8M1
SHARE THE TABLE INCHampsteadNC$1.8M0
PROJECT RISING HOPECottonwoodAZ$1.8M1
FOR THE NEEDY & HUNGRY FOUNDATION INCFort LeeNJ$1.8M0
MINNESOTA PORK BOARDMankatoMN$1.8M3
Yuba-Sutter Fair Heritage Foundation IncYuba CityCA$1.8M0
HEART OF THE HAMPTONS LTDSouthamptonNY$1.7M1
GAZA SOUP KITCHENHamtrackMI$1.7M0
SEBASTIAN RETIRED CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONFort SmithAR$1.7M1
LOAVES & FISHES INCLas CrucesNM$1.7M1
NORTH DAKOTA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONFargoND$1.7M0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF BOULDER INCBoulderCO$1.7M1
OKLAHOMA GENETICS INCStillwaterOK$1.7M0
PAYETTE LAND TRUST INCMcCallID$1.7M0
Alliance to End HungerWashingtonDC$1.7M3
ARCADIA FOOD INCAlexandriaVA$1.7M1
UPPER SACO VALLEY LAND TRUSTConwayNH$1.7M0
SMYRNA-LA VERGNE FOOD BANKMurfreesboroTN$1.7M2
TUALATIN SCHOOL HOUSE FOOD PANTRYTualatinOR$1.7M1
AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY INCCentennialCO$1.7M0
LAREDO INTERNATIONAL FAIR & EXPOSITIONLaredoTX$1.7M0
STUDENT LUNCHBOX INCLos AngelesCA$1.7M1
AGRICAP FUND INCSioux FallsSD$1.7M0
Peninsula Food Runners IncSan FranciscoCA$1.7M1
A IS FOR APPETITE FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES INCCharlotteNC$1.7M1
Western Cass Water Supply CorporationLindenTX$1.7M0
KALAMAZOO VALLEY GLEANERS INCKalamazooMI$1.7M0
AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS ASSOCIATIONMilwaukeeWI$1.7M2
FLINT FRESH MOBILE MARKETFlintMI$1.7M1
GREENE COUNTY FISH PANTRYXeniaOH$1.7M1
Love Thy Neighbor King GeorgeKing GeorgeVA$1.7M0
HUA MOMONA FOUNDATIONLahainaHI$1.7M1
NEIGHBORS NOURISHING NEIGHBORSProsperTX$1.7M1
ELEVATE BRANSONBransonMO$1.7M1
LA COCINA VAArlingtonVA$1.7M2
Community Food Advocates IncNew YorkNY$1.7M1
HAWAII AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$1.7M1
GREENER BY DEFAULTSpringfieldIL$1.7M2
Community Kitchens IncOaklandCA$1.7M1
COMMUNITY FOOD BASKETOttawaIL$1.7M0
ST VINNYS BISTROSan AntonioTX$1.6M0
MENIFEE VALLEY COMMUNITY CUPBOARDMenifeeCA$1.6M0
CENTER FOR LAY MINISTRIES INCJeffersonvilleIN$1.6M1
Ingomar Water Association IncNew AlbanyMS$1.6M0