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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 22 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATIONBaskervilleVA$1.6M0
OKLAHOMA PORK COUNCIL INCOklahoma CityOK$1.6M1
EASTIE FARM INCBostonMA$1.6M1
LIVING THROUGH GIVING FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$1.6M1
BELMONT COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICESRichmondVA$1.6M0
HEBRON LIONS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCHebronCT$1.6M0
Butler County Agricultural SocietyHamiltonOH$1.6M10
JN2117 FEED MY SHEEP INCSuwaneeGA$1.6M1
PUBLIC MARKETS INCOoltewahTN$1.6M1
OUR BIG KITCHEN LOS ANGELESLos AngelesCA$1.6M2
COLONIAL HEIGHTS FOOD PANTRY INCColonial HeightsVA$1.6M1
Daily BowlUnion CityCA$1.6M1
SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITIONSan DiegoCA$1.6M1
Hole Food RescueJacksonWY$1.6M1
LOCAL MATTERSColumbusOH$1.6M1
AMERICAN VINEYARD FOUNDATIONNapaCA$1.6M0
OH TASTEDaytonOH$1.6M0
BEET SUGAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONDenverCO$1.6M1
Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty NetworkDetroitMI$1.6M0
Re-Plate Inc DBA ReplateOaklandCA$1.6M4
Lake County Agricultural Society Inc Lake County FairPainesvilleOH$1.6M20
PENNSYLVANIA HOME OF THE SPARROWExtonPA$1.6M1
NORTHCOAST REGIONAL LAND TRUSTBaysideCA$1.6M1
NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION MA CHAPTER INCFlorenceMA$1.6M2
THE FATHER MCKENNA CENTER INCWashingtonDC$1.6M2
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT FAIRS HIGHLAND COUNTYHillsboroOH$1.6M2
Master's Manna IncWallingfordCT$1.6M0
DESOTO SCHOOL INCWest HelenaAR$1.6M1
Food Empowerment Education Sustainability TeamSeattleWA$1.6M1
FOUNTAIN OF HOPE INCMabletonGA$1.6M3
ENFIELD FOOD SHELF INCEnfieldCT$1.6M1
SANPETE PANTRYMt PleasantUT$1.6M0
THE CHILDREN'S HUNGER PROJECT INCCocoaFL$1.6M1
WHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA INCAtlantaGA$1.6M1
SPARROW'S NEST OF THE HUDSON VALLEYHopewell JunctionNY$1.6M1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIESLebanonOH$1.6M0
TOMCHEI SHABBOS-YAD YESHAYA INCFar RockawayNY$1.6M0
MASH and Resource CenterMarysvilleOH$1.6M1
REACHING OUT COMMUNITY SERVICES INCBrooklynNY$1.6M1
THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN INCKeeneNH$1.6M1
M & S KOLEL GROCERYSpring ValleyNY$1.6M0
PROJECT HAND UPWest WarwickRI$1.6M0
BERKSHIRE GROWN INCGreat BarringtonMA$1.6M1
CENTRE STREET FOOD PANTRY INCNewtonMA$1.6M1
Groceries for SeniorsSan FranciscoCA$1.6M2
SOCORRO HEALTH INCHialeahFL$1.6M2
SOUTH WHIDBEY GOOD CHEERLangleyWA$1.6M1
Outreach FoodshelfAlexandriaMN$1.6M0
HELENA FOOD SHARE HOLDING COMPANYHelenaMT$1.6M1
MAGIC CITY HARVEST INCBirminghamAL$1.5M1