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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 23 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FOODSHED CAPITALCharlottesvilleVA$1.5M1
CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGOChicagoIL$1.5M0
KENTUCKY HORTICULTURE COUNCIL INCLexingtonKY$1.5M0
BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF INCBemidjiMN$1.5M1
OHIO SMALL GRAINS MARKETING PROGRAMDelawareOH$1.5M0
BRADLEY FOOD PANTRY INCNeptune CityNJ$1.5M0
FRIENDLY HANDS FOOD BANK INCTorringtonCT$1.5M1
NEW HOPE COMMUNITY MINISTRIESProspect ParkNJ$1.5M1
AINA HOOKUPU O KILAUEAKilaueaHI$1.5M1
CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENSGoletaCA$1.5M0
KID PACK INCLakelandFL$1.5M1
ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATIONSpirit LakeIA$1.5M1
KNOX COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INMount VernonOH$1.5M19
FAITH FEEDS FOOD PANTRY INCPalatineIL$1.5M0
ST FRANCIS FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTERS INCNew YorkNY$1.5M1
PITNEY MEADOWS COMMUNITY FARM INCSaratoga SpringsNY$1.5M1
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm AssocWorthingtonOH$1.5M1
NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCESTempeAZ$1.5M1
Sandusky County Agricultural SocietyFremontOH$1.5M1
VERMONT FARM-TO-SCHOOL INCNewportVT$1.5M1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF THE PALM BEACHES INCWest Palm BeachFL$1.5M1
NORTH SOUTH INSTITUTE INCSunriseFL$1.5M0
THE BLACK SOIL CHARITABLE FUND INCLexingtonKY$1.5M1
TAKE THE LEAD INCClaytonNY$1.5M0
MANNA CONEJO VALLEY FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER INCThousand OaksCA$1.5M0
EAST COOPER MEALS ON WHEELS INCMt PleasantSC$1.5M0
ELDERLY OPPORTUNITY AGENCY INCEmmettID$1.5M0
NOSH Delivers IncSea CliffNY$1.5M0
COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE ALLIANCE INCSteamboat SpringsCO$1.5M2
BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES INCGreat BarringtonMA$1.5M2
FREEDOM FOODS A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONLos LunasNM$1.5M1
Learnup CentersSan FranciscoCA$1.5M1
COMMUNITY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COALITIONMissoulaMT$1.5M1
ALPHA & OMEGA NUTRITION PROGRAM INCMemphisTN$1.5M1
CHICAGO'S GREEN CITY MARKET PROGRAMChicagoIL$1.5M0
SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENTWichitaKS$1.5M0
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach IncLong BeachCA$1.5M0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF LOVELAND AND BERTHOUD INCLovelandCO$1.5M1
KAUAI FOOD BANK INCLihueHI$1.5M0
HAWKEYE HARVEST FOOD BANKMason CityIA$1.5M0
UNITY FARM SANCTUARYSherbornMA$1.5M0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF THE SALINAS VALLEYSalinasCA$1.5M1
Ohio County and Independent Fairs - Brown CountyGeorgetownOH$1.5M0
ALAMANCE COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS INCBurlingtonNC$1.5M1
SOUTHWEST LIVESTOCK SHOW INCCedar CityUT$1.5M0
The Harvest Center of Charlotte IncCharlotteNC$1.5M1
MISSOURI FOOD BANK ASSOCIATIONColumbiaMO$1.5M1
EAST BAY FOOD PANTRYBristolRI$1.5M1
NORTH COAST GROWERS ASSOCIATIONArcataCA$1.5M1
CEREALS & GRAINS ASSOCIATIONSt PaulMN$1.5M2