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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 24 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE SPARTANBURG SOUP KITCHEN INCSpartanburgSC$1.5M1
CALL PRIMROSEBurlingameCA$1.5M1
DAKOTA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCFarmingtonMN$1.5M11
FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP CHARITIESFrankfortIL$1.5M0
FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES WITH UNITED SERVWisconsin RapidsWI$1.5M0
HIS HARVEST STANDZeelandMI$1.5M1
FEEDING MEDINA COUNTYMedinaOH$1.5M0
INDY HUNGER NETWORK INCIndianapolisIN$1.5M1
NEW LIFE FOOD PANTRY INCBaltimoreMD$1.4M0
NUTRITION PLUS INCGoldsboroNC$1.4M0
CELESTIAL MANNA INCDerwoodMD$1.4M1
GROW IT FORWARD INCManitowocWI$1.4M1
FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY MARKETBenningtonVT$1.4M0
Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County IncAshevilleNC$1.4M1
RIO VISTA MINISTRY INCRio VistaCA$1.4M0
The Community Table IncDillsboroNC$1.4M0
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT FAIRS HARDIN COUNTYKentonOH$1.4M12
COMMUNITY KITCHENRockfordIL$1.4M3
FOOD TANK THE THINK TANK FOR FOODChicagoIL$1.4M1
SUNSHINE FOOD PANTRY AND RESOURCE CENTER INCGaltCA$1.4M0
QUALITY CARE SERVICES INCEl DoradoKS$1.4M1
ECONOMIC ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE GULF COASTBay CityTX$1.4M0
PROJECT HOPE FOOD BANK INCHot SpringsAR$1.4M1
RIVER CITY FOUNDATION C/O ANDREW L YAWITZ PRESIDENTSt LouisMO$1.4M2
KANSAS GRAZING LANDS COALITION INCCottonwood FallsKS$1.4M0
Van Wert County Agricultural SocietyVan WertOH$1.4M1
LEGGE LOWDEN FARM FOUNDATION TRUSTLibertyvilleIL$1.4M2
NORTH LIBERTY COMMUNITY PANTRYNorth LibertyIA$1.4M1
MULTIFUNCTIONAL FAMILY SERVICES INCBrooklynNY$1.4M1
PROVIDERS PREMIER CHOICE OF SEK INCAltamontKS$1.4M0
TRUMBULL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYCortlandOH$1.4M0
HILLSDALE COUNTY AGHillsdaleMI$1.4M0
GROW DAT YOUTH FARMNew OrleansLA$1.4M2
CATSKILLS AGRARIAN ALLIANCE INCHamdenNY$1.4M2
LIVING INDEPENDENCE FOR EVERYONEMonroeMI$1.4M1
MAUI HUBKulaHI$1.4M0
TASTE OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$1.4M0
WHITE FEATHER FOREST INCSaugertiesNY$1.4M0
SIERRA JOINT OFFICE ON AGING INCTruth Or ConsequencesNM$1.4M1
Clovis Rodeo Association FoundationClovisCA$1.4M0
CITY SEED INCNew HavenCT$1.4M1
TRIUNE MERCY CENTERGreenvilleSC$1.4M1
REGIONAL FOOD BANK FOUNDATIONOklahoma CityOK$1.4M8
MERCK FOREST FOUNDATION INCRupertVT$1.4M1
EAST MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRY INCTijerasNM$1.4M2
CLOVERDALE CITRUS FAIRCloverdaleCA$1.4M0
Kansas Wheat Alliance IncManhattanKS$1.4M1
LYNCHBURG DAILY BREAD INCLynchburgVA$1.4M1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF POLK COUNTY INCWinter HavenFL$1.4M1
High Desert Food & Farm AllianceBendOR$1.4M1