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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 27 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Food for Morgan CountyVersaillesMO$1.2M0
MANNA HOUSEMidlothianTX$1.2M0
BRIDGTON FOOD PANTRYBridgtonME$1.2M0
SUDBURY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYSudburyMA$1.2M0
HEALTHY ARCHULETA INCPagosa SpringsCO$1.2M1
DANIEL'S TABLE INCFraminghamMA$1.2M1
SNOHOMISH CNTY FOOD BANK COALITIONMarysvilleWA$1.2M0
ROOTS RISING INCPittsfieldMA$1.2M1
FUTURE HARVEST INCCockeysvilleMD$1.2M2
EQUATION COLLABORATIVE CORPEncinitasCA$1.2M1
OAKLAND HOPEPontiacMI$1.2M1
SEED TO TABLE OREGONSistersOR$1.2M2
CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING ALLIANCESacramentoCA$1.2M0
Orting Food Bank IncOrtingWA$1.2M1
TEENS GROW GREENS INCMilwaukeeWI$1.2M1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES MUSKINGUM COZanesvilleOH$1.2M0
Servant's Heart International Ministry IncOrlandoFL$1.2M1
MASON COUNTY FAIR INCPoint PleasantWV$1.2M0
FARMWORKER COORDINATING COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTYLake WorthFL$1.2M1
WEST MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSING ASSOCIATIONNorth MuskegonMI$1.2M0
ORGANIC SOUP KITCHENSanta BarbaraCA$1.2M2
THE IVY TABLE INCBrightonMI$1.2M0
FOODCYCLELos AngelesCA$1.2M0
Ezras Cholim Yad Ephraim IncBrooklynNY$1.2M0
NEEDS FOUNDATIONOklahoma CityOK$1.2M7
LOAVES AND FISHES OF CLARKSVILLEClarksvilleTN$1.2M0
COMMON MARKET GEORGIA INCORPORATEDEast PointGA$1.2M1
GLOBAL CORNERSTONE SOLUTIONClearwater BeachFL$1.2M0
KANDIYOHI COUNTY FOOD SHELFWillmarMN$1.2M0
TCG GROCERIESPhiladelphiaPA$1.2M2
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INCBethesdaMD$1.2M2
FARMERS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD INCGreen BayWI$1.2M3
AGRARIAN LAND TRUSTCranstonRI$1.2M0
BARON CANYON MUTUAL WATER COMPANY INCSan Luis ObispoCA$1.2M0
FLORIDA CATTLEMEN'S COUNTY ASSOCIATON INCGROUP RETURNKissimmeeFL$1.2M0
FORSYTH FARMERS' MARKET INCSavannahGA$1.2M1
ANIMAL AGRICULTURE ALLIANCEArlingtonVA$1.2M0
RED RIVER CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAMGainesvilleTX$1.1M1
AG INNOVATIONS NETWORKSebastopolCA$1.1M1
RICE RESEARCH TRUSTBiggsCA$1.1M1
REAP FOOD GROUP INCMadisonWI$1.1M1
Machias Area Food PantryMachiasME$1.1M0
MOBILE MEALS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA INCTucsonAZ$1.1M2
FOOD BANK OF GREENWOOD COUNTYGreenwoodSC$1.1M1
GREAT AMERICAN COMMUNITY KITCHEN INCFairfaxVA$1.1M0
COMMON MARKET TEXAS INCORPORATEDHoustonTX$1.1M1
National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition ProgramsRougemontNC$1.1M0
FAIRSHARE CSA COALITIONMadisonWI$1.1M1
The Healing Journey IncYumaAZ$1.1M1
BACKPACK BRIGADESeattleWA$1.1M1