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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 29 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SLOW FOOD USA INCBrooklynNY$1M2
HANDS OF CHRIST A DULUTH COOPERATIVE MINISTRY INCDuluthGA$1M1
HEALING MEALS FOUNDATION CORPORATIONBloomfieldCT$1M0
Seafood Nutrition PartnershipArlingtonVA$1M2
New York City Love Kitchen IncNew YorkNY$1M0
Farm2PeopleLos AngelesCA$1M3
FOOD FOR ALL PROJECTPflugervilleTX$1M0
BLUE WATERMELON PROJECT INCPhoenixAZ$1M2
Nourish CaliforniaOaklandCA$1M3
Transplanting Traditions Community FarmCarrboroNC$1M2
COSHOCTON COUNTY AGRI SOCIETYCoshoctonOH$1M0
SEEDLING PROJECTS GOOD FOOD FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$1M2
CARING HANDS OUTREACH CENTER INCAltoonaIA$1M1
EMERGENCY AID COALITIONHoustonTX$1M0
BRIDGE OF HOPE SD INCSan DiegoCA$1M1
FAYETTE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYWashington CourthouseOH$1M2
MOGRO MOBILE GROCERYAlbuquerqueNM$1M3
OHIO COUNTY AND INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIESHicksvilleOH$1M0
FEAST INCLos AngelesCA$1M3
Community Farmers Markets IncAtlantaGA$1M1
PARTNERS FOR A HUNGER FREE OREGONPortlandOR$1M1
EarthDanceSaint LouisMO$1M1
Northern Pulse Growers AssociationBismarckND$1M1
Recipe for Success FoundationHoustonTX$1M0
CALIFORNIA FARM WATER COALITIONSacramentoCA$1M2
OHIO COUNTIES & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURENew LexingtonOH$1M1
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRYGlenviewIL$1M0
ANGIES KITCHEN INCAlpharettaGA$1M1
AARON NUTRITIONAL SERVICES INCAntiochTN$1M0
MOBILE SCHOOL PANTRY INC SOUTH FLORIDAHollywoodFL$1M1
BCYFR SUPPORTERS BROWN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONBrownwoodTX$1M0
Hi-Plains Day Care Services InEagle PassTX$1M2
BEE COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AND HOMEMAKERS SHOW INCBeevilleTX$1M0
CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIAHarrisburgPA$1M1
COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF NORTH IA INCMason CityIA$1M1
Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional IncBurnsvilleNC$1M1
SMOKELESS INCWoodsideCA$1M0
COLLINSVILLE FOOD PANTRYCollinsvilleIL$1M0
HUDSON FARM FOUNDATION INCAndoverNJ$1M0
CAFE HOPE INCMarreroLA$1M1
SPROUT NOLANew OrleansLA$1M1
THE AMITY FOUNDATIONDearborn HeightsMI$1M0
Wayside Food ProgramsPortlandME$1M1
Standard Dedeaux Water Association IncKilnMS$1M0
HOPE IGNITEDArgyleTX$1M2
TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTERClevelandTN$1M0
Elyon House of Bread Food Pantry and Shelter IncClermontFL$1M0
WHITE EARTH LAND RECOVERY PROJECTCallawayMN$1M0
RHODE ISLAND FOOD POLICY COUNCILProvidenceRI$1M1
QUALCO ENERGYMonroeWA$1M0