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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 30 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INCCliftonNJ$1M0
SOUTHERN CROP PRODUCTION ASSOCIATIONWetumpkaAL$1M2
FAMILY TO FAMILY INCHastings On HudsonNY$1M0
PALOUSE EMPIRE JUNIOR MARKET STOCK SALE ASSOCIATIONColfaxWA$1M0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BEVERAGE TECHNOLOGISTSHerndonVA$1M1
South Dakota Cattlemen's FoundationDe SmetSD$1M0
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT FAIR - OTTAWA COUNTYOak HarborOH$1M0
FRANKLIN COUNTY ARGICULTURAL SOCIETYFarmingtonME$1M0
NEW HOPE HOUSE NORTHWEST D/B/A NEW HOPE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYChicagoIL$1M1
BETHELS HEAVENLY HANDSHoustonTX$1M0
FOOD FARE AGENCYFranklintonLA$1M3
THE EL DORADO COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMMITTEE CORPORATIONPlacervilleCA$1M0
HUNGER ENDS HEREMinneapolisMN$1M0
AGFOOD FUTURE FOUNDATIONWesley ChapelFL$1M1
GAP CONNECTIONS INCKnoxvilleTN$999k3
HOLLY SPRINGS FOOD CUPBOARDHolly SpringsNC$998k0
Wyandot County Agricultural Society IncUpper SanduskyOH$997k0
COMMUNITY FARMSHAREPoolesvilleMD$996k1
Ecological Farming AssociationSanta CruzCA$995k1
COAL CREEK MEALS ON WHEELSLafayetteCO$994k2
GoFarmGoldenCO$992k1
Connecticut Farmland Trust IncHartfordCT$992k1
NEW YORK STATE MAPLE PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION INCSyracuseNY$991k2
Adams County Agricultural Society IncWest UnionOH$990k0
MILFORD FOOD BANK INCMilfordIN$989k0
REDUCETARIAN FOUNDATION INCLos AngelesCA$989k1
DIOCESAN FOOD SERVICES ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN INCDouglastonNY$988k1
MEALS ON WHEELS SOUTH TEXASVictoriaTX$987k1
Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries InPensacolaFL$987k1
BLACK OREGON LAND TRUSTCorbettOR$986k3
MUSLIMS GIVING BACK INCBrooklynNY$985k0
DUNN UNITED MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION INCDunnNC$982k2
HOPE OF WINSTON SALEM INCWinston SalemNC$979k2
UGK Community First CorpRichmondVA$979k0
MOSES LAKE SENIOR CENTERMoses LakeWA$978k0
HAWAIIAN GARDENS FOOD BANK INCHawaiian GardensCA$978k0
Tenino Community Service CenterTeninoWA$975k2
UPPER ROOM DINING HALL INCPlacervilleCA$975k0
ANISHINAABE AGRICULTURE INSTITUTEOsageMN$974k2
ILLINOIS PARTNERS IN HOPE NFPNew LenoxIL$970k0
CAPE KID MEALS INCForestdaleMA$966k0
East End Food InstituteSouthamptonNY$965k1
OASIS COMMISSION ON SOCIAL MINISTRY OF PORTSMOUTH - CHESAPEAKEPortsmouthVA$965k0
NORTH CAROLINA FARMWORKERS' PROJECT INCDunnNC$965k1
MICHIGAN FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATIONEast LansingMI$963k1
NUTRITION UNITEDRollaND$961k0
AISHA'S LEARNING CENTER INCDallasTX$961k0
ALAMEDA MEALS ON WHEELS INCAlamedaCA$960k0
Plant Chicago NFPChicagoIL$958k1
THE GLOBAL ACTION RESEARCH CENTERSan DiegoCA$956k2