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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 31 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HENRY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCNapoleonOH$956k1
SPROUT CITY FARMSDenverCO$950k1
FLORIDA CATTLEMEN'S FOUNDATION INCKissimmeeFL$950k0
PYBUS PUBLIC MARKETWenatcheeWA$947k1
BENSENVILLE WOOD DALE FOOD PANTRYBensenvilleIL$947k0
COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL AND NUTRITIONAL ENTERPRISES INCWhitesburgKY$946k0
THERE'S HOPE FOR THE HUNGRY INCCummingGA$945k7
MEIGS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYCoolvilleOH$945k0
GROW2ZERO FARMSLong BeachCA$944k4
MEALS ON WHEELS OF CHEMUNG COUNTY INCElmiraNY$943k1
CONCERN FOR NEIGHBORS FOOD BANKMountlake TerraceWA$943k2
GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE BEEFColorado SpringsCO$943k0
Healthy Choice Nutritional Program IncColumbusGA$941k1
PORCH CHAPEL HILL-CARRBOROChapel HillNC$936k0
KIDS MEALS SUPPORT CORPHoustonTX$936k0
BRIDGE TO ONE INCLockhartTX$934k1
ACFB CHARITABLE INVESTMENTS INCAtlantaGA$934k2
GOOD SAMARITAN INNDecaturIL$934k1
AUBURN INTERFAITH FOOD CLOSET INCAuburnCA$933k0
MAKE FOOD NOT WASTEDetroitMI$932k1
LOCAL FOOD SOLUTIONSIowa CityIA$932k0
US ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE BEEF INCCentennialCO$932k0
LIFE IMPACT INCBuffaloNY$929k1
UDAVUM KARANGAL OF USA CORPBedfordMA$928k0
ADVOCATES FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE NFPChicagoIL$925k0
SAGADAHOC AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYTopshamME$924k7
COLORADO FOOD CLUSTER INCDenverCO$922k1
AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN LLCAugustaGA$918k1
BALANCED INCKansas CityMO$916k1
Plenty IncFloydVA$916k0
Sweet Water Foundation IncChicagoIL$915k1
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY FARM COALITION INCLexingtonMA$915k1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF RIDGEFIELD INCRidgefieldCT$915k0
CROSSLINES OF MCDONALD CO INCAndersonMO$915k0
RIPE FOR REVIVALRocky MountNC$913k2
WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTHY LIVING ASSOCIABrenhamTX$913k0
NORTH MASON FOOD BANKBelfairWA$910k1
NUESTRAS RAICES INCHolyokeMA$909k0
SIMPLE TRUTH FOUNDATION INCOrlandoFL$909k1
GOLDEN PANTRY AND THRIFT INCGoldenCO$908k1
KELLY CENTER FOR HUNGER RELIEFEl PasoTX$908k1
Open Arms FoundationMemphisTN$908k0
Passaic Clifton Passover Fund Inc Food for PesachCliftonNJ$907k0
Feeding WashingtonSpokaneWA$906k2
Common Good City FarmWashingtonDC$906k1
Outgrowing HungerBoringOR$905k0
FLORIDA CITRUS RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMaitlandFL$905k0
FEED HAWAIIHawiHI$903k1
SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET INSTITUTESanta FeNM$903k1
KEARSARGE FOOD HUB INCBradfordNH$902k5