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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 32 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MADISON INTERFAITH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY INCTollandCT$900k0
Terrebonne Churches United Foodbank IncHoumaLA$898k1
BERKSHIRES BOUNTY INCGreat BarringtonMA$898k1
MEALS ON WHEELS FOR FORT COLLINS COLORADO INCFort CollinsCO$898k1
RETAIL CONFECTIONERS INTERNATIONALSpringfieldMO$898k1
NEBRASKA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCLincolnNE$898k1
OGALLALA COMMONS INCSpringfieldCO$895k0
CALHOUN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL SOCIETYMarshallMI$895k0
FRIENDLY LOVING OPPORTUNITIES INCBaltimoreMD$894k0
NDPonics 501c3LexingtonVA$893k2
FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INCBaltimoreMD$892k2
MID CITY NUTRITION PROGRAMPort HuronMI$892k1
WOODLAND FARM FOUNDATION INCRussell SpringsKY$890k1
CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES INCBeatriceNE$890k1
LIFECYCLE BUILDING CENTER INCAtlantaGA$889k1
KANSAS FOOD BANK FOUNDATION INCWichitaKS$889k1
SANTA BARBARA MEALS ON WHEELS INCSanta BarbaraCA$888k0
Partners IN Food and FarmingIndianapolisIN$887k0
Texas Agricultural Land Trust FoundationSan AntonioTX$887k2
HEBNI NUTRITION CONSULTANTS INCOrlandoFL$886k2
PLANT POWERED METRO NEW YORK INCNew YorkNY$885k0
GOODSPRINGS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONHendersonTX$884k0
HUNGER RELIEF MINISTRIESForneyTX$882k0
PHIT WORLD FOUNDATION INCWashingtonDC$882k1
LOPEZ FOOD CENTERLopez IslandWA$882k0
WE CARE INC 121694HoustonTX$880k1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEP AG SOCIETIES MORROWMount GileadOH$880k0
KEY PENINSULA BISCHOFF FOOD BANKVaughnWA$879k0
Unity GardensSouth BendIN$879k2
OPERATION PROVIDERTwin PeaksCA$878k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF AMARILLO TEXASAmarilloTX$877k1
THE FOOD GROUP INCSheridanWY$876k0
Meals on Wheels of Norman IncNormanOK$874k0
IWFS AMERICAS INCTomballTX$873k0
MISSISSIPPI MINORITY FARMERS AOkolonaMS$872k1
BEACH FOOD PANTRY INCKitty HawkNC$872k0
GLEANING NETWORK OF TEXASDallasTX$871k1
SUSTAINABLE FARMING ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTAMinneapolisMN$871k1
GIG CARESAuburnWA$870k0
THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD INCPortsmouthNH$869k1
Haymarket Regional Food PantryHaymarketVA$868k0
Bennington County Meals ProgramBenningtonVT$868k1
THE YES NETWORKSaint CloudMN$867k1
SEMILLERO DE IDEASRichlandWA$866k2
THE CHARITY GUILD INCBrocktonMA$865k0
Hopes Corner IncMountain ViewCA$864k1
ORGANIC ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKYLexingtonKY$864k1
FOOD LIFELINE FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$862k2
SHELBY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYSidneyOH$862k27
NOURISH FARMS INCSheboygan FallsWI$861k1