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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 33 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Victor Farmington Food Cupboard IncVictorNY$858k0
Fresh Food ConnectDenverCO$856k1
SOUTH FORT MYERS FOOD PANTRY COALITION INCFort MyersFL$854k0
Breadcoin Foundation LtdWashingtonDC$853k1
NeighborGood Community PantryPapillionNE$853k0
SODDY DAISY FOOD BANK INCSoddy DaisyTN$853k0
Hawaii Farmers Union UnitedWailukuHI$852k3
YOUTH ASSISTANCE COALITION INCSan DiegoCA$851k0
FOOD ALWAYS INCRichmondTX$851k0
ROBESON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION INCLumbertonNC$850k0
Lucilles 1913 Community KitchenHoustonTX$849k0
International Education And Welfare Society - dba Saba HomesCosta MesaCA$849k0
SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCVeniceFL$848k0
RIVERSIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICTParmaID$847k0
MARYS HOUSE OF BREADBaton RougeLA$847k0
SLOW MONEY SAN LUIS OBISPOSan Luis ObispoCA$846k0
OUTSIDE THE BOWLOceansideCA$845k0
QUINCY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKQuincyWA$844k1
HELPING NEIGHBORS FOOD PANTRYJonesboroAR$843k0
FREEBORN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYAlbert LeaMN$841k8
Alaska Food Policy CouncilHomerAK$841k1
SF Flower Market IncSan FranciscoCA$839k0
FRESH FUTURE FARM INCCharlestonSC$839k1
NANCYS PROJECTMontereyCA$839k1
AMERICAN WINE SOCIETYScrantonPA$839k1
The Pantry at Hamilton Mill IncDaculaGA$839k0
TABB & ASSOCIATES INCAlbanyGA$839k1
OZARKS FOOD HARVEST FOUNDATIONSpringfieldMO$836k1
CLINTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYWilmingtonOH$836k0
GREATER BENNINGTON INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES INCBenningtonVT$835k0
VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOOD CONNECTIONSFredericksburgVA$835k1
FEED THE HUNGRY SAN MIGUEL INCLaredoTX$835k0
YARMOUTH FOOD PANTRY INCWest YarmouthMA$833k0
PROJECT NEW VILLAGESan DiegoCA$832k1
AMERICAN AGRONOMIC STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCEBloomingtonIL$832k1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT GUERNSEY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYOld WashingtonOH$831k1
BOWIE INTERFAITH PANTRY AND EMERGENCY AID FUND INCBowieMD$830k1
ProduceGoodEncinitasCA$829k2
Athens County Agricultural SocietyAthensOH$829k16
GREATER LAFAYETTE FAMILY SHELTER INCLafayetteIN$828k1
D300 Food PantryCarpentersvilleIL$826k0
RESPIRE MINISTRIESLafayetteLA$825k1
GROW SOME GOODWailukuHI$824k1
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS EXTRA TABLE INCHattiesburgMS$823k2
CARROLL COUNTY FOOD SUNDAY INCWestminsterMD$822k2
POTATO SUSTAINABILITY ALLIANCE INCSt Croix FallsWI$822k1
ERATH COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATIONStephenvilleTX$822k0
COMMUNITY MARKET OF POTT COUNTShawneeOK$821k0
DESERT SPOON FOOD HUBEl PasoTX$820k1
LANCASTER FRESH MARKET INCLancasterOH$819k1