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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 34 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
United Regional Water Cooperative IncDieterichIL$819k0
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL HEMP COUNCILWashingtonDC$815k1
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms USASan Luis ObispoCA$812k1
WAUKEE AREA CHRISTIAN SERVICES WAYPOINT RESOURCESWaukeeIA$812k1
HOPEWELL FOOD PANTRYHopewellVA$809k1
BETTY WALKER WAITES FOUNDATIONLancasterTX$807k0
THE GLOBAL FARMER NETWORK FOUNDATIONDes MoinesIA$807k0
CROSSROADS RABBIT & CAVY SHOWS COWarsawIN$806k0
Tri-County Co-operative Fair AssociationPetersburgWV$805k0
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE COMMUNITChillicotheMO$804k0
The Cheshire Community Food Pantry IncCheshireCT$804k2
LA CONNER SUNRISE FOOD BANKLa ConnerWA$804k0
THE CONNECTED CHEF FOUNDATION INCEast ElmhurstNY$804k1
SALEM DREAM CENTERSalemOR$802k1
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF COLUSA COUNTY MACCColusaCA$801k1
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONLittle RockAR$801k1
SUSTAINABLE FOOD POLICY ALLIANCE C/O FGS GLOBAL (US) LLCWashingtonDC$800k0
Canticle FarmOaklandCA$799k0
KANSAS AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LEADERSHIP INCManhattanKS$798k1
Locker ProjectPortlandME$798k3
Feed The MassPortlandOR$798k1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREELEY INCGreeleyCO$795k1
NORTH CENTRAL POULTRY ASSOCIATION F/K/A IOWA POULTRY ASSOCIATIONUrbandaleIA$794k1
RAYS OF SONSHINEMonroeLA$794k1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES BELMONT COUNTYSaint ClairsvilleOH$794k6
FARM TECHNOLOGY DAYS OF WISCONSIN INCWaterlooWI$794k1
SHEPHERD'S TABLE SOUP KITCHEN INCRaleighNC$794k1
STONEWALL FARMKeeneNH$793k2
SARAH'S GARDENVancouverWA$793k0
URBAN HARVEST STLSaint LouisMO$792k1
CORE ACADEMYHopkinsSC$792k0
ARIZONA BRAINFOOD INCMesaAZ$791k0
SCIOTO COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYLucasvilleOH$789k0
HEART OF DINNER INCNew YorkNY$788k2
SPRINGS FOOD PANTRY INCEast HamptonNY$786k0
BEEF LOGIC INCPierreSD$785k0
COMMUNITY PROJECTS COMMITTEE INCMilwaukeeWI$783k1
Metro-Erie Meals on Wheels IncEriePA$781k0
Meals on Wheels of Hamilton CountyNoblesvilleIN$780k1
DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN INCChampaignIL$780k0
STUDENT SUPPORT NETWORK INCTimoniumMD$778k1
Our Two Stories Inc Backpack Buddies OCOrange CityFL$777k1
HOPE CENTER OF MARYLAND INCChurchvilleMD$776k1
MONROE CITY SENIOR NUTRITION CENTERMonroe CityMO$776k0
KATHYS CUPBOARDIndianapolisIN$775k0
Supreme Works IncorporatedHoustonTX$775k0
REAL AMERICAN HARDWOOD COALITIONWashingtonDC$774k0
FAUQUIER COMMUNITY FOOD BANK & THRIFT STOREWarrentonVA$773k1
GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCEHigh PointNC$773k1
DIGGER FOODS INCSharonMA$773k0