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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 37 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PELLA COMMUNITY FOOD SHELFPellaIA$704k0
THE CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE INCViroquaWI$703k1
LOAVES AND FISHESGreenvilleSC$702k1
PRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET INCPrescottAZ$699k0
NORTH CAROLINA BREWERS GUILD INCRaleighNC$699k1
High Desert Second ChanceHesperiaCA$698k0
URBAN AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVENewarkNJ$698k2
BREAD OF LIFEStocktonCA$695k2
NEW JERSEY FARMERS COOPERATIVEWest Cape MayNJ$695k0
PENNSYLVANIA SOYBEAN BOARDHarrisburgPA$695k0
LIVING HOPE FOOD PANTRY INCFox LakeWI$695k0
HIGH COTTON RELIEF FUNDAustinTX$694k0
WHIPPLE HERITAGE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCCarmelNY$693k0
SELMA AREA FOOD BANKSelmaAL$692k2
MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATIONGardinerME$692k1
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORSBoonvilleMO$691k0
LA PINE COMMUNITY KITCHENLa PineOR$689k4
INTERNATIONAL WHEAT GENOME SEQUENCING CONSORTIUM INCEau ClaireWI$688k2
OPERATION SPRING PLANT INCOxfordNC$687k0
GREATER VAIL COMMUNITY RESOURCESVailAZ$686k1
THE FRIENDLY KITCHENWinchesterOR$686k1
MIDDLETOWN GRANGE FAIRNewtownPA$686k0
Sprouts of Promise FoundationMarina Del ReyCA$686k0
Central Alabama Child Nutrition InPrattvilleAL$686k0
KANSAS FARM MANAGEMENT ASSOC NCAbileneKS$685k0
OCTORARA AREA FOOD CUPBOARDParkesburgPA$684k0
Dyer County Fair AssociationDyersburgTN$684k0
DAVIS FARMERS MARKET ALLIANCEDavisCA$684k0
THE ZALLIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMedfordNJ$683k0
MID-SOUTH SOYBEAN BOARDLittle RockAR$682k1
FOOD FOR OUR JOURNEYBirminghamAL$682k2
GLENWOOD WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONGilmerTX$681k0
COMMUNITY COOKS INCSomervilleMA$680k1
MOWER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYAustinMN$679k2
JUST ROOTS JUST ROOTS CHICAGOChicagoIL$679k0
FISH Food BankHood RiverOR$677k0
Feeding Empty Little Tummies IncPalmettoFL$677k0
PORTLAND PAY IT FORWARDPortlandTN$676k0
JACKSON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYWellstonOH$676k0
Feed My Poor IncBeverly HillsCA$675k0
THE PURPLE LEMON INCMorgan CityLA$673k1
SEYMOUR OXFORD FOOD BANK INCSeymourCT$672k0
ANGELS OF ACTION INCBig RapidsMI$671k0
FIELDWATCH INCWest LafayetteIN$671k0
SPROUT URBAN FARMS INCBattle CreekMI$670k1
MEALS ON WHEELS INCLancasterPA$670k1
The Peanut Research FoundationAlexandriaVA$669k1
PLANET BEE FOUNDATIONArlingtonVA$668k1
NORTHEAST TEXAS LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATIONSulphur SpringsTX$668k0
HOUSE OF HOPEBerwickME$666k0