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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 38 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HARRISBURG AREA FOOD PANTRYHarrisburgPA$664k0
FEED NORTHLAND KIDS INCKansas CityMO$663k1
UPCOUNTRY STRONG INCMakawaoHI$662k0
PRAIRIE ROSE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH INNOVATION & EDUCATIONMoorheadMN$661k2
AXTELL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONAxtellTX$661k7
WINNESHIEK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONDecorahIA$661k0
GEORGE L BLACKBURN FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITION MEDICINEJamaica PlainMA$656k2
RURAL FRANKLINTON WATER CORPORATIONFranklintonLA$656k5
CITY GROWERS INCBrooklynNY$655k1
The Well - Food and Clothing SourceMarionIA$655k0
COMEDORES SOCIALES DE PUERTO RICO INCCaguasPR$655k7
The Good Shepherd Food Pantry of Bertie County NC IncWindsorNC$653k3
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRYEllsworthME$653k0
FARMERS' MARKET FEDERATION OF NEW YORK INCSyracuseNY$653k0
THE FARM SCHOOL AT GIBBS ROAD INCKansas CityKS$652k1
Morris Professional Childcare Services IncSpringfieldMA$651k1
SOUTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION INCFort PierreSD$651k2
PANOLA COUNTY JR LIVESTOCK SHOWCarthageTX$651k0
HEALTHY NINOS HONDURAS INCEast GreenvillePA$649k1
SHELBY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION INCShelbyvilleKY$649k0
CAN-DO KALAMAZOOKalamazooMI$649k1
BARBARA AND BENTLEY KASSAL FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$648k0
ASHLAND EMERGENCY FOOD BANKAshlandOR$648k1
MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL INTERPRETIVE CENTERWasecaMN$648k1
Corning Meals on Wheels IncCorningNY$648k1
SOUTH JORDAN CANAL COMPANYSalt Lake CityUT$647k4
HOPE NETWORK OF RAYTOWNKansas CityMO$647k0
Spaces of OpportunityPhoenixAZ$645k0
Culinary CareChicagoIL$644k1
Forage IncGainesvilleFL$643k1
BAGEL RESCUE INCBrookhavenGA$643k1
PITTSBURGH FOOD POLICY COUNCILJohnstownPA$643k1
THE ROBERT G WILMERS INTEGRITY PRIZE INCMattapoisettMA$641k1
Meals on Wheels FoundationCasperWY$641k0
di 99 MINISTRIESPalestineTX$641k0
COMMON GROUND FARM INCBeaconNY$641k1
PROJECT GROWS INCStauntonVA$640k1
Western Colorado Food and Agriculture Co Valley Food PartnershipOlatheCO$640k0
ARENAS VALLEY WATER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONSilver CityNM$638k0
THREE SQUARES NEW ENGLAND INCDedhamMA$637k0
SANTA BARBARA AGRICULTURE & FARM EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCSummerlandCA$637k1
WINNETT ACES INCWinnettMT$637k0
NORTHWEST BERRY FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$636k1
ANCHOR LANCASTERLancasterPA$634k0
NC AG PARTNERSHIP INCRaleighNC$634k1
EXCELLENCE THROUGH STEWARDSHIPWashingtonDC$634k1
MONTANA INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVEBozemanMT$633k0
FONDY FOOD CENTER INCMilwaukeeWI$632k3
GREATER PHILADELPHIA COALITION AGAINST HUNGERPhiladelphiaPA$632k1
SANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYHilton Head IslandSC$631k1