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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 39 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
UPPER SUSITNA FOOD PANTRYTalkeetnaAK$631k0
COOPERSTOWN FOOD PANTRY INCCooperstownNY$630k1
NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOC OF CONNECTICUT INCNew HavenCT$629k0
COOKING WITH GABBYLos AngelesCA$629k1
BERRYDALE WATER SYSTEM INCMiltonFL$629k0
ERLAND POINT WATER COMPANYSilverdaleWA$629k1
MOTHER HUBBARDS CUPBOARD INCBloomingtonIN$628k1
AARONS PLACE INCPrestonMD$628k0
Cumberland County Food Security CouncilPortlandME$627k1
IOWA AGRICULTURE LITERACY FOUNDATIONDes MoinesIA$627k1
F2M TEXASAustinTX$626k2
MEEKER COUNTY EMERGENCY FOOD SHELFLitchfieldMN$626k5
Accredited Certifiers Association IncPort RicheyFL$626k1
Standish Food PantryStandishME$625k0
NORTH COAST FOOD WEBAstoriaOR$625k1
Nourishing the North Shore IncNewburyportMA$625k1
Access to ExcessDaytonOH$624k0
Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm IncLeonardOK$624k1
The Oakland InstituteOaklandCA$623k1
CENTRAL COAST FOOD WEBNewportOR$623k1
Mississippi Association of Cooperatives IncJacksonMS$622k2
DOUBLE D FARMS CANAL PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION INCBelle GladeFL$622k1
HUNTINGDON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION INCHuntingdonPA$621k1
WE SEE YOU INCSan DiegoCA$620k1
California Fresh Farmers Market AssociationFresnoCA$619k2
Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County IncIthacaNY$619k1
HORN FARM CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONHellamPA$618k1
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS ON THE MAIN LINE INCAdrmorePA$617k1
McKenzie County Food PantryWatford CityND$617k0
PROJECT FEED THE KIDS INCTraverse CityMI$616k0
THE FARM AND FOREST FAMILIES OF TENNESSEE INCColumbiaTN$615k0
DAWSON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYLexingtonNE$615k0
WATER 4 MERCY INCClearwaterFL$615k1
CHEROKEE COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELSGaffneySC$614k0
ATTICA FAIR ASSOCIATIONAtticaOH$614k0
MIGRANT JUSTICE INCBurlingtonVT$613k0
CONTOUR LINES CORPLawrencevilleNJ$613k2
PLACE OF HOPE MINISTRIES INCMorrowGA$613k0
FARMING WITH FRIENDSMedinaOH$612k1
BROWNSVILLE WELLNESS COALITIONBrownsvilleTX$611k2
NEST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERLovelandOH$611k1
Welby Jacob Water Users CompanyOremUT$611k4
ZEA MAYS FOUNDATIONBloomingtonIL$610k0
NINILCHIK SENIOR CITIZENS INCNinilchikAK$610k1
FORK REAL COMMUNITY CAFE INCRapid CitySD$610k1
DALLA TERRA RANCH FOUNDATIONEarlhamIA$609k1
IUOE LOCAL 150 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDCountrysideIL$609k1
SPENCER AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ISpencerMA$609k0
FOOD FOR SOUL INCLiverpoolNY$609k1
GRANT COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK AUCTIONJohn DayOR$608k0