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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 40 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MEITIV WHOLESALE INCMonroeNY$607k0
MARBLE HILL FOOD PANTRYMarble HillMO$606k0
NAZARETH AREA FOOD BANK INCNazarethPA$606k0
Community Seva IncSan JoseCA$605k0
Food is Free SolanoBeniciaCA$604k0
Common Roots IncSouth BurlingtonVT$604k2
KUNA FOOD BANK INCKunaID$603k0
Oregon Area Food PantryOregonWI$603k0
INC NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONWintersCA$602k1
Jonesborough Locally GrownJonesboroughTN$602k0
BEYOND CARNISM INCOrlandoFL$602k0
COMMUNITY FOOD CONNECTION OF BLOUNTAlcoaTN$601k0
JOIS ANGELSEast OrangeNJ$601k0
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIESWenatcheeWA$599k0
ESPERANZA COMMUNITY FARMS INCSalinasCA$598k0
JESSAMINE CO FOOD PANTRYNicholasvilleKY$598k0
OKLAHOMA WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE ASSOCOklahoma CityOK$597k0
BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA INCTallasseeAL$597k0
LINCOLN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYNorth PlatteNE$597k0
OHIO COUNTY INDEPENDENT BARLOW INBarlowOH$595k0
READING FOOD PANTRY INCReadingMA$594k0
YORK FRESH FOOD FARMSYorkPA$593k1
LUNCHES OF LOVERosenbergTX$593k1
The Sandwich Project IncDunwoodyGA$593k0
COMPASSION COALITION OF TROY INCFrankfortNY$593k1
NORTH CENTRAL REINING HORSE ASSOCIATION INCWelchMN$593k1
PENNYPACK FARM EDUCATION CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMSHorshamPA$592k1
THE CENTRAL RIVERS FARMSHED INCStevens PointWI$591k2
HEAVEN ON EARTH FOR VETERANS INCSt Pete BeachFL$591k0
WAKULIMA USAKentWA$591k6
PRESTWICK COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLeroyAL$589k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF ROCKY MOUNT INCRocky MountNC$588k1
EXTEND A HAND FUNDBellinghamWA$586k1
ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN ATLANTAStone MountainGA$585k0
THRIVEGrosse PointeMI$585k1
Stone Soup Cafe IncGreenfieldMA$584k4
Fresh Help Maui IncMakawaoHI$583k0
CUISINE FOR HEALINGFort WorthTX$583k1
KITCHEN ON THE STREET INCPhoenixAZ$579k2
ANNE SAXELBY LEGACY FUND INCBrooklynNY$578k0
FOOD STRONGClevelandOH$577k1
MISHAWAKA FOOD PANTRY INCMishawakaIN$577k1
NEBRASKA AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INCLincolnNE$575k0
MILLION MEAL MOVEMENT INCIndianapolisIN$575k1
COOK AllianceSan DiegoCA$575k1
WILLIAMS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYMontpelierOH$574k0
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WINERIES INC WIESEJohnson CityTX$573k0
Beloit Meals on Wheels IncBeloitWI$573k2
Urban Food Connections of UtahSalt Lake CityUT$572k1
Joshua's PlaceKings MillsOH$572k1