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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 41 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
A Hand Up International Inc Global Outreach MinistriesLynn HavenFL$572k5
FOODRIGHT INCMilwaukeeWI$572k1
FEAST DOWN EAST INCBurgawNC$571k0
KAYDENZ KITCHEN FOOD PANTRY INCLewistonME$570k0
SEED SOWERS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION INCLake WalesFL$570k2
PUTNAM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYOttawaOH$570k20
Healthy Kids and Teens of South Texas IncHidalgoTX$570k1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INCBirminghamAL$569k4
OUR COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCSouthwickMA$569k0
ANTIOCH MINISTRIES INCAugustaGA$568k2
Volunteer Food & Resource CenterColvilleWA$568k0
THE IZZO LEGACYEast LansingMI$567k0
CITY GREENS MARKET INCSaint LouisMO$567k1
EAST HAMPTON FOOD PANTRY INCEast HamptonNY$566k0
WINDY HILL SENIOR CENTER INCSpring GrovePA$566k0
MISSAUKEE AGRICULTURAL YOUTH SHOW FALMOUTH MICHIGANFalmouthMI$566k0
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FAIR ASSOC INCInglefieldIN$566k0
GRUNDY AREA PADSMorrisIL$565k0
EAST STOKES OUTREACH MINISTRY INCWalnut CoveNC$565k2
Portland BackpackPortlandOR$565k2
LAKES REGION FOOD PANTRY INCMoultonboroughNH$564k4
HOPE FULL FARMAustinTX$564k0
KNOXVILLE FOOD YOUTH INITIATIVEKnoxvilleIA$564k2
DURANGO FOOD BANKDurangoCO$564k1
PUTNAM CO SENIOR CITIZENS ORG INCUnionvilleMO$563k0
VIRGINIA THOROUGHBRED ASSOCIATIONCharlottesvilleVA$563k0
SHARE THE HARVEST FARM INC FKA FOOD PANTRY FARM INCORPORATEDEast HamptonNY$562k2
Friends of Family FarmersJunction CityOR$562k2
FARMS AND FOOD ACCESS FOR A RESILIENT MARYLAND FOUNDATION INCBrooklandvilleMD$562k0
Maui Food Technology Center IncKulaHI$561k0
BIGFORK FOOD BANK INCBigforkMT$560k0
THE FOOD DRIVE INCMelroseMA$559k2
NO-TILL ON THE PLAINS INCProtectionKS$559k0
MIDSHORE MEALS TIL MONDAY INCCambridgeMD$559k0
CLEAR LAKE GLEANERS INCFinleyCA$558k6
WOMEN ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCE MANKailua KonaHI$557k1
BACKYARD GROWERS INCGloucesterMA$557k1
GRACE - GIVING AND RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S ESSENTIALS INCSummitNJ$557k0
NEIGHBORS FEEDING NEIGHBORS FOOD MISpruce PineNC$556k1
GREATER CHEHALIS FOOD BANKChehalisWA$555k0
JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE COC INCParisTN$555k0
SANCTUARY FARM PHILAPhiladelphiaPA$554k0
DIGITAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONChicagoIL$554k4
GLENWOOD IRRIGATION COMPANYGlenwoodUT$553k2
Haven for Humanity IncLivingston ManorNY$553k0
BIODYNAMIC DEMETER ALLIANCE INCPhoenixvillePA$552k1
LIVINGSTON PARISH FAIR ASSOCIATION INCLivingstonLA$552k2
HEALING HUNGER FOOD SERVICES INCCumberlandMD$552k0
DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONDoverDE$552k1
NATIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION RESOURCE ALLIANCESanta FeNM$552k1