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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 43 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ADVANCING COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION (FKA UFFIZI ORDER) (DBA-SBACT)Santa BarbaraCA$533k1
Aunt Dot's Place IncEssex JunctionVT$533k0
Food Empowerment ProjectSan Luis ObispoCA$532k1
Syracuse Grows IncSyracuseNY$531k0
JENKS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INCJenksOK$530k0
HEALTHY FOODS FOR HEALTHY KIDS INCHockessinDE$530k1
BUKHARIY COMMUNITY CENTER BROOKLYN NY INCBrooklynNY$530k0
OKO URBAN FARMS INCBrooklynNY$528k1
EQUITY ADVOCATES INCHarrisonNY$528k1
Louisiana Cattlemens AssociationLake CharlesLA$527k1
THE ROOT CAUSE COALITIONWashingtonDC$527k0
Billerica Community Pantry IncBillericaMA$526k0
THE ABAC ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INCTiftonGA$525k0
FARMacyWV Prescriptions for ProduceWheelingWV$525k1
FORT PECK WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONWolf PointMT$524k0
LIFE MINISTRIES INCWolfeboro FallsNH$524k0
CLAREMONT SOUP KITCHENClaremontNH$523k0
SOMEBODY CARES NEW ENGLAND INCHaverhillMA$523k1
ORGANIC VOICESManchesterNH$523k1
SOUTH DAKOTA SPECIALTY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONPierreSD$522k0
BACKPACK WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM INCGastoniaNC$522k2
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT FARMING INITIATIVEEl PasoTX$522k1
WARREN COUNTY FARMERS FAIR ASSN INCBelvidereNJ$521k0
CAVALIER COUNTY SENIOR MEALS & SERVICELangdonND$521k1
CHERRY HILL FOOD AND OUTREACH COUNCILCherry HillNJ$521k1
Hunger Task Force of La Crosse IncLa CrosseWI$521k1
JOYCE UPTOWN FOODSHELF INCMinneapolisMN$520k1
HOPE FOR THE HURTINGLos AngelesCA$520k0
CITRUS COUNTY HARVEST INCLecantoFL$520k0
SOLUTIONS FOR URBAN AGRICULTUREIrvineCA$519k0
SLOW FOOD CO-DENVERDenverCO$517k1
INDIANA QUARTER HORSE ASSOC INCMonroviaIN$517k0
OKLAHOMA BLACK HISTORICAL RESEARCH PROJECT INCOklahoma CityOK$516k2
Backpack SocietyHghlnds RanchCO$516k0
DOWNTOWN NAPA FARMERS MARKET CORPORATIONNapaCA$515k1
PLANK STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVECheyenneWY$514k1
LANDER CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANKLanderWY$514k1
COMMON GRAIN ALLIANCEHenricoVA$514k0
THE TERRACE FOUNDATIONSanta BarbaraCA$513k2
MDP FOUNDATION DBA MARTIN DE PORRES HOUSESan FranciscoCA$513k0
NORTH AMERICAN INTERCOLLEGIATE DAIRY CHALLENGE INCMadisonWI$512k1
ANNA SUDHA COMMUNITY KITCHENS CORPSterlingVA$512k7
ZOOLOGY FOUNDATION AT CROOKED WILLOW FARMSLarkspurCO$512k0
Little Tokyo Nutrition ServicesLos AngelesCA$512k0
CLINTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONSandovalIL$511k0
POUDRE VALLEY COMMUNITY FARMSLaPorteCO$511k0
MANNA OF LIFE MINISTRIESBronxNY$510k2
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITYLincolnNE$509k2
The Bread of Life IncBrevardNC$509k2
NORTH BERWICK FOOD PANTRYNorth BerwickME$508k0