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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 44 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WAREHOUSES4GOODHoustonTX$508k3
Fundamental Needs IncCortezCO$508k3
WORTHY PURPOSE INCNew YorkNY$507k0
COMMUNITY COMPASSION NETWORKMt PleasantMI$507k0
ANSO CHILD DEVELOPMENTChicagoIL$507k1
COLUMBUS COUNTY AGRICULTURE FAIR INCWhitevilleNC$506k0
SYV FRUIT & VEGETABLE RESCUESanta YnezCA$506k1
SUMMIT COMMUNITY GARDENS AND EATSPark CityUT$505k2
STAYTON COMMUNITY FOOD BANKStaytonOR$505k0
GROWINGGREATManhattan BeachCA$505k0
GULF SHELLFISH INSTITUTE INCPalmettoFL$505k1
CHEMUNG COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYHorseheadsNY$504k0
Eastside Meals on Wheels IncMinneapolisMN$504k0
HOOSIERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY INCGarrettIN$503k2
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTUREKansas CityMO$502k0
NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY TABLE INC C/O SUSAN SENN-YOUNKERKellerTX$502k0
SAN JUAN ISLANDS ARGRICULTURAL GUILDFriday HarborWA$501k0
100 BILLION MEALS CHALLENGE FUNDSeattleWA$501k1
CAPITAL REGION FOOD PROGRAM C/O GREGORY SMITHConcordNH$501k0
TRI-VALLEY CONSERVANCYLivermoreCA$501k2
PARKLAND CARES FOOD PANTRYOrefieldPA$501k1
COMIDAS CONSULTING SERVICESCorpus ChristiTX$500k1
Middlebury Food PantryMiddleburyIN$499k2
HUB CITY ROOTSSpartanburgSC$499k0
IFMA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$499k3
OAK GROVE TEXAS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONKaufmanTX$499k0
ACJLS Inc Archer County Junior Livestock ShowArcher CityTX$498k0
FRIENDS OF LACHAT INCWestonCT$497k0
FOX VALLEY FOOD FOR HEALTH INCGenevaIL$497k1
GORGE GROWN FOOD NETWORKHood RiverOR$497k0
THE PEANUT INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INCAlbanyGA$497k1
FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVEMinneapolisMN$497k2
SCHOHARIE ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE CORPORATIONSchoharieNY$497k1
HELP 4 KIDS FLORENCEFlorenceSC$496k0
SEDONA COMMUNITY FOOD BANKSedonaAZ$496k0
MINNESOTA DAIRY INITIATIVE-STATEWaconiaMN$495k0
AMERICAN SWEET POTATO MARKETING INSTITUTE INCBensonNC$495k0
WASHINGTON WHEAT FOUNDATIONRitzvilleWA$495k0
LAMAR COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCParisTX$494k1
FOR THE KIDS ORGSalt Lake CityUT$494k1
DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSN OPERATING IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTONBurlingtonWA$493k1
BERKSHIRE FOOD PROJECT INCNorth AdamsMA$492k0
SMYRNA FOUNDATIONLivoniaMI$492k0
National Organic Coalition IncArlingtonMA$492k1
Holy Cross Center IncCasperWY$491k0
EDIBLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCEOrlandoFL$491k2
THE KBK RELIEF FOUNDATIONDearborn HeightsMI$491k0
HONEY BROOK FOOD PANTRYHoney BrookPA$491k0
Feed The Need of Putnam County IncPalatkaFL$490k0
Certified Oklahoma Bred AssociationAltusOK$489k0