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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 45 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ELMORE COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCWetumpkaAL$488k1
SOUTHERN PEANUT FARMERS' FEDERATIONDothanAL$488k0
SETON HARVEST INCEvansvilleIN$488k2
PITTSBURGH REGIONAL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTORSSewickleyPA$487k0
GAP Ministries of Augusta IncAugustaGA$487k2
ALLIANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN NEBRASKALincolnNE$485k0
LAFAYETTE COUNTY LIVESTOCK COMMITTESouth WayneWI$484k0
Youth Full MaineBiddefordME$484k0
RAUL JIMENEZ ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER FUND INCSan AntonioTX$483k1
INDIAN VILLAGE WATER SYSTEM INCCalhounLA$482k0
MAYORS FEED THE HUNGRY PROGRAM INCSarasotaFL$481k0
Harrison County Agricultural SocietyCorydonIN$481k0
COMMON MARKET GREAT LAKES INCChicagoIL$480k1
SOUTHWEST CARVER COUNTY FOOD SHELFNorwood Young AmericaMN$479k0
OLSON INST FOR AGRICULTURE & EDUCASt GeorgeUT$479k2
SENTLI CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTUREEdinburgTX$479k1
VALUE ADDED AG DEVELOPMENT CENTERPierreSD$478k1
River Falls Community Food PantryRiver FallsWI$478k0
TRI-STATE LOCAL FOODS INCHuntingtonWV$477k1
COLORADO ELKS ASSOCIATION CHARITIES INCBerthoudCO$477k2
FROM FARM TO TABLE INCNew YorkNY$477k1
JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE MOBILE MINISTRIESAnnistonAL$477k0
COMMUNITY FOOD CUPBOARD INCManchester CenterVT$476k1
CENTRAL PA RELIEF AUCTIONElliottsburgPA$476k0
Rail Yards MarketAlbuquerqueNM$475k1
WACONIA UNITED FOOD SHELFWaconiaMN$475k1
IRVINGTON MY BROTHERS KEEPER INCTimoniumMD$475k4
ANCHOR POINT FOOD PANTRYAnchor PointAK$474k1
BUTLER MEALS ON WHEELS INCButlerPA$474k0
SLOATSBURG FOOD PANTRY INC DBA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYSuffernNY$473k0
MEDINA SENIOR CENTER INCHondoTX$472k1
Health Research InstituteFairfieldIA$472k0
NATIONAL MASTITIS COUNCIL INCNew PragueMN$472k0
BABYBOOM ORG CORPORATIONLauderhillFL$472k0
Stevensville Pantry Partners Food BankStevensvilleMT$472k0
THREE SQUARE PLAN GIVINGLas VegasNV$471k1
INTERFAITH FOOD BANK INCCluteTX$471k0
MARQUETTE COUNTY FAIRMarquetteMI$471k0
PIPESTONE COUNTY FOOD SHELF INCPipestoneMN$470k0
MOBILE MEALS FOUNDATIONToledoOH$470k2
BRIGHTSIDE PRODUCESaint PaulMN$469k0
VanBuren Council For Human ServicesBellflowerCA$469k1
VINE InstituteWoodlandCA$468k0
THE 1017 PROJECTPowell ButteOR$468k3
Community Bread Basket IncWeirtonWV$467k1
FISHES & LOAVES FOOD PANTRY INCCashiersNC$466k0
Tallahassee Food NetworkTallahasseeFL$466k0
BEAVERTON FARMERS MARKET INCBeavertonOR$466k0
GREEN CARES FOOD PANTRY INCMonticelloWI$466k0
HOPE-NETLos AngelesCA$466k1