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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 46 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BETTER HEALTH BETTER LIFE INCBaltimoreMD$466k2
THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS INCORPORATEDGreenwoodDE$466k0
ROCKLAND FARM ALLIANCE INCPomonaNY$466k1
RESPONSIBLEAG INCOwensboroKY$465k0
STEVENS COUNTY CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATIONChewelahWA$465k0
FOOD FOR NEEDY INCMiami BeachFL$464k0
Food Exploration and DiscoveryMonroviaCA$463k1
Freedmen Heirs Foundation IncGermantownMD$463k1
FEED THY NEIGHBORNaplesFL$463k0
BOUNTIFUL BASKET NUTRITION PROGRAM INCNashvilleTN$462k0
FOOD 4 FARMERS INCBurlingtonVT$462k1
FRIDAY FOOD BAG FOUNDATIONCheyenneWY$462k0
WALDPORT FOOD SHAREWaldportOR$461k0
The Rice FoundationArlingtonVA$461k4
ESSENTIAL EATS DISTRIBUTORSINCMissoulaMT$460k0
SHAREFEST WILL COUNTYNew LenoxIL$460k1
HEMPFIELD AREA FOOD PANTRY INCLandisvillePA$460k0
Healing Harvest Wellness CorporationFrench CampCA$460k0
GRANGE ADVOCACY INCAlexandriaVA$459k0
American Poultry Association IncLucasvilleOH$459k0
TOPSSOxfordOH$459k1
LAND TO LEARN INCBeaconNY$459k1
TRINITY COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCEWeavervilleCA$459k2
MURRYSVILLE CHRISTIAN CONCERNExportPA$458k2
AUGUSTA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION INCFishersvilleVA$458k0
FARM TECH AMERICA INCPhoenixAZ$458k0
ORGANICEYE INCLa FargeWI$457k1
Plantation Park Heights Urban FarmingBaltimoreMD$457k0
DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY KITCHENMorristownTN$457k0
UNCONDITIONAL FREEDOMSanta RosaCA$456k0
THE FOOD PANTRY OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INCVero BeachFL$456k0
Brookwood Community Farm IncCantonMA$456k0
HUERTA DEL VALLEOntarioCA$456k1
Our Community Hunger Center IncTwinsburgOH$455k0
DIMITRI HOUSE INCRochesterNY$455k1
VALLEY MEALS AND MOREGlenwood SpringsCO$454k1
Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank IncNoblesvilleIN$454k1
Sea Island Hunger Awareness FoundationJohns IslandSC$454k0
FAMILIES4FAMILIESDMV INCBethesdaMD$454k0
BOGUE CHITTO WATER ASSOCIATION INCBogue ChittoMS$454k0
MONTANA PARTNERSHIP TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER INCBozemanMT$454k3
DAIRY DISCOVERYAltoMI$453k0
ALABAMA CATTLEMEN'S FOUNDATIONMontgomeryAL$453k1
SPIRIT OF GIVING FUNDSan AntonioTX$452k0
PARCELERAS AFROCARIBENAS POR LA TRANSFORM BARRIALSaint JustPR$451k1
Gods Gym IncOiltonOK$451k3
THE DALLES MEALS ON WHEELS INCThe DallesOR$451k2
UpRoot ColoradoCarbondaleCO$451k2
AMERICAN EMBRYO TRANSFER ASSOCIATIONChampaignIL$450k2
ABOVE PAR ACADEMY INCSpringTX$450k2