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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 48 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VEGGIES TO TABLENewcastleME$425k1
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYEdneyvilleNC$425k0
THE FOOD DIGNITY PROJECTForty FortPA$425k0
CALIFORNIA STANDARDBRED SIRES STAKES COMMITTEE INCSacramentoCA$425k0
STATE COLLEGE AREA MEALS ON WHEELSState CollegePA$425k1
THE HARBOR DISH INCSafety HarborFL$425k2
BHG Family FoundationSpanish ForkUT$425k0
HOPE GARDENSByron CenterMI$425k1
LADYLIKE FOUNDATIONLos AngelesCA$425k0
LUDWIG WATER USERS ASSOCIATION INCClarksvilleAR$424k1
FEED THE NEEDYMemphisTN$424k3
Porch-HillsboroughHillsboroughNC$424k0
CANFIELD FAIR FOUNDATIONCanfieldOH$424k0
Child Development Nutrition Program IncHoustonTX$423k1
Effingham County Farm BureauEffinghamIL$422k0
UNITY IN THE COMMUNITYPlant CityFL$421k0
Greensgrow IncPhiladelphiaPA$421k1
HUMAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE INCFort WayneIN$421k3
Giving Tree Acres Community FarmDallasTX$420k0
TURNAROUND RESOURCE CENTER INCLebanon JunctionKY$420k1
TWELVE BASKETSPortageMI$420k0
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEAN VOYAGEWilmingtonDE$420k2
FORK OVER LOVE INCKingstonPA$419k1
DUFFEE WATER ASSOCIATION INCLittle RockMS$419k5
LAMPPOST FARMColumbianaOH$418k1
NEW ORLEANS FOOD POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEENew OrleansLA$417k3
VENICE AREA MOBILE MEALS INCVeniceFL$417k0
EAST FARM COMMERCIAL FISHERIESWakefieldRI$416k1
MISSION MARSHALL INCMarshallTX$416k1
DUTCHESS COUNTY SHEEP & WOOL GROWERS ASSOCIATION INCRed HookNY$415k1
ST FRANCIS VILLAGE INCHardwickNJ$415k0
KELLYS KITCHENSt Helena IslandSC$415k0
MEDFORD FOOD PROJECTMedfordOR$415k0
PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD PROJECT INCJuno BeachFL$414k0
HENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONParisTN$414k0
TRIPLE HELIX INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE CLIMATE AND SOCIETY INCNew YorkNY$414k1
METRO LIFESTYLE MINISTRIES INCRoanokeAL$413k2
MORRISON COUNTY FOOD SHELFLittle FallsMN$412k2
THE BERRY GOOD FOOD FOUNDATION INCSan DiegoCA$412k2
BIGGER TABLEOak ParkIL$411k1
Lehi Irrigation CompanyLehiUT$411k7
COLUMBIA FARMERS MARKET INCColumbiaMO$411k1
Black Phoenix Organizing CollectivePhoenixAZ$411k0
THE CONNECTION HOMELESS SHELTER INCNorth PlatteNE$411k0
Northern RI Food PantryCumberlandRI$411k0
Gatesville Care CenterGatesvilleTX$411k2
THE ANN GEORGE FOOD PANTRYParma HeightsOH$410k0
Harmonie Hearts Community Services IncIndianapolisIN$410k0
GRAIN PLACE FOUNDATIONMarquetteNE$409k3
THE WAY FORWARD FOUNDATIONInglewoodCA$409k0