Skip to main content
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 50 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Kentucky Hunters for the HungryLouisvilleKY$390k0
NORTH AMERICAN VEGETARIAN SOCIETYDolgevilleNY$390k2
HEALTHY ADVENTURES FOUNDATIONEscondidoCA$389k1
BEEF BANK COLORADO INCJohnstownCO$388k1
SHIPPENSBURG PRODUCE AND OUTREACHShippensburgPA$388k0
CHARITY SERIES OF POKERLas VegasNV$388k2
IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTION FUNDDes MoinesIA$388k1
SOUTH CORVALLIS FOOD BANKCorvallisOR$388k1
NAVARRO FARM INCFrankfortIL$388k0
Mozell Sanders Foundation IncIndianapolisIN$388k3
LOCAL FOOD NETWORKRenoNV$387k0
Fruitarian Foundation IncFort MyersFL$387k0
THREE RIVERS FOOD SITE INCThree RiversMI$387k0
The Gathering Source IncJuneauWI$386k0
MEALS OF VIRGINIA BEACH INCVirginia BeachVA$386k1
Horsemans Harvest Neighborhood Pantry IncSleepy HollowNY$385k0
SMART FOOD MARKET INC DBA SMART FOOD FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$385k0
True Organic IncGaltCA$385k0
LIVE WORK EAT GROWBlacksburgVA$384k0
WAREHOUSE OF HOPE INCDouglasvilleGA$384k0
PROJECT MILK MISSIONAkronOH$384k1
VILLAGE PROJECTBay VillageOH$384k4
PINE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYPine CityMN$383k3
FORT WORTH FOOD & WINE FOUNDATIONFort WorthTX$383k1
Keren Givas Shaul IncBrooklynNY$383k0
JK COMMUNITY FARMSterlingVA$383k1
ZILLAH FOOD BANKZillahWA$383k0
OPEN HANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLexingtonNC$383k0
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONChampaignIL$383k0
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER C/O BRIXEY & MEYERMiamisburgOH$383k0
ARKANSAS LAND & FARM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONBrinkleyAR$383k0
Farm To Table Buy LocalPittsburghPA$382k1
Gypsy Vanner Horse SocietyFloralaAL$382k1
Bushels of BlessingsCarneys PointNJ$382k1
LAMOILLE COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INCMorrisvilleVT$382k1
Middleton Food Pantry IncMiddletonID$382k0
GROW PORTLANDPortlandOR$381k2
WELL FED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COPPORATIONLittle RockAR$381k0
FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE & RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSummit StationPA$381k0
NORTH FLORIDA LIVESTOCK SHOW & SALE INCPerryFL$381k0
HARDWICK AREA FOOD PANTRY INCHardwickVT$381k1
Nebraska Communities UnitedOmahaNE$381k0
Indiana School Nutrition Assoc IncWinchesterVA$380k0
LAWRENCE MEALS ON WHEELS INCLawrenceKS$380k1
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT VINTON CO VINTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYMcArthurOH$380k0
WARM BLESSINGS INCElizabethtownKY$380k1
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES INCNew YorkNY$380k0
Selah-Naches Food BankSelahWA$379k0
SOUTHWEST COUNCIL OF AGRIBUSINESS INCLubbockTX$379k0
ILLINOIS VALLEY FOOD PANTRYLaSalleIL$379k1