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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 53 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
REVIVE MINISTRIES INCCass CityMI$349k3
VALLEY MEALS ON WHEELS INCLewistonID$349k6
MORE THAN A MEAL CORPBrooklynNY$349k0
THE GEORGIA FARM FOUNDATIONAvondalePA$349k1
WELLS FOR LIFEShawneeKS$349k1
Morning Star Fresh Food Ministry IncBakersfieldCA$348k0
FOOD EQUALITY INITIATIVE INCLenexaKS$348k1
KILLEBREW AG FOUNDATIONRidgelandMS$348k0
COMMUNITY KITCHEN INC OF MYRTLE BEACHMyrtle BeachSC$347k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLANT BREEDERS INCMadisonWI$347k0
MISSOURIS CATTLEMEN FOUNDATIONINCColumbiaMO$347k0
FARM TO FIGHT HUNGERHealdsburgCA$347k0
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY OF MARIES CO INCViennaMO$347k0
CONROE NOON LIONS CLUB CHARITIES INCConroeTX$347k1
FERNDALE SENIOR RESOURCE AGENCYFerndaleCA$346k1
GREECE ECUMENICAL FOOD SHELF AND CLOTHING CLOSET INCRochesterNY$346k0
NEST NOURISH EVERYONE SUSTAINABLY TOGETHERRock IslandIL$346k1
THE LOVVE PROJECTDenverCO$346k2
CARING AND SHARING FOOD PANTRY INCPauldingOH$346k1
Feeding Our Community Ourselves IncFort CollinsCO$346k1
KENNETH BUTLER MEMORIAL SOUP KITCHEN INCGreenfieldIN$346k3
ALL FAITHS PANTRYParmaOH$345k1
MONTAUK FOOD PANTRYMontaukNY$345k0
HUDSON COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY CORPHudsonNH$345k0
CALLAWAY CARESFultonMO$345k3
WOODWARD FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES INCWoodwardOK$345k0
Ranchland Trust of Kansas IncTopekaKS$345k2
THE BEECHER'S FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$345k1
Partnership for Food Safety Education IncNewarkOH$345k1
TULARE COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR AG EDUCATION AND YOUTHTulareCA$344k0
Marshall County Community Kitchen Inc Marcellas KitchenBentonKY$344k0
FED UP MINISTRIESYpsilantiMI$343k0
NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE INCSacramentoCA$343k1
PROVISION PACKS INCOrmond BeachFL$343k1
Pantry 279 IncElletsvilleIN$343k2
Oregon Community Food System NetworkPortlandOR$343k2
MEALS ON WHEELS THE CROSSROADSMcMurrayPA$342k2
Hampstead Womens Club IncHampsteadNC$342k0
FEED AND BE FEDSan PedroCA$342k1
STW CHARITIES INCKansas CityMO$341k0
FOOD FOR HEALTH FOUNDATION INCFort LauderdaleFL$340k0
MERCY COOP AND CAFE NJ NONPROFIT CORPJersey CityNJ$340k0
DELTA VIEW WATER ASSOCIATIONHanfordCA$340k0
HELP MINISTRIES INCLargoFL$340k0
EFFINGHAM FAIR ASSOCIATION INCGuytonGA$339k0
SOKY MARKETPLACE INCBowling GreenKY$339k0
SENIOR SERVICES CONSORTIUM OF RAMSEY COUNTYSt PaulMN$339k1
Washington State Farmers Market AssocSeattleWA$339k1
EMPTY TOMB MINISTRIES INCOmahaNE$338k0
King Ferry Food Pantry IncKing FerryNY$338k1