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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 54 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HOMEGOING FARMS INCAshevilleNC$338k0
SAN BENITO COUNTY SADDLE HORSE ASSOCTres PinosCA$338k0
360 EATS INCSaftey HarborFL$337k6
Groundworks ConnectSioux FallsSD$337k0
Tennessee Corn Promotion CouncilDresdenTN$336k0
Juneberry Ridge Educational FoundationNorwoodNC$336k1
VILAS FOOD PANTRY INCEagle RiverWI$336k0
MATTHEWS MINISTRY INCSouthportNC$335k1
PAULA AND CABOT SEDGWICK FAMILY FOUNogalesAZ$335k2
SMOKIN' ON THE RIO INCWeslacoTX$335k0
BYRON SAUNDERS FOUNDATIONNew AlbanyOH$335k0
Hillsboro Farmers Markets IncHillsboroOR$335k0
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARMERS MARKETPort TownsendWA$335k0
AMPLEHARVESTORG INCNewfoundlandNJ$333k1
GROW JACKSONJacksonMI$333k1
BAXTER COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONMountain HomeAR$333k0
Eat Greater Des MoinesDes MoinesIA$333k0
TC FOOD JUSTICEMinneapolisMN$332k1
TURFGRASS PRODUCERS OF FLORIDA INCPort CharlotteFL$332k1
YORK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYYorkNE$332k2
Ag 4 Youth Upvalley Ranchers IncNapaCA$331k0
FRESH EXPRESS COMMUNITY OUTREACH IHudsonWI$331k0
INTL SOCIETY OF SPORTS NUTRITIONStuartFL$331k0
REDDING LOAVES AND FISHESReddingCA$330k0
FEEDING WILMINGTON INCRaleighNC$330k2
SevaTruck FoundationFairfaxVA$330k0
Hilltop Urban FarmPittsburghPA$330k1
BROOKINGS HARBOR COMMUNITY HELPERS INCBrookingsOR$330k1
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANKWheelerOR$329k0
BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVEBerkeleyCA$329k1
BENTON COUNTY FOOD PANTRYWarsawMO$329k0
Jesus Others & You IncGreenvilleNC$329k1
Grafton Township Food PantryHuntleyIL$329k0
PINEDALE COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET INCPinedaleWY$328k1
LLANO FOOD PANTRYLlanoTX$328k0
HARVEST FOOD PANTRY INCYorkPA$327k1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF THOMASVILLE INCThomasvilleNC$327k0
ComeUnity Cafe OCPort ClintonOH$326k1
Neighborhood Meals on Wheels IncNorcrossGA$325k1
BLESSINGS BAKEHOUSE INCMacclesfieldNC$325k0
Kitchen One 4 OneGoldenCO$325k0
Buckingham Cattlemens Association IncBuckinghamVA$325k0
MID-ATLANTIC 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP ASSNChesterMD$324k1
Certified Seafood CollaborativeJuneauAK$324k0
PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY PRINCESS & PROMOTION SERVICES INCLaureltonPA$324k6
GOOD SAMARITAN HUNGER CENTERAkronOH$324k0
EARTH'S HARVEST INCManhattanKS$323k1
FALLS AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES INCMenomonee FallsWI$323k1
COMMUNITY FOOD INITIATIVESAthensOH$323k2
Backyard BlessingsSumitonAL$323k1