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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 58 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATIONIrvineCA$287k4
LACEY FOOD BANK INCForked RiverNJ$287k2
Sustained FarmsEdgewaterCO$287k0
JABALU NUR FOUNDATION INCIrvingTX$286k0
Western Maryland Food BankCumberlandMD$286k0
ENGLEWOOD MEALS ON WHEELS INCEnglewoodFL$286k0
HEART 2 HAND BINGHAM FOOD PANTRY INCShelleyID$286k1
MARION CO COMMUNITY MINISTRY ISequatchieTN$285k0
MARIN COUNTRY MART FARMERS MARKET MARIN COUNTRY MART FARMERS MARKETPasadenaCA$285k0
LUNDALE FARM INCKimbertonPA$285k1
REGION 15 AHA INCCamp HillPA$284k0
THE EQUALITY CAUSEThe ColonyTX$284k0
NORTH HOLLYWOOD INTERFAITH FOOD PANStudio CityCA$284k0
PALM BEACH HARVEST INCWest Palm BeachFL$284k1
FED BY FAITHJoeltonTN$284k0
HEALTHY HARVEST OF NORTH IOWAClear LakeIA$284k0
FEEDING THE FUTURE INCChattanoogaTN$284k0
Iowa Farm Bureau FederationEldridgeIA$284k0
COFFEE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONManchesterTN$283k0
HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY INC C/O GANZE TAX & CONSULTINGNapaCA$283k0
FEED OUR STREETSCulver CityCA$283k3
CAMBRIA COUNTY BACKPACK PROJECTJohnstownPA$283k3
BATH AREA FOOD BANKBathME$283k0
HILLSBOROUGH CATTLEMEN FOUNDATIONPlant CityFL$283k0
CONCERNED FOR THE HUNGRY INC C/O ROBERT COLBORNSchenectadyNY$283k0
RALEIGH CITY FARM INCRaleighNC$282k2
GUADALUPE VALLEY PECAN CLASSICMarionTX$282k0
FEEDING OUR KIDSChampaignIL$282k1
ATIP FOUNDATION LLCArlingtonTX$282k0
MADRAS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYMadrasOR$282k3
Community Kitchens of BirminghamBirminghamAL$281k1
JASPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYColfaxIA$281k0
RED ANGUS STAKEHOLDERS FOUNDATIONCommerce CityCO$281k0
CECIL COUNTY FARM MUSEUM & REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER INCElktonMD$281k0
OTSEGO COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYGaylordMI$281k0
RED ROCK WORLD MISSIONSLas VegasNV$280k0
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS AREA FOOD PANTRYFairview HeightsIL$280k0
HORNS 4 HOPESantoTX$280k0
HARTFORD FOOD SYSTEM INCHartfordCT$279k1
FRESH FOUNDATIONNorwoodCO$279k0
LOAVES & FISHES OF THE FOX VALLEY INCAppletonWI$279k1
MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION INCMadisonWI$279k0
NORTHWEST DISTRICT JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATIONEnidOK$279k0
International Center for Food Ontology Operability Data and SemanticsDavisCA$279k2
BETHEL AREA DISTRICT EXCHANGE AND FOOD PANTRYBethelME$279k0
GLOBAL GARDEN REFUGEE TRAINING FARMMontgomeryIL$279k1
STATE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LEADERSINCLexingtonKY$278k0
CHESTER AGRICULTURAL CENTER INCChesterNY$278k2
JOHNSON COUNTY FRIENDS FEEDING FRIENDSBuffaloWY$278k0
NATURAL SOYBEAN AND GRAIN ALLIANCE INCFayettevilleAR$277k1