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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 59 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HOME BOUND MEALS PROGRAMHendersonvilleTN$277k0
HANDS GIVING HOPEPhoenixAZ$277k0
WELLESLEY FOOD PANTRY INCWellesleyMA$277k0
PENNSYLVANIA AG DISCOVERY CENTERHarrisburgPA$277k0
Clear Lake Food PantryHoustonTX$277k0
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY ST MARGARET COMMUNITY OUTREACHOtsegoMI$276k0
KITSAP HARVESTBremertonWA$276k0
Macon County Fair AssociationLafayetteTN$276k0
PALMETTO AGRIBUSINESS COUNCILColumbiaSC$275k0
HARVARD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCHarvardIL$275k0
UTAH DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCNorth LoganUT$275k1
AT THE TABLE INCRogersAR$275k1
Meals on Wheels of Evansville IncEvansvilleIN$275k1
VIRGINIA PORK COUNCIL INCWaverlyVA$275k0
NEIGHBORS 4 NEIGHBORSToccoaGA$275k0
Hugo Good Neighbors Food ShelfHugoMN$274k0
THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN INCCantonNC$274k0
GRANGER FOOD BANKGrangerWA$274k0
GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD PANTRY INCAdelIA$274k0
EAT YOUR YARD JAX INCJacksonvilleFL$274k0
MONTANA FARMERS UNION FOUNDATIONGreat FallsMT$274k0
IOWA ORGANIC ASSOCIATIONDes MoinesIA$274k0
Hollywood Farmers Market IncPortlandOR$273k2
COLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY FOOD BANKCollege ParkMD$273k0
FOR SEASONS MINISTRIES INCORPORATEDWinter ParkFL$273k0
Old Marbach School Water Supply CorporationGeorge WestTX$273k1
Luken Daily Bread Food Pantry IncSchenectadyNY$273k0
FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT INCNaplesNY$273k1
THE HEART THAT GIVES FOUNDATIONColumbiaMO$273k0
WELLSPRING COMMUNITY HARVESTIndian OrchardMA$273k0
GRACE FILLED TABLEFarmingtonMN$273k1
LIFEBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL INCSlidellLA$273k0
CORNELL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY PARK CORPORATIONGenevaNY$272k0
UNITED FARMERS AGENTS ASSOCIATION INCRaleighNC$270k0
PAULDING COUNTY AREA FOUNDATION - MARSHALL MEMORIAL SUPPORTING FOUNDPauldingOH$270k1
GARDENSHARE INCCantonNY$270k1
The Body PositiveBerkeleyCA$270k2
Cashmere Food BankCashmereWA$269k0
KALONA REGENERATIVE NETWORKWellmanIA$269k0
GREAT LAKES ENERGY PEOPLE FUNDBoyne CityMI$269k0
REGION 2 ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATIONSanta MariaCA$269k0
DOUBLE B MISSIONS CAFE INCBlountsvilleAL$268k1
NICOLLET COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY NICOLLET COUNTY FAIRSt PeterMN$268k3
Hillsdale Farmers Market IncPortlandOR$268k2
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INCBig SurCA$267k0
NORTH CANTON CARES PANTRY LLCUniontownOH$267k0
DEVRIES NATURE CONSERVANCY INCOwossoMI$267k1
INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY OF PORTAGE COUNTY INCPloverWI$267k0
PEAEYE INCMarvellAR$267k0
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHENRomeGA$267k0