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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

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 6 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY INCMadisonWI$14.3M1
MEALS OF HOPE INCNaplesFL$14.3M2
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL COOPERATIVE INCEast PointGA$14.1M1
FAIR FOOD NETWORK INCDetroitMI$13.8M4
OPEN HAND ATLANTA INCAtlantaGA$13.7M6
Community Food BankFort WorthTX$13.7M1
GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK INCGainesvilleGA$13.6M1
HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION INCWilmingtonDE$13.5M1
PAUL'S PANTRY INCGreen BayWI$13.5M1
REFED INCChicagoIL$13.2M9
PART OF THE SOLUTIONBronxNY$13.2M7
Acceso Impact IncBrooklynNY$13.2M5
BOCA HELPING HANDS INCBoca RatonFL$13.2M2
FOOD FOR FREE COMMITTEE INCSomervilleMA$13.1M4
MARIN AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUSTPoint Reyes StationCA$13.1M6
OHIO TRI COUNTY FOOD ALLIANCE DBA SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKSpringfieldOH$13M1
WYOMING STOCK GROWERS LAND TRUSTCheyenneWY$12.9M1
BRIDGE STEPSDallasTX$12.8M5
THE MONTGOMERY ACADEMYMontgomeryAL$12.6M2
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INCBradentonFL$12.5M3
REGIONAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCELafayetteLA$12.4M1
MANNA FOOD CENTER INCSilver SpringMD$12.3M4
CARING FOR FRIENDSPhiladelphiaPA$12.3M1
HUNGER SOLUTIONS NEW YORK INCAlbanyNY$12.1M1
THE OPEN DOOREaganMN$12M1
CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANKExtonPA$12M4
DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES INCSan AntonioTX$11.7M1
SECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INCAtlantaGA$11.6M1
MISSOULA FOOD BANK & COMMUNITY CENTERMissoulaMT$11.5M1
TOMCHE SHABBOS OF ROCKLAND COUNTY INCMonseyNY$11.5M1
SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES fka ST JOSEPHS FAMILY CENTERGilroyCA$11.5M2
FRIENDS OF EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGEREl PasoTX$11.4M0
Child Nutrition Program IncCharlotteNC$11.4M1
METROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCEPhiladelphiaPA$11.4M6
GRAND FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE INCFargoND$11.3M1
COUNCIL SERVICES INCAmericusGA$11.3M0
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$11.2M4
SECOND HELPINGS INCIndianapolisIN$11.1M1
NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRYWashingtonDC$11.1M1
Southeastern Food Bank IncOcoeeFL$11.1M0
GOTHAM FOOD PANTRY INCNew YorkNY$11M1
EVERY MEALRosevilleMN$11M3
ANITA MOREAU FOOD PROGRAMNew CaneyTX$11M0
COUNCIL ON DAIRY CATTLE BREEDINGBowieMD$10.9M7
PARTNERS IN NUTRITIONSt PaulMN$10.9M0
NEIGHBORGOOD PARTNERS INCDoverDE$10.8M1
TOLEDO SEAGATE FOODBANK INCToledoOH$10.7M1
SENIOR CATERINGLittle MountainSC$10.7M0
MEALS-ON-WHEELS GREATER SAN DIEGO INCSan DiegoCA$10.7M4
RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE INCNew YorkNY$10.7M2