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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 60 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VENTURA COUNTY FARM TO SCHOOLCamarilloCA$267k1
WHEAT QUALITY COUNCILLenexaKS$266k0
HEAVENS TABLE FOOD SHELFFairmontMN$266k0
COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET INCBowling GreenKY$266k0
SOUTH CAROLINA QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATIONLexingtonSC$266k0
CHICAGO MIDWEST MEAT ASSOCIATIONOrland ParkIL$266k0
H3O FOUNDATIONSolana BeachCA$266k0
Clay Street TablePortlandOR$265k0
MAR-DEL WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INCHebronMD$265k1
Table of Plenty HMBHalf Moon BayCA$265k1
BREAD FOR LIFE INCSouthingtonCT$265k1
GOOD SAMARITAN MEALS CORPMiamiFL$265k1
WEST MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK COUNCILScottvilleMI$265k0
NORTH CAROLINA WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INCAngierNC$265k2
HOMOSASSA CIVIC CLUB INCHomosassaFL$265k0
IOWA HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONLivermoreIA$265k0
CIRCLE YOU HELP CENTER INCRichmondIN$264k2
BIG SUN CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONINCOcalaFL$264k0
TERRE FOODS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CORPORATIONTerre HauteIN$263k0
CENTER FOR JEWISH FOOD ETHICSPhiladelphiaPA$263k0
COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK TAFort WayneIN$263k0
THE BELLVILLE INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYBellvilleOH$263k15
Slow Food Wind RiverLanderWY$263k0
ST PETER AREA FOODSHELF INCSaint PeterMN$263k0
MANDARIN ORANGE EDUCATION FOUNDARYAuburnCA$262k0
Forever Fed IncBlue RidgeGA$262k1
BERKELEY COUNTY BACKPACK PROGRAM INCHedgesvilleWV$262k0
AMERICAN NUTRITION CAREArlingtonTX$262k1
ELSIE AREA FOOD PANTRYElsieMI$262k0
MARTHAS KITCHENSaint AlbansVT$262k0
MICHIGAN SEED POTATO ASSOCIATIONGaylordMI$262k1
Waupaca Area Food Pantry INCWaupacaWI$262k0
Bethlehem-Cornersville-Macedonia Water Association IncNew AlbanyMS$262k0
MANNA PANTRY OF BIG RAPIDS INCBig RapidsMI$262k0
RESTORING FAITHHermanvilleMS$261k0
FRIENDS OF ASSISI FOOD PANTRY INCDanielsonCT$261k0
SPIN CAFEOak HarborWA$261k0
NORTHERN PLAINS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SOCIETYFrederickSD$261k1
THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOOD CUPBOARDMadisonME$260k0
FALMOUTH FOOD PANTRY INCFalmouthME$260k0
World Pizza Champions IncPunxsutawneyPA$260k0
UNITED SUFFOLK SHEEP FOUNDATIONHollandIA$260k0
ACRES IncSan GermanPR$259k0
GOOD HOPE EQUESTRIAN & REGENERATIVE FARM INCHalifaxVA$259k0
OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKESNisswaMN$259k2
CRAIG'S PANTRY & OUTREACH PROGRAM NFP INCPlantationFL$259k0
STOREHOUSE DAILY BREAD MINISTRYLenoirNC$258k2
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY WESTERN HERITAGE FOUNDATIONSanta YnezCA$258k0
Justice Rd 300BoerneTX$258k0
The Farm of Northwest Florida IncBonifayFL$258k0