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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 64 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NORTHERN COLORADO FOODSHED PROJECTLaPorteCO$233k1
FEED ARKANSAS KIDSLittle RockAR$232k0
CHRISTIAN FOOD MISSION INCLaurelMS$231k0
THE STOUGHTON FAIR ASSOCIATION INCStoughtonWI$231k0
Adventist Agricultulral AssociationWilliamsportTN$231k1
CALDWELL COUNTY NUTRITION CENTERPoloMO$231k0
Operation143PottstownPA$231k0
CULTIVATE ABUNDANCE INCNorth Fort MyersFL$231k1
THE OKC FOOD HUB INCORPORATEDOklahoma CityOK$231k0
HART PANTRYPeoriaAZ$231k0
KAIALAHUI FOUNDATIONKulaHI$231k0
SAVE FAMILY FARMINGEversonWA$230k2
WEST SHORE FOOD BANKLakesideMT$230k0
GRAY GHOSTS INCMabankTX$230k0
Premiere Charities IncClaymontDE$230k0
HUNGER FIGHTERS OREGONLake OswegoOR$230k1
The Community Table IncSavannahTN$229k0
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONSPhilipsburgPA$229k0
ADOPT A FAMILY LOCAL FOOD CONNECTIONGrinnellIA$229k0
STONE SOUPSalt Lake CityUT$229k1
Regenerative Farms IncAshfieldMA$229k1
Third Avenue Charitable OrganizationSan DiegoCA$228k1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER NEWBURGH INCNewburghNY$228k2
NORTHERN STOKES FOOD PANTRY INCWestfieldNC$228k1
FARMINGTON FOOD PANTRY INCFarmingtonCT$228k0
MOTHERS FOR MOTHERS POSTPARTUM JUSTICE PROJECTBerkeleyCA$228k5
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST INCBrightonMI$227k0
BENSON AREA FOOD BANKBensonAZ$227k0
OPEN ARMS FOOD PANTRY & RESOURCE CENTERLos AngelesCA$227k0
PROCTOR FARMERS MARKETTacomaWA$227k2
Milly's Pantry IncPenn YanNY$227k1
CORTLAND LOAVES & FISHES INCCortlandNY$227k0
SOLID ROCK FOOD CLOSETSpartaNC$227k0
NEW ROOTS FOUNDATION INCDelray BeachFL$226k0
SW Food Program IncRochesterNY$226k1
CROSSLAKE FOOD SHELFCrosslakeMN$226k0
FEEDING FAMILIES FOUNDATION INCNorth HavenCT$226k0
Garfield Community Farm IncPittsburghPA$226k1
NORTH SANTIAM GLEANERSScioOR$226k0
Advent Hope Ventures IncNew YorkNY$226k1
MONTGOMERY FOOD PANTRY INCMontgomeryNY$226k0
Davidson County Local Food NetworkThomasvilleNC$226k0
ONSLOW COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INCJacksonvilleNC$226k0
A BEST CHOICE MOBILE ULTRASOUND AND PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERWoodbridgeVA$226k2
REAL FOOD CTNewtownCT$226k0
PORCH INCCarrboroNC$226k0
EIGHTH DAY FARM INCHollandMI$225k0
FOODCHESTER INCPleasantvilleNY$225k0
CASCADE RANCH HISTORIC FARMPescaderoCA$225k1
GIFT OF GIVING INTL INCKings PointNY$225k0