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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 65 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HANDS OF MERCY ENTERPRISES OF ROANEKingstonTN$225k0
ILLINOIS LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT GROUP INCBloomingtonIL$225k0
FIRST FRUITS OF THE RIDGE INCMiltonGA$224k1
ST GREGORY'S PANTRY INCMantolokingNJ$224k0
Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation IncIndianapolisIN$224k7
WAYNE CARES INCWaynePA$224k0
INDIANA AGRICULTURE NUTRIENT ALLIANCE INCIndianapolisIN$224k1
HONEYBEE SOCIETYKnottTX$223k0
WYOMING FOOD FOR THOUGHT PROJECTCasperWY$223k0
HUNGRY HEROES INCORPORATEDRock HillSC$223k1
KEARNEY FARM EXPO INCKearneyNE$223k0
FOOTHILLS FARMERS MARKETShelbyNC$223k3
Electra Service CorporationElectraTX$223k0
FOOD IS FREE ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTERAlbuquerqueNM$223k3
CAMPOHillsboroOR$222k0
JACKSON COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYJacksonMI$222k1
GATHERING GROUND INCWashington IslandWI$222k1
MONTANA VETERANS MEAT LOCKERBillingsMT$222k0
ALABAMA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NETWORKBirminghamAL$222k2
Families Helping Families Ministries IncConyersGA$221k1
PROJECT ALIANZA INCBostonMA$221k1
BELMONT FOOD PANTRY INCBelmontMA$221k0
WESTPORT FARMERS MARKET INCWestportCT$221k0
CENTRAL IOWA FAIR ASSOCIATIONMarshalltownIA$221k0
Wrights Human Resources and Community DevelopmentChattanoogaTN$220k0
CIDER INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICAPortlandOR$220k1
EASTSIDE COMPASSIONATE MISSIONFlintMI$220k0
PARAGENIUS FOUNDATIONKiheiHI$220k0
Giving Garden IncMabletonGA$220k0
OPEN TABLE MDIBar HarborME$220k0
CAPE COD BRITE LIGHTS INCWest YarmouthMA$220k0
FIDEICOMISO DE TIERRAS COMUNITARIAS PARA LA AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLESan JuanPR$220k1
MIDWEST FOOD CONNECTIONMinneapolisMN$219k1
CULTIVATING CHANGE FOUNDATIONPalm SpringsCA$219k0
HELPS OUTREACH INCNaplesFL$219k2
ALMOND ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONTurlockCA$219k0
BULLHEAD REGIONAL FOOD BANK INCBullhead CityAZ$218k1
FRIENDS OF CODEYS NOLANew OrleansLA$218k0
LINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INCCedar RapidsIA$218k0
IGLESIAS GARDENS COPhiladelphiaPA$218k4
SPICE FIELD KITCHEN INCBrecksvilleOH$218k2
MA'ALOT FARMSLos GatosCA$218k1
Lee County Fair AssociationDixonIL$218k1
OUR DAILY BREAD KITCHEN INCAsheboroNC$218k1
Waushara County Food Pantry IncWautomaWI$218k0
PUTNEY FOODSHELF INCPutneyVT$217k1
COLORADO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIATIONEatonCO$217k1
PINE COUNTRY RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA INCSopertonGA$217k0
Lewis Educational Agricultural FarmSouthingtonCT$217k1
SERVICES FOR THE HOMEBOUND OF FRANKLIN COUNTY INCChambersburgPA$217k0