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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 7 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPLakewoodNJ$10.5M6
FAIRBANKS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK SERVICE INCFairbanksAK$10.5M2
THE MERCED COUNTY FOOD BANKMercedCA$10.5M1
Food Bank of West Central TexasAbileneTX$10.5M0
THE FRESHFARM MARKETS INCWashingtonDC$10.3M2
THE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK INCHempsteadNY$10.3M6
SECOND HARVEST CREATING PATHWAYS FUNDLorainOH$10.1M1
THE FOOD TRUSTPhiladelphiaPA$10.1M4
LAST MILE FOOD RESCUECincinnatiOH$10.1M1
REAL HOPE INCPrescott ValleyAZ$10.1M0
KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES INCKalamazooMI$10.1M1
HIRANI PLATINUM CORPORATIONSugar LandTX$10M3
Meals on Wheels by ACCSacramentoCA$10M3
WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANKWichita FallsTX$10M1
HUNGRY FOR CHRISTHamiltonMI$9.8M1
FEEDING COLORADODenverCO$9.8M0
Arlington Food Assistance CenterArlingtonVA$9.8M3
FOOD & NUTRITION SOLUTIONS INCLufkinTX$9.7M3
EQUAL HEARTDallasTX$9.6M1
MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREENVILLE INCGreenvilleSC$9.6M1
LINN BENTON FOOD SHARECorvallisOR$9.6M4
Reb Shayalas KitchenSpring ValleyNY$9.6M1
FARMERS CONSERVATION ALLIANCEHood RiverOR$9.5M9
INTERNATIONAL AGRICENTER INCTulareCA$9.5M2
BROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INCOceansideCA$9.4M2
HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREADBoerneTX$9.4M1
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORSSan LeandroCA$9.2M2
Sumner Community Food BankSumnerWA$9.2M0
WOMEN'S FOODSERVICE FORUMDallasTX$9.2M7
WESTSIDE FOOD BANKSanta MonicaCA$9.1M2
THE APPLE ORCHARDSan AntonioTX$9.1M6
OHIO COUNTY&INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOC DELAWARE CO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYDelawareOH$9M2
FOOD FOR GREATER ELGIN INCElginIL$9M1
CROOKED CREEK FOOD PANTRY INCIndianapolisIN$9M0
HIGHLAND FOOD RESOURCES INCHollywoodFL$8.9M0
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK INCCrownsvilleMD$8.9M1
THE KROGER CO ZERO HUNGER ZERO WASTE FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$8.8M2
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CORPAustinTX$8.8M1
Never Go Hungry IncSewellNJ$8.8M4
METRO MEALS ON WHEELS INCMinneapolisMN$8.8M1
MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK INCLowellMA$8.7M1
Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food BankAlamedaCA$8.7M1
Homecare Associates IncAtlantaGA$8.6M2
HELENA FOOD SHARE INCHelenaMT$8.6M1
Yuba Sutter Gleaners Food Bank IncYuba CityCA$8.6M1
Foodlink for Tulare County IncExeterCA$8.6M1
NUTRI MEAL RESOURCESKatyTX$8.6M17
KARAMU NUTRITION PROGRAM INCMemphisTN$8.6M3
MCLENNAN COUNTY FAIR INCWacoTX$8.6M1
HUNGER FREE OKLAHOMA INCTulsaOK$8.5M3