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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 70 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
LOAVES & FISHES OUTREACH MINISTRYElizabethtonTN$191k1
NC STATE NBHA CORPShannonNC$191k0
SFMV INCSarasotaFL$191k2
FARMERS AND CRAFTS MARKET OF LAS CRUCESLas CrucesNM$190k0
ABERNATHY AG BOOSTERS INCAbernathyTX$190k0
McHenry County ECO Farm NFPHuntleyIL$190k0
STEARNS ORGANIC FARM CSA INCFraminghamMA$190k0
BALTIMORE COUNTY EXTENSION ADVISORY COUNCIL INCCockeysvilleMD$190k0
COOKING FOR LONG ISLAND VETERANSStony BrookNY$190k1
Unisea Fleet CooperativeBothellWA$190k0
FEED THE CREEKDaytonOH$190k2
ST LEOS SOUP KITCHENDetroitMI$190k0
MERCY SOUP KITCHEN OF WYANDANCH INCWyandanchNY$190k0
INTEGRITY TRANSFORMATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COAtlantaGA$190k0
MARTHA'S TABLE SO INCWashingtonDC$190k2
GIVING IN KINDNESS IN ARKANSAS INCLittle RockAR$189k2
BREAD OF LIFE MISSIONS INCCamp VerdeAZ$189k2
Tracy Patton MinistriesScottsburgIN$189k0
MADANEI MORDECHAI INCBrooklynNY$189k0
PARTNERSHIP CENTERSaginawMI$188k0
HAMIDA'S KITCHEN INCDunlapIL$188k0
COMMUNITY HARVEST OF CENTRAL VERMONTBerlinVT$188k0
Common GreensColumbusOH$188k0
Eco Urban GardensLos AngelesCA$188k0
MUKILTEO FOOD BANKMukilteoWA$188k0
MCDONOUGH COUNTY FARM BUREAUMacOmbIL$188k0
Nevada County Fairgrounds FoundationGrass ValleyCA$188k0
United Christian Care Center of Vidor Texas IncVidorTX$187k0
THE FOOD CENTERWarrensburgMO$187k2
Flint Hill Farm Educational Center IncCoopersburgPA$187k0
CRESCENTA AVALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PEP SQUAD BOOSTER CLUBMontroseCA$187k0
FARM TO FAMILY FUNDBloomingtonIN$186k0
CHRISTS KITCHEN & FOOD PANTRY INCSaint AlbansWV$186k0
WEBSTER COUNTY PANTRY INCMarshfieldMO$186k0
SHILOH MINISTRYMemphisTN$186k0
HILLSIDE OPENING POSSIBILITIES FOR EVERYONE INCKansas CityMO$186k0
Global One Urban FarmingKansas CityMO$186k1
EMILY EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF INCEmilyMN$186k0
AGRICULTURAL INCUBATOR FOUNDATIONBowling GreenOH$185k0
NORTHEAST MILLWRIGHT ASSOCIATIONBraintreeMA$185k0
1 Can IncConcordNC$185k1
OUR DAILY BREADCantonMS$185k1
CENTRAL VALLEY FEED THE HOMELESSElizabethtownKY$185k0
HEDLEY SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION INCHedleyTX$185k0
Suffolk Christian Fellowship CenterSuffolkVA$185k1
GRENACHE FEST INCMilton FreewaterOR$184k0
HUNGER IMPACT PARTNERSMinneapolisMN$184k1
BETHANY CENTERPiquaOH$184k1
ONE GOOD MEAL INC C/O ROBERTA MCARTHURLees SummitMO$184k0
South Central NM Cotton Bollweevil Control CommitteLas CrucesNM$184k0