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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 71 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
CLIVE COMMUNITY SERVICESCliveIA$184k0
The Fathers Heart Ministry of Roc IncRochesterNY$184k1
Minority and Veteran Farmers of the Piedmont IncRuckersvilleVA$184k0
MORE THAN APPLESEscondidoCA$184k1
PORCH-DurhamDurhamNC$183k1
LORDS HARVEST INCEl RenoOK$183k2
KONA COFFEE CULTURAL FESTIVALKailuakonaHI$183k0
PENNSYLVANIA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATIONCollegevillePA$183k0
ATHENS AREA EMERGENCY FOOD BANK INCAthensGA$183k1
Power of One FoundationOrangeCA$183k0
CARROLLS KITCHEN INC C/O RYAN CARROLLEast IslipNY$182k0
CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY FOOD SHELFCircle PinesMN$182k0
Texas Desalination AssociationStuartFL$182k0
GROWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKCedar RapidsIA$182k0
TREVORS VISION INCPhoenixAZ$182k0
OAK FOREST WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONBudaTX$182k0
KATY CARES INCKatyTX$182k1
Phelps County Dream CenterRollaMO$182k0
NEEDY BASKET OF SOUTHERN MIAMI COTipp CityOH$182k0
MERCY MEALS AND MORENew BedfordMA$182k1
California Coalition CulinaryIrvineCA$182k0
ELLINGTON FARMERS MARKET INCEllingtonCT$182k0
SALEM HARVESTSalemOR$182k1
SOUP FOR THE SOUL ORG INCMurrayKY$182k0
FEEDING MY SHEEP INCVansantVA$182k0
NEMAHA COUNTY FREE FAIR INCSenecaKS$182k0
BEND FARMERS MARKETBendOR$182k1
ALLIANCE OF SUSTAINABLE FARMSRidgelandMS$182k1
Soup Kitchen 411 IncScotch PlainsNJ$181k0
HEAVENS HARVEST FOOD PANTRYMartinKY$181k0
LAZARUS COMMUNITY INCORPORATEDOklahoma CityOK$181k1
VAQUERO LEGACY PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$181k0
SALAAM CLEVELANDStrongsvilleOH$181k0
Donkey Dreams Sanctuary IncLittlefieldAZ$181k0
OKLAHOMA WHEAT RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWaukomsOK$181k1
Straight Street IncOrlandoFL$181k0
Frontier Days FoundationWalla WallaWA$181k0
NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS USA INCMiramarFL$181k0
CATTLEMEN'S DAYS INCGunnisonCO$180k0
Foundation for Food & Farm ConnectionsSuccessMO$180k0
FEED HOCO INCWoodbineMD$180k0
Simply Jewish LtdNanuetNY$180k0
BETTY LOUS PANTRY INCCoopersburgPA$180k0
LADY TS HOMELESS MINISTRY INCLithoniaGA$180k1
Birdhouse Farmers MarketRichmondVA$180k0
PAW PACKS PROGRAM INCNewvillePA$180k0
GERMANTOWN HELP INCGermantownMD$180k1
MID-NORTH FOOD PANTRY INCIndianapolisIN$180k0
HANDS FOR HOPEPortlandTN$179k0
SENIOR CITIZENS RECREATION CENTERBurleyID$179k1