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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 76 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HELPING OTHERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY TNMountain CityTN$160k0
SEBRING MEALS ON WHEELS INCSebringFL$160k0
GROWER-SHIPPER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONSalinasCA$160k1
OSHKOSH SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET INCOshkoshWI$160k2
ASPINWALL MEALS ON WHEELS INCPittsburghPA$160k0
MEALS FOR UNITY INCLong Island CityNY$159k0
YADA INCToddNC$159k0
St Andrews Food Cupboard IncRochesterNY$159k0
WATERTOWN AREA PEOPLE AGAINST CHILD HUNGERWatertownSD$159k0
CHRISTIANS WHO CARE INCCoolidgeAZ$159k0
Catholic Service Board Cinderella CellarDavenportIA$159k0
STONE SOUP FOOD BANKLapeerMI$159k0
BUCKEYE HEREFORD ASSOCIATIONSBerlin HeightsOH$159k0
URBAN WHOLISTICSToledoOH$159k0
NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN EDUCATIONAL CORPORATIONAuroraCO$159k0
UTAH CHARITIESSalt Lake CityUT$159k1
North County Farmers Market AssociationPaso RoblesCA$159k0
FOOD PANTRY OF CARROLL COUNTY INCCarrolltonKY$158k0
BEHAVIOR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONKalamazooMI$158k0
Brightmoor ConnectionDetroitMI$158k5
AL FRIENDS INCMontereyCA$158k0
NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR RED ANGUS EVENT INCStockportIA$158k0
San Luis Obispo County Farmers Market Association IncArroyo GrandeCA$158k1
LONG BEACH LOCALLong BeachCA$158k0
ON HIGHER GROUNDLodge GrassMT$158k0
MAGIS FUNDHopeRI$158k0
STANDING STONE COMMUNITY CENTER NFPCharlestonIL$158k0
PITTSFORD FOOD CUPBOARD INCPittsfordNY$158k2
I-92 MINISTRIESClintonMI$157k1
FEEDING INCCarthageMO$157k0
WAVES OF COMPASSION FOUNDATIONBodega BayCA$157k0
BIRDS OF PARADISE FOUNDATIONRockfordIL$157k0
OHIO LAND IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS ALeipsicOH$157k3
THE BREAD BASKET OF NORTHEASTERN PAScrantonPA$157k0
NEBRASKA NON-STOCK COOP BEET GROWERScottsbluffNE$157k11
OTHELLO FOOD BANKOthelloWA$157k1
JACKSON HOLE FARMERS MARKETJacksonWY$156k0
PULASKI COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGINGHawkinsvilleGA$156k1
PROJECT SALINA INCSalinaKS$156k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COW PROTECTION INCGainesvilleFL$156k1
Uncomplicated KitchenCullowheeNC$156k1
RETIRED TEACHERS INCDodge CityKS$156k0
BAYLOR COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOWSeymourTX$156k0
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY IN TOOLSeven PointsTX$156k0
ALPACA BREEDERS OF THE ROCKIES INCEstes ParkCO$156k0
CONNECTIONS 4 LIFE CENTERFountainCO$156k0
PIEDMONT BENEVOLENCE CENTERPiedmontAL$156k0
EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION FOUNDATION INCWest SpringfieldMA$156k2
DAIRY COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN INCOkemosMI$156k3
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL KEENEKeeneNH$155k0