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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 77 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
KENTUCKY SEED IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INCLexingtonKY$155k0
MEALS ON WHEELS CALIFORNIA INCAnaheimCA$155k0
GEAUGA HUNGER TASK FORCEChardonOH$155k0
Worlds End School of Thought Agriculture and Craft IncEsperanceNY$155k3
NORTH CAROLINA SWEETPOTATO COMMISSION FOUNDATION INCBensonNC$155k1
MEALS ON WHEELS INC WOLFBORO AREAWolfeboroNH$155k0
JEFFERSON GROWERS ARTISANS AND PRODCharles TownWV$155k1
FRANKLIN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER INCSaint AlbansVT$155k0
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF SHENANDOAHShenandoahIA$155k0
HAYMAKER FARMERS MARKET INCKentOH$155k0
AR-RAZZAQ FOOD BANKSacramentoCA$155k0
CLAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INCHayesvilleNC$155k0
AARON MEALSApalachicolaFL$155k0
BREAD SHED INCPoplar BluffMO$155k1
SHOW ME HOW MINISTRIES CORPAcworthGA$155k0
Panthers Lets EatPoint PleasantNJ$155k0
THE PEOPLE FIRST FOOD PANTRY INCUxbridgeMA$155k0
THE MISSION COMPANY INCMoon TownshipPA$154k1
WE HELP INCCoto De CazaCA$154k0
DELTA CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION CENTERMetcalfeMS$154k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF BREVARD INCBrevardNC$154k1
RICHMOND FOOD SHELF AND THRIFT STORE INCRichmondVT$154k2
MANNA FOR MANY - AN ANABAPTIST MISSIONSmithvilleOH$154k0
OCEAN PARK FOOD BANKOcean ParkWA$154k0
BREWSTER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCBrewsterNY$154k0
FRONTERA FARMER FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$154k0
Uplift Path Wise OrgSimi ValleyCA$154k0
PUGET SOUND PET FOOD BANKFederal WayWA$154k0
Major County Fair Board FoundationAmesOK$154k0
CLAYTON AREA MINISTRIES INCClaytonNC$154k0
Ratcliff Community Base OrganizationOakwoodTX$154k0
GYO Greens Farms IncPonte VedraFL$154k0
Sonoma County Grape Growers FoundationSanta RosaCA$154k0
Soup Angels of Nyack IncNyackNY$153k0
WOODWARD SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMWoodwardOK$153k0
FORSYTH BACKPACK PROGRAMWinston SalemNC$153k3
MOBILE LOAVES TWIN CITIESMinneapolisMN$153k0
GROWINGSOUL INCSmallwoodNY$153k1
SEDGWICK COUNTY WELL USERS INCSedgwickCO$153k0
Community Soup Kitchen of Wilson County IncWilsonNC$153k0
GRIMES STOREHOUSE INCGrimesIA$153k0
COVENTRY FOOD PANTRYPottstownPA$153k0
Muskego Food Pantry IncMuskegoWI$153k0
MERCY MEALSNorfolkNE$152k1
HERU URBAN FARMING AND GARDENHazelwoodMO$152k0
CORRY AREA FOOD PANTRYCorryPA$152k0
EDIBLE LEFTOVERS INCChestnut RidgeNY$152k1
Healthy Kids Katering Service of Paterson IncPatersonNJ$152k1
STEPPING STONE MISSION OF FRANKLIN COUNTYRocky MountVA$152k2
TRURO COMMUNITY KITCHEN INCNorth TruroMA$152k0