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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 79 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BACKPACK BLESSINGS INCNew BernNC$148k2
BROCKPORT ECUMENICAL FOOD SHELFBrockportNY$148k0
JUNCTION CITY LOCAL AIDJunction CityOR$148k2
HUNGER ACTION NETWORK OF NEW YORK STATE INCAlbanyNY$148k0
MISSION2MOVECincinnatiOH$148k0
IOWA PORK FOUNDATIONCliveIA$148k0
AROUND THE BAY FARMERS ALLIANCE INCPrincess AnneMD$147k0
Brooklyn Food PantryBrooklynMI$147k0
FEED716BuffaloNY$147k0
Chicks Ahoy Farm IncBloomfieldCT$147k0
CHARLES CITY COUNTYJAMES CITY COUNTY NEW KENT COUNTY/YORK COUNTY FARM BUREAUProvidence ForgeVA$147k0
Mt Healthy Alliance IncMt HealthyOH$147k2
TEXAS LAMB BREEDERS ASSOCFredoniaTX$146k0
HOPE MINISTRIES OF MCKEESPORT INCMcKeesportPA$146k0
31 BACKPACKS INCHoughtonMI$146k0
HASTINGS FARMERS MARKET INCHastings On HudsonNY$146k0
FOOD PANTRY FOR WOODFORD COUNTY INCVersaillesKY$146k0
CASS COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATIONLindenTX$146k1
Project Victory GardensTownvilleSC$146k3
PRECINCT ONE-MCCARTY ROAD LANDFILL COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPORATIONHoustonTX$146k0
BROOKINGS BACK PACK PROJECTBrookingsSD$146k0
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE CLASSROOM INCShepherdsvilleKY$145k0
FRIENDS OF PEANUT PROUD INCBlakelyGA$145k0
CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCEBlufftonGA$145k1
OPERATION COMPASSION OF MERCER COUNTY INCPrincetonWV$145k0
BRENTWOOD MEALS ON WHEELSPittsburghPA$145k0
LAKESHORE COMMUNITY PANTRYKewauneeWI$145k0
FRANKENMUTH FARMERS MARKETFrankenmuthMI$145k1
THE MORGAN COUNTY BLOCK INCFort MorganCO$145k0
TAUNTON AREA COMMUNITY TABLE INCTauntonMA$145k1
AFGE LOCAL 3922El PasoTX$145k4
TRAILL COUNTY SENIOR CITIZEN GRANTEE BOARD INC DBA TRAILL COUNTY SENIOR SERFargoND$145k0
CEDAR KEY FOOD PANTRY INCCedar KeyFL$145k0
TAM KY PROJECT INCAliso ViejoCA$145k0
FRIENDLY FRIDGE FOUNDATION INCBronxNY$145k2
NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY FEED MY SHEEP FOOD CUPBOARDSlippery RockPA$145k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SOMERSET COUNTY INCSomersetPA$145k1
HOULTON FAIR ASSOCIATIONHoultonME$144k0
CLINTONVILLE AREA FOOD PANTRYClintonvilleWI$144k0
PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION INCPittsburghPA$144k0
VERMILION PARISH CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATIONAbbevilleLA$144k0
CAPE MINISTRY INCHyannisMA$144k0
Brandt Foundation IncSpringfieldIL$144k0
FOOD ASSISTANCE MATCH INCPittsburghPA$144k0
BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS FOOD BANKPleasantonTX$144k0
HOBART FOOD PANTRY INCHobartIN$144k0
BOWDOINHAM FOOD PANTRYBowdoinhamME$144k1
WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY GROWERSLightfootVA$144k0
I Support the 1 Food Pantry for VeteranSaginawMI$144k0
SIWOK FoundationGreenevilleTN$144k0