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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 80 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
OREGON WOMEN FOR AGRICULTUREAlbanyOR$144k0
Bedford Food Outreach IncBedfordPA$144k0
INTERNATIONAL MILLING EDUCATION FOUNDATIONLenexaKS$144k1
WASHBURN COUNTY FOOD PANTRYSpoonerWI$144k0
FISHERMANS MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF SDLakesideCA$144k0
WHITE DEER-SKELLYTOWN LIGHTHOUSE FOOD PANTRY INCWhite DeerTX$143k0
NEENAH-MENASHA EMERGENCY SOCIETY INCNeenahWI$143k0
Swerve OutreachAltoonaIA$143k1
Hatteras Island Meals IncBuxtonNC$143k0
GREEN HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTERDeer ParkWA$143k0
THE WYOMING FAIR ASSOCIATIONWyomingIA$143k0
GRACE COMMUNITY SERVICEFullertonCA$143k0
BEYOND VISION FOUNDATIONElkWA$143k0
BELLEVUE FARMERS MARKETBellevueWA$143k0
THE AQUAPONICS ASSOCIATIONTulsaOK$143k4
MEADOW FARM COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTFort BraggCA$143k2
HONEYBEE DISCOVERY CENTEROrlandCA$143k0
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE FOUNDATIONMiltonWA$143k0
COMMUNITY DINNER TABLE INCBlackfootID$142k0
Cuyahoga Valley Farmers MarketsCuyahoga FlsOH$142k1
FOOD FOREST COLLECTIVESeattleWA$142k0
VILLAGE HARVEST CORPORATIONSan JoseCA$142k1
SOUTH MORROW COUNTY SENIORS MATTERHeppnerOR$142k0
MIKE MEEKS CHARITY INCBakerFL$142k0
NEW BEGINNINGS INCWoonsocketRI$142k1
SALMON SENIOR CITIZENS NUTRITION SITE ASSOCSalmonID$142k1
TEXAS EGG COUNCILRound RockTX$142k0
GRESHAM FARMER'S MARKET ASSOCIATION INCGreshamOR$142k0
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYJohnstownPA$142k0
CASCADE COMMUNITY MARKETSLeavenworthWA$142k1
FEED BUFFALO INCBuffaloNY$142k1
YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE A NJ NON PRSouth Harrison TownshiNJ$141k0
CJHEALING ARTSTamaracFL$141k1
GOOD NEIGHBORS FOOD PANTRY OF BOYNEBoyne CityMI$141k0
JAVESCA FEEDS INCCharlotteNC$141k0
THREE SPRINGS COMMUNITY FARM FOUNDATION INCBodegaCA$141k1
ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY OF LINCOLN COUNTYNewcastleME$141k0
We Care IncBethesdaMD$141k0
FOOD BANK OF WISE COUNTY INCWiseVA$141k0
PETERSBURG IS GROWINGPetersburgVA$141k0
HEATH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY INCHeathMA$141k0
PORTLAND UPPER MT BETHEL FOOD PANTRY INCPortlandPA$141k0
CANNON BEACH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYCannon BeachOR$140k0
FOUNTAIN CITY MINISTRY CENTERKnoxvilleTN$140k0
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR AND HORSE SHOWMonticelloKY$140k0
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY FOOD ALLIANCE INCLawrenceKS$140k1
CARE & SHARE FOOD CLOSET INCWest FarmingtonME$140k0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER HYDE PARK INCHyde ParkNY$140k0
MODOC HERITAGE FOUNDATIONCedarvilleCA$140k0
SMITH CHAPEL FOOD AND CLOTHING MISSIONLoganOH$140k0