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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 81 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PEOPLES KITCHEN PHILLYPhiladelphiaPA$140k0
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYDixonIL$140k0
THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONAlbanyKY$140k0
Oregon Truffle FestivalEugeneOR$140k0
Red Acre CenterCedar CityUT$140k0
Educational Development in Emerging NationsWest ColumbiaSC$140k0
FAMILY FOOD MINISTRYEstill SpringsTN$140k1
SPEARFISH COMMUNITY PANTRY INCSpearfishSD$140k0
WEST DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRYDeerfieldIL$140k0
Lunch is Served IncSioux FallsSD$140k1
WEST END PANTRY INCKunkletownPA$140k0
CHURCH HILL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONHendersonTX$140k0
Urban Roots NTXCrowleyTX$139k1
HELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRYWyalusingPA$139k0
COOK COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATIONCountrysideIL$139k0
SUNDAY WESTCHESTER FARMERS MARKETLos AngelesCA$139k0
ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELFSt JosephMN$139k0
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONLafayetteLA$139k0
COMMUNITY COMPASSION USAEllicott CityMD$139k0
AMERY AREA FOOD PANTRY INCAmeryWI$139k0
POPE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYGlenwoodMN$139k0
MUSTANG ACRES INCPetalumaCA$139k0
THIEF RIVER FALLS AREA FOOD SHELFThief River FallsMN$139k0
TARPAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCFort MyersFL$139k0
FRIENDS OF THE FARMERS MARKETBlacksburgVA$139k1
SIBLEY COUNTY FOODSHARE INCGreen IsleMN$139k0
MARBLEHEAD FOOD PANTRY INCMarbleheadMA$139k0
ROLAND CRISIS CLOSETRolandAR$139k0
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY FAIR ASSOCBaudetteMN$139k0
LAKE COUNTY AREA CHURCHES CHARITIESBaldwinMI$139k0
FIGHT2FEED A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONLake ForestIL$139k0
MESSENGERS OF HOPE MISSION INCOdessaFL$139k0
SHENANGO VALLEY MEALS ON WHEELHermitagePA$139k0
WALDOBORO FOOD PANTRYWaldoboroME$139k0
CONCORD GRAPE BELT HERITAGE ASSN INCWestfieldNY$138k0
RONDOUT VALLEY FOOD PANTRY INCStone RidgeNY$138k0
THE DOCTOR YUM PROJECTSpotsylvaniaVA$138k0
JOSHUA BREAKTHROUGH MISSIONSClevelandTN$138k0
FOOD BANK NEWS INCMaplewoodNJ$138k1
CELLIS MAJOR DRIFFIN I - CEDRIC MOSKingstreeSC$138k0
SOUP KITCHENIdaho FallsID$138k2
St Francis Living RoomSan FranciscoCA$138k1
ENTIAT VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICESFOODBANKEntiatWA$138k0
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION FOR HOME ANDDenmarkWI$138k0
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS GROWN INCRutlandMA$138k1
Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project IncBerkeleyCA$138k1
Our Shared Kitchen IncAustinTX$138k0
HOPE FULL LIFE CENTER INCRavenaNY$138k1
HANOVER CHRISTMAS MOTHER INCDoswellVA$138k0
LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTENRosevilleCA$137k0