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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 83 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE MEALS ON WHEELS INCChevy ChaseMD$134k0
1ST PHOENIX COMMUNITY CENTERPhoenixOR$134k0
RUSSELL COUNTY FOOD PANTRYRussellKS$134k1
NOURISHING GREATNESS NFPRamseyIL$134k0
Saratoga Farmers' Market Association IncSaratoga SpringsNY$134k0
GODS OPEN ARMS MINISTRY INCGreenfieldIN$134k0
SOULE HOMESTEAD EDUCATION CENTER INCMiddleboroMA$134k1
THE LANTERN MINISTRIESSibleyIA$134k0
Svdp San Antoino IncPt CharlotteFL$133k0
PENNSYLVANIA NO-TILL ALLIANCEHarrisburgPA$133k0
KASHETA FARMS INCApopkaFL$133k0
ATHENS SOUP KITCHEN INCAthensTX$133k0
TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT INCTucsonAZ$133k1
FARMERS MARKET MANAGEMENT SERVICESCharlotteNC$133k1
MATTHEW 25 FARM INCTullyNY$133k0
ECHO USA INCEast MeadowNY$133k0
APLANTBASEDDIET ORG INCSilver SpringsFL$133k0
HASKELL COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATIONHaskellTX$133k0
MOUNT JOY HELPING SERVICESMount JoyPA$133k0
SAINT PATRICK SOUP KITCHENTroyOH$133k1
Beauty's Community CorporationHoustonTX$133k0
UPTOWN FARMERS MARKETCharlotteNC$133k0
WILLACY COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW FAIR & AUCTIONINCHarlingenTX$132k0
ALLIANCE FOR BETTER NUTRITION INCGreenwoodIN$132k1
WEST WINDSOR COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETPrincetonNJ$132k2
Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry LTDPutnam ValleyNY$132k0
PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHEAST US INCAmherstMA$132k0
APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY RELIEFBlack MountainNC$132k0
SECURED HELPSaratogaCA$132k0
LEXINGTON INTERFAITH OUTREACH FOOD PANTRY INCLexingtonMA$132k0
POPE COUNTY HEARTS & HANDS INCGlenwoodMN$132k2
CHEBOYGAN COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES INCCheboyganMI$132k0
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTEStauntonVA$131k1
PROJECT FEED INCBrattleboroVT$131k0
Greenup Meals On WheelsGreenupKY$131k0
Project 5810 IncSomersetKY$131k0
CRIVITZ AREA FOOD PANTRYCrivitzWI$131k0
WEST CENTRAL IL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH & DEMONSTRATION CENTER INCBaylisIL$131k0
BEVERLYS HEARTY SLICE INCOwensboroKY$131k0
COLUMBIA FALLS COMMUNITY MARKETCoramMT$131k1
Austin Empty Bowl ProjectAustinTX$131k0
GoPacksMariettaOH$131k0
BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS FOOD PANTRYGastoniaNC$130k0
HANOVER COUNTY FARM BUREAUAshlandVA$130k0
VASHON ISLAND GROWERS ASSOCIATIONVashonWA$130k0
PANTRY FOR ADAIR COUNTY INCKirksvilleMO$130k0
THE FARM TEAM INCLawrencevilleNJ$130k0
THE PARSONS PANTRY INCAikenSC$130k0
CENTRAL DOWNTOWN FOOD BASKETSacramentoCA$130k2
BACKPACK BLESSINGS INCPanama CityFL$130k0