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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 84 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
APPLE HILL GROWERS ASSOCIATIONCaminoCA$130k0
Bridging a Gap Weekend Feeding ProgramFederal WayWA$130k0
Yucca community Food PantryYuccaAZ$130k0
PET FOOD PANTRY OF EASTERN NCGreenvilleNC$130k1
A NEED WE FEED INCJacksonNJ$130k0
NORTHWEST AQUACULTURE ALLIANCECovingtonWA$130k1
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY SCIENCES INCGaithersburgMD$130k1
Blackwater Ministerial Association IncDavisWV$129k0
Liberty Group Senior Services IncAtlantaGA$129k0
WHITEHALL-COPLAY HUNGER INITIATIVEWhitehallPA$129k0
Fueled For SchoolNoblesvilleIN$129k0
Carpenters Table Community Outreach CenterMooreSC$129k0
Lafayette Farmers and Artisans MarketLafayetteLA$129k2
CAFE FOOD RESCUEBreckenridgeCO$129k0
MITCHELL COUNTY FOOD BANK AND HELP CENTER INCPelhamGA$129k0
Cave Junction Farmers MarketCave JunctionOR$129k1
SHAWANGUNK WINE TRAIL INCKingstonNY$129k0
Cisco Senior Nutrition Program IncCiscoTX$129k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATERING EXECUTIVES FOUNDATION INCDallasTX$129k0
JASPER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INCMonticelloGA$129k0
Center for Regenerative AgricultureOjaiCA$129k0
North East Texas Benevolence IncFlintTX$129k0
EMPORIA RESCUE MISSION INCEmporiaKS$129k1
UNION FOOD PANTRYUnionMO$128k0
EAST TEXAS KIDS MEALS INCPalestineTX$128k1
ROOTED IN INCGreen BayWI$128k0
SACRED HEART CONFERENCE SVDP CULLMANCullmanAL$128k0
Livingston County Farm BureauHowellMI$128k6
BETWEEN FRIENDS FOOD PANTRY OF SUGAR GROVESugar GroveIL$128k1
MANNA FROM SEVEN INCTerre HauteIN$128k0
Anacortes Farmers MarketAnacortesWA$128k3
AGRICULTURE FOR COMMUNITY RESTORATION ECONOMIC JUSTICE SUSTASt LouisMO$128k0
ANGEL OF EDGEWOOD INCHartfordCT$128k0
PLACENTIA-YORBA MEALS ON WHEELSPlacentiaCA$127k0
South Dakota Poultry Industries AssociationBrookingsSD$127k0
OUTREACH FARM INCPawleys IslandSC$127k0
FANNIN COUNTY FAIR INCBonhamTX$127k0
SSSIO-USA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION A CHARITABLE CORPORATIONKatyTX$127k0
MASBIA RELIEFBrooklynNY$127k0
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE BENEFIT CORPWhitewaterWI$127k3
MCNEESE KIDS FOUNDATIONMcKinneyTX$126k0
SUNRISE WATER ASSOCIATIONOthelloWA$126k0
NORTH CENTRAL IOWA RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONKanawhaIA$126k0
Sharing & CaringTehachapiCA$126k0
NU3 FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$126k0
FEEDING AREA CHILDREN TOGETHERSt CloudMN$126k1
REEDSBURG AREA FOOD PANTRY INCReedsburgWI$126k0
Why Not MinistriesTrentonTN$126k3
OPERATION FULL FRIDGE INCBrooklynNY$126k0
GRACE DINERCulver CityCA$126k0