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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 85 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HENDERSON COUNTY HUNGER COALITIONHendersonvilleNC$126k0
BCTCARES FOUNDATION INCCharles TownWV$126k0
HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY FOOD PANTRYIrontonOH$125k0
SWEET POTATO COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIASacramentoCA$125k0
COMFORT TABLE AND FOOD PANTRYComfortTX$125k0
UMI Feeds IncAtlantaGA$125k1
DAIRY CATTLE REPRODUCTION COUNCILNew PragueMN$125k0
FREE LUNCH PROGRAMIowa CityIA$125k2
EAST COAST SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSOCStrathmereNJ$125k1
West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of FameBuckhannonWV$125k0
KICK OFF FOR KIDS INCOrlandoFL$125k0
CALIFORNIA HONEY FESTIVALWoodlandCA$125k0
OUTCAST FOOD NETWORK INC OUTCAST WELLNESS ALLIANCEWindsor MillMD$125k1
PARADISE IRRIGATION COMPANYParadiseUT$124k0
COLORADO MASTER IRRIGATOR INCBurlingtonCO$124k1
Nourishing Generations Educational ProjectFeltonCA$124k2
TXOLAN ALPACA ASSOCIATION INCBurtonTX$124k0
BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET ASSN INCBurlingtonVT$124k1
HELP THE HUNGRY BAKE SALE INCFarmingtonMO$124k0
Consider The HomelessBerkeleyCA$124k0
TEXAS AGRIFORESTRY SMALL FARMERS & RANCHERSNacogdochesTX$124k2
Iowa Farm Bureau FederationNewtonIA$124k0
KENTUCKY STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATIONLouisvilleKY$124k0
SHAKER HEIGHTS BEACHWOOD MEALS ON WHEELSShaker HeightsOH$124k1
Chipping Hill Micro FarmsBlue BellPA$124k1
UFEDMEEdmoreMI$124k0
Sustainable Food Institute of AmericaChicagoIL$124k0
HISTORIC METCALF-FRANKLIN FARM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATIONCumberlandRI$124k0
HEARTLAND HANDS INCHorn LakeMS$124k0
Marissa Giving GardenMarissaIL$123k0
FROM FAUNA INCSan FranciscoCA$123k1
MADISON FOOD CENTERMadisonOH$123k0
EAST BAY FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT East Bay Food Not BombsBerkeleyCA$123k0
MANNA PANTRYYukonOK$123k0
THE REMNANT OUTREACHKingstonTN$123k0
Foxboro Discretionary FundIncFoxboroMA$123k0
RUN 5 FEED 5TrinityNC$122k0
SOUTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES FOR AGRICULTURECayceSC$122k0
Western Agricultural Economics Association IncWestminsterCO$122k0
ALIQUIPPA GREENAliquippaPA$122k0
INTERFAITH MISSION CENTER INCRichmondIN$122k0
BREAD CONNECTIONCleburneTX$122k0
SOMERSET COUNTY MAPLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION INCFairhopePA$122k0
Every Kid Can CookColumbiaMD$122k0
KACHEMAK SHELLFISH MARICULTURE ASSOCIATION INCHomerAK$122k0
LINN CO LAMB & WOOL ASSOCScioOR$122k0
Agricultural Justice ProjectTurners FallsMA$121k1
E-ROADMAP INCWest Palm BeachFL$121k1
CHRISTIAN ON A MISSION INCPalm Beach GardensFL$121k1
HELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRY INCGardinerNY$121k0