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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 86 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Roots In the Community Market FoundationCharlotteNC$121k0
AGRICADEMY INCCincinnatiOH$121k2
CROWS NEST RESEARCH CENTERMcLeanVA$121k0
Clark Fork - Hope Food Bank CorpClark ForkID$121k0
FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY PROJECTBeavercreekOH$121k3
Feeding Kids Cleveland County IncShelbyNC$121k1
SYED BARI FOUNDATION INCDeer ParkIL$121k0
HELPING HANDS PANTRY INCBonita SpringsFL$121k0
PROJECT THIRD DAY NFPCarlinvilleIL$121k0
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING INCNeotsuOR$121k0
WHATCOM FAMILY FARMERS EDUCATIONLyndenWA$120k1
THE DAIRY PRACTICES COUNCILMonroeME$120k1
SOMERVELL COUNTY FOOD BANKGlen RoseTX$120k0
Healing Hunger Beaver CountyAliquippaPA$120k1
LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION INCHelenaMT$120k0
KENTUCKY PEST CONTROL EDUCATIONAL FUND INCLexingtonKY$120k0
MEADOWS OF THE KERN MUTUAL WATER COMPANYBakersfieldCA$120k0
Mission on Main StreetCollinsvilleOK$120k0
EMERSON FARMSVermillionOH$120k0
CANAL MARKET COFresnoCA$120k0
CALVARY FOOD PANTRY CNYAuburnNY$120k1
LYNN COUNTY FARM BUREAUTahokaTX$120k0
RAMBLIN VEWE FARM TRUSTLaconiaNH$120k0
CLEVELAND ROOTS INCClevelandOH$120k0
THE CULTURAL CUP FOOD BANKPhoenixAZ$120k0
HOZHO COLLECTIVEPleasantonCA$120k0
RADFORD FAIRLAWN DAILY BREADRadfordVA$120k0
SURFACE CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICESCedaredgeCO$120k0
AMADOR COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATIONPlymouthCA$120k0
Good News Community KitchenChicagoIL$119k1
FOODAID COMMemphisTN$119k0
BOWL FOR HUNGERWoodbridgeNJ$119k0
GRACE & PEACE MINISTRIES INCDeerfield BeachFL$119k0
MACOMB FOOD PROGRAMMacOmb TownshipMI$119k0
FAITH FOOD PANTRYNettletonMS$119k0
URBAN BYCYCLE FOOD MINISTRY - DES MOINES INCDes MoinesIA$119k0
MINNEOLA SENIOR CENTER INCMinneolaKS$119k0
GREENER PASTURESMinneapolisMN$119k0
SPRINGFIELD AREA FOOD SHELFSpringfieldMN$119k0
Lionfish Invitational IncMarathonFL$119k0
MERCER ISLAND FARMERS MARKETMercer IslandWA$119k1
WALSH COUNTY EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRYGraftonND$119k0
KINGSWAY HELP CENTERSteeles TavernVA$119k0
NATCHEZ COMMUNITY STEWPOT INCNatchezMS$119k0
ASSOCIATION OF GLEANING ORGANIZATIONS INCKamasUT$119k1
KINGDOM COME INCOconto FallsWI$119k0
Blocking Hunger FoundationBirminghamAL$119k0
MINNESOTA DEER FARMERS ASSOCIATIONWillmarMN$119k0
SPIRIT OF MATTHEW 25Coon RapidsMN$119k0
Anson Meals on Wheels IncAnsonTX$119k1