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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

Benchmark a specific Food, Agriculture & Nutrition role

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 9 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PROVIDER RESOURCES INCMethuenMA$7M2
CHILD HUNGER OUTREACH PARTNERSTowandaPA$7M1
GoodRoots NorthwestBuckleyWA$7M2
THE NON-GMO PROJECTBellinghamWA$6.9M10
GREATER CLEVELAND FOODBANK WATERLOO REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANYClevelandOH$6.9M2
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION INCRockvilleMD$6.9M10
CAROLINA FARM TRUST INCCorneliusNC$6.9M1
BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK INCVeronaWI$6.9M0
VENTURA COUNTY DAY CARE ASSOCIATIONVenturaCA$6.9M1
EASTERN MARKET CORPORATIONDetroitMI$6.8M5
Building Better Communities FoundationFresnoCA$6.8M1
ATTLEBORO CORPORATE CENTER ASSOCIATION INCAttleboroMA$6.8M0
HEALTHY HARVEST FOOD BANK INCWarsawVA$6.7M2
Big GreenDenverCO$6.7M3
COMMITTED TO HEALTHY MEALS FOOD PROGRAM INCFulshearTX$6.7M2
West Seattle Food BankSeattleWA$6.6M1
HEART FOOD PANTRYReynoldsburgOH$6.6M1
ST AMANT'S DCH INCDenham SpringsLA$6.5M1
WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FOOD CHAINS INCYorba LindaCA$6.5M1
MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATIONUnityME$6.5M1
LOAVES & FISHES FOOD PANTRY INCCharlottesvilleVA$6.4M1
PINNACLE PREVENTION CORPChandlerAZ$6.4M1
Feeding the CarolinasClemmonsNC$6.4M1
SHEPHERDS PANTRYGlendoraCA$6.4M0
Interfaith Food Ministry Nevada CountyGrass ValleyCA$6.4M1
MISSOULA FOOD BANK QALICBMissoulaMT$6.4M1
ST JOSEPH FOOD PROGRAM INCMenashaWI$6.4M0
BNAI RAPHAEL CHESED ORGANIZATION INBrooklynNY$6.4M0
MEALS ON WHEELS OF STATEN ISLAND INCStaten IslandNY$6.3M4
TRI-CITIES FOOD BANKKennewickWA$6.3M0
EDINBURG CHILD CARE INCEdinburgTX$6.3M1
Of One Accord IncRogersvilleTN$6.3M1
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INCLa MesaCA$6.2M2
SOLANO LAND TRUSTVacavilleCA$6.2M1
STATE FAIR OF WEST VIRGINIALewisburgWV$6.2M1
LUNCH BREAK INCRed BankNJ$6.1M3
Arethusa Farm Foundation IncLitchfieldCT$6.1M0
ISLAND GROWN INITIATIVE LTDVineyard HavenMA$6.1M3
DIONS CHICAGO DREAM INC NFPChicagoIL$6.1M1
UNDER GOD MINISTRIESPhoenixAZ$6M0
THE FAMILY PANTRY OF CAPE COD CORPHarwichMA$6M1
BUCKSPORT WATER SYSTEM INCConwaySC$6M1
LYNNWOOD FOOD BANKLynnwoodWA$6M1
SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE INCDecorahIA$6M3
FEEDING WISCONSIN INCMadisonWI$6M0
Meals on Wheels of Tampa IncTampaFL$6M3
HUNGER FREE COLORADODenverCO$5.9M2
HIGHPOINT CHARITABLE SERVICES INCLa GrangeKY$5.9M1
Waste Not IncScottsdaleAZ$5.9M4
MINNIES FOOD PANTRY INCPlanoTX$5.9M1