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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 98 of 144

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
EAST ALLEGHENY MEALS ON WHEELSNorth VersaillesPA$89k0
UNDER HIS WINGSPlattsmouthNE$89k0
Growing Hope FoundationOwatonnaMN$89k4
WEST SAN MARCOS DOVE HUNT FOUNDATIONSan MarcosTX$89k0
MINISTRIES UNLIMITED INCTroyIL$89k0
FRIENDSHIP DONATIONS NETWORKIthacaNY$89k0
BISMARCK MEALS ON WHEELS INCBismarckND$89k2
THE LAZY MOOSE INCFarragutIA$89k0
OUR FATHERS TABLE II INCVero BeachFL$89k0
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL CENTampaFL$89k0
EQUINE HERITAGE FOUNDATIONBrightonCO$89k0
GLADWIN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONGladwinMI$89k0
FRIENDS OF THE OMAHA FARMERS MARKETOmahaNE$89k0
AKELEY NEVIS FOOD SHELFAkeleyMN$89k0
MILWAUKEE FOOD COUNCIL INCMilwaukeeWI$88k0
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY AT ST MARYS MOHEGAN LAKE INCMohegan LakeNY$88k0
FOOD LIFE SERVICES OF CAMPBELL COUNLa FolletteTN$88k1
LOST SHEEP OF LOUISVILLE INCProspectKY$88k3
Christian Food Bank of SalemburgSalemburgNC$88k0
Vermont Dairy Producers Association IncVergennesVT$88k0
JEFFERSON STREET OASIS COMMUNITY GARDENSpringfieldOH$88k0
Food With Fam IncNew YorkNY$88k0
Tapal Charitable FoundationCypressTX$88k0
CENTRAL STATES FAIR FOUNDATIONRapid CitySD$88k1
FRIENDS OF CAFACasa GrandeAZ$88k0
DAVIDS HEART FOUNDATION INCOldsmarFL$88k0
FREEDOM FOOD PANTRY INCFreedomWI$88k0
Holtville AG Education Foundation IncHoltvilleCA$88k0
Floresville Food Pantry IncFloresvilleTX$88k0
LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCLouisvilleGA$88k0
HARNETT FOOD PANTRY INCLillingtonNC$88k0
SISTERS CAMELOTMinneapolisMN$88k0
THE BRIDGE OF EDGEWOOD CORPORATIONEdgewoodMD$87k3
Hunger Response Team of Sterling InSterlingVA$87k0
LIVING EARTH AGRICULTURE FOUNDATIONBoulderCO$87k0
Gods Bounty IncIndianapolisIN$87k0
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF BARTON COUNTY INCGreat BendKS$87k0
METROPOLITAN DETROIT FLOWER GROWERSBellevilleMI$87k0
SHARE FOOD SHARE LOVE FOOD PANTRYBrookfieldIL$87k0
SnoValley TilthCarnationWA$87k2
Franklin County Fair and Horse ShowFrankfortKY$87k0
COFFEY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INCBurlingtonKS$87k0
STREATORLAND COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCStreatorIL$87k0
LES DAMES D ESCOFFIER-AUSTIN CHAPTERAustinTX$87k0
HELPING HANDS OUTREACH CENTER OF GASCONADE COUNTYOwensvilleMO$87k0
SOLOMON HOUSENew IberiaLA$87k1
North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association IncClintonNC$87k1
Helpful Harvest Food BankAthensWV$87k0
BURKE SENIOR MEAL SITE INCWest BurkeVT$87k0
MISSION ECHOBellCA$86k1