Food and agriculture programs

Name: Top 20 Food and agriculture nonprofits
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There are 29,631 food and agriculture nonprofits in the United States. Combined, these food and agriculture nonprofits employ 100,566 people, earn more than $38 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $34 billion.

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Subcategories within food and agriculture programs:

Agricultural organizations (9,556)
Food distribution programs (15,848)
- Food banks (8,391)

Types of food and agriculture nonprofits

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Food distribution programs	15,848	61,142	$31,432,049,104	$18,730,527,723
Agriculture nonprofits	9,557	34,938	$5,131,538,825	$13,517,961,723
Food banks and pantries	8,391	48,860	$28,876,019,771	$16,708,434,684
Organizations supporting multiple food and agriculture nonprofits	601	77	$38,497,069	$85,383,018
Food and agriculture professional societies	435	492	$119,814,641	$168,564,394
Food and agriculture alliances and advocates	354	272	$52,940,385	$73,515,621
Organizations supporting a single food or agriculture nonprofit	188	153	$50,213,511	$349,328,757
Food and agriculture research and public policy institutes	112	1,432	$435,194,233	$547,360,738
Food and agriculture technical and management assistance providers	100	198	$43,379,726	$104,785,081

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Job trends for Food and agriculture nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,588
1-10	3,033
11-25	967
26-100	679
101 to 1,000	187
1,000+	4

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Food and agriculture nonprofits is driven by large organizations like National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service (GA FSIS), Rice Research Organization (IRRI), and Ohio County & Independent Agricultural Societies - Mahoning Cnty Agricultural Soc.
The largest employers tend to be food banks, agricultural organizations, food distribution programs, food and agriculture nonprofits, and food and agriculture research institutes.

Sizes of food and agriculture nonprofits

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,669
$250k to $1M	2,900
$1M to $5M	1,598
$5M to $25M	595
$25M to $100M	180
$100M+	60

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Feeding America, Midwest Food Bank NFP, The Houston Food Bank, Feed the Children, and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Food and agriculture nonprofits.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 5.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Food and agriculture nonprofits with more than $100 million account for 43.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be food banks, agricultural organizations, food distribution programs, food and agriculture research institutes, and food and agriculture nonprofits.

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1-20 of 29,631

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's mission is to create a partnership between farmers and consumers that meets consumer needs and ensures agricultural prosperity in a global marketplace.

Revenue

$19.3m

Assets

$55.8m

Employees

EIN

31-4369470

IRS type

501(c)(5)

National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)

The National Pork Producers Council, representing 42 affiliated state associations, works to ensure that the U.S. pork industry remains a consistent and responsible supplier of high-quality pork to domestic and international markets.

Revenue

$26.2m

Assets

$39.1m

Employees

EIN

42-0796455

IRS type

501(c)(5)

Freestore Foodbank

The Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food and services provider to children and families in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.

Revenue

$87.6m

Assets

$72.3m

Employees

156

EIN

23-7122205

IRS type

501(c)(3)

God's Love We Deliver

God's Love We Deliver is the New York City metropolitan area's leading provider of nutritious, individually-tailored meals to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves.

Revenue

$51.6m

Assets

$75.4m

Employees

242

EIN

13-3366846

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Citymeals-On-Wheels

Citymeals-On-Wheels delivers nutritious food and human company to homebound elderly New Yorkers with 100% public donation use for meal preparation.

Revenue

$33.3m

Assets

$85.8m

Employees

EIN

13-3634381

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The DC Central Kitchen

The DC Central Kitchen is a food bank or pantry in Washington, DC whose mission is: We use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities.

Revenue

$31.1m

Assets

$43.0m

Employees

433

EIN

52-1584936

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

MOWSF is a local, independent non-profit organization. MOWSF exists to alleviate the food insecurity and loneliness experienced by seniors who want to stay in their own home but cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.

Revenue

$31.0m

Assets

$80.7m

Employees

154

EIN

94-1741155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Three Square

Three Square's mission is to provide wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community.

Revenue

$89.7m

Assets

$178.1m

Employees

182

EIN

30-0396918

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Forgotten Harvest

The mission of Forgotten Harvest is to relieve hunger in the Detroit metropolitan community and preventing nutritious food waste.

Revenue

$96.7m

Assets

$59.7m

Employees

139

EIN

38-2926476

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels America

To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated.

Revenue

$47.6m

Assets

$64.3m

Employees

EIN

23-7447812

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Feed the Children

Feed the Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals worldwide, providing hope and resources for those lacking life's essentials.

Revenue

$386.4m

Assets

$133.3m

Employees

208

EIN

73-6108657

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

CFBNJ fights hunger and poverty by assisting those in need, engaging volunteers, donors and partners to fill the gap.

Revenue

$214.1m

Assets

$125.2m

Employees

379

EIN

22-2423882

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Feeding San Diego

Feeding San Diego rescues surplus food to nourish people facing hunger, delivering 26-31 million meals yearly through direct service and 350+ partners.

Revenue

$86.7m

Assets

$15.2m

Employees

EIN

26-0457477

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fair Trade USA

Fair Trade USA certifies ethical sourcing through rigorous, independently audited standards that improve livelihoods, protect the environment, and strengthen transparent supply chains worldwide.

Revenue

$22.2m

Assets

$17.7m

Employees

EIN

41-1848081

IRS type

501(c)(3)

One Acre Fund

The One Acre Fund empowers smallholder farmers in Africa through supplies, training, and financing to increase yields, income, and improve community resilience.

Revenue

$351.8m

Assets

$365.5m

Employees

EIN

20-3668110

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bread for the World Institute

Bread for the World Institute educates on global & domestic hunger issues through analysis, research, policy papers, and advocacy outreach.

Revenue

$8.4m

Assets

$22.4m

Employees

EIN

51-0175510

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA)

Pha's mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity.

Revenue

$2.7m

Assets

$8.2m

Employees

EIN

27-1712188

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Connecticut Foodshare (CFB)

Connecticut Foodshare mobilizes partners, volunteers, and supporters to distribute 40 million meals and raise awareness about hunger.

Revenue

$128.7m

Assets

$55.2m

Employees

144

EIN

06-1063025

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Philabundance

Philabundance fights hunger with food distribution, waste reduction, and access to nutritious meals through partnerships in a 9-county service area.

Revenue

$106.3m

Assets

$41.6m

Employees

216

EIN

23-2290505

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Heartland

Second Harvest Heartland combats hunger by distributing nutritious food, advocating for effective policies, and innovating solutions to support communities in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Revenue

$276.8m

Assets

$87.5m

Employees

357

EIN

23-7417654

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "K00: Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

Food and agriculture programs

Types of food and agriculture nonprofits

Job trends for Food and agriculture nonprofits

Sizes of food and agriculture nonprofits

Directory of food and agriculture nonprofits

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)

Freestore Foodbank

God's Love We Deliver

Citymeals-On-Wheels

The DC Central Kitchen

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF)

Three Square

Forgotten Harvest

Meals on Wheels America

Feed the Children

Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

Feeding San Diego

Fair Trade USA

One Acre Fund

Bread for the World Institute

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA)

Connecticut Foodshare (CFB)

Philabundance

Second Harvest Heartland

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