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Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina reported $172.3 million in revenue and $162.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.28 went to program services, $0.97 to management and general costs and $1.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $398,896 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $163MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $172MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.3% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.8% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $398,896 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.25% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 30 of 30 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDistribution of Nutritional Foods Community Food Rescue (CFR):Community Food Rescue gathers and distributes perishable foods such as produce, dairy, restaurant and bakery items that might otherwise be discarded. The food is picked up daily and delivered on the same day at no cost to our agencies that feed on-site. This program annually saves almost 10.5 million pounds of food in our service area across 36 agencies in North and South Carolina.Distribution of Produce, Meat, Seafood, and Dairy:SHFBM places a special emphasis on soliciting and distributing highly nutritious foods including…
Overall Product DistributionSecond Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina(SHFBM) received 88,709,148 lbs of grocery and household product from almost 250 local donors(excluding individuals and companies doing food drives), national sources coordinated by Feeding America, USDA Commodities, and purchases in 2024-2025. SHFBM distributed 89,994,859 bs of this product to over 950 partner agencies through our 24 county service region of North and South Carolina and to other food banks in 2024-2025PurchasedIn 2024-2025 SHFBM received 8,237,101 in grants and donations restricted for food purhcases. These…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $369,483 | $0 | $29,413 | $398,896 |
| Finance Director Listed in Part VII, 60.00 hrs/week | $204,504 | $0 | $10,451 | $214,955 |
| COO Listed in Part VII, 60.00 hrs/week | $201,776 | $0 | $10,381 | $212,157 |
| Senior Accountant Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,542 | $0 | $8,631 | $147,173 |
| CPO Listed in Part VII, 60.00 hrs/week | $136,059 | $0 | $7,304 | $143,363 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $399K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b30 · 30 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 597
- Volunteers Part I, line 6336,302
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RDK Alpha Dog Fundraising | $0 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out.
Private foundation grants it received
65 private foundations reported grants to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina spent in FY2025, $97.28 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina reported that 97.3% of its $162.6 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $398,896, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina get its money?
Of $172.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.9% came from contributions and grants (including 3.8% from government grants) and 2.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-1352593 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611329349304271 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349311295 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401349349307075 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341309349303494 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349308483 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349308389 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-1352593: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.