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Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida reported $172.1 million in revenue and $173.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.49 went to program services, $1.65 to management and general costs and $2.86 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 22.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $341,341 (PRESIDENT). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 5% 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 $173MFor 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) | 95.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 22.6% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $341,341 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.20% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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 expenseGeneral food distribution: collection, warehousing, and distribution of product from local and national food industry donors, community food drives, and purchases to non-profit agencies with feeding and/or food distribution programs. The food is provided to partner agencies at a greatly reduced cost. The partner agencies provide the food to people in need at no cost. 62,661,975 pounds of food were distributed which provided approximately 52,786,693 meals
Vended meal program: a healthy meal service program that produces and distributes prepared unitized meals to community partners serving seniors and children. In the last fiscal year, this program distributed approximately 1 million meals
Retail rescue: a food rescue program where our team picks up nutritious perishable and non-perishable food products in refrigerated vehicles monday-friday from over 490 different retail store locations throughout central florida. The food is then brought back to our facilities and inspected for quality and safety. Once the products are approved by on-site training professionals at the Food Bank, it is distributed either at no-cost, or at a very minimal cost to more than 600 Second Harvest Food Bank member agencies who in-turn distribute to clients. The grocery alliance program distributed…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $318,507 | $0 | $22,834 | $341,341 |
| CHIEF HEALTH SYSTEMS & FIN Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $208,684 | $0 | $27,508 | $236,192 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $206,967 | $0 | $24,608 | $231,575 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $186,086 | $0 | $26,787 | $212,873 |
| CHIEF FOOD SERVICES OFFICE Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $159,918 | $0 | $25,635 | $185,553 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $133,617 | $0 | $24,699 | $158,316 |
| DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,258 | $0 | $9,657 | $111,915 |
| DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND DATA MGMT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,896 | $0 | $5,059 | $110,955 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (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–1b17 · 17 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 5225
- Volunteers Part I, line 642,443
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALPHA DOG MARKETING | $1,640,643 |
| EAGLE EXPRESS COURIERS | $1,013,449 |
| EMPLOYMENT GEEKS | $586,880 |
| FIRST LOGISTICS | $563,570 |
| ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION | $323,075 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
73 private foundations reported grants to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida totaling $1.2M 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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Every number above is copied from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida spent in FY2025, $95.49 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 Central Florida's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida reported that 95.5% of its $173.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.7% to management and general and 2.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $341,341, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida get its money?
Of $172.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 22.6% from government grants) and 2.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-2142315 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 202533309349300338 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413449349301001 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313409349300216 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223409349300512 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143269349300424 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013299349300311 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-2142315: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.