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Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn reported $156.6 million in revenue and $149.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.77 went to program services, $1.12 to management and general costs and $3.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 64.7% of the total. Government grants made up 14.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $439,541 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% 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 $150MFor 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 $157M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$50.34 $79M
- Government grants$14.35 $22M
- Program service revenue$34.39 $54M
- Investment income$0.92 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$94,500. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.8% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 64.7% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.4% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 34.4% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $439,541 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.29% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 29 | 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 expenseCommunity food partners - our work includes activities conducted to fulfill Second Harvest's mission to nourish and empower people in 46 counties across middle and west tennessee so they can thrive. Specific programs within this category include:partner agencies - Second Harvest provided nearly 51 million pounds of food during the year ended june 30, 2025 (or more than 42 million meals) to approximately 410 not-for-profit agencies, including food pantries, congregate meal sites, and emergency food programs. These partners work throughout their respective communities to assist food insecure…
Project preserve sales are reported net of allowances for discounts and returns. Project preserve sells products primarily to out-of-area agencies in the feeding america network through a proprietary e-commerce website but also sells to partner agencies within the Food Bank's local area. In fy2024, project preserve began listing products for sale on the feeding america grocery purchasing portal (gpp). Those sales continued in fy2025 with 65 product orders generating $2.4 million in sales. Another component of project preserve is to provide disaster relief. For the year ending june 30, 2025…
Mobile food programs - the mobile pantry program reaches nearly all of Second Harvest's 46 counties and is a large-scale, one-day distribution of perishable and non-perishable food to families in need. During the year ended june 30, 2025, more than 4.6 million pounds of food was distributed through this program's 206 events. Second Harvest operates the commodity supplemental food program (csfp) which works to improve the health of low-income individuals at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious usda foods. In the year ended june 30, 2025, more than 21,000 boxes…
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/CEO Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $402,823 | $0 | $36,718 | $439,541 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $221,203 | $0 | $28,054 | $249,257 |
| COO Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $168,290 | $0 | $19,578 | $187,868 |
| VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $152,462 | $0 | $21,952 | $174,414 |
| VP, COMMUNITY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $139,408 | $0 | $24,347 | $163,755 |
| DIR. TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $132,690 | $0 | $27,302 | $159,992 |
| COO Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $149,858 | $0 | $8,010 | $157,868 |
| SR. DIR. PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $124,333 | $0 | $28,182 | $152,515 |
15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $825K (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–1b29 · 29 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5164
- Volunteers Part I, line 630,058
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VERITIV LANDSBERG Product assembly | $1,503,905 |
| RKD GROUP LLC Direct mail consultant | $1,030,631 |
| NOLAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC Freight | $816,202 |
| CH ROBINSON COMPANY INC Freight | $717,609 |
| AXLE LOGISTICS Freight | $517,581 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 22 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
103 private foundations reported grants to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn totaling $2.1M 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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Every number above is copied from Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn'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 Middle Tn, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn spent in FY2025, $95.77 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 Middle Tn's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn reported that 95.8% of its $149.6 million in expenses went to program services, 1.1% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $439,541, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn get its money?
Of $156.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 64.7% came from contributions and grants (including 14.4% from government grants) and 34.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-1049447 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 202533569349301333 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540579349300344 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440869349301759 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340179349302054 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123579349301027 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003539349300010 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-1049447: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.