Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$177,007,823

Total expenses

$170,402,524

Contributions and grants received

$168,459,952

Grants paid

$144,584,504

Program service revenue

$5,390,961

Investment income

$1,008,102

Other revenue

$2,148,808

Total assets, end of year

$56,620,097

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,605,282

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$52,014,815

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$163,562,166

Management and general expenses

$2,557,392

Fundraising expenses

$4,282,966

Program service expenses (Part III)

$163,562,166

Program services were 96.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• GENERAL 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. 64,407,076 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED WHICH PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 53,672,563 MEALS.

  Expenses $145,898,684 · Grants $144,584,504

• PLATES OF PLENTY: 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 3 MILLION MEALS.

  Expenses $8,210,466

• 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 31,635,740 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 26,363,117 MEALS.

  Expenses $1,929,811

• BENEFITS CONNECTION IS A SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. OUR SPECIALISTS PROVIDE SERVICE AT PARTNER AGENCIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ASSIST POTENTIAL APPLICANTS. THESE NEIGHBORS MIGHT LACK ACCESS TO A COMPUTER, NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING AN ONLINE APPLICATION, HAVE TRANSPORTATION/MOBILITY CHALLENGES, BE MISINFORMED ON ELIGIBILITY FACTORS, AND THOSE WITH LITERACY OR LANGUAGE BARRIERS. LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE TEAM PROCESSED 4,829 APPLICATIONS IN (ORANGE, BREVARD, OSCEOLA, SEMINOLE,VOLUSIA, AND LAKE) COUNTIES RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED $12.9 MILLION IN ANNUALIZED SNAP BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS OVER 3 MILLION SNAP MEALS.KIDS CAFE: A HEALTHY MEAL SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOOD EXCLUSIVELY TO NEEDY CHILDREN DURING AFTER SCHOOL HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 27 KIDS CAFES SITES IN 5 COUNTIES SERVED 190,349 MEALS IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE SITE FOR CHILDREN WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN ARE PREPARED AND DELIVERED DAILY DURING THE COUNTY ACADEMIC YEAR. DONATED FOOD ALSO HELPS SUPPORT KIDS CAFES AT 2 LOCATIONS THAT PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS.DIRECT HOME DELIVERY: BRING HOPE HOME (BHH) IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING NUTRITIOUS GROCERY BOXES TO NEIGHBORS AND PATIENTS IN NEED ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS. THIS PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TARGETS INDIVIDUALS FACING HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGES OR TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS THAT LIMIT THEIR ACCESS TO FOOD. BHH OPERATES THROUGH TWO MAIN ARMS: COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE. UNDER THE COMMUNITY ARM, THE INITIATIVE SERVES SENIORS AGED 60 AND ABOVE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OR HAVE VETERAN STATUS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOOD INSECURE AND LACK RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. IN THE HEALTHCARE ARM, BHH FOCUSES ON MATERNAL AND DIABETIC HEALTH BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PATIENTS. MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS (MTM) IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES MEALS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND PREPARED TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2023, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WEEKLY MEALS FROM OUR MERCY KITCHEN PRODUCTION KITCHEN, FOR FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. THIS PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, HAS SUCCESSFULLY SERVED 28 PATIENTS AND DELIVERED A TOTAL OF 7,056 MEALS. REMARKABLY, 96% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED NO HOSPITALIZATIONS SINCE JOINING THE PROGRAM. THE MEDICALLY TAILORED MEAL PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTED A HEALTH AND HUNGER PILOT BY PROVIDING AND DELIVERING 2,597 MEALS TO PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION.BITES CAMERA ACTION: THIS SPECIALTY PROGRAM DELIVERS FOOD BOXES AND FRESH PRODUCE TO 90+ VULNERABLE COMMUNITY SITES REACHING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, VETERANS, SENIORS AND ADULTS. COLLECTIVELY, 294,463 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED WHICH PROVIDED 245,386 MEALS.SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM: PROMOTES A STUDENT-CENTERED, STIGMA-REDUCING APPROACH TO INCREASING FOOD ACCESS AMONG STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HUNGER. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, OUR MODEL EMPHASIZES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL-BASED MARKET OPERATIONS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017, THE SECOND HARVEST SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 1.7 MILLION MEALS TOSTUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS 65 PARTNER SITES IN SIX COUNTIES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THREE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM MODELS (KIDS PACKS, SCHOOL MARKETS, AND FRESH MARKETS).SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM: PROVIDES HEALTHY BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES TO CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME AREAS DURING SUMMER RECESS WHEN SCHOOL CAFTERIAS ARE CLOSED. LAST YEAR 88,842 MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AT 68 SITES IN 5 COUNTIES. CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM: SECOND HARVEST OPERATES A CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM AND PRODUCES MEALS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVING CHILDREN AND SENIORS. OUR CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE FORM OF QUALITY JOBS. THE PROGRAM IS A 16-WEEK PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON FOOD SERVICE-BASED TECHNICAL, LIFE, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING FOR ADULTS. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, THE CULINARY TEAM ASSIST STUDENTS WITH JOB PLACEMENT THAT PAY A STANDARD LIVING WAGE OR ABOVE LIVING WAGE, HAVE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, AND UPWARD MOBILITY. IN HOPES OF CLOSING WORKFORCE EQUITY GAPS BY FOCUSING ON JOB QUALITY, WE PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING ECONOMY. THE PROGRAM GRADUATES APPROXIMATELY 31 CENTRAL FLORIDA ADULTS ANNUALLY. GRADUATES SECURE EMPLOYMENT WITH AN AVERAGE WITH AN AVERAGE PAY RATE OF $19.08 PER HOUR PLUS BENEFITS. SNAP-ED:SECOND HARVEST HAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE SNAP EDUCATION SERVICES TO SNAP ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. THE SNAP-ED SERVICES ARE FOR THE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM USING A COMBINATION OF APPROACHES. THESE APPROACHES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS, DESIGNED TO FACILITATE VOLUNTARY ADOPTION OF FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHOICES AND OTHER NUTRITION-RELATED BEHAVIORS CONDUCIVE TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF SNAP PARTICIPANTS, LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SNAP, AND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN COMMUNITIES WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOW-INCOME POPULATION. IN FY23-24, WE HAD 7 NUTRITION EDUCATORS WORKING IN ALL 7 OF OUR SERVICE AREA COUNTIES PROVIDING EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, AND HEALTHCARE LOCATIONS. OVER 2,100 NUTRITION WORKSHOPS AND OVER 80 COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS WERE HELD. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES VIA 4 HEALTH PROMOTION COORDINATORS THAT REACHED MORE THAN 104,000 NEIGHBORS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND HAVE EDUCATED 4 COHORTS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDES ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HAVE 12 PANTRIES CERTIFIED AS PART OF OUR HEALTHY PANTRY NETWORK. WITHIN THE FOODBANK, ROUGHLY SIXTY PERCENT OF THE FOOD WITHIN THE WAREHOUSE HAS BEEN EVALUATED FOR NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND RANKED PER THE HER NUTRITION GUIDELINES, HELPING PARTNER AGENCIES SELECT THE MOST NUTRITIOUS FOODS FOR THE PANTRY SITES. HEALTH & HUNGER: SECOND HARVEST IS TAKING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE ARE UTILIZING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO HELP FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE PREVENT AND MANAGE DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE UTILIZING OUR NETWORK OF PANTRIES AND HOME DELIVERED GROCERY BOXES. TO COMPLETE THIS WORK, SECOND HARVEST CONVENES THE HEALTH & HUNGER TASK FORCE, A COALITION OF MORE THAN 40 LOCAL NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, NUTRITION AND HEALTH-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN HOW THE FOOD BANK CAN COME ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY USING FOOD AS MEDICINE.ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE HEALTH AND HUNGER TASK FORCE IS TO INCREASE THE SCREEN AND INTERVENE CAPACITY OF ALL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PANTRIES IN HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY FOOD BOXES FOR PATIENTS REFERRED FROM HOSPITALS AND CLINICS THAT PARTICIPATE IN "FOOD IS MEDICINE" PILOT PROGRAMS WITH SHFB. THROUGH CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS, PARTNER PANTRIES CAN TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE HEALTH OF THEIR CLIENTS BY PROVIDING HEALTHIER FOODS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. OUR FOOD IS MEDICINE PILOTS UTILIZE BOTH HOSPITAL/CLINIC PANTRIES AS HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS POINTS AS WELL AS HOME DELIVERY THROUGH SHFB'S BRING HOPE HOME PROGRAM. NUTRITION EDUCATION IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR HEALTH AND HUNGER WORK AND HAS TAKEN MANY FORMS THAT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COOKING DEMOS, DIRECT EDUCATION LESSONS, MEAL PREPARATION VIDEOS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PAPER RESOURCES, RECIPE BOOKS, UTILIZING VIRTUAL PLATFORMS TO REACH THE COMMUNITY AS ALLOWED THE FOOD BANK TO REACH MORE PANTRIES AND CLIENTS THAN EVER BEFORE.

  Expenses $7,523,205

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• KIDS CAFE AT MIDWAY

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• MIRACLE TEMPLE MINISTRY

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• 4C UNION PARK

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• BABA SENIOR OUTREACH

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY ORLANDO

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• WORD KEEPERS INC

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• SLG COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• ST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOOD PANTRY

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

• KINGS WAY BAPTIST CHURCH

  $0

  TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE NEEDY

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

9 December 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202413449349301001

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