Form 990 for tax year 2023

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 11 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$24,501,275 →changed to $24,688,717

Total expenses

$22,535,549 →changed to $22,725,928

Contributions and grants received

$22,367,410 →changed to $22,531,934

Grants paid

$18,296,680 →changed to $18,675,119

Program service revenue

$1,819,681 →changed to $1,867,129

Investment income

$294,076 →changed to $289,654

Other revenue

$20,108 →changed to $0

Total assets, end of year

$22,640,453 →changed to $22,640,775

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,610,760 →changed to $1,610,587

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$21,029,693 →changed to $21,030,188

Program services expenses

$21,663,120 →changed to $21,742,682

Management and general expenses

$359,380 →changed to $440,581

Fundraising expenses

$513,049 →changed to $542,665

Program service expenses (Part III)

$21,663,120 →changed to $21,742,682

Totals

Total revenue

$24,688,717

Total expenses

$22,725,928

Contributions and grants received

$22,531,934

Grants paid

$18,675,119

Program service revenue

$1,867,129

Investment income

$289,654

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$22,640,775

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,610,587

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$21,030,188

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$21,742,682

Management and general expenses

$440,581

Fundraising expenses

$542,665

Program service expenses (Part III)

$21,742,682

Program services were 95.7% 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

• Second Harvest Northland's primary program is food banking. As the only "food bank" serving NE Minnesota (St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Aitkin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, and Cass counties) and NW Wisconsin (Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland and Iron counties), we access nationally and regionally donated and purchased product from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and growers, for distribution to over 113 agency and community partners (food shelves, on-site meal programs, tribal organizations). During fiscal year 2024, we provided 6.8 million pounds of food and grocery product, the equivalent of 5.7 million meals, to our agency and community partners. Volunteers are critical to our food bank and its operations. Volunteers contributed 8,889 hours to our food bank program during fiscal year 2024, which was the equivalent of 4.2 full-time positions at our organization.

  Expenses $15,122,850 · Grants $14,058,502 · Revenue $507,630

• Our Food Shelf is a program operated by Second Harvest Northland to provide food directly to people experiencing hunger in the Duluth and Grand Rapids, MN area. During fiscal year 2024, we provided food shelf service directly to in-need children, adults and seniors resulting in over 1.7 million meals. Our Food Shelf Programs are operated almost entirely by volunteers. During fiscal year 2024, volunteers contributed 9,690 hours of service, equivalent to 4.65 full-time positions at our organization.

  Expenses $4,486,443 · Grants $3,808,282 · Revenue $7,000

• Our Nutrition for Seniors Program is a federal commodity food program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health and implemented locally by Second Harvest Northland. During fiscal year 2024, we provided commodity food boxes directly to in-need seniors resulting in over 321,012 meals. Our Nutrition for Seniors Program relies heavily on volunteers. During fiscal year 2024, volunteers contributed 2,305 hours of service, equivalent to 1.1 full-time positions at our organization.

  Expenses $876,156 · Grants $744,835 · Revenue $304,273

• Our Mobile Food Pantry Programs are operated by Second Harvest Northland to provide food directly to people experiencing hunger in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin communities with a high level of need and low food resources. During fiscal year 2024, we provided pantry service directly to in-need children, adults and seniors resulting in over 552,894 meals. Our Mobile Food Pantry Programs are operated almost entirely by volunteers. During fiscal year 2024, volunteers contributed 1,356 hours of service, equivalent to .65 full-time positions at our organization.

  Expenses $1,057,460 · Grants $51,000 · Revenue $879,702

• Our BackPack Program is operated by Second Harvest Northland, in partnership with regional schools, to provide food to children in need on weekends. During fiscal year 2024, we provided food to children resulting in over 131,366 meals. During fiscal year 2024, volunteers contributed 1,155 hours of service, equivalent to .55 full-time positions at our organization.Our School Pantry Program is operated by Second Harvest Northland, in partnership with regional schools, to provide out-of-school food to children. During fiscal year 2024, we provided food to children resulting in over 31,026 meals.

  Expenses $199,773 · Grants $12,500 · Revenue $168,524

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

• Bois Forte Community Food Shelf

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Boys & Girls Club of the Northland

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Brainerd First Baptist Church

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Brainerd MN Teen Challenge

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Brainerd Salvation Army Food Shelf

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Cass Lake Area Food Shelf

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Northern Itasca Food Shelf

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Children's Mental Health

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Circles of Support-Kootasca

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

• Comm Food Shelf at First Luth

  $0

  Community Food Assistance

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

18 December 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202503539349301155

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