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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK.

Totals

Total revenue
$50,485,913
Total expenses
$48,226,188
Contributions and grants received
$49,048,359
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$995,135
Investment income
$2,875
Other revenue
$439,544
Total assets, end of year
$30,355,286
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,402,829
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,952,457
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$46,953,539
Management and general expenses
$731,431
Fundraising expenses
$541,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$46,953,539

Program services were 97.4% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $71,033

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $18,785,961

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $30,191,365

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $39,376,867

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $995,135 · related or exempt $995,135

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,875 · excluded $2,875

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $433,150

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $433,150

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $433,150 · excluded $433,150

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $6,394 · excluded $6,394

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,394

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $426,082 · program services $332,344 · management and general $46,869 · fundraising $46,869

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,317,556 · program services $2,587,694 · management and general $364,931 · fundraising $364,931

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,318 · program services $21,308 · management and general $3,005 · fundraising $3,005

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $403,417 · program services $314,665 · management and general $44,376 · fundraising $44,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $269,672 · program services $210,345 · management and general $29,664 · fundraising $29,663

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,346 · management and general $21,346

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $116,500 · management and general $116,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $862,714 · program services $836,833 · management and general $17,254 · fundraising $8,627

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $60,500 · program services $58,685 · management and general $1,210 · fundraising $605

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $529,357 · program services $513,478 · management and general $10,587 · fundraising $5,292

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $49,772 · program services $48,279 · management and general $995 · fundraising $498

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $913,881 · program services $886,464 · management and general $18,278 · fundraising $9,139

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,616 · program services $30,668 · management and general $632 · fundraising $316

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,468 · program services $41,194 · management and general $849 · fundraising $425

  • 20 · Interest

    total $107,008 · program services $103,797 · management and general $2,140 · fundraising $1,071

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $938,723 · program services $910,563 · management and general $18,773 · fundraising $9,387

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $101,466 · program services $98,422 · management and general $2,029 · fundraising $1,015

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONATED & PURCHASED FOO

    total $37,213,382 · program services $37,213,382

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $1,181,671 · program services $1,181,671

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $623,476 · program services $604,771 · management and general $12,471 · fundraising $6,234

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUILDING & GROUNDS MAIN

    total $530,260 · program services $514,352 · management and general $10,605 · fundraising $5,303

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $458,003 · program services $444,624 · management and general $8,917 · fundraising $4,462

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $678,173 · end of year $707,819

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,065,150 · end of year $3,423,479

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $279,902 · end of year $337,663

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,609,059 · end of year $5,093,230

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $135,677 · end of year $176,677

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,813,181

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,886,022

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,639,624 · end of year $13,927,159

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,310,309 · end of year $6,130,773

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $506,413 · end of year $558,486

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $641,054 · end of year $2,017,100

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $38,628 · end of year $43,950

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,578,369 · end of year $4,341,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,369,939 · end of year $23,356,140

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $596,317 · end of year $596,317

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HARVEST HOPE IS ON A MISSION TO ELIMINATE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WE RESCUE NUTRITIOUS FOOD FROM STORES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS, AND SOUP KITCHENS. WE OPERATE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FOOD FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS: CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND RURAL RESIDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES. WE ALSO RUN OUR OWN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES IN GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA, WHERE ANYONE IN NEED CAN GET A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF GROCERIES FOR FREE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HARVEST HOPE IS SOUTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST FOOD BANK, PROVIDING OVER 25 MILLION MEALS ON AVERAGE TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED ACROSS THE MIDLANDS, PEE DEE AND UPSTATE.

  • PARTNER AGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION: SINCE 1981, HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTES FOOD THROUGH A NETWORK OF OVER 400 PARTNER AGENCIES. THESE AGENCIES ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND TRANSITIONAL HOMES. THIS ALLOWS HARVEST HOPE TO REACH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HUNGER DIRECTLY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES ACROSS 20 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. HARVEST HOPE TAKES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SOURCING, COLLECTING, STORING, AND TRANSPORTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD. THIS RELIEVES THE BURDEN ON PARTNER AGENCIES, ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS THEIR TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES ON PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. HARVEST HOPE PROVIDES VALUABLE SUPPORT TO ITS PARTNER AGENCIES, OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON VARIOUS ASPECTS, INCLUDING PROGRAM MODELS, SAFE FOOD HANDLING AND STORAGE, AND PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY.

    Expenses $37,360,932 · Revenue $995,135

  • BACKPACK AND CFSP PROGRAMS:THE HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK'S BACKPACK PROGRAM IS A CRUCIAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING WEEKEND MEALS TO CHILDREN FACING HUNGER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. RECOGNIZING THAT MANY CHILDREN RELY ON SCHOOL MEALS AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF NUTRITION, THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP DURING WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL BREAKS WHEN THESE RESOURCES ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY TACKLES THE ISSUE OF FOOD INSECURITY THAT MANY CHILDREN EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN SCHOOL. IT ENSURES THAT THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HARVEST HOPE'S BACKPACK PROGRAM ACTS AS A VITAL SAFETY NET, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL WEEKEND NUTRITION TO CHILDREN WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE GO HUNGRY, THEREBY SUPPORTING THEIR WELL-BEING AND DEVELOPMENT. THE HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK PARTICIPATES IN THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP), A FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT LEAST 60 YEARS OF AGE BY SUPPLEMENTING THEIR DIETS WITH NUTRITIOUS USDA FOODS.IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOOD, THE CSFP PROGRAM THROUGH HARVEST HOPE MAY ALSO OFFER VALUABLE NUTRITION INFORMATION TO HELP SENIORS MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE CSFP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY HARVEST HOPE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AMONG LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, HELPING THEM ACCESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL-BEING.

    Expenses $2,078,670

  • EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY:WHILE HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK PRIMARILY OPERATES THROUGH A NETWORK OF PARTNER AGENCIES TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, THEY ALSO RUN THEIR OWN DIRECT EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES AT SOME OF THEIR FACILITY LOCATIONS. THESE PANTRIES SERVE AS A DIRECT POINT OF ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING IMMEDIATE FOOD NEEDS. THESE DIRECT PANTRIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF HARVEST HOPE'S BROADER MISSION TO ELIMINATE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, COMPLEMENTING THEIR WORK WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $7,513,937

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jada Willis

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Bokesch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Catherine Brazell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Keith Heaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sam Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Anne Matthews

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rush Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Welsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lenore Zedosky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Erinn Rowe

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $207,676
    From this org
    $190,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,909
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,767
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,324
    Filer's total
    $207,676
  • Cynthia Simpson

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $129,285
    From this org
    $123,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,135
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Zebulon Young

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $133,178
    From this org
    $129,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,621
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Jimmy Scott

    VICE PRESIDENT PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $42,283
    From this org
    $41,834
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $449
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Trenton McClure

    VICE PRESIDENT PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $25,403
    From this org
    $25,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Jillian Michelle Dyer

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $3,808
    From this org
    $3,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • HARVEST HOPE HOUSE LLC

    INACTIVE · SC · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK

  • HOUSE FOR HARVEST HOPE LLC

    INACTIVE · SC · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349304905

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