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HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK

EIN 57-0725560 COLUMBIA, SC

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Revenue 2023
$50,485,913
Expenses 2023
$48,226,188

Program services were 97.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
K31Z
Classification
1000
Street
2220 SHOP RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $50,485,913
    Expenses
    $48,226,188
    Contributions
    $49,048,359
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $44,992,575
    Expenses
    $44,464,658
    Contributions
    $43,191,929
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,907,942
    Expenses
    $47,267,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,459,507
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $59,708,056
    Expenses
    $53,654,845
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,296,480
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $56,680,355
    Expenses
    $56,746,220
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,828,572
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,342,403
    Expenses
    $51,981,530
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,753,261
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,091,259
    Expenses
    $54,380,852
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,620,841
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,628,546
    Expenses
    $51,577,453
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,269,437
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $46,060,617
    Expenses
    $46,859,494
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,431,904
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $47,602,277
    Expenses
    $46,703,902
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,407,719
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $45,015,787
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,362,099
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $45,288,221
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,945,825

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • HARVEST HOPE HOUSE LLC

    INACTIVE · SC · income $0 · assets $0

  • HOUSE FOR HARVEST HOPE LLC

    INACTIVE · SC · income $0 · assets $0

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.