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SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF METROLINA INC

EIN 56-1352593 CHARLOTTE, NC

Revenue 2024
$172,264,484
Expenses 2024
$162,637,309

Program services were 97.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
K31
Classification
1000
Street
500 SPRATT ST STE B

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 · 2024

Mission

To feed people by soliciting and distributing food and other products through partner agencies and educating the community about the nature of and solutions to problems of hunger.

  • Distribution of Nutritional Foods Community Food Rescue (CFR):Community Food Rescue gathers and distributes perishable foods such as produce, dairy, restaurant and bakery items that might otherwise be discarded. The food is picked up daily and delivered on the same day at no cost to our agencies that feed on-site. This program annually saves almost 10.5 million pounds of food in our service area across 36 agencies in North and South Carolina.Distribution of Produce, Meat, Seafood, and Dairy:SHFBM places a special emphasis on soliciting and distributing highly nutritious foods including produce, meats, dairy and seafood, needed for balanced and healthy diets. These are often foods that people living in poverty are unable to afford. In 2024-2025 SHFBM distributed 54,572,394 pounds in these categories.

    Expenses $140,913,618 · Grants $140,913,618

  • Overall Product DistributionSecond Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina(SHFBM) received 88,709,148 lbs of grocery and household product from almost 250 local donors(excluding individuals and companies doing food drives), national sources coordinated by Feeding America, USDA Commodities, and purchases in 2024-2025. SHFBM distributed 89,994,859 bs of this product to over 950 partner agencies through our 24 county service region of North and South Carolina and to other food banks in 2024-2025PurchasedIn 2024-2025 SHFBM received 8,237,101 in grants and donations restricted for food purhcases. These gifts enabled the food bank to secure highly nutrious products that are rarely donated. SalvageAt the main warehouse of SHFBM, nonperishable foods and non-food items donated from food drives and salvage centers are sorted and packaged for distrubtion to our partner agencies. This project is one of our most popular volunteer activities. A total of 5,030,676 lbs were processed during the fiscal year. Our Partner Agencies: In the past year, Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFBM) supported over 950 partner agencies feeding the hungry in our 24-county service region spread across North and South Carolina. These agencies include emergency pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, low-income daycares, kids cafes, backpack and senior programs.Government Commodities: While the majority of the Food Bank's product is donated by wholesalers, retailers, and the general public, 15,989,933 pounds came from government commodities. Government Commodities come from the Department of Agriculture in North Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. These commodities are distributed to agencies based on the poverty levels in each county. Government Commodities Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP):SHFBM and our partner agencies take part in providing highly nutritious food boxes to qualifying seniors under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Each month, these seniors are able to receive a box of food containing items sent by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. In 2024-2025, SHFBM and their partner agencies distributed 1,513,552 pounds (35,839 boxes) to seniors in 20 counties within North Carolina and South Carolina.Ending Child and Senior Hunger Kids Caf: SHFBM believes that no child or senior should ever go hungry. Two of our major goals are to implement programs that help us end child and senior hunger in our region. These programs include Kids Caf, Backpack Program, and Second Helping Program.Kids Caf: This program works with partner agencies that serve at risk children. Examples include Boys and Girls Clubs, Communities in Schools and low-income day cares. The Food Bank makes it possible for these agencies to add a feedingcomponent so that at-risk children can have access to nutritious meals and snacks. As of the end of 2024-2025, SHFBM had 34 Kids Caf sites in 7different counties. Ending Child and Senior Hunger Backpack Program:SHFBM believes that no child or senior should ever go hungry. Two of our major goals are to implement programs that help us end child and senior hunger in our region. These programs include Kids Caf, Backpack Program, and Second Helping Program.Backpack Program: This program provides backpacks full of nutritious, ready-to-eat foods on weekends and holidays when school meals are not available. As of the end of 2024-2025 SHFBM had 498 Backpack sites in 20 different counties.Ending Child and Senior Hunger Second Helping Program:SHFBM believes that no child or senior should ever go hungry. Two of our major goals are to implement programs that help us end child and senior hunger in our region. These programs include Kids Caf, Backpack Program, and Second Helping Program.Second Helping Program: This program provides monthly food boxes to homebound seniors in 3 counties in our region. Boxes are delivered by our partner agencies on regular Meals on Wheels routes so that these seniors may remain in their homes.Volunteerism:Volunteers from all segments of our community (individuals, corporations, faith-based groups, schools, community service workers, and others) make a huge contribution to SHFBM. In 2024-2025 volunteers donated 336,302 hours to SHFBM. Collectively, the financial impact of these volunteer efforts was over 11.7 million dollars calculated at $34.79 per hour. This hourly amount is set by the Independent Sector, a leadership forum for charities around the world.

    Expenses $17,302,942

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Kay Carter

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $398,896
    From this org
    $369,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,413
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,003
    Bonus
    $121,480
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,413
    Filer's total
    $398,896

  • Kathy Helms

    Finance Director

    Total calculated
    $214,955
    From this org
    $204,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,451
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,844
    Bonus
    $33,660
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,451
    Filer's total
    $214,955

  • Anthony Alexis III

    COO

    Total calculated
    $212,157
    From this org
    $201,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,381
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,236
    Bonus
    $33,540
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,381
    Filer's total
    $212,157

  • Lisa George

    Senior Accountant

    Total calculated
    $147,173
    From this org
    $138,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,631
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ethan Altmire

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $143,363
    From this org
    $136,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,304
    Hours/week
    60

  • Teddy Burgis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Chris Bowe

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Grace Bednarcik

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kati Everett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mark Cassady

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Les Morelock

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jorge Silva

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Christine Channels

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • George Hechtel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rob Garofalo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kevin Hyrams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Travis Hubbard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Vivian Lavaty

    Past Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Steve Marlier

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Karin McGinnis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristof Duna

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Todd Hansen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gale Pendergraph

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Christy Phillips-Brown

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ken Wayman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

The first 25 listed. 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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $172,264,484
    Expenses
    $162,637,309
    Contributions
    $166,856,642
    Grants paid
    $140,913,618
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $170,343,409
    Expenses
    $164,723,124
    Contributions
    $165,257,744
    Grants paid
    $146,077,991
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $156,542,006
    Expenses
    $149,028,012
    Contributions
    $150,135,743
    Grants paid
    $131,684,245

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $142,886,199
    Expenses
    $135,893,575
    Assets (EOY)
    $54,155,057

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $149,989,370
    Expenses
    $136,054,621
    Assets (EOY)
    $47,121,314

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $133,897,542
    Expenses
    $117,763,725
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,785,041

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $96,778,778
    Expenses
    $96,004,413
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,753,815

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $98,095,855
    Expenses
    $96,482,897
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,716,595

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $98,793,477
    Expenses
    $97,534,285
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,348,434

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $88,460,727
    Expenses
    $86,178,165
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,176,651

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $83,725,522
    Expenses
    $79,593,222
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,168,380

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $79,630,333
    Expenses
    $79,447,578
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,923,913

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $69,132,639
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,976,472

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

  • Various - See attached

    $146,077,991

    2023

  • Various - See attached

    $140,913,618

    2024

  • Various - See attached

    $131,684,245

    2022

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.