Program 1 · 5.3% of program spending · $1.2M in grants $15.4M
Community outreach: more than a food bank, we're a leading partner in the policies and programs that work to end hunger, and we're an innovator in the areas where food can be the solution. Kitchen coalition, our prepared meals initiative, provided 1,304,956 fully prepared meals across the region, in partnership with more than 100 community organizations. Foodrx, our medically tailored nutrition box program, provided services to support a healthy diet and improved health of 1,117 individuals through the chrtonic disease management profram and distributed 16,104 food stability bags and boxes in…
Program 2 · 4.4% of program spending $12.7M
Food sourcing: of the more than 166 million pounds of food we distributed last year, 66% was fresh food (produce [43%], meat, dairy, and bakery items). We work to source locally whenever possible. Last year, we sourced 11.7 million pounds of produce from local farmers, along with 7.8 million pounds of dairy, including 900,201 gallons of milk, from minnesota producers. One of our largest sources of food comes from our retail food rescue program, which sourced 48.4 million pounds of donated food from 759 store partners.
Program 3 · 2.3% of program spending · $5.9M in grants $6.8M
Commodity supplemental food program: the commodity supplemental food program (csfp) is one of the foundational services provided by second harvest heartland. Through this program, we provide free food for seniors, distributing 30-35 pounds of nutritionally balanced usda food to individuals each month. Program participants are given a box of highly nutritious food, which may include canned fruits, vegetables and juices, shelf-stable milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, and cereal, rice or pasta. In fy25, we provided csfp food boxes to more than 220 unique…
Program 4 · 8.8% of program spending · $25.6M in grants $25.6M
During the fiscal year second harvest heartland transferred its' endowment fund to the second harvest heartland foundation a newly created 509(a)(3) whose mission is to support second harvest heartland in ending hunger together by allocating funding to projects that support second harvest heartland's mission.
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025), Part III