Second Harvest Northland

Analysis

Second Harvest Northland is a registered charity in United States, based in Duluth, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Second Harvest Northland reported income of $17.4m and spending of $16.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.8m to $17.4m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Second Harvest Northland sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chileda Institute Inc ($17.4m), Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc ($17.4m) and U M FDSP Associates Pa ($17.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $795k. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 20 employees.