Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc
500 Spratt St Ste B, Charlotte, NC · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $172,264,484 | $162,637,309 | $74,491,716 |
| FY2024 | $170,343,409 | $164,723,124 | $64,056,933 |
| FY2023 | $156,542,006 | $149,028,012 | $57,880,001 |
| FY2022 | $142,886,199 | $135,893,575 | $49,591,792 |
| FY2021 | $149,989,370 | $136,054,621 | $42,684,500 |
| FY2020 | $133,897,542 | $117,763,725 | $28,818,610 |
| FY2019 | $96,778,778 | $96,004,413 | $13,981,127 |
| FY2018 | $98,095,855 | $96,482,897 | $13,088,653 |
| FY2017 | $98,793,477 | $97,534,285 | $12,273,113 |
| FY2016 | $88,460,727 | $86,178,165 | $11,892,021 |
| FY2015 | $83,725,522 | $79,593,222 | $11,821,216 |
| FY2014 | $79,630,333 | $79,447,578 | $7,688,817 |
| FY2013 | $69,898,587 | $69,132,639 | $7,499,693 |
| FY2012 | $62,528,068 | $62,721,170 | $6,729,589 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc (EIN 56-1352593), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $166,856,642 | 97% |
| Program service revenue | $3,368,443 | 2% |
| Other revenue | $2,039,399 | 1% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $158,216,560 | 97% |
| Management & general | $1,571,614 | 1% |
| Fundraising | $2,849,135 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 97% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 97% of functional expenses, management & general 1%, and fundraising 2%.
- 97% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 86.7% of 225 Food, Agriculture & Nutrition organizations nationwide (too few in NC for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 5.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 25th percentile among 199 Food, Agriculture & Nutrition organizations in NC.
- Total revenue was the highest among 201 Food, Agriculture & Nutrition organizations in NC.
- Total revenue rose from $62,528,068 in FY2012 to $172,264,484 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 10 and decreased in 3 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2012).
- Net assets grew from $6,729,589 to $74,491,716 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
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.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1984 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | K31 — Food, Agriculture & Nutrition |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Similar organizations
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc — Winston Salem, NC · $102,400,620
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Inc — Raleigh, NC · $247,244,979
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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