America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend

About America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend

America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Inc. centers its grantmaking on feeding people and strengthening the local network that responds to hunger. One of its clearest patterns is large, repeated support for frontline food-access partners across the Big Bend, including Florida Gateway Ministries in Lake City, which received $2,258,770 in 2025, $858,234 in 2024, and $1,348,626 in 2023 under the same fight-hunger purpose. That kind of recurring funding is paired with support for congregations and community organizations that distribute food directly to households, such as Maranatha Sda Church in Tallahassee and Bostick Temple Christian Center in Quincy. The foundation also backs organizations that connect food assistance with community services, including Good Samaritan Network and Victory House Community Resource Center Inc. Across the recent grants list, the emphasis is on practical food distribution, emergency food help, and the local infrastructure needed to move resources quickly to agencies serving low-income families, children, seniors, and other vulnerable populations. The foundation’s approach is highly local and consistently tied to anti-hunger work rather than broad discretionary philanthropy.

What America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Funds

The foundation’s core work is hunger relief through direct food access. It gave $698,073 in 2025 to Maranatha Sda Church in Tallahassee and $697,213 in 2023 to Good Samaritan Network in Tallahassee, both under a fight-hunger purpose. It also supported Bostick Temple Christian Center in Quincy with $635,693 in 2023, $606,309 in 2024, and $566,920 in 2025 for the same purpose, showing sustained backing for local distribution partners. Beyond pantry-style support, it funds community organizations that connect food help with broader services. Victory House Community Resource Center Inc. in Tallahassee received $551,226 in 2023 and $238,706 in 2025. The foundation also supported Florida a & M University Student Health in Tallahassee with $246,139 in 2025, indicating attention to nutrition-related support in a campus health setting. In addition, grants to Innovative Charities Jackson and Innovative Charities Calhoun point to food support reaching multiple Big Bend communities.

How America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Gives