Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
About Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
End hunger by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response.
Focus Areas
hunger / food securityemergency and disaster responsenutrition educationchildren and youth (school/summer feeding, backpack program)seniors (Senior Cafe, commodity boxes)SNAP and benefits assistancemobile markets / fresh produce access
Who They Fund
people experiencing food insecuritylow-income householdshomeless or unstably housed individualsvulnerable or at-risk persons in need
Funding Style
About Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana channels very large-scale grant support into food access, with recent awards reaching $10,416,552 to Hope the Food Pantry of New Orleans and $6,127,928 in the prior year to the same organization. The pattern is straightforward: the foundation backs agencies that move food to people in need, often through partner networks that distribute food, support emergency assistance, and extend school and senior feeding. That mix aligns with its stated aim to end hunger through food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. The recent grant list also shows sustained support for regional food providers rather than one-off project grants. Our Daily Bread Food Bank in Hammond received awards in consecutive years, and New Orleans Mission appears in consecutive years as well. In Lafayette, Gethsemane Cogic received major support in both 2023 and 2024, indicating repeated funding relationships with community-based distribution partners. The overall profile is one of a food-bank-led funder that uses grants to reinforce local organizations serving households facing food insecurity, homelessness, and other urgent basic-needs pressures.
What Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana Funds
In direct food assistance, the foundation gave $10,416,552 to Hope the Food Pantry of New Orleans for food assistance for persons in need, and also funded other local pantries and meal providers with the same purpose. Its work reaches beyond one city: Our Daily Bread Food Bank in Hammond received $2,542,722, and Mission Pantry Lacombe received $1,623,455. Emergency and disaster response sits within the broader mission, and the grant program structure reflects that through partner agencies that can access food resources, mobile pantry support, and school and senior feeding support. Nutrition and food-access capacity also appear in the partnership materials, which reference nutrition resources and SNAP/outreach support for member agencies. The funder’s beneficiary base includes people experiencing food insecurity, low-income households, and individuals who are homeless or unstably housed, so the support is oriented toward basic needs delivery rather than discretionary program work.
How Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana Gives
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $18,866, a median of $41,295, and a p75 of $120,660, even though the recent grant list also includes much larger awards tied to food-assistance distribution. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including New Orleans Mission, Gethsemane Cogic, and Mission Pantry Lacombe. The organization is a food bank operating through partner-agency relationships, and its active programs include a Partner Agency Application and membership process. Those materials show an unsolicited application pathway for eligible nonprofit partners.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$62.3M
Total Assets
$87M
Total Revenue
$85.3M
Total Expenses
$92.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $121K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$121K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in LA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NATALIE JAYROE
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