About Second Harvest North Central Food Bank
End Hunger Together in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. Second Harvest Northland works compassionately to end hunger by ensuring dignified and equitable access to food for our neighbors facing hunger.
Focus Areas
Food securityHunger reliefNutritionCommunity partnershipFood distribution
Who They Fund
food-insecure individuals and householdslow-income communitieschildren and families
Funding Style
direct serviceadvocacy / policy changesystems change
Topics
About Second Harvest North Central Food Bank
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank’s grantmaking is built around direct food access for neighbors facing hunger in Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, with its partner-agency model reaching food shelves, on-site meal programs, tribal organizations, and school pantries. The foundation’s recent grants show sustained support for the regional food network that keeps donated and purchased food moving to local distribution points. Brainerd Sa Food Shelf received the largest recent grant at $781,919 in 2024, followed by another large award of $769,685 in 2023. Princeton Pantry also received major support in consecutive years, with grants of $461,560 and $367,596. Those awards fit the organization’s stated work of ensuring dignified and equitable access to food, and they show a pattern of repeated investment in the same local partners rather than one-time gifts. The grant list also includes food shelves, pantries, and caregiver-oriented organizations across the Northland, indicating a funding model centered on community distribution capacity and hunger relief rather than broad program diversification.
What Second Harvest North Central Food Bank Funds
A core part of Second Harvest North Central Food Bank’s funding goes to local food shelves and pantries that distribute food directly to households. Walker Food Shelf received $258,744 in 2024, while Cuyuna Food Shelf received $150,326 that same year. The foundation also supports access points tied to specific community needs. Kcfood Access in International Falls received $220,160 in 2024, and Cass Lake Area Food Shelf received $212,351. In another local example, Onamia Food Shelf-family Pathw in North Branch received $114,912 in 2024. Its grant list includes support for regional food-system partners as well. Northern Lakes Food Bank in Duluth received $62,933 in 2024, and Central Lakes College in Brainerd received $61,104 in 2023. The active partner-agency program reinforces that mix of food distribution, nutrition support, and community partnership.
How Second Harvest North Central Food Bank Gives
Typical grants sit at a median of $24,166, with the middle half ranging from $11,444 at the 25th percentile to $60,907 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation does make grants through a structured partner-agency approach, and it accepts unsolicited requests for that program. It does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.1M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenses
$11M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $61K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$61K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHAYE MORIS
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