The mission of the Second Harvest Heartland Foundation is to support Minnesota's largest food bank in reducing hunger across our service area by managing an endowment that provides long-term, flexible resources to meet urgent and strategic needs.
Second Harvest Heartland’s grantmaking is built around one core role: supporting Minnesota’s largest food bank through an endowment that supplies flexible resources for urgent and strategic needs. That structure shows up in its recent grants, where food distribution is the dominant pattern and the largest awards are tied to moving food at scale. The biggest recent grant listed is $206,227,843 in 2025 for food distribution, followed by $167,593,620 in 2024 for the same purpose and $149,567,201 in 2023. Those figures place the foundation firmly in the category of large-scale, systems-oriented hunger relief funders. Beyond the largest distribution awards, the foundation also funds the operating backbone behind that work. Recent examples include $1,027,091 in 2025 for agency capacity and $1,454,650 in 2024 for expanded meals. Smaller grants still align with the same mission, such as child hunger support, emergency response, and collaboration with partner organizations. The pattern points to a funder that combines direct food access with infrastructure, partner support, and longer-term capacity for hunger relief across its service area.
Food access is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grantmaking. It supported food distribution at major scale, including $941,219 in 2023 for distribution grants and $146,000 in 2024 for distribution grants. Capacity-building is another consistent theme. The foundation gave $651,493 in 2024 for agency capacity and $221,488 in 2023 for agency capacity, indicating attention to the organizations that move food to households and communities. It also funds targeted programmatic work. In 2025, it awarded $223,000 for child hunger grants and $209,750 for emergency and response, while $201,819 in 2024 went to kitchen coalition expansion. The presence of collaboration grants, general operating grants, sourcing, and wellness partner grants shows that the foundation backs both direct service and the systems that make that service work.
Typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $189,184, the median is $313,630, and the 75th percentile is $941,219. The recent grant list also shows repeated awards in the same amounts across years, including multiple 2023 and 2024 entries at $149,567,201 and $941,219, which suggests recurring program-level support rather than isolated one-time gifts. Second Harvest Heartland is classified as a Regular Funder, funds individuals, and makes no program-related investments. The active partner grant program is open to unsolicited applications.
$220.5M
$87.5M
$276.8M
$314.5M
Most grants fall between $189K and $941K, with a median of $314K.
25th Percentile
$189K
Median
$314K
75th Percentile
$941K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MN.
SARAH MOBERG
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Grants land entirely in the United States in the data provided, and Minnesota is the top state by grant count. That said, the foundation gives 0% of grants to recipients in its headquarters state, so its headquarters in Brooklyn Park is separate from where most recipients are located. Recipient-city detail is not listed in the grant table, but the program geography includes Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The record does not show any non-U.S. recipient countries.
Its recent grantmaking centers on hunger relief and food bank support. The largest listed awards are for food distribution, and other grants support expanded meals, agency capacity, child hunger work, emergency response, kitchen coalition expansion, collaboration, sourcing, and wellness partner grants.
The grant-size profile is relatively large: the 25th percentile is $189,184, the median is $313,630, and the 75th percentile is $941,219. That range aligns with a funder that supports operational and program-scale work.
Yes. The active Second Harvest Heartland Partner / Community Partner Grant Program accepts unsolicited applications and supports local hunger-relief organizations and contracted Agency Partners.
The active grant program covers Minnesota and western Wisconsin, and the recipient country distribution in the data is entirely U.S.-based. Minnesota is also the top state by grant count.
The pattern suggests recurring support. The recent grants list includes repeated awards across multiple years, including duplicate amounts in 2023 and 2024 for food distribution and distribution grants, as well as repeated agency-capacity funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Second Harvest Heartland that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For local food shelves, faith-based organizations, schools, restaurants, retailers, and other community resources that partner with Second Harvest Heartland.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $193,696,278In-kind: meals | 2026 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN PARK, MN | $25,607,152 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $839,232 | 2026 | AGENCY CAPACITY BUILDING |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $164,765 | 2026 | CHILD HUNGER GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $101,163 | 2026 | COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $46,234 | 2026 | HUB & SPOKE DEVELOPMENT |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $206,227,843In-kind: meals | 2025 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $1,027,091 | 2025 | AGENCY CAPACITY |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $223,000 | 2025 | CHILD HUNGER GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $209,750 | 2025 | EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $111,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $50,000 | 2025 | COLLABORATION GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $46,257 | 2025 | SOURCING |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $167,593,620In-kind: meals | 2024 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $1,454,650 | 2024 | EXPANDED MEALS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $651,493 | 2024 | AGENCY CAPACITY |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $358,055 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $269,205 | 2024 | EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $201,819 | 2024 | KITCHEN COALITION EXPANSION |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $195,800 | 2024 | CHILD HUNGER GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $169,336 | 2024 | COLLABORATION GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $146,000 | 2024 | DISTRIBUTION GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $149,567,201 | 2023 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $941,219 | 2023 | DISTRIBUTION GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $814,430 | 2023 | COLLABORATION GRANTS |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $640,000 | 2023 | AGENCY CAPACITY |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $221,488 | 2023 | AGENCY CAPACITY |
| COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | — | $15,000 | 2023 | WELLNESS PARTNER GRANTS |
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$193,696,278In-kind: mealsFOOD DISTRIBUTION
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND FOUNDATION
$25,607,152GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$839,232AGENCY CAPACITY BUILDING
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$164,765CHILD HUNGER GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$101,163COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$46,234HUB & SPOKE DEVELOPMENT
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$206,227,843In-kind: mealsFOOD DISTRIBUTION
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$1,027,091AGENCY CAPACITY
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$223,000CHILD HUNGER GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$209,750EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$111,000GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$50,000COLLABORATION GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$46,257SOURCING
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$167,593,620In-kind: mealsFOOD DISTRIBUTION
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$1,454,650EXPANDED MEALS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$651,493AGENCY CAPACITY
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$358,055GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$269,205EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$201,819KITCHEN COALITION EXPANSION
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$195,800CHILD HUNGER GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$169,336COLLABORATION GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$146,000DISTRIBUTION GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$149,567,201FOOD DISTRIBUTION
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$941,219DISTRIBUTION GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$814,430COLLABORATION GRANTS
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$640,000AGENCY CAPACITY
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$221,488AGENCY CAPACITY
COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$15,000WELLNESS PARTNER GRANTS