Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
95% goes to programs $2 to raise $100 Strong reserves
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is a 501(c)(3) organization based in San Jose, California, registered in 1979, with $311,318,616 in FY2023 revenue. CharityIndex grades it A+, and it directs about 95% of spending to programs.
750 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA, 95125 EIN 94-2614101 Since 1979
Revenue (FY2023)
$311.3M
▲ 8.8% vs prior year
Food & Agriculture median: $197K
Expenses (FY2023)
$294.5M
Net assets
$244.3M
Employees
356
CharityIndex rating
One independent A+ to F grade from four published criteria, each scored separately from IRS filings and combined by weight.
A+
A+Program efficiency40% of the rating95% to programs · $2 to raise $100
Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: 95% to programs · $2 to raise $100 earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
AFinancial health25% of the rating10 mo reserves · +5% margin
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: 10 mo reserves · +5% margin earns a A on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Governance25% of the rating6 of 6 checks met
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Transparency10% of the rating5 of 5 disclosure signals
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Mission
Mission: lead our community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one.
What they do
Food bank direct-service programs:* brown bag provides food on a weekly basis to low-income seniors.* family harvest provides monthly food assistance to families with dependent children. * produce mobile operates like a mobile farmer's market, providing fresh fruits and vegetables to communities for immediate distribution to low-income residents.* kids now (nutrition on weekends) provides weekly bags of healthy, kid-friendly food for children to take home every friday. approximately 61,329 individuals are served per month.
Second harvest also provides weekly food assistance for low-income food bank volunteer households and delivers food to geographically-isolated communities and those with limited services.second harvest services:* advocacy serves an important role in raising a voice for the needs of the food bank's clients. this is done by educating policy makers and stakeholders about the importance of public-private partnerships in addressing hunger and health related issues. second harvest works with a range of local, state and national organizations to address client barriers and help increase the effectiveness of food nutrition programs.* food connection is a multi-lingual referral hotline (1-800-984-3663) that links people needing food with local food assistance resources. callers are also able to be screened and provided with application assistance for calfresh. in the past year, food connections made over 40,000 food referals.* community nutrition provides nutrition, food safety and food handling training and support materials for clients and partner agencies. multi-lingual nutritionists use innovative teaching tools to educate clients to make the healthiest food choices. this year, 60 health ambassadors were trained to serve as volunteer nutrition educators at food distribution sites, dramatically increasing the number of second harvest clients receiving nutrition information and support.* calfresh outreach helps families and individuals in need apply for this locally underutilized federal government food-assistance program (also known as snap or food stamps), which provides a debit card to low-income households to purchase food. working in partnership with santa clara and san mateo county governments and scores of other community partners, second harvest's calfresh outreach specialists conduct outreach in community locations such as libraries, medical clinics, schools, food distribution partner organizations and nonprofits. new, innovative outreach efforts this year included text4calfresh, a texting program in 3 languages; a calfresh-in-a-day collaboration with santa clara county and partner agencies; and a promotores "train the trainer" volunteer outreach model. as a result of that work, close to $9.5 million in incremental benefits were distributed to 3,204 needy households over the course of the fiscal year that ended june 30, 2015. this also provided an economic boost of nearly $17 million for the local economy in the form of incremental purchasing, employment, etc. this public-private partnership further leverages the food bank's limited resources and is essential to ending local hunger.total of 76,932 individuals are served during the year.
Contact & location
- Address
- 750 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA, 95125
- City
- San Jose
- State
- California
- Category
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Subcategory
- Food Programs & Banks
- Phone
- …
- Website
- …
Financial trends
Revenue grew from $109.0M (FY2013) to $311.3M (FY2023) across 11 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Financial health & position (FY2023)
Liabilities $8.6MNet assets $244.3M
Operating margin
5.4%
Revenue exceeded expenses in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$252.9M
Total liabilities
$8.6M
Net assets
$244.3M
Salaries & benefits
$36.7M
12% of expenses
Board members
18
17 independent
Financials by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $311,318,616▲8.8% | $294,502,176▲5.3% | $244,337,941▲10.7% | $252,901,949▲4.3% | 990 |
| 2022 | $286,205,684▼8.4% | $279,585,829▲3.8% | $220,725,276▲6.9% | $242,425,070▼4.0% | 990 |
| 2021 | $312,571,305▼3.1% | $269,435,476▼3.3% | $206,553,705▲13.8% | $252,633,823▲33.2% | 990 |
| 2020 | $322,406,704▲50.3% | $278,667,068▲59.9% | $181,458,059▲44.7% | $189,621,743▲39.8% | 990 |
| 2019 | $214,466,106▲58.1% | $174,269,915▲33.5% | $125,431,046▲46.9% | $135,600,618▲51.3% | 990 |
| 2018 | $135,662,149▲7.2% | $130,526,817▲5.4% | $85,400,516▲7.6% | $89,624,424▲8.1% | 990 |
| 2017 | $126,559,215▼2.9% | $123,784,012▼1.1% | $79,391,194▲3.9% | $82,894,640▲3.4% | 990 |
| 2016 | $130,321,652▲1.5% | $125,127,781▲2.5% | $76,444,373▲9.6% | $80,156,687▲11.0% | 990 |
| 2015 | $128,349,058▲3.3% | $122,072,075▲2.7% | $69,772,227▲8.9% | $72,206,145▲7.9% | 990 |
| 2014 | $124,262,879▲14.0% | $118,887,797▲13.3% | $64,089,091▲7.7% | $66,931,295▲5.6% | 990 |
| 2013 | $109,014,637 | $104,902,801▲8.7% | $59,501,758▲11.2% | $63,390,881▲10.8% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $96,525,027▲16.0% | $53,515,350▲13.8% | $57,195,410▲9.7% | 990 |
| 2011 | — | $83,184,796▲17.1% | $47,011,596▲24.8% | $52,131,037▲20.7% | 990 |
| 2010 | — | $71,020,697 | $37,669,702 | $43,203,349 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Leadership & compensation (FY2023)
Highest-paid: Leslie Bacho — $380,352 (0.13% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bacho | Ceo | 40 | $380,352 |
| Noland Pierre Granberry | Cfo | 40 | $282,061 |
| Marcus Bryant | Chief People Officer (thru 01/24) | 40 | $268,785 |
| Stanley Edde | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $258,727 |
| Shobana Gubbi | Chief Philanthropy Officer | 40 | $257,620 |
| Tracy Weatherby | Vp of Strategy & Advocacy | 40 | $217,023 |
| Maya Rams Murthy | Vp of Programs and Services | 40 | $196,946 |
| Adriana Porter Felt | Board Member | 0.43 | — |
| Brian Birtwistle | Board Chair | 1.09 | — |
| Chris Cook | Board Member | 0.34 | — |
| David Babulak | Board Member | 0.85 | — |
| Edua Dickerson | Board Member | 0.29 | — |
| Jamillah Moore | Board Member | 0.27 | — |
| Katharine Carroll | Board Member | 0.4 | — |
| Lisa Goldman Rosas | Board Member | 0.47 | — |
| Maria Poveromo | Board Vice Chair | 0.35 | — |
| Mary Ann Dewan | Board Member | 0.23 | — |
| Michelle Greer Galloway | Board Member | 0.48 | — |
| Patricia Legaspi | Board Member (thru 11/23) | 0.09 | — |
| Paul Bains | Board Member | 0.42 | — |
Top vendors & contractors (FY2023)
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Express Services Inc DBA Express Employ | Prof. Temp. Service Providers | $1,058,025 |
| Stone Publishing DBA Almaden | Direct Mail and Database Consulting | $841,059 |
| Ax9 Security Inc | Security | $596,208 |
| Pro Cal Truck & Equipment | Equipment Repairs | $501,107 |
| Heller Consulting | Consulting | $484,081 |
Grants received · $593.7M total
466 grants to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley totaling $593.7M, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding America | Fight hunger | 2024 | $40,921,277 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | General support | 2024 | $5,180,630 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Food security | 2024 | $3,153,629 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2024 | $2,682,000 |
| California Association of Food Banks | To end hunger in california | 2024 | $1,173,129 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2024 | $856,842 |
| Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc | Community & human services | 2024 | $817,500 |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | To further the organization's exempt purpose | 2024 | $409,750 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Food, nutrition | 2024 | $282,250 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | General support | 2024 | $252,699 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Charitable donation | 2024 | $221,157 |
| Greater Horizons | Human services | 2024 | $209,664 |
| The Albertsons Companies Foundation | Hunger | 2024 | $200,000 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2024 | $150,000 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Food is medicine in northern california | 2024 | $120,000 |
Grants made · $144.8M in FY2023
244 grants totaling $144.8M in FY2023 — showing the 15 largest. All grants made by Second Harvest of Silicon Valley →
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| River of Life Foundation | To prevent hunger | $10,313,286 |
| South County Community Services | To prevent hunger | $9,080,982 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | To prevent hunger | $7,544,464 |
| Samaritan House | To prevent hunger | $7,428,531 |
| Friendly Bible Church | To prevent hunger | $6,476,787 |
| Cityteam Ministries | To prevent hunger | $5,962,797 |
| The Salvation Army - San Jose | To prevent hunger | $5,037,305 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | To prevent hunger | $4,814,626 |
| Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative | To prevent hunger | $3,759,703 |
| Sunnyvale Community Services | To prevent hunger | $3,313,459 |
| Crossroad Calvary Chapel | To prevent hunger | $2,910,530 |
| Marthas Kitchen | To prevent hunger | $2,523,892 |
| Non Profit Accounting Service | To prevent hunger | $2,297,349 |
| The Salvation Army - Gilroy | To prevent hunger | $2,292,687 |
| Episcopal Church In the Diocese of El Camino Real | To prevent hunger | $2,044,358 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Second Harvest of Silicon Valley a legitimate nonprofit?
- Yes. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is a 501(c)(3) organization registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under EIN 94-2614101, based in San Jose, California. Donations are tax-deductible.
- What is Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's EIN?
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 94-2614101.
- How much revenue does Second Harvest of Silicon Valley report?
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley reported $311,318,616 in total revenue on its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing.
- How much of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's spending goes to programs?
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley spends about 95% of its total expenses on programs, based on its latest IRS Form 990.
- What financial grade does Second Harvest of Silicon Valley have?
- CharityIndex grades Second Harvest of Silicon Valley A+, based on program efficiency and fundraising cost.
- How much does Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's highest-paid employee make?
- The highest reported compensation on Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's latest Form 990 is $380,352, paid to Leslie Bacho (Ceo).
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Data for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley (EIN 94-2614101) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.