California · Nonprofit
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (California) receives grants from 98 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,002,676 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ($2,808,549). 57 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $30M
- Funders on record
- 98
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $22M
What Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County does
Mission
Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community Distributions Second Harvest Food Banks mission is to inspire and support Santa Cruz County in providing nourishment for all community members. SHFB acquires and distributes donated and purchased food, as well as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities, to individuals and families in need throughout Santa Cruz County, Driven by measurable impact, SHFB distributed 10.5 million pounds of food during the reported fiscal year. The organization responds rapidly to food insecurity caused by natural disasters and external disruptions, including the SNAP benefit hold in the fall. SHFB continues to strengthen its network through partnerships with 67 community-based organizations, expanding access to food and essential services. Ongoing collaborations with local farmers and fisheries further reinforce a resilient, community-centered food system while helping to keep resources circulating within the local economy.
$24,213,858 spentof which $19,885,928 as grants$202,577 earned by the program91% of program spendingPrograms The Second Harvest Food Bank Programs Team provides a comprehensive range of services designed to support community members in improving their health and well-being. Through programs such as the Healthy Food Box Program, participants receive nutritious food along with nutrition education and weekly healthy recipes that promote long-term healthy habits. The CalFresh Outreach Team plays a critical role in supporting community members with applications for SNAP (CalFresh) and Medi-Cal, helping to increase access to essential benefits. In addition, we partner with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Watsonville Community Hospital to expand access to services by offering resources and operating school- and hospital-based pantry sites. These partnerships ensure that families can access nutritious food and supportive services in trusted, community-centered locations.
$2,361,745 spent9% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $26,575,603.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $17M to $25M (+50%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 13% · 2018 15% · 2019 17% · 2020 20% · 2021 30% · 2022 25% · 2023 17% · 2024 30% · 2025 30%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Erica Padilla-Chavez
CEO
Board chair
Cameron Haste
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 25 funders to 41 funders, grant income rose $1.9M → $3.2M.
27 of 98 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 98 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 11% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
81% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 19% · 2018 26% · 2019 20% · 2020 20% · 2021 18% · 2022 13% · 2023 20% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
41% of SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
50% of SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $12M that is directly attributable, 73% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $13M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 201 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 201 food & nutrition nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY?
- SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (California) receives grants from 98 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,002,676 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ($2,808,549). 57 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 98 organizations giving $25,002,676 in grants to SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, 57 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $2,808,549 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK SANTA CRUZ COUNTY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 98 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing