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America's Second Harvest

Foundation · Grantmaker Tallahassee, FL EIN: 59-2610345 Website

To advance change by feeding the hungry and educating and engaging the community in the fight to end hunger.

Key facts about America's Second Harvest

In short: America's Second Harvest gave $29.3M across 153 grants in 2025 (avg $191K), mostly in Florida. 58% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
59-2610345
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$29,256,189
Grants made (2025)
153
Average grant
$191,217
Median grant
$67,120
New grantees (estimate)
58% first-time grantees (88 of 153, 2025)
Total assets
$25,276,290
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$25.3M

+9.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$29.3M

+251.6% YoY

Grant Count

153

+163.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$191K

+33.3% YoY

Is America's Second Harvest open to new grantees?

58%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 88 of 153 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $143K; repeat grants $257K. How we count

Medians: $62K first-time, $75K repeat.

  • 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 273% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About America's Second Harvest

Based on IRS filings

America's Second Harvest is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Tallahassee, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 153 grants totaling $29.3M. Net investment income was $134K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 153 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

TallahasseeMariannaCrawfordvilleMonticelloQuincyLake CityMadisonHavanaPerryBristolLive OakMidwayClarksvilleApalachicolaBlountstownCarrabelleEastpointGreenvillePort Saint JoeSteinhatchee

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M93 grants201996 grants202076 grants202159 grants202256 grants202358 grants2024153 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Tallahassee Spanish Sda Church: $2.6MTallahassee Spanish Sda Church$2.6MMaranatha Sda Church: $2.0MMaranatha Sda Church$2.0MTabernacle of Praise: $2.0MTabernacle of Praise$2.0MBostick Temple Christian Center: $1.8MBostick Temple ChristianCenter$1.8MWakulla Giving Hands: $1.4MWakulla Giving Hands$1.4MBeth Page Missionary Baptist Church: $1.2MBeth Page Missionary BaptistChurch$1.2MCatholic Charities Lake City-Columbia: $1.2MCatholic Charities LakeCity-Columbia$1.2MFlorida a & M University Student Health Famu: $1.1MFlorida a & M UniversityStudent Health Famu$1.1MTallahassee Housing Authority (Grady Road): $754KTallahassee Housing Authority(Grady Road)$754KInnovative Charities Jackson: $722KInnovative Charities Jackson$722K

Grant Size Distribution

402 grants across all recorded years

192<$50K82$50–100K82$100–250K23$250–500K12$500K–1M11$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
TALLAHASSEE SPANISH SDA CHURCH Tallahassee, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$2,626,611
MARANATHA SDA CHURCH Tallahassee, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$2,036,653
TABERNACLE OF PRAISE Tallahassee, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,995,080
BOSTICK TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CENTER Quincy, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,776,267
WAKULLA GIVING HANDS Crawfordville, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,432,106
BETH PAGE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Monticello, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,186,686
CATHOLIC CHARITIES LAKE CITY-COLUMBIA Lake City, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,161,143
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY STUDENT HEALTH FAMU Tallahassee, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$1,118,674
TALLAHASSEE HOUSING AUTHORITY (GRADY ROAD) Tallahassee, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$753,633
INNOVATIVE CHARITIES JACKSON Marianna, FLTO FIGHT HUNGER$721,551

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$25,276,290$22,990,907$13,119,039
Revenue$45,601,030$46,215,147$29,049,211
Expenses$41,318,421$43,697,159$28,288,961
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$133,764$33,216$59,684
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

America's Second Harvest is led by Monique Ellsworth, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Monique Ellsworth

    Chief Executive Officer

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $16K (2020) → $183K (2025)

  • Daniel Petronio

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael German

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Boge

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Hinson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ana Melendez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corie Stegal

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hulse

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Stafford

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra Henry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Dillon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Gray

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Terry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Bowers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Bowden

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Immanuel A. Dhanarajan

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $94K (2023) → $107K (2025)

  • James McGowan

    Chief Development Officer

    CDO → Chief Development Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2023) → $115K (2025)

  • Jacob Reiter

    Chief Operations Officer

    COO → Chief Operations Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $92K (2024) → $96K (2025)

  • Kareemah Thomas

    Chief Administrator Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $91K (2025)

  • Melanie Leitman

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Freeman

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leon Brunson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Velva Knapp (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Alex Henry (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael May (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jowanna Oates (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristin Harrison (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Leigh Jenkins (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pam Ridley (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nigel Allen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carmen Conner (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Denisha Sword (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jayme Agee (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Ewaldt (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Justine Hicks (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rick Minor (2019–2020) — Former CEO
  • Former: Ramsay Sims (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Peacock (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Monique Ellsworth — Chief Executive Officer: $183KMonique EllsworthChief Executive Officer$183KJames McGowan — Chief Development Officer: $115KJames McGowanChief Development Officer$115KImmanuel Dhanarajan — Chief Financial Officer: $107KImmanuel DhanarajanChief Financial Officer$107KJacob Reiter — Chief Operations Officer: $96KJacob ReiterChief Operations Officer$96KKareemah Thomas — Chief Admin Officer: $91KKareemah ThomasChief Admin Officer$91K

Frequently asked questions about America's Second Harvest

How much does America's Second Harvest give each year?

America's Second Harvest gave $29.3M across 153 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.3M across 58 grants.

What is America's Second Harvest's typical grant size?

America's Second Harvest's median grant in 2025 was $67,120, and its average grant was $191,217, across 153 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from America's Second Harvest that year got $143K on average.

Where does America's Second Harvest give grants?

America's Second Harvest gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tallahassee, FL (53 grants), Lake City, FL (19 grants), Live Oak, FL (9 grants) and Crawfordville, FL (6 grants).

Does America's Second Harvest give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 153 grants with a stated purpose on America's Second Harvest's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Fight Hunger" (153 grants).

Who are America's Second Harvest's largest grantees?

America's Second Harvest's largest 2025 grantees include Tallahassee Spanish Sda Church ($2,626,611), Maranatha Sda Church ($2,036,653) and Tabernacle of Praise ($1,995,080), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is America's Second Harvest?

America's Second Harvest reported $25.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.6M.

What is America's Second Harvest?

America's Second Harvest is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Tallahassee, FL. It holds $25.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is America's Second Harvest's EIN?

America's Second Harvest's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2610345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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