Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc is a public charity based in Augusta, Georgia, that distributes food through community partners and operates direct food services. Founded in 1982, it serves neighbors facing hunger across Georgia and South Carolina; its website describes a 24-county service area and a network of more than 325 hunger relief partners.
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc at a glance
In short: Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc gave $26.6M across 219 grants in 2025 (avg $121K), mostly in Georgia. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,571,252
- +86.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 219
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $121,330
- +75.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $60,635
- Total assets
- $24,185,306
- +13.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (27 of 210, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc
- How to Apply
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For the 2026 Network Investment Program, eligible hunger relief partners in good standing, including child and senior feeding programs, were invited to submit one complete online application. Supporting documents such as contractor quotes, equipment estimates, or facility photos could be uploaded. Incomplete, paper, late, or repeat applications were not accepted for review. The 2026 application cycle has passed.
- Review Cycle
- February 28, 2026, for the 2026 Network Investment Program; this deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- February 28, 2026, for the 2026 Network Investment Program; this deadline has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: (706) 736-1199
Website: https://goldenharvest.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was It's About Family Inc ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $6.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
958 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 543 grants of 958 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in Georgia and 31% to recipients in South Carolina. The website describes Golden Harvest’s service area as 24 counties across those two states. Its 2024 filing describes a distribution network in Georgia and South Carolina and gives separate county figures: 30 counties for food distribution and 25 counties for its core network.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 219 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 27 of 210 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $38K; repeat grants $140K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $78K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11.4M (2023) to $26.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 219 grants totaling $26.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| It's About Family Inc Grovetown, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $1,063,940 |
| Mercy Church Aiken, SC | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $870,518 |
| Unity Outreach Church Warrenville, SC | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $848,970 |
| Summertown Baptist FP Midville, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $785,259 |
| Project Life Augusta Augusta, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $736,148 |
| First Love Kids Sandersville, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $660,993 |
| Faith Outreach Christian Hephzibah, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $511,285 |
| JWC Helping Hand Augusta, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $495,916 |
| Lazarus Project-Beacon of Hope Church of God Swainsboro, GA | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $485,346 |
| Acts Aiken, SC | To Grant Access to Food Across the Community. | $477,248 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,185,306 | $45,836,611 | $43,177,231 | $26,571,252 | 219 | $14,730 |
| 2024 | $21,295,117 | $36,618,314 | $38,543,718 | $14,284,098 | 206 | $-894,278 |
| 2023 | $21,019,464 | $28,572,887 | $28,781,715 | $11,423,828 | 184 | $49,831 |
| 2022 | $19,138,465 | $26,766,328 | $29,245,517 | $11,880,481 | 177 | $18,143 |
| 2021 | $21,730,028 | $42,603,313 | $32,748,300 | $12,897,582 | 172 | $96,596 |
| 2020 | $13,190,732 | $34,719,227 | $30,597,278 | $19,998,579 | 228 | $12,238 |
| 2019 | $8,619,836 | $33,592,219 | $32,108,053 | — | — | $28,054 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s 2024 filing states its mission as “feeding lives together.” Its website describes its mission as transforming lives by feeding hungry neighbors and building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. The filing describes food collection, warehousing, and distribution through local nonprofit organizations, as well as direct-service programs including a soup kitchen, senior food boxes, mobile food pantries, and a backpack program.
The Network Investment Program supports hunger relief partners through grants for projects aimed at increasing food access, strengthening infrastructure, expanding capacity, and improving long-term sustainability. In 2025, the largest listed grants were described as supporting access to food across the community.
Grantees’ own statements illustrate the range of organizations receiving support. Augusta Dream Center Inc, which received $342,490 in 2025, says its mission is to help people in need by meeting basic needs, building relationships, and helping people reach their potential. Women in Unity, which received $250,422, says it works to support positive change for children and families through programs intended to improve their prospects at school, work, and home.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Golden Harvest reported 219 grants totaling $26,571,252. Grant amounts ranged from $5,246 to $1,063,940, with a median of $60,635. Among the largest awards were $1,063,940 to It’s About Family Inc in Grovetown, Georgia; $870,518 to Mercy Church in Aiken, South Carolina; $848,970 to Unity Outreach Church in Warrenville, South Carolina; and $785,259 to Summertown Baptist FP in Midville, Georgia. Each was listed with the purpose “to grant access to food across the community.”
The website says the Network Investment Program launched in 2024 and that its first two funding rounds awarded 43 grants. For the 2026 round, it reported $250,000 awarded to 23 hunger relief partners. The application deadline for that round was February 28, 2026, and the website says submissions are closed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Pope as board chair; Brian D Ellefson as chair; Angi Brock as treasurer; and James Heffner as secretary. It lists Jason Alford, Todd M Boudreau, Tonya Duncan, Scott Fitzgerald, Amanda Heath, and Omeeka P Loggins as directors. The organization’s 2026 press release identifies Amy Breitmann as president and CEO.
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc is led by Amy C. Breitmann Non-Voting, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy C. Breitmann Non-Voting
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
39 hrs/week
$7K (2020) → $141K (2025)
Brian D. Ellefson
Chair
Board Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Pope
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dagan Sharpe
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Swain
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Omeeka P. Loggins
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd M. Boudreau
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Mendoza
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Heath
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith McDonald
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Fitzgerald
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Schecter
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Alford
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Moorer
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tonya Duncan
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angi Brock
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2022
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Heffner
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Dee Griffin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Harris Weinstein (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Kevin Horton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Newton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Monique J. Wynn (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Hersey (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Rueggeberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Saunders (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris A. Cosper (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Chris Cosper Defnall (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David McDaniel (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Holly S. Holloway (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas J. Friel (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Travis McNeal-Retired120219 (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Amy Holleran-Resig Sept (2019) — Director
- Former: John E. Price-Rolled Off Dec (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Jon Dawkins-Resig Nov (2019) — Director
- Former: Shane S. Claffey- Resig Sept (2019) — Board of Directors
- Former: Travis McNeal Non Voting (2019) — Executive 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $141K, to Amy C Breitmann Non-Voting (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc
How much does Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc give each year?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc gave $26.6M across 219 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.3M across 206 grants.
What is Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's typical grant size?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's median grant in 2025 was $60,635, and its average grant was $121,330, across 219 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc that year got $38K on average.
Where does Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc give grants?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (31%). The most frequent recipient cities were Augusta, GA (59 grants), Aiken, SC (15 grants), Hephzibah, GA (11 grants) and Edgefield, SC (6 grants).
Does Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 219 grants with a stated purpose on Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Grant Access to Food Across the Community." (192 grants) and "Increase Capacity" (27 grants).
Who are Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's largest grantees?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's largest 2025 grantees include It's About Family Inc ($1,063,940), Mercy Church ($870,518) and Unity Outreach Church ($848,970), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 10% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc reported $24.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.8M.
What does Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc fund?
The organization’s 2024 filing states its mission as “feeding lives together.” Its website describes its mission as transforming lives by feeding hungry neighbors and building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc?
For the 2026 Network Investment Program, eligible hunger relief partners in good standing, including child and senior feeding programs, were invited to submit one complete online application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's EIN?
Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1466516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
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