Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Winston-Salem, NC EIN: 58-1457912

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc is a public charity based in Winston Salem, North Carolina, formed in 1981. Its 2023 filing describes an organization that provides food assistance through partner agencies and community programs, and works to educate and engage communities in addressing hunger and its causes.

Key facts about Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc

In short: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc gave $72.0M across 265 grants in 2025 (avg $272K), mostly in North Carolina. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
58-1457912
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$71,962,613
Grants made (2025)
265
Average grant
$271,557
Median grant
$107,727
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (33 of 264, 2025)
Total assets
$41,195,407
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$41.2M

+20.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$72.0M

+9.9% YoY

Grant Count

265

+7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$272K

+2.0% YoY

Is Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 33 of 264 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $304K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $133K repeat.

  • 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is “to provide food assistance through a network of partners, while educating and engaging our communities in the elimination of hunger and its causes.”

In its 2023 filing, the organization reported distributing donated food through more than 297 partner agencies and 508 feeding programs. It also described a food purchase program that makes staple foods available to participating agencies, direct food distributions in underserved locations, nutrition education, SNAP application assistance, and Farm Fresh Nourish, which connects local farms and pantries to provide produce and health education.

The organization’s 2025 grants went to North Carolina recipients. Among the grantees described in their own words, Out of the Garden Project says its mission is to nourish families with food to grow, learn, and thrive. The Hunger and Health Coalition says it relieves poverty and hunger for households experiencing economic hardship and food insecurity. Food Pantry of the Triad says it provides food donations to local communities. These examples illustrate support for food assistance and related community organizations; the grantees’ missions are their own.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 265 grants totaling $71,962,613. Grant amounts ranged from $5,345 to $3,890,677, with a median grant of $107,727. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina.

The largest reported grants included $3,890,677 to Out of the Garden Project in Greensboro; $3,690,953 to Ashe Food Pantry in West Jefferson; $2,458,827 to Greensboro Urban Ministry; $1,775,504 to Winston-Salem Rescue Mission; and $1,624,279 to One Step Further in Greensboro. Other large recipients included The Hunger & Health Coalition in Boone ($1,614,054), Union Grove Baptist Church in Lenoir ($1,593,568), Christians United Outreach Center in Asheboro ($1,475,448), and Triad Food Pantry in High Point ($1,363,113). The listed grant purposes include “feeding the poor and.”

No application process or deadline is stated in the available information.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization reports an 18-county service area in North Carolina. Its 2025 grant recipients were all in North Carolina, with listed grantees in communities including Greensboro, West Jefferson, Winston-Salem, Boone, Lenoir, Asheboro, and High Point.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 265 itemized grants.

Cities

Winston-SalemGreensboroHigh PointLexingtonBurlingtonLenoirStatesvilleThomasvilleReidsvilleMt AiryAsheboroBooneN WilkesboroEdenKernersvilleGrahamTaylorsvilleWilkesboroGranite FallsJefferson

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M223 grants2020 225 grants2021 227 grants2022 223 grants2023 246 grants2024 265 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54.5M (2022) to $72.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 265 grants totaling $72.0M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Out of the Garden Project: $3.9MOut of the Garden Project$3.9MAshe Food Pantry: $3.7MAshe Food Pantry$3.7MGreensboro Urban Ministry: $2.5MGreensboro Urban Ministry$2.5MWinston-Salem Rescue Mission: $1.8MWinston-Salem Rescue Mission$1.8MOne Step Further: $1.6MOne Step Further$1.6MThe Hunger & Health Coalition: $1.6MThe Hunger & Health Coalition$1.6MUnion Grove Baptist Church: $1.6MUnion Grove Baptist Church$1.6MChristians United Outreach Ctr: $1.5MChristians United Outreach Ctr$1.5MTriad Food Pantry: $1.4MTriad Food Pantry$1.4MLove Community Development: $1.3MLove Community Development$1.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Out of the Garden Project ($3.9M). Together the top 10 received $20.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

1,186 grants across all recorded years

360<$50K210$50–100K259$100–250K175$250–500K138$500K–1M44$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 360 grants of 1,186 (30%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Out of the Garden Project Greensboro, NCFeeding the Poor and$3,890,677
Ashe Food Pantry West Jefferson, NCFeeding the Poor and$3,690,953
Greensboro Urban Ministry Greensboro, NCFeeding the Poor and$2,458,827
Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Winston-Salem, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,775,504
One Step Further Greensboro, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,624,279
The Hunger & Health Coalition Boone, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,614,054
Union Grove Baptist Church Lenoir, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,593,568
Christians United Outreach Ctr Asheboro, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,475,448
Triad Food Pantry High Point, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,363,113
Love Community Development Winston-Salem, NCFeeding the Poor and$1,330,619

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $41,195,407 $102,400,620 $94,174,460 $71,962,613
2024 $34,158,778 $85,811,678 $83,005,211 $65,485,605
2023 $32,943,290 $73,805,465 $74,497,004 $54,858,694
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$41,195,407$34,158,778$32,943,290
Revenue$102,400,620$85,811,678$73,805,465
Expenses$94,174,460$83,005,211$74,497,004
Net Investment Income$455,797$181,282$116,019

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Tonya Deem as chair, Barbara Raffaldini as secretary, Howard Upchurch as treasurer, and Ann Garner Riddle as past chair. It also lists Michelle Butt, Susan Cox, Josh Crane, Lauren Davis, Madelina Fordham, and Andrew S. Holmes as directors.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc is led by Eric A. Aft, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric A. Aft

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    57.5 hrs/week

    $125K (2020) → $234K (2025)

  • Michelle Cook

    Gov Chair

    Secretary → Brd Governan, 2024

    Brd Governan → Gov Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonya Deem

    Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Darrell Nooe

    Snr Director Crea

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

  • Andrew S. Holmes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenni Broyles

    Director Thr

    Director → Director Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh R. Crane

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Butt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sammy Gianopoulos

    Director Thr

    Director → Director Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Y. Cox

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy M. Myers

    Director Thr

    Director → Director Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Thiel

    Director Thr

    Director → Director Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Stogner

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Montez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend David Harrison Jr.

    Director Thr

    Director → Director Thr, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Sewell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zanzella Foster Savoy

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Thomerson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor Isler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madelina Fordham

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Oliver

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Breese

    Vice President Philanthr

    Vice President Philanthropy & Communit → Vice President Philanthropy & Community Engagement, 2021

    Vice President Philanthropy & Community Engagement → Vice President Philanthr, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $104K (2020) → $144K (2025)

  • Lisa Richardson

    Vice President Operations

    Vice President Finance & Operat → Vice President Operations, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $121K (2020) → $140K (2025)

  • Jeff Bacon

    Vice President & Executive Di

    Vice President, Executive Director & Providence → Vice President & Executive Di, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1.5 hrs/week

    $123K (2021) → $116K (2025)

  • Josh Fuller

    Vice President Finance

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $92K (2021) → $147K (2025)

  • Nikki McCormick

    Vice President Partnersh

    Vice President Partnerships & Impact → Vice President Partnersh, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $81K (2021) → $104K (2025)

  • Ann Garner Riddle

    Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Upchurch

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Favinger

    Treasurer Th

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Treasurer Th, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Garland

    Vice Chair T

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair T, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Raffaldini

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Chere M. Gregory (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jason Ramsey (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff White (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kent S. Price III (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Phillip L. McAdams (2020–2023) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Robert Garcia (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Valerie L. Giddings (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Nelson (2021–2023) — Vice President Human Res
  • Former: Gregory A. Cox (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Debra L. Miller (2022) — Director
  • Former: Heywood Garner (2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Hubbard Larmore (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: David D'annunzio (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Miller (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Heyward Garner (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matt Thiel (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: R. Stuart Stogner (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Edwin R. Brenegar Jr. (2020) — Director
  • Former: James E. Holmes Jr. (2020) — Director
  • Former: Milton S. Kern II (2020) — Director
  • Former: Paul Miller (2020) — Director
  • Former: Reba H. Warren (2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert Zomok (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Gantt (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Eric a Aft — CEO: $234KEric a AftCEO$234KJosh Fuller — VP Finance: $147KJosh FullerVP Finance$147KCarolyn Breese — VP Philanthr: $144KCarolyn BreeseVP Philanthr$144KLisa Richardson — VP Operation: $140KLisa RichardsonVP Operation$140KMatthew Darrell Nooe — SNR DIR Crea: $116KMatthew Darrell NooeSNR DIR Crea$116KJeff Bacon — VP & Exec Di: $116KJeff BaconVP & Exec Di$116KNikki McCormick — VP Partnersh: $104KNikki McCormickVP Partnersh$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Eric a Aft (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 3330 Shorefair Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27105
Phone: (336) 784-5770

Frequently asked questions about Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc

How much does Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc give each year?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc gave $72.0M across 265 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65.5M across 246 grants.

What is Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's typical grant size?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's median grant in 2025 was $107,727, and its average grant was $271,557, across 265 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc that year got $50K on average.

Where does Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc give grants?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Winston-Salem, NC (50 grants), Greensboro, NC (40 grants), High Point, NC (18 grants) and Burlington, NC (13 grants).

Does Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 265 grants with a stated purpose on Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Feeding the Poor and" (259 grants) and "Farm Restoration" (6 grants).

Who are Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's largest grantees?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Out of the Garden Project ($3,890,677), Ashe Food Pantry ($3,690,953) and Greensboro Urban Ministry ($2,458,827), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc reported $41.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $102.4M.

What does Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc fund?

The organization’s stated mission is “to provide food assistance through a network of partners, while educating and engaging our communities in the elimination of hunger and its causes.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's EIN?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1457912. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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