Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County at a glance
In short: Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County gave $14.2M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7.1M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,204,012
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,102,006
- +309.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,102,006
- Total assets
- $23,513,642
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Various Other Food Banks ($152K).
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 20 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10.1M (2019) to $18.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Member Agencies Various, CA | For Those in Need | $14,051,898 |
| Various Other Food Banks Various, CA | For Those in Need | $152,114 |
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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 | $23,513,642 | $30,060,054 | $28,464,271 | $14,204,012 | 2 | $305,569 |
| 2024 | $21,553,398 | $27,827,095 | $26,482,591 | $13,883,205 | 8 | $17,070 |
| 2023 | $19,139,366 | $27,698,894 | $31,358,929 | $17,340,224 | 4 | $-327,539 |
| 2022 | $21,660,732 | $25,802,721 | $27,041,963 | $14,670,766 | 3 | $156,218 |
| 2021 | $24,793,254 | $37,137,121 | $29,196,313 | $18,220,634 | 3 | $170,234 |
| 2020 | $16,584,041 | $27,030,563 | $21,197,164 | $12,950,771 | 3 | $54,830 |
| 2019 | $10,223,663 | $16,982,266 | $17,860,442 | $10,104,410 | 2 | $59,489 |
About Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
Based on IRS filings
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Watsonville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14.2M. Net investment income was $306K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County is led by Erica Padilla-Chavez, CEO on every filing since 2023; 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erica Padilla-Chavez
CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$274K (2023) → $273K (2025)
Cameron Haste
Chair
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Barreras
Senior Director Marketing
CMO → Senior Director Marketing, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$108K (2023) → $106K (2025)
Paul Carlson
Trustee
Corporate Se → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cesario Ruiz
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Mackenna
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alysia Johnson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Austin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josaphine Stevenson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kira Halpern
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Delos Reyes Davis
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Anderson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendan Miele
COO
Officer → COO, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$27K (2019) → $169K (2025)
Michele Bassi
Chief Dvlp Officer
Trustee → Chair, 2022
Chair → Chief Dvlp Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2025)
Mary Casey
Chief Hr Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$110K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Adriana Mata
Chief of Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$117K (2025)
Angelito Tolentino
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$152K (2025)
Alexander Pedersen
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Carlos Willy
Corp Secretary
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Corp Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Norton
Past Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Silvia Diaz
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Donna Sheppard (2019–2024) — CFO
- Former: Kristin Fabos (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Laurie Negro (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Huffaker (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Josue Barajas (2023–2024) — Chief of Programs
- Former: Karina Diaz Alvarez (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Willy Elliott-McCrea (2019–2023) — Former CEO
- Former: Lyza Gianelli (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: June Ponce (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne Willis (2019–2022) — CDO
- Former: Joy Flynn (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Bryant (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rick Weiss (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Tricia Waynne (2019–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Susan Lovegren (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Amaral (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lori Kletzer (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Thompson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Donna Mosich (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Joy Flynn Wall (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa Kirk (2019) — Past Board C
- Former: Marilyn Mersereau (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sarah Latham (2019) — Trustee
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 $273K, to Erica Padilla-Chavez (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
How much does Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County give each year?
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County gave $14.2M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13.9M across 8 grants.
How large is Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County?
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County reported $23.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.1M.
What is Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County?
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Watsonville, CA. It holds $23.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County operate?
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County has awarded grants in California.
What is Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County's EIN?
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0326685. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
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