Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 98,705,941 | 106,371,915 | 124,921,050 | 122,340,306 | 119,448,713 | 571,787,925 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 98,705,941 | 106,371,915 | 124,921,050 | 122,340,306 | 119,448,713 | 571,787,925 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 571,787,925 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 98,705,941 | 106,371,915 | 124,921,050 | 122,340,306 | 119,448,713 | 571,787,925 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 35,620 | 17,093 | 16,347 | 12,424 | 7,562 | 89,046 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 75,150 | 53,174 | 63,538 | 157,880 | 76,573 | 426,315 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 572,303,286 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| PART III, LINE 4A | The Food Bank is the foundation for all our programs, and is Second Harvest Heartland's core business. We receive food donations from manufacturers, growers, retailers, government programs and the community, which are then distributed to member non-profits including food shelves, shelters, soup kitchens and programs throughout our 59-county service area. Nearly 89 million pounds of food was distributed through the Food Bank in the 12-month period ending 9/30/2015. The Product Capture Institute (PCI) Initiative has been designed to support the "source to excess" philosophy where growers donate excess produce by working with food banks for distribution to food shelves and meal programs. The PCI complements regional food bank produce sourcing and other existing product initiatives in order to expand the pounds of produce sources by participating food banks in the feeding America network, and facilitate replication of successful product capture and distribution strategies across the national network of food banks. Second Harvest Heartland's role in housing the PCI is teaching and connecting VIA creating and development of local product capture programs providing access to data, tools and subject matter expertise support based on key learnings from second harvest heartland's own product capture and distribution efforts and knowledge sharing across the member network. We are a hub of resources and information that actively drives collaboration between PCI members and food banks. |
| PART III, LINE 4B | The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is one of the foundational services provided through Second Harvest Heartland. Through the program, we provide food for seniors, distributing 30-35 pounds of nutritionally-balanced USDA food to individuals each month at no cost to them. Program participants are given a box of highly nutritious food packages as determined by the USDA. The packages may include canned fruits, vegetables and juices, dry and UHT milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, cereal, rice or pasta. We serve about 9,000 seniors in 41 counties in Minnesota. |
| PART III, LINE 4C | Since FY11, Second Harvest Heartland has made great strides in addressing the missing meals gap by moving beyond food distribution alone. We have enhanced our outreach efforts to connect eligible people with public resources through various programs. Second Harvest Heartland's SNAP Outreach Specialists visit from shelves, soup kitchens, workforce centers and other organizations as well as participate in events to help people understand the program, and to break down barriers to participation - from lack of awareness to difficult application processes or other complications. In FY15, we assisted over 3,000 households with SNAP applications and re-applications (a 300% increase since 2010), adding more than 3 million meals to families. The Summer Food Service Program is a meal reimbursement program that funds free meals to high-need children 18 and younger during the summertime. This USDA program, administered by the Minnesota Department of Education, provides children with complete, wholesome meals at safe places for children once school is out of session for the summer. Our staff conducts outreach efforts to increase awareness of SFSP, as well as administer a mini-grant program which provides meal-site sponsors with support to expand their efforts to feed more children. In 2015, we launched Food + You which is a school-based program that aims to increase availability of healthy food resources to students and their families by partnering with 15 participating schools in high-need areas of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. This multi-dimensional pilot program offers direct food distributions, support for accessing existing federal nutrition programs and connections to broader community resources. |
| PART I, LINE I & PART III, LINE 1 | Our mission is to end hunger through community partnerships. In the years since our 2001 founding, Second Harvest Heartland has evolved from a food bank focused almost solely on food distribution, to a hunger relief agency that drives efficiency, innovation and collaboration. Today, second harvest heartland is the largest hunger relief agency in the upper Midwest. In FY15, we distributed nearly 89 million pounds of food. Partnerships with retail donors, government agencies, corporations, foundations, non-profits and individuals coupled with leveraging efficiencies within the organization will allow us to continue to deliver more food. But the emergency food system can't solve the problem of hunger alone, so we are continuing to invest in community outreach efforts, beyond the food bank initiatives that connect those in need with the meals they need to live healthy, productive lives. These programs include the snap (the supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly known as food stamps) outreach program, through which outreach specialists connect with food shelves, soup kitchens, and other organizations and events to help people understand the program, and to break down barriers to participation - from lack of awareness to complex application processes. One in three people who qualify for snap are leaving their benefits on the table in Minnesota. That's the equivalent to millions of already-funded food and financial assistance unclaimed which could also help Minnesota's economy. These initiatives also include the USDA's SFSP - the Summer Food Service Program - a Minnesota Department of Education administered program that funds free meals to children 18 and younger during the summertime. We identify high-need areas annually in our collaboration with the Minnesota department of education using school free and reduced meal program data to promote our mini-grants program to eligible agencies and organizations, as well as planning our outreach efforts for the year, including contacting school districts about the program, etc. Second Harvest Heartland has dedicated staff to conduct outreach in targeted communities and provides mini-grant organizations to help alleviate the barriers to participation. Fresh food Increasingly, fresh food is part of the Second Harvest Heartland offering, as retail partners and growers join hunger-relief efforts and continue to contribute record levels of perishable food. In fact, fresh foods comprised more than 53% of all food distributed throughout the fiscal year. Of this amount, more than 33.9 million pounds were distributed through the Food Rescue Program - largely comprised of fresh food such as produce, meat and dairy options. Partnerships continued to be formed or expanded in FY2015 with Minnesota growers and farmers, in an effort to further capture some of the more of the 300 million pounds of crops- corn, potatoes, apples, watermelon, squash and more - that are either plowed under or unsold each year in our state. This year, the produce capture program collected more than 9.8 million pounds of sweet corn, potatoes, apples, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, watermelon, tomatoes and other produce. Volunteer program Our volunteer program is a vital component of our efforts to bring more food to those who are hungry in our community. In the coming years we will need additional support from volunteers in order to support our continued growth in food distribution, particularly in the areas of our Food Rescue Program and Harvest to Home, which provide opportunities for us to provide increased nutritious food steams for those in need. As a result, over the next five years, the need for volunteers is expected to increase four-fold. In order to meet this rapidly growing demand, and to better serve our volunteers, Second Harvest Heartland is making significant changes and investments in our volunteer program. In FY15, we were able to engage more than 30,500 individual volunteers who contributed more than 130,000 hours - the equivalent of 68 full-time employees. Volunteers play a vital role in other programming efforts: packing boxes and helping to distribute them for our Commodities Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and help people apply for CSFP and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Continued growth in our volunteer program is also required to continue to meet our goals for those in need. Hunger-Free Minnesota Second Harvest Heartland is a founding member of Hunger-Free Minnesota, a time-limited campaign launched in 2011 to identify and introduce strategies that would substantially - and sustainably - eliminate our state's missing meal gap through collective impact. After the campaign's many successes, it has sunsetted as planned. A recap of Hunger-Free Minnesota's accomplishments and impact involving many community partners, was provided in a final report "A Future Beyond Hunger", which was available on Hunger-Free Minnesota's website through December 31, 2015. After that date, all questions regarding Hunger-Free Minnesota are referred to communications@2harvest.org. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10A & 10B | HUNGER FREE MINNESOTA, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES, DOES NOT HAVE ANY LOCAL CHAPTERS, BRANCHES, OR AFFILIATES. ALL OF THEIR GOVERNING POLICIES ARE THE SAME AS SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | The Form 990 is prepared by our Auditor with support from staff at Second Harvest Heartland. The Finance Committee of the Board reviews and approves the Form 990 which is then provided to all Board members prior to filing. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | UPON HIRING, EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. HUMAN RESOURCES RETAINS A SIGNED COPY FROM EACH EMPLOYEE STATING THEY UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED THE TERMS OF THE POLICY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED AGREEMENT ANNUALLY. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B | SHH PERIODICALLY USES EXTERNAL SURVEYS TO EVALUATE ALL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION. SHH ALSO USES OTHER COMPENSATION SOURCES AS WELL AS CONSIDERING THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT PER THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES, THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, AND WAGE AND SALARY TREND REPORTS TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE. AN AVERAGE INCREASE BASED ON SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND'S FINANCIALS IS APPROVED FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES. EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND A RECOMMENDATION OF AN INCREASE (IF MERITED) IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 19 | COPIES OF ALL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
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