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Human Services : Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution

Second Harvest Inland Northwest

Healthy food. Every person. Every day.

four stars

93.32

1234 East Front Avenue Spokane, WA 99202
tel: (509) 534-6678   Web Site
EIN: 23-7173826

Board Leadership
Mark Bray
Chairperson

CEO
Jason Clark
President and CEO

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 93.32 four stars
  Financial 95.00 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 92.00 four stars
This rating was published 09/01/2018 and includes data from FY2017, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

Founded in 1971 as a central warehouse for a handful of emergency food pantries in Spokane, Second Harvest leads the fight against hunger in the Inland Northwest. Today, partnerships with more than 250 neighborhood food banks and meal centers make it possible for Second Harvest to provide food to 40,000 hungry people each week. Second Harvest's food bank network spans 21 counties in Eastern Washington and five counties in North Idaho - just over 51,000 square miles. Second Harvest distributes more than 1.7 million pounds of donated food each month throughout its vast service area. Second Harvest's food helps fill the nutritional gap for people in poverty, the working poor, elderly and disabled people on very low fixed incomes, and children and families in temporary crisis.

Founded in 1971 as a central warehouse for a handful of emergency food pantries in Spokane, Second Harvest leads the fight against hunger in the Inland Northwest. Today, partnerships with more than 250 neighborhood food banks and meal centers make it possible for Second Harvest to provide food to 40,000 hungry people each week. Second Harvest's food bank network spans 21 counties in Eastern Washington and five counties in North Idaho - just over 51,000 square miles. Second Harvest distributes more than 1.7 million pounds of donated food each month throughout its vast service area. Second Harvest's food helps fill the nutritional gap for people in poverty, the working poor, elderly and disabled people on very low fixed incomes, and children and families in temporary crisis.

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Financial

four stars

95.00

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

92.00

This rating was published 09/01/2018 and includes data from FY2017, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 98.8%
  Administrative Expenses 0.4%
  Fundraising Expenses 0.6%
  Fundraising Efficiency < $0.01
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.12
  Program Expenses Growth 16.0%
  Liabilities to Assets 9.0%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Second Harvest Inland Northwest on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Second Harvest Inland Northwest on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Second Harvest Inland Northwest (WA) 93.32 four stars
Connecticut Food Bank (CT) 91.03 four stars
Facing Hunger (WV) 91.86 four stars
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado (CO) 94.28 four stars
Feeding Westchester (NY) 88.01 three stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $99,881,586
   Federated Campaigns $133,397
   Membership Dues $591,142
   Fundraising Events $106,122
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $2,630,846
Total Contributions $103,343,093
   Program Service Revenue $715,690
Total Primary Revenue $104,058,783
   Other Revenue $216,649
TOTAL REVENUE $104,275,432
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $103,520,976
   Administrative Expenses $497,017
   Fundraising Expenses $684,110
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $104,702,103
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-426,671
   
Net Assets $11,318,539

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Warehouse $53,000,347 51.2%
Washington Produce Program $48,017,201 46.4%
TEFAP $1,918,545 1.8%

Ratings History
Second Harvest Inland Northwest has received 8 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2017-06 09/01/2018 93.32 four stars
2016-06 10/01/2017 93.32 four stars
2015-06 09/01/2016 93.32 four stars
2014-06 06/01/2016 92.24 four stars
 
CN 2.0
2014-06 11/01/2015 94.04 four stars
2013-06 10/01/2014 96.60 four stars
2012-06 08/01/2013 96.58 four stars
2011-06 07/01/2012 96.60 four stars
2011-06 06/01/2012 94.03 four stars
2010-06 09/20/2011 94.04 four stars
 
CN 1.0
2009-06 08/01/2010 86.15 three stars
2008-06 08/01/2009 74.53 two stars
2007-06 06/01/2008 78.36 two stars
2006-06 05/01/2007 86.24 three stars
2005-06 04/01/2006 92.06 four stars
2004-06 03/01/2005 86.73 three stars
2003-06 03/01/2004 90.32 four stars
2002-06 06/09/2003 91.58 four stars
2001-06 10/15/2002 92.38 four stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 23-7173826
Name in IRS Master File SECOND HARVEST INLAND NORTHWEST
NTEE Code K31
NTEE Classification Food Banks, Food Pantries
NTEE Type Food, Agriculture and Nutrition
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (561) Gifts or grants to individuals (other than scholarships)
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date November, 2002
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End June
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • June, 2017
  • June, 2016
  • June, 2015
  • June, 2014
  • June, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$175,242 0.16% Jason Clark President, CEO

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Second Harvest Inland Northwest (WA) 93.32 four stars
Food Bank of Alaska (AK) 94.66 four stars
Yad Ezra (MI) 86.78 three stars
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee (TN) 91.42 four stars
Greater Chicago Food Depository (IL) 93.42 four stars

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Charity Contact Info

Second Harvest Inland Northwest
1234 East Front Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
tel: (509) 534-6678
fax: (509) 534-8252
EIN: 23-7173826

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Board Leadership

Mark Bray
Chairperson

CEO

Jason Clark
President and CEO

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