Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1987.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
30 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaye Moris | $156,217 | $138,620 | $124,371 | $120,892 | $120,672 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Second Harvest Northland executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Distributes food boxes and provides meals to hungry individuals and seniors across northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin through volunteer-supported nutrition programs.
Questions for Second Harvest Northland
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Second harvest northern lakes food bank's primary program is food banking. As the only "food bank" serving ne minnesota (ST. Louis, carlton, lake and cook counties) and NW wisconsin (douglas, bayfield, ashland and iron counties), we rescue nationally and regionally donated food from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and growers, for…
Second harvest northern lakes food bank's primary program is food banking. As the only "food bank" serving ne minnesota (ST. Louis, carlton, lake and cook counties) and NW wisconsin (douglas, bayfield, ashland and iron counties), we rescue nationally and regionally donated food from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and growers, for…
Our food shelf is a program operated by second harvest northern lakes food bank to provide food directly to people in our area. In 2021, we provided food shelf service directly to an average of 1,025 in-need children, adults and seniors per month who reside in hermantown, communities that are north AND/OR adjacent.
Our food shelf is a program operated by second harvest northern lakes food bank to provide food directly to people in our area. From january to june of 2022, we provided food shelf service directly to an average of 1,728 in-need children, adults and seniors per month who reside in hermantown, communities that are north AND/OR adjacent.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported 9 findings: a material weakness in money controls.
The auditor reported 27 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
The auditor reported 75 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
Download 990
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2026 | $30.4M | $27.0M | $3.4M | $24.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $24.5M | $22.5M | $2.0M | $21.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $17.4M | $16.4M | $1.0M | $12.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 1, 2022 | $15.3M | $13.7M | $1.6M | $11.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2021 | $16.9M | $14.0M | $2.9M | $10.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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