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North Carolina food and agriculture nonprofits

There are 924 food and agriculture programs in North Carolina. Combined, these North Carolinian food and agriculture nonprofits employ 1,975 people, earn more than $791 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $764 million.
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Types of food and agriculture nonprofits in North Carolina

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Food distribution programs
 
480
 
$695,002,675
Agriculture nonprofits
 
275
 
$83,180,247
Food banks and pantries
 
160
 
$529,695,576
Organizations supporting multiple food and agriculture nonprofits
 
23
 
$1,890,710
Food and agriculture alliances and advocates
 
12
 
$49,475
Food and agriculture professional societies
 
8
 
$82,366
Food and agriculture research and public policy institutes
 
8
 
$3,346,857
Organizations supporting a single food or agriculture nonprofit
 
5
 
$0
Food and agriculture technical and management assistance providers
 
4
 
$0
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Food and agriculture nonprofits by major North Carolina cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Charlotte
 
157
 
$221,818,273
Raleigh
 
122
 
$306,995,841
Durham
 
88
 
$25,082,252
Greensboro
 
67
 
$13,938,893
Asheville
 
67
 
$50,563,174
Winston-Salem
 
57
 
$81,401,071
Fayetteville, NC
 
49
 
$3,957,791
Rocky Mount
 
24
 
$5,587,088
Hickory
 
20
 
$2,979,861
Wilmington
 
18
 
$7,674,619
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Job trends for North Carolina food and agriculture nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
161
1-10
 
80
11-25
 
31
26-100
 
13
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of food and agriculture nonprofits in North Carolina

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
256
$250k to $1M
 
100
$1M to $5M
 
50
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of food and agriculture nonprofits in North Carolina

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1-20 of 924

Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC

Established in 1980, the Food Bank is a nonprofit organization that has provided Food for people at risk of hunger in Central and Eastern north carolina for more than 40 years.
Revenue
$232.3m
Assets
$104.8m
Employees
196
EIN
56-1283426
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nourish Up

Loaves and Fishes provides a week's worth of nutritionally balanced groceries to individuals and families experiencing a short-term crisis through a network of 20 emergency food pantries located throughout Mecklenburg County.
Revenue
$19.9m
Assets
$43.6m
Employees
57
EIN
56-1398498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina fights hunger by collecting and distributing food while educating the community and rescuing perishables.
Revenue
$156.5m
Assets
$59.1m
Employees
92
EIN
56-1352593
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MANNA Food Bank (MANNA)

MANNA FoodBank's mission is to involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina.
Revenue
$37.9m
Assets
$29.7m
Employees
89
EIN
58-1514800
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Feednc

Feednc serves nourishing meals and provides encouragement in Mooresville, NC since 1994, completely reliant on community support.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$11.7m
Employees
24
EIN
56-1911138
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carolina Farm Trust

Carolina Farm Trust strengthens local food systems by directly supporting small farmers to bring fresh, locally-grown food to consumers.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$8.1m
Employees
22
EIN
47-4089099
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Child Nutrition Program

CNP distributes funds to child care for serving nutritious meals, teaches healthy eating, monitors compliance with federal guidelines.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$49.4k
Employees
24
EIN
58-1492449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

NC Farm Bureau Federation

NC Farm Bureau promotes agriculture, coordinates with county bureaus, and involves members in grassroots policy development to boost farming's economic well-being.
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$51.4m
Employees
45
EIN
56-0340590
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Food Bank of the Albemarle

For more than 30 years, the Food Bank of the Albemarle has been providing food aid to the hungry in northeast North Carolina.
Revenue
$16.6m
Assets
$10.4m
Employees
62
EIN
56-1341658
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mrcharity

MrCharity, Inc. aims to alleviate homelessness, hunger, and unemployment by utilizing social media platforms to reach wide audiences to raise awareness and funds and by partnering with other charitable organizations.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
16
EIN
85-2067214
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS)

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) has served children, adults, families and the elderly through proactive programs; moving beyond emergency food provision to sustainable, local solutions to food hardships.
Revenue
$27.9m
Assets
$9.9m
Employees
65
EIN
56-1753180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels of Wake County

Meals on Wheels of Wake County provides hot meals to the elderly and homebound, delivering around 370,000 meals during this fiscal year as part of their mission to ensure they are provided with nutritious meals.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
59
EIN
56-1061085
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC

To provide Food assistance through a network of partners, while educating and engaging our communities in the elimination of hunger and its causes. Second Harvest Food Bank's mission is to eliminate hunger and its causes in Northwest NC.
Revenue
$73.8m
Assets
$32.9m
Employees
166
EIN
58-1457912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meals on Wheels of Rowan

Meals on Wheels of Rowan delivers nutritious meals to seniors and individuals who have difficulty leaving their homes in Salisbury, NC.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
17
EIN
56-1152417
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Virginia Carolinas Peanuts

To serve as a promotion/market development organization for the three state organizations, conducting programs of market research, market promotion, consumer education and other activities relating to the sale.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$3.4m
Employees
4
EIN
56-0597441
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen

Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen provides food security and education opportunities to empower families and alleviate the consequences of poverty.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
7
EIN
32-0200979
IRS type
501(c)(3)

David H Murdock Research Institute

Research institute in Kannapolis, NC. Supports Duke and UNC at the NC Research Campus with breakthrough research in human nutrition and agriculture.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$49.4m
Employees
0
EIN
20-8730759
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friendship Trays

Friendship Trays delivers over 700 meals daily to individuals who are unable to prepare meals themselves in Charlotte, NC.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
19
EIN
56-1201496
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Corn Growers Association of North Carolina

Corn Growers Association of North Carolina is an agriculture nonprofit in Elizabethtown, NC whose mission is: Research & development of Corn and Corn products.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
2
EIN
56-1220727
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Feed the Hunger

Feed the Hunger connects Christ followers with strategic leaders to fulfill the Great Commission. The organization equips these leaders to feed spiritual hunger by providing tools such as Bibles and other resources.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
17
EIN
56-0953324
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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