2025 Best of Business: Giving Back
Charitable Organization
Gold | Second Harvest Heartland
Second Harvest Heartland rises to the occasion in the face of daunting challenges, bringing attention and solutions to tackling hunger. The Brooklyn Park nonprofit is working toward its 2024 moonshot goal to cut the hunger rate in half in Minnesota by 2030, as needs continue to grow. Operating with the belief that hunger is a solvable problem, Second Harvest works to make food distribution more efficient, ensure delivery where needed most, and track progress, while collaborating with business leaders, policy makers, and hunger fighters. The nonprofit will select a new leader after CEO Allison O’Toole steps down this summer.
Silver | Urban Roots
Bronze | Bridging
