FAQs

Make It to a Million Challenge

Questions?

If your company has any questions about the 2025 Make It to a Million Challenge, including how to sign up again, please email corporaterelations@shfb.org.

2024 Standings

Check out the event standings under “Leaderboards” on the 2024 event page!

1 in 6 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is getting food assistance from Second Harvest.

Due to the rise in inflation and the cost of goods and services, we have seen the need for food assistance begin to climb again. We have seen elevated demand and we are serving an average of 500,000 people every month, a more than 80% increase over pre-pandemic levels.

With your partnership, we can ensure that everyone in our community has the nourishment they need to thrive.

What is the Make It to a Million Challenge?

Over 48 hours, employees at Silicon Valley companies (with 250 or more local employees) compete online to raise funds to help provide enough food for 2 million meals – or $1 million!

The Rules

  • Your company should have a total local employee count of 250 or more.

  • Only employee donations will count. Corporate gifts and matching donations are welcome, but do not count toward your totals for the race. They would of course count toward your holiday fundraising totals.

  • Giving must take place through Second Harvest’s dedicated Make it to a Million Challenge page.
    Exception: A pledge form may be used for gifts of stock and/or donations greater than $10,000. Pledges must be submitted by 10 am on the last day of the race and fulfilled by December 31, 2024.

  • In the event of a tie, total giving during the 2024 Make It to a Million Challenge and then total giving to Second Harvest during our most recently completed fiscal year (through June 30, 2023) will be used to determine a winner.

Who participated in the 2024 challenge?

We are thankful to all of the participants for keeping the needs of local families front and center: Adobe,
Ambarella Inc, Analog Devices, Arm, Cisco, Fenwick & West, Imperative Care, Micron Technology, NVIDIA, NXP Semiconductors, Salesforce, and Zscaler.

What can we win?

Companies are competing for first place in these three categories to win their logo on a Second Harvest food delivery truck for a year. Even second and third place winners will be featured on a Second Harvest car.

  • Total Giving: Donate the most dollars overall
  • Per Capita: Make the highest average donation
  • Participation Rate: Have the highest percentage of employees who make donations
  • Post Race Thank You Digital Billboard: All participating company’s logos will be part of a one-month long Digital Billboard campaign post-race as a thank you for your support (billboard located on 101/San Carlos)

*One prize per participating company

How do I donate?

Only employee donations made through your company’s unique Second Harvest donation link will be counted.

Exception: A pledge form may be used for gifts of stock and/or donations of $10,000+.

Who can donate to my company’s fundraiser?

Any individual who has the special Second Harvest giving link may contribute to the challenge. Employees are encouraged to share their donation link with friends and family to amplify their fundraising efforts! And donations from anywhere count, not just locally in Silicon Valley!

Will my company’s matching dollars count?

Although many companies match employee gifts to increase participation, these corporate contributions are not included in Make It to a Million Challenge totals. Be sure to check with your internal team to have your donation matched!

Need More Information?

Email corporaterelations@shfb.org.