Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty reported $42.9 million in revenue and $38.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.66 went to program services, $15.39 to management and general costs and $4.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.7% of the total. Government grants made up 38.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $689,824 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $39MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $43M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$57.15 $25M
- Government grants$38.32 $16M
- Program service revenue$4.29 $1.8M
- Investment income$0.24 $101K
Other revenue was negative: −$90,275. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 38.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $689,824 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.78% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe emergency food program helps families struggling to feed their children, new immigrants with little income, or frail elderly people without nutritious food, met council's kosher food program meets the needs of all who are hungry. Providing a holistic care program of food packages and emergency food vouchers, met council is meeting the complex needs of struggling new yorkers. All food provided is kosher, making met council a unique provider for the needy jewish population. At the same time, all nutritional resources are available to anyone in need, whether they keep kosher or not…
Crisis intervention services is a resource to help people when in serious need. Families who have no health insurance and must pay for medical bills; an elderly woman who loses her husband and faces eviction; a poor person discharged from the hospital with no place to go - the cases are endless and always varied. Additionally, our benefits enrollment program provides support to clients in both education and enrollment into New York city's public benefits programs, including medicaid, child & family health plus, and the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Met council has a specific…
Housing - met council and its affiliated housing companies provide housing for special needs populations: low income elderly, and homeless individuals in the city of New York. These programs and entities are primarily funded by government programs. The entities provide approximately 1,100 units of housing at 19 locations across nyc
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $630,294 | $0 | $59,530 | $689,824 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $359,995 | $0 | $59,685 | $419,680 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 36.10 hrs/week | $279,823 | $0 | $59,212 | $339,035 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $307,185 | $0 | $8,419 | $315,604 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, FOOD PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,304 | $0 | $35,874 | $194,178 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEGAL & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,231 | $0 | $27,711 | $191,942 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, FOOD PR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,679 | $0 | $2,140 | $180,819 |
20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5263
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,182
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| COHNREZNICK LLP Accounting services | $370,091 |
| STUDIO V ARCHITECTURE Architechure services | $252,744 |
| COMNET COMMUNICATIONS LLC Audio/video tech setup | $131,044 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty totaling $1.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty spent in FY2025, $79.66 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty reported that 79.7% of its $38.8 million in expenses went to program services, 15.4% to management and general and 5.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $689,824, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty get its money?
Of $42.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.7% came from contributions and grants (including 38.4% from government grants) and 4.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-2738818 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641359349301604 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349305147 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349301142 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349316374 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349308034 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349307855 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-2738818: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.