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New York Common Pantry
New York Common Pantry reported $24.3 million in revenue and $23.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.48 went to program services, $13.00 to management and general costs and $7.52 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 26.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $427,925 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% 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 $24MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 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 $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.0% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.5% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 26.8% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $427,925 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.80% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 31 | 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 expenseProgram one: nourish (commodity supplemental food program)a commodity supplemental food program, nourish is nycp's largest program service by expense and is funded by usda and New York state. The program helps distribute large nutritious food packages to low-income seniors from a home office in the bronx and over 125 sites throughout New York city and some parts of westchester county. Nourish serves five days a week, one day during early morning extended hours, and once a month on the weekend at the home site. In FY25, these monthly packages served 207,784 visitors and distributed 4,779,032…
Program two: choice pantry manhattanchoice pantry manhattan distributes a variety of wholesome and healthy foods via 'pantry packages' available to any low-income new yorker. These foods are accessed through bulk purchasing, large-scale food donations by food banks, and nycp's food rescue team, which picks up from wholesalers and warehouses, restaurants, supermarkets, and our food drive partners across the city. Pantry screening, enrollment, and emergency food provision are open seven days a week, 365 days a year, with shortened hours on sundays and holidays. Regular choice pantry manhattan…
Program three: mobile pantry the mobile pantry program distributes food across nyc to over 75 regular locations each month, often more than once. In addition, the program served over 100 pop-up sites. The program utilizes a 'trusted partner' model, and each program is vetted and screened. Depending on the ability of the site, nycp will also provide other services like help 365 case management and live healthy (nutrition education) services. The program served 2,279,050 meals (11% increase vs. Fy24) to 151,135 visitors in FY25. The cost per meal was $0.93 in the mobile pantry program
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $385,461 | $0 | $42,464 | $427,925 |
| DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $198,229 | $0 | $29,664 | $227,893 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR-INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $141,630 | $0 | $14,392 | $156,022 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $144,895 | $0 | $4,977 | $149,872 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $124,247 | $0 | $14,105 | $138,352 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $128,489 | $0 | $229 | $128,718 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from New York Common Pantry (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $449K (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–1b31 · 31 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 2No
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5144
- Volunteers Part I, line 613,629
Private foundation grants it received
80 private foundations reported grants to New York Common Pantry totaling $1.9M 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 New York Common Pantry spent in FY2025, $79.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of New York Common Pantry's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, New York Common Pantry reported that 79.5% of its $23.8 million in expenses went to program services, 13.0% to management and general and 7.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does New York Common Pantry pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation New York Common Pantry reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $427,925, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does New York Common Pantry get its money?
Of $24.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 26.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is New York Common Pantry a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3127972 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 202600649349300635 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520879349301032 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440829349300189 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310749349300026 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230979349300123 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202131839349300713 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3127972: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.