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Food Bank of Central New York
Food Bank of Central New York reported $47.2 million in revenue and $47.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.09 went to program services, $1.96 to management and general costs and $1.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.3% of the total. Government grants made up 43.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $196,466 (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% 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 $47MFor 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 $47MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.1% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 43.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.9% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $196,466 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.42% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseFood distribution includes the acquisition and distribution program, food rescue, retail partnership program (rpp), mobile food pantry (mfp), senior nutrition, childnutrition, and healthcare partnerships. Acquisition is composed of nutritious foods purchased through vendors, donations from donors, food drives and grocery partners and food rescue through agricultural, manufacturing and retail partnerships within our service area. These foods are then available for partner agencies to request for pickup/delivery to supplement the foods they already have in stock for distribution to low-income…
Outreach - outreach includes the nutrition outreach and education program (noep) and outreach program services in specific counties. Noep provides snap outreach (formerly known as food stamp outreach) to residents of onondaga, cayuga, lewis, jefferson, and oswego counties, as well as promoting participation in the summer food service program and other federal feeding programs. Funded by the federal and state governments, this program is administered through hunger solutions New York, inc., a private not-for-profit entity. In oswego county, outreach program services provide snap prescreening…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,884 | $0 | $36,582 | $196,466 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,586 | $0 | $35,370 | $164,956 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,982 | $0 | $26,351 | $147,333 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Food Bank of Central New York (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $344K (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–1b18 · 18 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 4No
- 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 590
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,453
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VIP STRUCTURES INC Construction services | $980,111 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Food Bank of Central New York totaling $428K 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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Every number above is copied from Food Bank of Central New York's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Food Bank of Central New York, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Food Bank of Central New York spent in FY2025, $96.09 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Food Bank of Central New York's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Food Bank of Central New York reported that 96.1% of its $47.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.0% to management and general and 2.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Food Bank of Central New York pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Food Bank of Central New York reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $196,466, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Food Bank of Central New York get its money?
Of $47.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 91.3% came from contributions and grants (including 43.1% from government grants) and 7.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Food Bank of Central New York a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2816988 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 202513189349301871 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403199349310575 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333199349303078 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223189349308472 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133169349301808 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120939349300017 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2816988: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.