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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2023 Expires: August 2025

Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(212) 453-9500
77 Water St Fl 26
New York City, NY, 10005-4411
https://metcouncil.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Met Council is America's largest Jewish non-profit organization dedicated to fighting poverty. As an organization founded on Jewish values, we serve everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion, with compassion, integrity, and respect. We provide immediate assistance and help to create pathways to self-sufficiency for more than 300,000 clients each year through a comprehensive array of social services.

Year, State Incorporated:
1972, NY

Crisis Intervention Services offers financial help for immediate, urgent problems (i.e,, eviction notices, utilities about to be shut off) and also administers emergency food card program.

Kosher Food Network of 100 pantries (and more than 300 pantries for holiday food distributions) is the largest kosher food network in the country.  Met Council’s Kosher Food Network procures and distributes nearly 20 million pounds of kosher food to our network of kosher food pantries throughout the five boroughs and beyond. Additionally, we provide ongoing support with reporting, pantry set up and maintenance, advocacy and programming. 

SenioRepair provides home repairs and installations free of charge to low-income seniors, allowing them to remain living independently.  

Benefits Access aids clients with eligibility assessment and enrollment in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, better known as food stamps) in NYC.

Holocaust Survivor Program offers trauma-informed case assessment and management services, including socialization, and food delivery. Over 2,000 survivors received services from Met Council last year.  

Family Violence Program provides safety planning, case management, emergency financial assistance, referrals, legal advocacy, and other services to survivors of domestic violence.  

Geriatric Services offers social services aid to seniors, Holocaust Survivors, and the residents of Met Council's Senior Housing in the five boroughs.

Volunteer Program currently engages approximately 1,500 volunteers who aid our staff and gain hands-on experience helping with our programming and mission.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty's program expenses were:

Housing $21,859,721
Emergency food $21,429,902
Crisis intervention $7,835,609
Benefits access $1,280,095
Home repair services $414,842
Total Program Expenses $52,820,169

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
27

Paid Staff Size
154

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Grant proposals, Internet, Door-to-door appeals, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 4.79%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Rental income $16,344,452
Private grants and contributions $14,992,735
Government grants $11,131,346
In-kind donations $9,280,587
Grants from UJA/Federation of New York $6,344,452
Special Events $1,409,798
Other $802,272
Interest $538,469
Management fees $117,134
Total Income $60,961,245

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $60,961,245
Total expenses: $63,158,124
  Program expenses $52,820,169
  Fundraising expenses $2,066,511
  Administrative expenses $8,271,444
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-2,196,879
Beginning Net Assets $23,945,784
Other Changes In Net Assets $3,237,269
Ending Net Assets $24,986,174
Total Liabilities $150,232,198
Total Assets $175,218,372

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Report completed by:
BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York