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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

New York Common Pantry

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(917) 720-9700
8 East 109th Street
New York, NY, 10029-3402
https://nycommonpantry.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

New York Common Pantry meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
NYCP is dedicated to reducing hunger while promoting dignity and self-sufficiency. NYCP champions the cause of the hungry through food pantry and meal distribution programs, nutrition education, basic hygiene services, homeless support, and related services.

Year, State Incorporated:
1982, NY

Also Known As:
NY Common Pantry

Choice Pantry Program is a New York City community-based food pantry and is designed to meet the needs of our families by providing culturally-appropriate and nutritiously-balanced food. Members receive a bag of nutritious groceries once every 14 days. Participants choose culturally appropriate, nutritionally balanced food packages. They can order their food in advance via the website or order on-site by using wireless touch-screen tablets. Volunteers pack each bag according to each Pantry member’s specifications with selections in each of the major food groups. Pet food is also available. Help 365 Case managers can: enroll guests in food stamps (SNAP) and Medicaid on site; assist with applying for Supplementary Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability (SSD), Public assistance, Medicare, Unemployment, assurance phones, and other benefits; provide assistance in obtaining birth certificates and New York State Identification. Hot Meals Program serves hot breakfast five days a week and hot dinner three days a week. Brown bag meals are distributed evenings that we do not serve dinner. Project Dignity provides hot showers, laundry service, a mailing address, and haircuts for homeless individuals. The Program Coordinator can also assist with housing, shelter, substance abuse treatment, employment programs, educational programs, counseling services, or psychiatric services. Live Healthy! encourages participants to embrace healthy eating, active living, resiliency skills, and social support to improve overall quality of life. Nourish is a Commodity Supplementary Food Program, funded by the USDA and NYS Department of Health, that works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, New York Common Pantry's program expenses were:

Total Program Services $18,056,010
Total Program Expenses $18,056,010

Chair of the Board
Ms. Margaret Sung, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
30

Paid Staff Size
80

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 6.57%

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 New York Common Pantry's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Donated services, materials and facility $7,935,092
Contributions $6,397,793
Government grants $5,386,586
Fundraising - benefits $1,259,445
Sponsors $82,551
Other income $42,791
Direct benefit expenses $-177,064
Total Income $20,927,194

Programs: 86% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $20,927,194
Total expenses: $20,927,194
  Program expenses $18,056,010
  Fundraising expenses $1,384,667
  Administrative expenses $1,091,321
  Other expenses $395,196
Income in Excess of Expenses $0
Beginning Net Assets $15,549,030
Other Changes In Net Assets $84,369
Ending Net Assets $15,633,399
Total Liabilities $9,858,505
Total Assets $15,633,399

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