New York Common Pantry

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1982Food & AgricultureEIN 13-3127972Revenue $24.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnycommonpantry.org8 E 109th St, 10029-3402 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14,787 volunteers and 108 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.7M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$23.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$17.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.7M
FY2021$20.3M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$23.2M
FY2025$24.3M
Expenses
$23.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$21.0M
FY2024$21.9M
FY2025$23.8M
Net assets
$17.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$15.5M
FY2023$15.6M
FY2024$17.1M
FY2025$17.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $18.9M Management & general 13% · $3.1M Fundraising 8% · $1.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$385,461Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$198,229Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Finance
$144,895Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director-Institutional Giving
$141,630Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Operations
$128,489Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Programs
$124,247Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grimaldi Stephen’s $385K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Grimaldi Stephen$385,461$321,501$309,393$285,997$285,997$257,596
Secon Judith$198,229$176,222————
Judith Secon——$170,475$138,673$138,673—
Onaifo Greg$144,895$140,493————
Murtha Deana$141,630$137,929————
Carolyn Hamrak————$102,743$136,674
Deana Murtha——$135,888$132,009$132,009$129,985
Dean Murtha—————$129,985

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes food and offers case management and nutrition education to New Yorkers through mobile and pop-up pantries.

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3 programs · $13.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Program 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…

$8.2Mprogram expense
02

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…

$3.4Mprogram expense
03

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.

$2.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Money outPt IX
$23.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.9M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$17.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Gains on assetsLn 7$191K
Total revenueLn 12$24.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$710K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.4M
Other assetsLn 15$848K
Total assetsLn 16$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$17.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 614,787
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.8M$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$26.7M$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$17.1M$17.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$449K$286K$111K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.9M$3.8M$1.4M$682K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$701K$409K$222K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$527K$307K$167K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$107K$107K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$45K$45K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$446K$446K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$461K$243K$217K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$198K$168K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$929K$506K$238K$185K
OccupancyLn 16$779K$540K$171K$68K
TravelLn 17$98K$34K$49K$15K
InterestLn 20$189K$144K$27K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$765K$585K$111K$69K
InsuranceLn 23$265K$116K$148K$646
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11.9M$11.8M$62K$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.8M$18.9M$3.1M$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $24.3M$23.8M$585K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.2M$21.9M$1.3M$17.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.9M$21.0M−$89K$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.1M$17.6M$1.5M$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.3M$15.5M$4.8M$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.7M$13.9M$3.8M$9.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,345,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,053,813$23,872,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,459$285,821
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,727$186,933
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,181,999$24,345,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,905,781$7,535,199
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $339,197$446,056
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,668,509$15,778,975
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,913,487$23,760,230
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,268,512$584,799
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,345,029 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,225,429
VIII-1e Government grants$6,524,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,122,601
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,603,651
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,872,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95,134$95,134
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $190,687$190,687
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $186,933$186,933
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $472,754$24,345,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,760,230 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $286,263 · Management $110,980 · Fundraising $51,800$449,043
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,757,715 · Management $1,418,640 · Fundraising $682,094$5,858,449
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $408,825 · Management $221,546 · Fundraising $70,477$700,848
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $307,332 · Management $166,547 · Fundraising $52,980$526,859
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $107,211$107,211
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $45,000$45,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $446,056$446,056
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,264$11,264
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $243,320 · Management $217,374$460,694
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $167,887 · Management $29,703$197,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $506,066 · Management $238,471 · Fundraising $184,543$929,080
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $540,225 · Management $170,642 · Fundraising $67,645$778,512
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,782 · Management $48,965 · Fundraising $14,966$97,713
IX-20 InterestPrograms $144,482 · Management $27,389 · Fundraising $17,087$188,958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $584,704 · Management $110,840 · Fundraising $69,148$764,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $115,598 · Management $148,265 · Fundraising $646$264,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,787,097 · Management $62,003 · Fundraising $84,652$11,933,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,883,296 · Management $3,089,840 · Fundraising $1,787,094$23,760,230
Part X · Balance sheet $27,249,246 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,687,983$2,531,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,212,307$710,012
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,262,208$6,738,231
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,232$124,283
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,828,731$14,425,824
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,804,600$1,870,934
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $760,072$848,291
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,672,133$27,249,246
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,429,358$1,627,479
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $608,857$698,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,606,974$9,708,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,992,388$13,597,578
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,072,771$3,943,161
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,065,159$17,540,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,672,133$27,249,246
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,540,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,345,029
XI-2 Total expenses$23,760,230
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$584,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,065,159
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$109,219
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,540,739

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