New York Common Pantry

Analysis

New York Common Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, New York Common Pantry reported income of $20.9m and spending of $21.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.6m to $20.9m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New York Common Pantry sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Horizon Youth Homes Inc ($20.9m), The Connecticut Hospice Inc ($20.9m) and Glade Run Lutheran Services ($20.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $345k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. It paid $298k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $25.5m against liabilities of $9.9m, net assets of $15.6m. It reported 113 employees.