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Astoria Food Pantry Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Astoria, NY EIN: 86-2548475 Website

Astoria Food Pantry distributes food, clothes, hygiene products, books, and other items people need. We operate a community center for our own distributions as well as for others to use for free or low-cost events and activities. We use our truck to pick up donated food to bring to our food pantry and other pantries around nyc. We organize our neighbors to provide support for each other, building a local culture of volunteering and creating systems that can help each other through crisis or hardship.

Astoria Food Pantry Inc at a glance

In short: Astoria Food Pantry Inc gave $36K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,000
+1171.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$18,000
Median grant
$18,000
Total assets
$540,696
+828.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Astoria Food Pantry Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Connected Chef Foundation Inc: $30KThe Connected Chef FoundationInc$30KMalikah Inc: $6KMalikah Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Connected Chef Foundation Inc ($30K). Together the top 2 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AstoriaEast Elmhurst

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $36K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $36K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Connected Chef Foundation Inc East Elmhurst, NYTo Fund New, Regular Grocery Distributions.$30,000
Malikah Inc Astoria, NYTo fund food assistance for families facing snap benefit cuts.$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$540,696$713,324$429,178$36,0002
2024$58,217$272,752$290,099$2,831Total only
2023$81,130$235,826$217,259$2,605Total only
2022$62,563$124,309$80,527——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Astoria Food Pantry Inc

Based on IRS filings

Astoria Food Pantry Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Astoria, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $541K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $36K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Astoria Food Pantry Inc is led by Christian Noland, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christian Noland

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Horning

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    $3K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Alexander Koutavas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benham Jones

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brianna Green

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cailin Potami

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Fireman

    Board Member

    Treasurer & Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cody Umans

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Park

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Ludovici

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma Stewart

    Vice Treasurer

    Board Member → Vice Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irina Loizzo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Ng Lowry

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Craig

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liah Paterson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Macaela Sears

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mare Holzman-Tweed

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalia Irizarry-Cole

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pilot Viruet

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simran Singh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hazel Joseph

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jude Brandt

    Board Member

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kato Lastname

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shay Ryan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chloe Seibert

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leo Kallas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maritza Rico

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryam Shariat

    Board Member

    Vice Treasurer → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Bibi Loizzo (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Catie Fireman (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Maryam Shariat Mudrick (2023) — Vice Treasurer
  • Former: Annika Prager (2022) — Secretary & Board Member
  • Former: Evan Kato (2022) — President & Board Member
  • Former: Henry Joseph (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Maryam Shariat-Mudrick (2022) — Vice Treasurer & Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Margaret Horning — Board Member: $3KMargaret HorningBoard Member$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $3K, to Margaret Horning (Board Member).

Frequently asked questions about Astoria Food Pantry Inc

How much does Astoria Food Pantry Inc give each year?

Astoria Food Pantry Inc gave $36K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.

How large is Astoria Food Pantry Inc?

Astoria Food Pantry Inc reported $541K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $713K.

What is Astoria Food Pantry Inc?

Astoria Food Pantry Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Astoria, NY. It holds $541K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Astoria Food Pantry Inc operate?

Astoria Food Pantry Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Astoria Food Pantry Inc's EIN?

Astoria Food Pantry Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2548475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)

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