Food Bank for New York City
Food Bank For New York City is a public charity based in the Bronx, New York. The organization describes itself as a hunger-relief organization serving all five boroughs through a network of nearly 800 community partners, and its 2025 filing reports 398 grants totaling $117.6 million.
Food Bank for New York City at a glance
In short: Food Bank for New York City gave $117.6M across 398 grants in 2025 (avg $296K), mostly in New York. 66% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $117,611,617
- -16.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 398
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $295,507
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $130,750
- Total assets
- $75,007,272
- -5.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 66% first-time grantees (264 of 397, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Food Bank for New York City
- Contact
Mailing address: 355 Food Center Drive, Bronx, NY 10474
Phone: (212) 566-7855
Website: https://foodbanknyc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Food Bank for New York City funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Christian Fellowship SDA Church ($7.1M). Together the top 10 received $30.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
3,087 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,128 grants of 3,087 (37%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization says it serves all five boroughs of New York City through its community-partner network. In filing year 2025, 98% of its grant dollars went to recipients in New York State; 1% each went to recipients in Minnesota and Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 398 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Food Bank for New York City open to new grantees?
66%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 264 of 397 grantees (66%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $243K; repeat grants $401K. How we count
Medians: $117K first-time, $154K repeat.
- 26% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $87.7M (2020) to $156.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 398 grants totaling $117.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Fellowship SDA Church Jamaica, NY | Program Support | $7,089,144 |
| Muna Social Services Inc Brooklyn, NY | Program Support | $3,795,547 |
| River Fund New York Inc Richmond Hill, NY | Program Support | $3,306,583 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger Inc Brooklyn, NY | Program Support | $3,243,217 |
| City Line Ozone Park Civilian Patrol Inc Ozone Park, NY | Program Support | $2,524,228 |
| Oirah Vesimcha Inc Brooklyn, NY | Program Support | $2,284,870 |
| Victory SDA Church Victory SDA Church Bronx, NY | Program Support | $2,238,882 |
| Evangel Food Pantry Evangel Food Pantry Long Island City, NY | Program Support | $1,929,655 |
| La Jornada Ltd Flushing, NY | Program Support | $1,906,284 |
| Blessed Sacrament Church (BKLYN) Blessed Sacrament Church Brooklyn, NY | Program Support | $1,870,977 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $75,007,272 | $173,505,104 | $175,667,473 | $117,611,617 | 398 | $460,230 |
| 2024 | $79,420,729 | $195,841,027 | $198,307,166 | $140,701,039 | 637 | $626,253 |
| 2023 | $86,494,065 | $164,260,366 | $168,654,639 | $96,614,462 | 592 | $352,839 |
| 2022 | $62,094,729 | $187,094,963 | $188,033,917 | $114,655,992 | 686 | $12,209 |
| 2021 | $69,662,085 | $224,744,277 | $210,304,136 | $156,010,583 | 774 | $28,523 |
| 2020 | $57,044,886 | $144,517,137 | $122,468,602 | $87,717,562 | 600 | $17,790 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to empower every New Yorker to achieve food security for good. Its website describes work that combines food access with SNAP assistance, nutrition education, and support for longer-term stability.
In its FY2025 program description, the organization reports distributing 103.9 million pounds of food—equivalent to 87 million meals—through a network of more than 800 organizations, including soup kitchens, food pantries, schools, colleges, and healthcare partners. It also reports engaging more than 21,000 people in nutrition education workshops during FY2025. Its Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in West Harlem offers congregate meals, a consumer-choice pantry, and SNAP enrollment. The organization says it transitioned its free tax preparation program to an external nonprofit provider during FY2025.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 398 grants totaling $117,611,617. Grant amounts ranged from $5,666 to $7,089,144, with a median of $130,750. The largest listed awards were for program support.
Among its 2025 grantees, Muna Social Services received $3,795,547; the organization describes its mission as providing food and other humanitarian help to people in need. The Campaign Against Hunger received $3,243,217; it describes its work as distributing food and providing information and support to families in Central Brooklyn. Every Day Is A Miracle received $1,320,076; it describes its work as addressing food insecurity and socioeconomic barriers in underserved Bronx communities. Other listed grantees include ICNA Relief USA Programs ($810,997), Manna of Life Ministries ($795,781), West Harlem Group Assistance ($656,596), and New York City Love Kitchen ($651,573).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lary Stromfeld as executive vice chair and Gloria Pitagorsky as vice chair. It also lists Amar Vora, Andrea Shaw Resnick, Anu Gupta, Ayanna Stephens, Jamie Wynn, and Kevin Frisz as board members. George Garfunkel and Kyra Sedgwick are listed as outgoing board members.
Food Bank for New York City is led by Leslie Gordon, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 7 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leslie Gordon
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$249K (2021) → $433K (2025)
Seraina Macia
Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Jarrett
Chief Strategy & Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Strategy & Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$192K (2020) → $267K (2025)
Jovanna Rodriquez
Chief People Officer
Vice President of Human Resources → Chief People Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$149K (2021) → $228K (2025)
Matthew Honeycutt
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$272K (2022) → $281K (2025)
Robert Silvia
Chief Procurement Officer
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$199K (2022) → $266K (2025)
Carmen Boon
Vice President of External Affairs
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $198K (2025)
Lucy Berkowitz
Senior Vice President Data & Information Systems
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$197K (2024) → $203K (2025)
George Garfunkel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Pitagorsky
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyra Sedgwick
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lary Stromfeld
Executive Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Bush Lauren
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Poitevin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pastor Michael Walrond
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Frisz
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anu Gupta
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ayanna Stephens
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marilu Galvez
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lynn Philips
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Henry A. Belin
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Segal
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amar Vora
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Shaw Resnick
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Wynn
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Edelboim
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Arthur Stainman (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Walrond (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Reverend Michael Walrond (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Henry Belin (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Katie Lee (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Denis Garvey (2023) — Vice President of Logistics
- Former: Camesha Grant (2020–2022) — Vice President of Community Connection
- Former: Lee Brian Schrager (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Anna McGovern (2022) — Chief Supply Chain Offcr.
- Former: Erin Hill (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Giving & Engageme
- Former: Janis Robinson (2020–2021) — Director of Corporator Engagem
- Former: John Fritts Esq. (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Hines-Johnson (2020–2021) — COO
- Former: Margarette Purvis (2020–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Tami Wilson (2020–2021) — Vice President Operations & Administrator Servi
- Former: Anthony Piantieri (2020) — CFO
- Former: Francisco Tezen (2020) — Vice President of Fundrasing
- Former: Kevin Firsz (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Zachary Hall (2020) — Vice President of Programs
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $433K, to Leslie Gordon (President and CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Food Bank for New York City
How much does Food Bank for New York City give each year?
Food Bank for New York City gave $117.6M across 398 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $140.7M across 637 grants.
What is Food Bank for New York City's typical grant size?
Food Bank for New York City's median grant in 2025 was $130,750, and its average grant was $295,507, across 398 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Food Bank for New York City that year got $243K on average.
Where does Food Bank for New York City give grants?
Food Bank for New York City gives mostly in New York: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (137 grants), Bronx, NY (84 grants), New York, NY (69 grants) and Jamaica, NY (23 grants).
Does Food Bank for New York City give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 398 grants with a stated purpose on Food Bank for New York City's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (398 grants).
Who are Food Bank for New York City's largest grantees?
Food Bank for New York City's largest 2025 grantees include Christian Fellowship SDA Church ($7,089,144), Muna Social Services Inc ($3,795,547) and River Fund New York Inc ($3,306,583), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 12% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Food Bank for New York City?
Food Bank for New York City reported $75.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $173.5M.
What does Food Bank for New York City fund?
The organization’s mission is to empower every New Yorker to achieve food security for good. Its website describes work that combines food access with SNAP assistance, nutrition education, and support for longer-term stability. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Food Bank for New York City?
Food Bank for New York City has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check foodbanknyc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Food Bank for New York City's EIN?
Food Bank for New York City's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3179546. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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