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Operation Northern Comfort Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Cicero, NY EIN: 46-4485637 Website

Operation Northern Comfort Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Cicero, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $109K in total assets.

Operation Northern Comfort Inc at a glance

Total assets
$109,487
-2.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$71,054
-6.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$73,507
+0.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Operation Northern Comfort Inc

Who Operation Northern Comfort Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SyracuseEast SyracuseWeedsportMorrisville

How Operation Northern Comfort Inc gives

  • Giving grew 109% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 5 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $16K (2023). In 2023 it made 5 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Food Bank of Central New York Syracuse, NYTo aid the organization in furthering its goals and fulfilling its needs.$8,200
PGR Foundation East Syracuse, NYTo aid the organization in furthering its goals and fulfilling its needs.$3,000
Francis House Syracuse, NYTo aid the organization in furthering its goals and fulfilling its needs.$2,000
Tillie's Touch Syracuse, NYTo aid the organization in furthering its goals and fulfilling its needs.$1,973
Interfaith Works Syracuse, NYTo aid the organization in furthering its goals and fulfilling its needs$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$109,487$71,054$73,507————
2024$111,939$76,019$73,069————
2023$108,988$179,128$159,158$16,1735$51,256$1,027
2022$89,018$163,221$143,963$3,0002$58,852$526
2021$69,760$51,873$58,097$3,7594$35,848$234
2020$75,984$44,966$47,105$7,7503—$613

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Operation Northern Comfort Inc is led by Laurel Flanagan, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Laurel Flanagan

    CEO

    Co-Chair → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Mabbett

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Robinson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwen Sanders

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ida Leigh Davis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Mileskey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • June Mastrogiovanni

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Flanagan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Backus

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Bonanno

    Co-Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Pelotte

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margit Backus

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Joyce Reap (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tammy Rivera (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Debra McClendon (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Cris Ann Tryniski (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Stewart (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Leonard Dotson (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Toukatly (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ted Sanders (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Angel Fikes (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bethany Frank (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Machell (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristen Woodcock (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Vanderwerken (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Licata (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Norm Andrzejewski (2020–2022) — CEO
  • Former: Warren Machell (2020–2022) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Jim McLaughlin (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Beth Unger (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristen McDevitt (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Marybeth Roach (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Hollington (2020–2021) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Carl Schussler (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Winslow (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave George (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Kubicki (2020) — Board Member

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.

Frequently asked questions about Operation Northern Comfort Inc

How large is Operation Northern Comfort Inc?

Operation Northern Comfort Inc reported $109K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $71K.

What is Operation Northern Comfort Inc?

Operation Northern Comfort Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Cicero, NY. It holds $109K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Operation Northern Comfort Inc operate?

Operation Northern Comfort Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Operation Northern Comfort Inc's EIN?

Operation Northern Comfort Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4485637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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