Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
About Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
For Every Neighbor in Need
Focus Areas
Food security / hunger reliefNutrition and healthy food accessEmergency food distributionCommunity food programsFood rescue and waste reduction
Who They Fund
partner agencies / institutional granteesindividual award recipientsprogram staff receiving capacity support
Funding Style
project grants (OSP grant)award/prize funding (NNY award)capacity-building support (RPA capacity)agency rebate/financial reimbursement
About Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc centers its giving on food security and emergency food distribution, with grantmaking that is tightly tied to partner agencies across New York. In the recent grants list, the largest award went to Schenectady Community Ministries at $555,830 in 2023, combining an OSP grant and NNY award. Other large awards show the same pattern of support for local food access organizations, including Capital Roots in Troy at $314,159 and Commission of Economic Opportunity in Troy at $313,373, both in 2023. The foundation also supported Feeding NYS in Albany at $298,405 in 2024 and Cornell Cooperative Ext Orange Co in Middletown at $241,362 in 2023. Its grantmaking reaches beyond direct food distribution into food rescue and waste reduction, nutrition and healthy food access, and community food programs, but the clearest signal is consistent support for organizations that move food to households and strengthen the agencies doing that work. The presence of repeated awards to the same grantees across multiple years suggests an ongoing relationship with local partners rather than one-time funding only.
What Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Funds
In emergency food distribution, the foundation backed Schenectady Community Ministries with $236,373 in 2025 for gratitude, NNY award, and RPA capacity support, after a $230,666 award in 2024 for the same organization. It also gave Delaware Opportunities Inc $212,091 in 2024 and $104,517 in 2025, both tied to OSP grant, NNY award, and gratitude designations. For food pantry operations, Comfort Food of Washington Co received $180,656 in 2023 and $153,053 in 2024, with the later grant also including RPA capacity support. Nutrition and healthy food access appears in grants to Capital Roots in Troy, including $314,159 in 2023 and $84,295 in 2024. Cornell Cooperative Ext Orange Co in Middletown received $241,362 in 2023 and $170,529 in 2024, indicating continued support for county-level food access work.
How Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Gives
Typical grants are relatively small compared with the largest awards, with a p25 of $6,066, a median of $7,576, and a p75 of $14,934. The recent record shows both large operating-style support for partner agencies and many smaller gratitude or reimbursement-linked payments. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Schenectady Community Ministries, Delaware Opportunities Inc, Comfort Food of Washington Co, Trinity Alliance, Amen Food Pantry, and People to People Fp, which points to recurring relationships rather than isolated awards. The organization is classified as a Pure DAF Provider, and the grantmaking is local in scope. The listed beneficiary types include partner agencies and institutional grantees, along with some individual award recipients and program staff receiving capacity support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$863K
Total Assets
$71.6M
Total Revenue
$121.1M
Total Expenses
$112.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $15K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
THOMAS NARDACCI
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