About Food Bank for New York City
Feeding today—fueling a food-secure future. Fighting hunger side by side with New Yorkers in all five boroughs by providing food distribution, food rescue, nutrition education, financial empowerment, disaster relief, and SNAP/tax assistance.
Focus Areas
Hunger reliefFood distributionFood rescueNutrition educationFinancial empowermentSNAP assistanceTax filing assistanceDisaster reliefSchool and campus pantry programs
Who They Fund
not specified (no beneficiary information provided)
Funding Style
restricted program supportproject-based / program delivery funding
About Food Bank for New York City
Food Bank for New York City centers its grantmaking on hunger relief through a wide network of community-based providers in all five boroughs. Its recent awards show large program-support commitments to neighborhood food pantries, church-based distribution sites, and citywide intermediaries that move food and related services across New York City. The scale is substantial: annual grants total $211,270,454, and the recent-grant list includes multiple awards above $3 million. A key pattern is support for organizations that combine food distribution with adjacent services. The River Fund New York received $3,032,303 in 2024 for program support, while United Way of New York City received $3,004,997 in the same year. Other major awards went to Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, La Jornada, and Christ Disciples International Ministries, showing a mix of anti-hunger groups, faith-based providers, and neighborhood distribution partners. The foundation also backs organizations that operate repeated food-access programs over time. In the recent grants, several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, suggesting ongoing support rather than isolated awards. The overall portfolio aligns with its stated focus on food distribution, food rescue, nutrition education, financial empowerment, SNAP assistance, tax filing assistance, disaster relief, and school and campus pantry programs.
What Food Bank for New York City Funds
Food distribution is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $1,887,079 to Evangel Church Evangel Food Pantry in Long Island City for program support, and it also supported local pantry operators such as Masbia of Queens and Al Hajjah Fajr Tyson Halal Food Clothing Distribution Pantry in the Bronx. Anti-hunger work extends through neighborhood and faith-based partners. The Campaign Against Hunger received $1,525,646 in Brooklyn for program support, while St John’s Bread and Life Program Inc got $1,103,672 in Brooklyn for the same purpose. The portfolio also includes broader community assistance. Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City received $1,551,642 in Staten Island, and Project Hospitality Inc received $1,168,937 in Staten Island, both for program support. Together, these grants show a mix of direct food access, pantry operations, and city-linked service delivery.
How Food Bank for New York City Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle of six figures to low seven figures, with a p25 of $30,802, median of $82,770, and p75 of $172,098. The recent list also includes many much larger program-support awards, showing that the foundation uses both smaller operational grants and substantial multi-thousand-dollar commitments. Recipients appear across 2023 and 2024, including repeated support to the same organizations, which points to ongoing program funding rather than one-time awards. The foundation funds locally and gives only to recipients in New York. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$96.6M
Total Assets
$86.5M
Total Revenue
$164.3M
Total Expenses
$168.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $31K and $172K, with a median of $83K.
25th Percentile
$31K
Median
$83K
75th Percentile
$172K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LESLIE GORDON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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