Nonprofit · EIN 22-2816988
FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
Tax-exempt · SYRACUSE, NY 13209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $47,194,870 | $47,102,990 | $91,880 | $29,073,035 | $1,566,233 | $27,506,802 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $49,740,998 | $44,452,932 | $5,288,066 | $29,167,649 | $1,801,764 | $27,365,885 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,105,632
- of which government grants
- $20,357,549
- Program service revenue
- $3,737,845
- Investment income
- $227,204
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,000
- Net income from fundraising events
- $91,281
- Other revenue
- $124,189
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $343,801
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,650,213
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,672,577
- Professional fundraising fees
- $328,595
- Occupancy
- $157,833
- Travel
- $56,109
- Depreciation
- $854,387
- Program services (functional)
- $45,263,081
- Management and general (functional)
- $921,323
- Fundraising (functional)
- $918,586
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,167,649
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,073,035
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,566,233
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,506,802
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,205,534
- Publicly traded securities
- $46,727
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $25,886,387
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,620,415
- Gross receipts
- $47,244,494
- Employees
- 90
- Volunteers
- 1,453
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN BELCHER | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $159,884 | $36,582 |
| BRIAN MCMANUS | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $129,586 | $35,370 |
| CHERYL ALGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $120,982 | $26,351 |
| SAL CAMPANINO | FORMER PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE SCRUTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIMIE GALANTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO BIANCHETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DEVOE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DUFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA CARBONI | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ASYA ATIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WAGNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA GERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| REX NILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY SNYDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| KARIN REEVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| LOUIS DEMENT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MADIGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| PATRICK FITZGERALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| RENEE DUFFY | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| TODD MUSCATELLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN BELCHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $143,929 | $33,371 |
| CHERYL ALGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $110,073 | $24,037 |
| SAL CAMPANINO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE SCRUTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIMIE GALANTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO BIANCHETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ASYA ATIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DEVOE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DUFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA GERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KARIN REEVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS DEMENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SNYDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MADIGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK FITZGERALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE DUFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| REX NILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MUSCATELLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7066 INTERSTATE ISLAND RD, SYRACUSE, NY 13209-9712
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- IRENE SCRUTON, 7066 INTERSTATE ISLAND ROAD, SYRACUSE, NY 132099712
- Signed the 990
- JAIMIE GALANTE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (315) 437-1899
- Website
- WWW.FOODBANKCNY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC
Mission
FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: OUR MISSION IS TO LEAD THE EFFORT TO ELIMINATE HUNGER IN OUR REGION, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN AN ELEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, HEADQUARTERED IN SYRACUSE, NY.
Program accomplishments
- FOOD DISTRIBUTION INCLUDES THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, FOOD RESCUE, RETAIL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RPP), MOBILE FOOD PANTRY (MFP), SENIOR NUTRITION, CHILDNUTRITION, AND HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS. ACQUISITION IS COMPOSED OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS PURCHASED THROUGH VENDORS, DONATIONS FROM DONORS, FOOD DRIVES AND GROCERY PARTNERS AND FOOD RESCUE THROUGH AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE FOODS ARE THEN AVAILABLE FOR PARTNER AGENCIES TO REQUEST FOR PICKUP/DELIVERY TO SUPPLEMENT THE FOODS THEY ALREADY HAVE IN STOCK FOR DISTRIBUTION TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOOD RESCUE CONSISTS OF RPP AND RESCUING FOOD FROM AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING AND OTHER RETAIL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR ELEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. RPP COLLECTS DONATED GROCERY AND PERISHABLE FOODS ON A DAILY BASIS FROM RETAIL PARTNERS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA. THESE FOODS ARE THEN DELIVERED TO A PARTNER AGENCY IN THAT AREA; A SYSTEM THAT KEEPS DONATIONS IN THE AREA OF THEIR ORIGIN AND ALLOWS FOR PRODUCE AND DAIRY ITEMS TO GO FROM THE STORE SHELF TO THE DINNER TABLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT SAME DAY. MFP IS A DIRECT SERVICE DISTRIBUTION THAT WORKS AROUND FOOD ACCESS OBSTACLES AND AREAS DEFINED AS FOOD DESERTS. THE FOOD BANK IDENTIFIES COMMUNITIES AND AREAS OF UNMET NEED AND THEN DELIVERS AND DISTRIBUTES HIGHLY DESIRABLE PERISHABLE GOODS AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS DIRECTLY TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THESE COMMUNITIES. SENIOR NUTRITION DISTRIBUTIONS ARE A DIRECT SERVICE DISTRIBUTION THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH SENIOR HOUSING COMMUNITIES. THIS DISTRIBUTION MODEL STRIVES TO REDUCE ACCESS BARRIERS BY PROVIDING SAFE, NO-CONTACT, HOME DELIVERIES OF HIGH QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS FOODS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS POPULATION. CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTING PREPACKED BOXES MONTHLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN ELEVEN-COUNTIES AT 45 LOCATIONS.Expenses $44,299,442 · revenue $3,737,845
- OUTREACH - OUTREACH INCLUDES THE NUTRITION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (NOEP) AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVICES IN SPECIFIC COUNTIES. NOEP PROVIDES SNAP OUTREACH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMP OUTREACH) TO RESIDENTS OF ONONDAGA, CAYUGA, LEWIS, JEFFERSON, AND OSWEGO COUNTIES, AS WELL AS PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AND OTHER FEDERAL FEEDING PROGRAMS. FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH HUNGER SOLUTIONS NEW YORK, INC., A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. IN OSWEGO COUNTY, OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE SNAP PRESCREENING, APPLICATION AND RECERTIFICATION ASSISTANCE TO THE RESIDENTS. FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. OUTREACH IS ALSO OFFERED THROUGH A CALL CENTER REFERRAL LINE THAT ARE BOTH FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.Expenses $561,859
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP INCREASE PUBLICAWARENESS OF HUNGER AND NUTRITIONAL ISSUES.Expenses $401,780
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2816988
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,073,035
- Income (IRS master file)
- $47,244,494
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $47,194,870 | $47,102,990 | $29,073,035 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $49,740,998 | $44,452,932 | $29,167,649 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $38,127,916 | $36,175,007 | $22,989,151 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2816988).
Questions about FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
- What is the EIN of FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK is 22-2816988.
- Is FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names IRENE SCRUTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,884 (KAREN BELCHER, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $47,194,870, expenses of $47,102,990 and total assets of $29,073,035 at year end.
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