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Human Services : Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution

City Harvest

Rescuing food for New York's hungry

four stars

92.61

6 East 32nd Street 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
tel: (646) 412-0600   Web Site
EIN: 13-3170676

Board Leadership
James D. Kallman
Chairman

CEO
Jilly Stephens
Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 92.61 four stars
  Financial 90.00 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 97.00 four stars
This rating was published 06/01/2021 and includes data from FY2020, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

City Harvest is New York's first and largest food rescue organization, helping to feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. This year, we will rescue 144 million pounds of fresh, nutritious food and deliver it-free of charge-to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs. We work alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education, and strengthen local food systems. For more than 35 years, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city-one day, one meal, one New Yorker at a time.

City Harvest is New York's first and largest food rescue organization, helping to feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. This year, we will rescue 144 million pounds of fresh, nutritious food and deliver it-free of charge-to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs. We work alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education, and strengthen local food systems. For more than 35 years, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city-one day, one meal, one New Yorker at a time.

Impact & Results Score

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Score
100/100
Program Name: Food Bank, Harvest Express and Mobile Markets
Program Name: Food Bank, Harvest Express and Mobile Markets

Note: The Impact & Results score currently has no effect on the nonprofit's Star Rating.

The Impact & Results score is a measure of how well a nonprofit delivers on its stated mission. To issue a score, Charity Navigator estimates the actual impact the nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact. Learn more about our Impact & Results methodology here.

Program Activities
City Harvest primarily collects, warehouses and distributes food to front-line organizations like food pantries and soup kitchens. It also manages smaller programs that provide groceries directly to beneficiaries.
Impact Statement
$2 provides a meal to a person in need.
Assessment Benchmark
Impact & Results scores of food distribution programs are based on the cost of a meal relative to the cost that a food-secure person incurs to buy a meal in that county. Programs receive an Impact & Results score of 100 if they are less than 75% the cost of a meal and a score of 75 if they are less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the threshold for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 50.
Methodology
ImpactMatters analyzed publicly available data to rate the cost-effectiveness of City Harvest.
Data Source
Outcome data collected during the program. City Harvest publicly reports the amount of food it provides.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We assume that the distribution of a meal from one nonprofit's food distribution program does not diminish the amount of food distributed by any other (neighboring) food distribution program. This “counterfactual” assumption about the amount of food distributed in the absence of City Harvest’s food distribution program implies that the benefit of a meal to a beneficiary in need constitutes a net gain; the gain is not offset by reductions in food provided to other beneficiaries in need. We therefore set the counterfactual to zero.
Details
Analysis conducted by ImpactMatters and published on November 22, 2019.
This impact information is current as of September 2020, when it was provided to us by ImpactMatters. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

four stars

90.00

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

97.00

This rating was published 06/01/2021 and includes data from FY2020, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 93.6%
  Administrative Expenses 0.7%
  Fundraising Expenses 5.5%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.05
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.37
  Program Expenses Growth 12.3%
  Liabilities to Assets 18.4%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by City Harvest on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by City Harvest on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
City Harvest (NY) 92.61 four stars
Heartland Hope Mission (NE) 93.47 four stars
Capital Area Food Bank (DC) 90.47 four stars
Foodlink (NY) 91.68 four stars
Central Texas Food Bank (TX) 95.53 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $206,775,884
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $1,377,972
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $1,013,658
Total Contributions $209,167,514
   Program Service Revenue $0
Total Primary Revenue $209,167,514
   Other Revenue $240,694
TOTAL REVENUE $209,408,208
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $162,955,084
   Administrative Expenses $923,283
   Fundraising Expenses $9,153,719
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $173,032,086
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $36,376,122
   
Net Assets $56,071,295

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Emergency Food Rescue $157,930,005 96.9%
Healthy Neighborhoods $5,025,079 3.1%

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2020-06 06/01/2021 92.61 four stars
2019-06 07/01/2020 88.68 three stars
2018-06 06/01/2019 87.30 three stars
2017-06 07/01/2018 87.08 three stars
2016-06 09/01/2017 89.18 three stars
2015-06 06/01/2016 90.91 four stars
 
CN 2.0
2014-06 10/01/2015 95.07 four stars
2013-06 06/01/2014 95.48 four stars
2012-06 09/01/2013 95.45 four stars
2012-06 08/01/2013 93.62 four stars
2011-06 05/01/2012 95.33 four stars
2010-06 12/23/2011 95.32 four stars
2010-06 09/20/2011 93.53 four stars
 
CN 1.0
2010-06 05/01/2011 94.11 four stars
2009-06 07/01/2010 94.06 four stars
2008-06 04/01/2009 91.37 four stars
2007-06 07/01/2008 88.71 three stars
2006-06 05/01/2007 74.19 two stars
2005-06 10/01/2006 85.87 three stars
2004-06 07/01/2005 86.15 three stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 13-3170676
Name in IRS Master File CITY HARVEST INC
NTEE Code K30
NTEE Classification Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
NTEE Type Food, Agriculture and Nutrition
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (560) Supplying money, goods or services to the poor
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date November, 1983
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End June
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • June, 2018
  • June, 2017
  • June, 2016
  • June, 2015
  • June, 2014
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$387,523 0.22% Jilly Stephens CEO

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
City Harvest (NY) 92.61 four stars
Northwest Harvest (WA) 90.27 four stars
Food Bank of Delaware (DE) 91.06 four stars
West Suburban Community Pantry (IL) 88.09 three stars
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana (IN) 97.14 four stars

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Charity Contact Info

City Harvest
6 East 32nd Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
tel: (646) 412-0600
fax: (646) 412-0764
EIN: 13-3170676

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Board Leadership

James D. Kallman
Chairman

CEO

Jilly Stephens
Executive Director

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