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City Harvest Inc

EIN 13-3170676 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair53 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceReports resultsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$215.7 million
Spending
$223.3 million
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%
Employees
251
Volunteers
11,818
Highest pay
$818,558, ceo/non-voting board member

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 58% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    37 of 37 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.

Results it reports

  • Collected 86.1 million pounds of food, 74% of which was fruits and vegetables.Work delivered
  • Food was delivered free of charge to 400 soup kitchens, food pantries, and other community partners.Work delivered
  • Collected excess food from approximately 1,700 food donors.Work delivered
  • Distributed 1.3 million pounds of food to 6 halal food programs.Work delivered
  • Distributed nearly 3 million pounds of fruits and vegetables through mobile markets.Work delivered
  • Nine mobile markets held a total of 216 distribution events per year.Work delivered
  • Delivered 3.1 million pounds of food through 18 community partner distributions.Work delivered
  • Reached 21,352 residents through nutrition education courses, workshops, and cooking demonstrations.Work delivered
  • Nutrition resources shared via text, print, and social media resulted in 395,399 engagements.Work delivered

Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $200.3 million spent. EMERGENCY FOOD RESCUE: USING A FLEET OF 23 TRUCKS, THREE OF WHICH ARE TRACTOR TRAILERS, CITY HARVEST RESCUES AND DELIVERS EXCESS FOOD SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CITY HARVEST COLLECTED 86.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, 74% OF WHICH WAS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THIS FOOD WAS DELIVERED, FREE OF CHARGE, TO 400 SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE RESCUED AND DELIVERED NEARLY 1.3 BILLION POUNDS OF GOOD, NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED. AT CITY HARVEST, WE RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND STRIVE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS IN EVERY FACET OF OUR FOOD RESCUE OPERATIONS. WE TAKE CAREFUL STEPS TO ENSURE THAT EACH POUND OF FOOD IS RESCUED AND DELIVERED SAFELY. 1. COHEN COMMUNITY FOOD RESCUE CENTER (FRC): DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, CITY HARVEST FULLY OPERATED IN OUR PERMANENT 150,000-SQUARE- FOOT FACILITY IN SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN. THE FRC HAS A COLD LOADING DOCK WITH SEVEN BAY DOORS THAT LEADS DIRECTLY TO OUR COOLER AND FREEZER SPACES TO SAFELY HOLD PERISHABLE FOOD WITHOUT BREAKING THE COLD CHAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRC HAS OVER 1,100 PALLET POSITIONS FOR DRY STORAGE AND AN AREA TO SORT NON-PERISHABLE GOODS, ALLOWING US TO RESCUE AND DELIVER A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD. EACH MORNING, CITY HARVEST'S TRUCKS ARE LOADED WITH FOOD AT THE FRC AND MOVE ACROSS THE CITY, PICKING UP AND DELIVERING FOOD FOR HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE FRC ALSO ACCEPTS LARGE DONATIONS OF FOOD DIRECTLY FROM FARMS AND CORPORATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE REPACKED BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS INTO FAMILY-SIZED BAGS THAT WE DELIVER TO SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOOD PARTNERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CITY HARVEST SOURCED 86.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, 74% OF WHICH WAS PRODUCE. 2. WHERE CITY HARVEST RESCUES FOOD: CITY HARVEST COLLECTS NUTRITIOUS EXCESS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FOOD DONORS, INCLUDING FARMS, GROCERS, RESTAURANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS. CITY HARVEST ALSO RELIES ON NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE CITY WHO ORGANIZE FOOD DRIVES IN THEIR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. 3. WHERE THE FOOD GOES: CITY HARVEST DELIVERS FOOD TO 400 SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY, HELPING TO FEED THE 3 MILLION RESIDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THESE SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS TOGETHER HELP FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS EACH WEEK. 4. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FOOD INITIATIVE: CITY HARVEST STRIVES TO DISTRIBUTE SOME CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS TO THE DIVERSE NEW YORKERS THAT WE SERVE. WE ALSO WORK TO MEET OUR NEIGHBORS' RELIGIOUS DIETARY REQUIREMENTS, OPERATING KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD RESCUE PROGRAMS. IN FY25, WE DISTRIBUTED 7.7 MILLLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO 24 KOSHER COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS IN NYC AND 1.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO 6 HALAL FOOD PROGRAMS IN NYC.
  2. $6.6 million spent. AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THE ANTI-HUNGER WORK WE BEGAN MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, WE ALSO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY, EXPAND NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE THROUGH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY. OUR PROGRAMS PUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON THE TABLES OF NEW YORKERS IN NEED AND HELP INSPIRE LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER BY: 1. RELIEVING FOOD INSECURITY: CITY HARVEST PROVIDES NEW YORKERS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. A. PROVIDING FOOD: THIS YEAR, CITY HARVEST DELIVERED 86.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ACROSS THE CITY. SINCE 74% OF THIS FOOD WAS PRODUCE, SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES WERE THEN ABLE TO OFFER PARTICIPANTS A VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS. B. MOBILE MARKETS: THROUGH FREE, FARMERS' MARKET-STYLE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRODUCE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, CITY HARVEST DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 3 MILLION POUNDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ON-SITE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS SHOW RESIDENTS HOW TO COOK WITH THE PRODUCE AND NUTRITIOUS SHELF-STABLE FOOD. CITY HARVEST HAS NINE MOBILE MARKETS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY THAT EACH HOLD TWO DISTRIBUTIONS PER MONTH, FOR A TOTAL OF 216 EVENTS PER YEAR. C. COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS: IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL FOOD PANTRIES, CITY HARVEST PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE FARMERS' MARKET-STYLE EVENTS MODELED AFTER OUR MOBILE MARKETS. WE DELIVER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, TEACH THE ORGANIZATION HOW TO OPERATE THE MARKET, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THROUGH 18 COMMUNITY PARTNER DISTRIBUTIONS, WE DELIVERED 3.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. D. GRANTS: THROUGH OUR AGENCY CAPACITY-BUILDING WORK, CITY HARVEST PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO HELP BUILD THE CAPABILITY OF EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO THOSE IN NEED. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS WITH EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS REFRIGERATORS, PALLET JACKS, AND FORKLIFTS, TO HELP THEM SAFELY DISTRIBUTE MORE FOOD. THROUGH OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING WORK, WE ALSO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS WITH ACCESS TO ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO HELP THEM RUN SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS. REGULAR TRAININGS ARE OFFERED TO THE NETWORK, AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SESSIONS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS AROUND A VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM FUNDRAISING TO VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS IN OUR NETWORK, SUPPORTING SELECT AGENCIES WITH PERSONNEL EXPENSES AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES. 2. PROVIDING NUTRITION AND CULINARY EDUCATION: CITY HARVEST OFFERS FREE NUTRITION AND CULINARY EDUCATION COURSES AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON BUYING, PREPARING, AND EATING HEALTHY FOODS ON A BUDGET. A. NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSES AND WORKSHOPS: CITY HARVEST PROVIDES FREE NUTRITION CLASSES FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, TEENAGERS, AND CHILDREN AT PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS AND THROUGH VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, TEACHING RESIDENTS HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ON A BUDGET. WE REACHED 21,352 RESIDENTS THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSES, ONE-TIME WORKSHOPS, AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS THIS YEAR. WE ALSO SHARED NUTRITION RESOURCES VIA TEXT MESSAGES, PRINT MATERIALS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS RESULTING IN 395,399 ENGAGEMENTS. WE CONTINUED TO BUILD UPON OUR ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDING HEALTHY RECIPES ON OUR WEBSITE, AND NUTRITION-FOCUSED VIDEOS. B. COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS: CITY HARVEST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATE HEALTHY, BUDGET-CONSCIOUS RECIPES AND COOKING TECHNIQUES FOR RESIDENTS AT CITY HARVEST MOBILE MARKETS, AT EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS, PARTNER SCHOOLS, AND VIRTUALLY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1983.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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