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God's Love We Deliver Inc
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133366846 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE K36Z · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · Very Large (>$50M) · glwd.org
revenue
$51.6M
expenses
$53.0M
net assets
$53.8M
employees
242
volunteers
18,541
program ratio
81%
mission · from form 990

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER, AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.

profile · synthesized from sources

God's Love We Deliver provides medically tailored meals and nutrition care at no cost to New Yorkers living with life-altering illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and diabetes. Founded in 1985 during the AIDS pandemic, the organization cooks and delivers meals designed to meet clients' medical needs, improving health outcomes and reducing hospitalizations. The organization serves approximately 15,000 clients annually across New York City and surrounding counties, with operations centered in Manhattan and a new distribution hub in Brooklyn.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $8.27M
    THE NEW YORK CITY WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL IS HIGHLY REGARDED AS THE CITY'S PREMIER EPICUREAN EXPERIENCE. THE GOAL OF THE EVENT IS TO EDUCATE AND GENERATE AWARENESS OF FOOD AS A MEDICINE AND OF GOD'S LOVE PROGRAMS. TOGETHER WITH GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER, THE FESTIVAL WILL SUPPORT NEW YORKERS IN THEIR GREATEST TIME OF NEED BY RAISING AWARENESS AND CRITICAL FUND FOR THOSE LIVING WITH LIFE ALTERING ILLNESS. OVER TIME, THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED IN EARNING GOD'S LOVE OVER 6 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.
  2. #2 $8.16M
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named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

CONNECTED Program
Provides medically tailored meals and support to U.S. Military Veterans and their caregivers.
Health Harvest
Supports clients transitioning off medically tailored meals by providing weekly boxes of fresh produce and groceries from Farm to People, along with nutrition education and RDN support.
Medically Tailored Meals (MTM)
Culturally appropriate, nutritionally balanced meals designed by registered dietitians to meet the medical needs of clients with serious illnesses, delivered at no cost.
Nutrition Counseling and Education
One-on-one sessions with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to help clients achieve nutrition goals, offered under the 1115 Medicaid Waiver.
Young Hearts
Engages children and youth in philanthropy through volunteer and education opportunities to support the organization’s mission.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 4 activities
    • Client Nutrition Transition Support (Health Harvest Program)
      Operates the Health Harvest program, launched in 2025, which provides weekly boxes of fresh produce and groceries to clients transitioning off medically tailored meals, in partnership with Farm to People.
    • Large-Scale Meal Preparation and Distribution Operations
      Cooks and distributes approximately 20,000 meals daily from its SoHo headquarters and expanded facilities, including the new Meal Distribution Center at Liberty BKLYN, which opened in January 2026. The organization has cumulatively prepared 40 million meals since its founding.
    • Service Expansion to New Client Populations
      Expanded medically tailored meal services in 2025 to include U.S. Military Veterans and their caregivers through the CONNECTED program, and additional Medicaid recipients via New York State’s 1115 Waiver.
    • Volunteer Program Management
      Operates a structured volunteer program engaging over 1,200 unique volunteers annually, including through a dedicated Volunteer Center hosted with City Harvest (Jan–Sep 2025) and at the new Liberty BKLYN Meal Distribution Center starting October 2025.
  • Home-Delivered Meals for Seniors and Homebound 1 activity
    • Delivery of Medically Tailored Meals
      Prepares and home-delivers over 4 million medically tailored meals annually to 15,000–17,000 New Yorkers living with serious and chronic illnesses such as HIV, cancer, and heart disease, addressing more than 200 individual diagnoses. Meals are delivered via a fleet of vans, including donated vehicles, across the New York metro area.
  • Charity Event Organization 1 activity
    • Participation in Awareness and Fundraising Events
      Hosts or participates in public events such as the 'Race to Deliver' and World AIDS Day observances to raise awareness and funds for medically tailored meal programs.
  • Holiday and Seasonal Essentials Distribution 1 activity
    • Special Meal Programs and Seasonal Initiatives
      Prepares and delivers holiday-specific meals and personalized items, including 12,600 Thanksgiving meals, 6,500 Winter Feast meals, and over 7,000 personalized birthday cakes in 2025, supporting client well-being through celebratory nutrition.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Client Engagement and Communication Technology
      Implements the HIPAA-compliant Blooming Health platform to enhance client communication through secure text and email, prioritizing outreach to clients with the greatest needs, launched in 2025.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$51.61M
Contributions & grants$34.73M67%
Program service revenue$16.63M32%
Investment income$845K2%
Other revenue$-588K
expenses
Total expenses$53.05M
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead6%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$20.50M
Grants paid out$542K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$75.45M
Cash$7.60M
Investments$18.28M
Liabilities$21.67M
Net assets$53.78M
Liquid reserves5.9 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +25.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 13
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DAVID LUDWIGSON President & CEO 35 $378K
CHRISTINE APICELLA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35 $271K
STEPHEN COVELLO Chief Philanthropy Officer 35 $254K
TRICIA LEID CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 35 $254K
Katherine Janeski Chief Program Officer 35 $237K
DORELLA WALTERS CHIEF BUSINESS DEV OFFICER 35 $217K
KAREN PEARL Special Advisor to the President & CEO 35 $202K
Alissa L Wassung Executive Director-Food Is Medicine Coalition 35 $195K
JULIE VAN DORE SR. DIRECTOR OF TECH/INFO SYS 35 $166K
Marla L Hassner Chief Human Resources Officer (Left 08/2024) 35 $165K
Nicole A Drea Director of Philanthropy, Individual Giving 35 $163K
TERRENCE MECK Strategy & Growth Officer through (Through 1/25) President & Ceo (As of 01/25) 35 $59K
Kevin A Popa Chief Human Resource Officer. (As of 10/24) 35 $48K
board members · 12
  • AERIN LAUDER — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • ALFREDO PAREDES — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • ANDREW RUBIN — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • Alex Bussinger — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • Alexandra Idol — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • BLAINE TRUMP — VICE CHAIR
  • CLAUDIA WAGNER — SECRETARY
  • DAVID TERVEEN — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • DESIREE GRUBER — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • Danielle Segal — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • ERIC LEVENTHAL — BOARD DIRECTOR
  • ERICH ANDERER — BOARD DIRECTOR
relationships · 21

Who they work with

  • Arielle Jacobs Partner — Participated in a music video to celebrate God's Love We Deliver's 40th anniversary.
  • Bonnie Milligan Partner — Collaborated on a music video parody of "Seasons of Love" to celebrate the organization's 40th anniversary.
  • Bradley Gibson Partner — Participated in a music video to celebrate God's Love We Deliver's 40th anniversary.
  • City Harvest Partner — Hosted God's Love We Deliver's volunteer operations at a new Volunteer Center in Brooklyn from January through September 2025.
  • Cushman & Wakefield Real Estate Partner — Provided real estate services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • EMA Project Management Partner — Provided project management services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Emphasis! Partner — Contributed to the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Farm to People Partner — Delivers weekly boxes of fresh produce and groceries to clients in the Health Harvest program.
  • Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel (GKV) Architects Partner — Provided architectural services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Gibson Dunn Legal Counsel Partner — Provided legal counsel for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • HUSH Partner — Hosted Pride Night and other events in collaboration with HUSH.
  • LIDD – Logistics and Supply Chain Consulting Partner — Provided logistics and supply chain consulting for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Michael Kors Partner — Volunteered with God's Love We Deliver, supporting meal preparation and delivery efforts.
  • Public Opinion Partner — Toured God's Love We Deliver headquarters to highlight meal delivery operations.
  • Robert Derector Associates (RDA) Engineering Partner — Provided engineering services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Rosie Perez Partner — Voiced a public service announcement to promote awareness of God's Love We Deliver.
  • Sara Juarez Illustration Partner — Provided illustration services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Spoon + Fork Designs Partner — Contributed design services for the Liberty BKLYN expansion project.
  • Urban Projects Collaborative Partner — Contributed to the Liberty BKLYN expansion project as part of the project team.
  • Zachary Noah Piser Partner — Participated in a music video to celebrate God's Love We Deliver's 40th anniversary.
  • Zoe Saldana Partner — Voiced a public service announcement in Spanish to promote awareness of God's Love We Deliver.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Food-Is-Medicine
    methodology: food-is-medicine
    By providing medically tailored meals customized to individual health conditions and pairing them with nutrition education, we improve health outcomes for people with serious illnesses because proper nutrition functions as a clinical intervention that supports medical treatment and recovery.