named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Food Rescue Program
Recovers fresh, nutritious food from farms, grocery stores, and CSAs that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it through partner pantries and programs.
Neighborhood Food Hubs
Network of 17 community-based drop-off sites where home gardeners and residents can donate surplus produce for redistribution to food-insecure neighbors.
Solidarity CSA Shares
Provides low-income families with access to fresh, locally grown produce through subsidized community-supported agriculture shares.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 3 activities
- Daily food collection and logisticsConducts daily pickups and sorting of surplus food from donors, including perishable items, which are then delivered to food pantries, low-income housing communities, and workplaces. This includes gleaning activities and use of refrigerated transport with efficient cooling systems to maintain food safety.
- Food rescue and redistributionRescues surplus, fresh, and nutritious food from farms, stores, restaurants, CSAs, and individual gardens, then redistributes it to community members and hunger-relief programs. The organization rescues approximately 500,000 pounds of food annually—over 1,000 pounds per day—diverting edible food from landfills and distributing it through a network of neighborhood food hubs, pantries, and community partners.
- Operation of neighborhood food hubsOperates a network of neighborhood food hubs that collect, store, and distribute surplus food, including homegrown produce and CSA shares, during peak growing seasons. These hubs serve as local access points for food donation and sharing, supported by volunteer pickups and cold storage using energy-efficient refrigeration systems.
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Food Policy Advocacy & Nutrition Education 2 activities
- Advocacy through food recovery endorsementActs as an Endorser of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Challenge, supporting national efforts to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food systems.
- Capacity building for hunger-relief programsConnects food pantries and community food programs with local resources such as nutrition education, cooking classes, and gardening instruction to strengthen their service delivery and promote long-term food security.
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Community Recycling & Reuse Education 1 activity
- Educational programming on food waste and recoveryDesigns and delivers educational programs about food waste and recovery for youth groups and schools, promoting awareness and engagement in sustainable food practices.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$98K
Contributions & grants$93K94%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$6K6%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$99K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$76K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$285K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$279K
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +10.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 7
- ART PEARCE — BOARD MEMBER
- BRUCE ESTES — BOARD MEMBER
- CAROLYN TOMAINO — BOARD MEMBER
- COLE SHECKLER — BOARD MEMBER
- EMILY ASHBY — BOARD MEMBER
- ROBBIE SANDERS — BOARD MEMBER
- SONDRA WAYMAN — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 87
Who they work with
- 7-Eleven, College Avenue, Ithaca Partner — Convenience store location donating food to FDN.
- Anabel’s Grocery Partner — Food donor partnering with FDN to rescue surplus food.
- Asempe Kitchen Partner — Food donor contributing prepared food to FDN.
- BJs Wholesale Club Partner — Business partner donating food to FDN.
- Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Child Development Council Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Civic Ensemble Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Collegetown Bagels Partner — Food donor collaborating with FDN to redistribute surplus.
- Cornell Dairy Partner — Dairy operation donating food items to FDN.
- Cornell University Partner — Institutional partner donating food through multiple departments including dining and research farms.
- Cornell University Chapter of Food Recovery Network Partner — Student-led food recovery group partnering with FDN.
- Cortland Mutual Aid Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- DiBella’s Partner — Restaurant donor providing food to FDN.
- Dryden High School Lion’s Den Food Center Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Enfield Elementary School Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Finger Lakes ReUse Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Food Not Bombs Ithaca Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Food Solutions New England Partner — Participates in the FSNE 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge to advance racial equity in the food system
- Franco’s Pizza Partner — Pizza restaurant donating food through FDN.
- Fresh Food Connect Partner — Partner organization enabling homegrown produce donations through a mobile app.
- Full Plate Farm Collective Partner — Farm-based collective contributing food to FDN.
- GIAC Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Garden Apartments Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- Gimme! Coffee Partner — Coffee business donating surplus to FDN.
- Global Roots Play School Partner — Partner organization receiving food donations for distribution
- GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance Partner — Event organizer donating food to FDN.
- GreenStar Partner — Partners with GreenStar to support food donation and distribution efforts.
- GreenStar Natural Foods Market Partner — Natural foods market partnering with FDN for food rescue.
- Hillcrest Dairy, Ripley Family Farm Partner — Dairy farm donating products to FDN.
- Homer C. Thompson Research Farm Partner — Agricultural research farm donating produce to FDN.
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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 Rescue and Redistribution to Reduce Hunger and Wastemethodology: food_recovery_and_distributionBy rescuing surplus, perishable, and cosmetically imperfect food from farms, supermarkets, and home growers, we reduce food waste and increase access to nutritious food for food-insecure communities, because redirecting edible food that would otherwise be discarded efficiently addresses both hunger and environmental harm.