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Milly's Pantry Inc
Penn Yan, NY · EIN 262897641 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE K31 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · Small ($100K-$1M) · millyspantry.org
revenue
$227K
expenses
$230K
net assets
$576K
employees
4
volunteers
74
program ratio
71%
mission · from form 990

Provide emergency and food assistance and eliminate extreme poverty.

profile · synthesized from sources

Milly's Pantry Inc is a nonprofit based in Penn Yan, NY that provides food assistance and school supplies to children in Yates County. The organization runs a Weekend Backpack Program distributing supplemental food to nearly 400 children weekly and a School Supplies Program providing backpacks and teacher-requested materials to about 1,000 students annually. It also operates Milly's Market & Café as a community hub and funding source.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $33K
    Back-to-School Supplies program gives students teacher-requested materials to begin the new school year. Over 900 children were served in August. In addition, this program:- Increases a student's confidence to begin school ready to learn.- Reduces parents' stress as they try to provide all that is necessary for their children to begin school in September.This program is primarily supported by contributions.
  2. #2 $86K
    The Milly's Market operation, workshops and classes to further the exempt purpose.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Milly's Market & Café
Community market and café on Main Street in Penn Yan that sells local products, food, and drinks while serving as a volunteer hub and source of earned revenue for the organization
School Supplies Program
Distributes new backpacks filled with teacher-requested school supplies to approximately 1,000 Yates County students annually in August, serving public, private, and homeschooled children
Weekend Backpack Program
Provides kid-friendly, non-perishable food in backpacks to nearly 400 children weekly during the school year, distributed through school partnerships in Penn Yan and Dundee Central School Districts
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Shared Kitchen Incubator for Food Entrepreneurs 1 activity
    • Operation of Milly's Market and affiliated spaces
      Operates Milly's Market (and previously Pinwheel Market), along with a café, commercial kitchen, and ballroom, offering community programming, workshops, and classes. The space supports food service, educational activities, wellness instruction, and private events, with rental options for businesses and community groups.
  • Back-to-School Supply Distribution 1 activity
    • School Supplies Program
      Provides teacher-requested school supplies and distributes new backpacks filled with supplies to students in Yates County annually, primarily in August. The program has distributed 14,192 backpacks since inception and served over 1,300 children in 2021, over 1,000 in 2022, and over 900 in 2023.
  • Child & Youth Meal Programs 1 activity
    • Weekend Backpack Program
      Distributes supplemental food to nearly 400 children weekly through the Weekend Backpack Program, providing an average of 400 food bags weekly and approximately 18,000 annually. Since 2008, the program has distributed 261,438 bags of food to children in need in Yates County.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$227K
Contributions & grants$198K87%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$6370%
Other revenue$28K
expenses
Total expenses$230K
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead21%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$114K
Grants paid out$41K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$582K
Cash$191K
Investments$154K
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$576K
Liquid reserves18.0 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -32.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Denise Taylor Executive Director 40 $55K
board members · 7
  • Carleen Wilson — Vice President
  • Dennis Barrett — Member
  • Donna Spector — Treasurer
  • Jan Barrett — President
  • Karen Welch — Member
  • Kevin Oliver — Member
  • Susan Wolff — Secretary
relationships · 23

Who they work with

  • Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Funder — Provided foundational support enabling the growth of the Weekend Backpack Program.
  • Dundee Central School District Partner — Collaborates on distribution and registration for the Weekend Backpack Program.
  • Dundee Central School District Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • Finger Lakes artisans Partner — Local artisans and food vendors whose handmade and locally produced goods are sold at Milly's Market & Café.
  • Florance M. Muller Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Foodlink, Inc. Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • Greater Rochester Health Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • J.M. McDonald Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Keuka College Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • Keuka Food Pantry Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • McGowen Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • McMullen Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Muller Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Penn Yan Central School District Partner — Collaborates on distribution and registration for the Weekend Backpack Program.
  • Penn Yan Central School District Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Milly's Pantry
  • Pinwheel Market Partner — Partner location for follow-on distribution of school supplies.
  • Rochester Area Community Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • The Crane Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • The Nord Family Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
  • Tripp Foundation Funder — Granting foundation providing financial support to Milly's Pantry
strategies · 2

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.

  • Equitable Access to Education Through Supply Provision
    methodology: equitable_access_to_education
    By providing school supplies to all students regardless of income, the organization ensures equal learning opportunities, because removing material barriers to school readiness reduces inequities in educational engagement and performance.
  • Integrated Support Model for Child Poverty
    methodology: integrated-support-model
    By combining food security with academic support, the organization promotes self-sufficiency and confidence in children, because addressing multiple dimensions of poverty simultaneously creates compounding benefits for development and long-term outcomes.