named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
CHOW® Works Job Training Program
Job training initiative hosted at the grocery store, providing employment opportunities and skills development for community members.
Greater Good Grocery Store
Brick-and-mortar grocery store located in Binghamton's Northside, providing affordable fresh food in a historically underserved neighborhood.
Mobile Market Bus
Mobile grocery service that travels throughout Broome County five days a week, bringing fresh produce and groceries to underserved urban and rural areas.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 2 activities
- Operate mobile grocery marketOperates a mobile grocery bus that makes five days of stops weekly across Broome County, including in response to the sudden closure of a grocery store on Binghamton’s South Side, to increase access to affordable, fresh, and nutritious food in underserved areas.
- Operate nonprofit grocery store in Binghamton's NorthsideOperates a standalone grocery store at 435 State Street in Binghamton, NY, within the Canal Plaza housing complex, providing access to fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, bread, dairy, and other groceries at affordable prices. The store serves a community with 46% food insecurity and regular public hours Monday through Sunday.
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Community Foundation & United Way Support 1 activity
- Fund community programs through profit reinvestmentReinvests excess profits after operating costs into community programs managed by the Broome County Council of Churches.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$64K
Contributions & grants$141K220%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$-77K
expenses
Total expenses$791K
Program expenses93%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$462K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$506K
Cash$8K
Investments$0
Liabilities$1.58M
Net assets$-1.07M
Liquid reserves0.1 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -71.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REVEREND JOSEPH SELLEPACK | Executive Dir. | 0 | $67K |
board members · 7
- CYNTHIA KIRK — Director
- JOANNE HANRAHAN — Director
- KURT M ESCHBACH — Director
- MARSHALL C MCMURRAY — Secretary
- MICHAEL DECKER — Director
- NANCY BAUDENDISTEL — Treasurer
- STEPHEN HEISS — Chairman
relationships · 16
Who they work with
- Broadview Federal Credit Union Partner — Mobile Market Bus sponsor providing financial support
- Broome County Council of Churches Network — Parent organization through which Greater Good Grocery channels profits to support community programs
- Broome County Council of Churches Partner — Collaborates with Greater Good Grocery on community food access initiatives.
- Broome County Council of Churches Partner — Parent organization through which Greater Good Grocery reinvests profits into community programs.
- Broome County Council of Churches Partner — Receives excess profits from Greater Good Grocery to support its community programs.
- CHOW® Works Partner — Partner organization using the grocery as a job training site
- Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton University Ross Fund Partner — Mobile Market Bus sponsor providing financial support
- Conrad & Virginia Klee Foundation Partner — Mobile Market Bus sponsor providing financial support
- Discovery Center Partner — Partner organization also awaiting state grant reimbursement, working in parallel on community services.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Partner — Mobile Market Bus sponsor providing financial support
- Greater Good Grocery Partner — Operates grocery services at 435 State St., Binghamton, NY.
- Kinya Middleton Partner — General Manager involved in the operation and leadership of Greater Good Grocery.
- Kinya Middleton Partner — General Manager of Greater Good Grocery.
- Kinya Middleton Partner — General Manager of the organization.
- New York state Government — Recipient of promised grant funding that has not been paid as of December 2022.
- Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation Partner — Mobile Market Bus sponsor providing financial support
strategies · 3
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 Integration 77 orgsmethodology: food-is-medicineBy accepting Vegetable Rx vouchers, the organization integrates food access with clinical nutrition support, treating food as a health intervention to improve dietary outcomes for at-risk populations.shared approach: Food-Is-Medicine →
- Community-Based Food Access Model 54 orgsmethodology: community-based food accessBy locating grocery operations in historically underserved neighborhoods with limited food access, Northside Grocery Inc increases utilization of nutritious food because proximity and cultural integration reduce structural and psychological barriers to access.shared approach: Community-Led Food Systems →
- Workforce Development Through Retail Operations 10 orgsmethodology: workforce-development-through-retail-operationsBy using grocery store operations as a training site, Northside Grocery Inc builds job skills and employment readiness among community members, because real-world retail experience increases workforce reintegration and economic self-sufficiency.shared approach: Integrated Workforce Ecosystem →