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NEW LIFE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ELMHURST, NY · EIN 113204890 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE Z99Z · Unknown · Small ($100K-$1M) · newlifecdc.nyc
revenue
$715K
expenses
$519K
net assets
$797K
employees
3
volunteers
150
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

AS A DEMONSTRATION OF GOD'S LOVE, WE PARTNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO CREATE PATHWAYS TO PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH THAT CONFRONT CYCLES OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY.

profile · synthesized from sources

New Life Community Development Corporation serves low-income and marginalized populations in Elmhurst and Corona, Queens, NY, through programs addressing food and housing insecurity, mental health, and economic mobility. Rooted in Christian values, it provides direct services including a food pantry, community health center, and youth leadership programs. The organization focuses on holistic support to break cycles of intergenerational poverty.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $95K
    GENERAL PROGRAMS - NEW LIFE CDC PROGRAMS SERVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN THE SHELTER SYSTEM, AND FAMILIES EXITING POVERTY. IN 2024, OUR PROGRAMS ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORS AT OVER 30 OUTREACH EVENTS, FROM WORKSHOPS TO PARTIES TO RESOURCE FAIRS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS, PARKS, SHELTERS, AND BUSINESSES.
  2. #2 $55K
    HEALTH CENTER - THE NEW LIFE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SEEKS TO SEE LIVES TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONGOING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE ORIENTED TO THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS AND THE UNDER-INSURED OF WEST/CENTRAL QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 2024, THE HEALTH CENTER PROVIDED SHOWERS AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 400 NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Food Pantry
Distributes groceries weekly and offers hot meals-to-go for homeless individuals; serves over 150,000 pounds of food annually.
Hope House
Social-emotional wellness program for low-income families in schools and shelters, offering trauma-informed workshops and holistic support.
New Life Community Health Center
Provides showers, primary care, health screenings, social work, and women’s health services for homeless and under-insured individuals.
Success Groups
Anti-poverty initiative where 6-8 families meet monthly to set financial goals, build community, and access stipends and matching grants.
Young Governors
Youth-led organizing program that trains teens to lead community projects on environmental justice, homelessness, and civic engagement.
activities · 9 groups

What they do

  • Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
    • Community outreach and engagement events
      Conducts regular outreach events such as workshops, parties, and resource fairs at local schools, parks, shelters, and businesses. Hosted over 30 events in 2024 and more than 25 in 2023, engaging hundreds of community members each year.
  • Interest-Free Loan and Grant Support 1 activity
    • Financial and entrepreneurial support fund
      Invests in individuals by providing funding for business launches, certification programs, or unexpected medical expenses, with over $65,000 invested to date.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Food distribution program
      Operates a food pantry that distributes groceries to local families, including weekly grocery deliveries, walk-in pantry bags, and hot meals-to-go for homeless individuals. In one year, distributed 9,225 bags of groceries and 3,883 meals across 136 and 111 operating days respectively.
  • Mobile and Fixed Hygiene Services 1 activity
    • Homeless services including showers and health support
      Provides weekly showers, health screenings, and social services to individuals experiencing homelessness in West/Central Queens, serving over 400 individuals annually. Also prepares and distributes meals as part of a dedicated homeless ministry.
  • Community Health Center Services 1 activity
    • Primary and preventive health services
      Offers weekly primary care services, women’s health appointments, monthly health education talks, seasonal outdoor health fairs, an annual blood drive, and an annual mammogram van event to promote community health.
  • Self-Sufficiency Empowerment Workshops 1 activity
    • Success Groups financial empowerment program
      Supports low-income working families (incomes between 51–80% of area median) through small group cohorts of 6–8 families who meet for at least 12 months to pursue financial and professional goals. Provided over $101,000 in stipends, matching grants, and emergency cash relief to 32 families during the pandemic.
  • Trauma-Informed Community Resilience Initiatives 1 activity
    • Trauma-informed family and community support
      Provides holistic support to individuals facing food and housing insecurity, lack of insurance, homelessness, and linguistic or social marginalization, using a trauma-informed approach focused on empowerment. Offers ongoing events to help families recover from crisis and achieve stability.
  • Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
    • Volunteer program and civic engagement
      Operates a volunteer program that engages community members in service, tracking over 12,000 hours of local volunteering and following up with new volunteers monthly.
  • Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Youth leadership and community organizing program
      Hires and trains teens as community organizers to lead projects addressing local issues in Elmhurst and Corona; has graduated over 80 youth changemakers and engaged additional youth volunteers in community organizing efforts.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$715K
Contributions & grants$715K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1690%
Other revenue$251
expenses
Total expenses$519K
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$139K
Grants paid out$35K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$808K
Cash$780K
Investments$18K
Liabilities$11K
Net assets$797K
Liquid reserves18.4 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +63.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TIFFANY KOCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $33K
board members · 6
  • ALAN CHAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • EDITH KANG — VICE CHAIR
  • JANET LONDONO-VALLE — SECRETARY
  • KURTIS FALCONE — BOARD MEMBER
  • ROBERTA LENGER KANG — CHAIR
  • SHERIN SWIFT — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • Board of Directors Partner — Diverse group of individuals providing governance through professional skills, lived experiences, and community relationships.
  • Facebook Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and engagement
  • Instagram Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and engagement
  • LinkedIn Partner — Social media platform used for outreach and engagement
  • New Life Community Health Center Partner — Collaborates on delivering health and social services to immigrants, the under-insured, and people experiencing homelessness in West/Central Queens.
  • New Life Fellowship Partner — Original founding congregation whose members launched New Life CDC and continue to inform its mission and community presence.
  • New Life Fellowship Partner — Partnership in operating the New Life Community Health Center, integrating faith-based services.
  • New Life Fellowship Church Partner — Founding partner; organization was established by members of the church to extend its community outreach mission.
  • PS16 Partner — School partner where movement workshops were hosted for students in need of trauma relief.
  • Shalom Partners Partner — Group of monthly donors who provide financial support and prayer for New Life CDC's work in Elmhurst and Corona.
  • Young Governors Partner — Youth-led organizing program operating under the fiscal sponsorship of New Life CDC.
  • neighbors in Elmhurst and Corona Partner — Collaborates with local residents to co-create solutions and lead community development initiatives.
  • working families (51-80% AMI) Partner — Partners with working families earning between 51-80% of area median income to co-lead financial and professional development through group-based support.
strategies · 5

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.

  • Community-Led Revitalization Through Ownership
    methodology: community_led_reinvestment
    By transforming abandoned spaces into community gardens and supporting self-organized family groups, the organization fosters local ownership and agency because sustainable development emerges when residents lead the redesign of their own neighborhoods.
  • Faith-Based Holistic Community Development
    methodology: faith_based_holistic_development
    By integrating physical, emotional, social, and spiritual care within a faith-based framework, the organization addresses intergenerational poverty holistically because it believes that lasting change arises from relational healing grounded in the love of God and community flourishing (shalom).
  • Holistic, Trauma-Informed Systems Navigation
    methodology: holistic_trauma_informed_care
    By providing integrated support that simultaneously addresses healthcare, housing, immigration, language access, and mental health, the organization enables individuals to overcome complex, overlapping barriers because systemic challenges are best addressed in concert, not isolation.
  • Low-Barrier, Place-Based Service Access
    methodology: low_barrier_place_based_access
    By meeting people where they are—literally in shelters and schools—and offering walk-in pantry access without ID requirements, the organization increases trust and utilization because reducing logistical and dignity-related barriers enables vulnerable populations to engage consistently.
  • Peer-Supported, Cohort-Based Empowerment
    methodology: peer_supported_cohort_model
    By organizing small-group cohorts with peer support and financial empowerment tools, the organization fosters mutual accountability and collective socio-economic mobility because long-term resilience grows through trusted relationships and shared goals.