named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Community Cafe
Provides healthy, delicious meals with a pay-what-you-can model to ensure access for all.
Food Pantry
Distributes food to individuals and families in need in Ulster County.
Thrift Store
Offers affordable goods and generates revenue to support organizational operations.
Wellness Empowerment Center
Offers wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health services, and financial education.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
- Distributes food, clothing, and essential needsProvides food, clothing, and essential needs assistance to individuals in Ulster County, NY.
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Nonprofit-Operated Cafés and Social Enterprises 1 activity
- Operates pay-what-you-can community cafeRuns a community cafe that serves healthy food on a pay-what-you-can basis, increasing access to nutritious meals.
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Nonprofit Retail and Merchandise Sales 1 activity
- Operates thrift store to fund food pantry operationsRuns a thrift store as the primary economic engine to generate revenue supporting food pantry services.
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Self-Sufficiency Empowerment Workshops 1 activity
- Provides wellness and financial education programsOffers wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education through the Wellness Empowerment Center.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5.41M
Contributions & grants$4.35M80%
Program service revenue$482K9%
Investment income$58K1%
Other revenue$520K
expenses
Total expenses$3.91M
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead4%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$1.07M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$5.67M
Cash$3.38M
Investments$516K
Liabilities$122K
Net assets$5.55M
Liquid reserves11.9 mo
6 years on record · 2018–2024 · YoY revenue +44.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| CHRISTINE HEIN | Executive Dir. | 40 | $180K |
board members · 15
- ADAM KOROL — Treasurer
- APARNA SAMPAT-WILDE — Secretary
- CARL HARRIS — BOARD MEMBER
- CRYSTAL JACOB — Vice President
- EDDIE PARKER — BOARD MEMBER
- ELENI LOIZOU — President
- JAMES MALCOM — BOARD MEMBER
- JAMI ANSON — BOARD MEMBER
- JOHN DEFOREST — BOARD MEMBER
- JONATHAN BEEVER — BOARD MEMBER
- JOSHUA LEONARD — BOARD MEMBER
- JUDITH TURKEL — BOARD MEMBER
- MAUREEN KEEGAN — BOARD MEMBER
- RICK NEGRON — BOARD MEMBER
- TOM SCAGLIONE — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 1
Who they work with
- Community Cafe Partner — Operates in coordination with People's Place to provide pay-what-you-can meals.
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.
- Pay-What-You-Can Model for Equitable Accessmethodology: pay-what-you-canBy allowing customers to pay what they can afford at the community cafe, we ensure access to healthy food regardless of income, because financial barriers are a primary obstacle to nutrition security.
- Self-Sustaining Community Modelmethodology: self-sustaining_community_modelBy combining thrift store revenue, community donations, and volunteer labor, we sustain food pantry operations without reliance on external grants, because local ownership and resourcefulness create resilient, community-driven service models.