Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York

Legal name: Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222470885
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Latham, NY, USA
Phone
518-786-3691
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Banks, Pantries

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,072,741
Expenses
$112,535,444
Assets
$71,606,223
Liabilities
$8,415,775

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

35 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THOMAS NARDACCI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • KARLA AUSTEN (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS CAPONE (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANDRE TURMAN (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS NARDACCI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $202,976 total reported compensation
  • NICHOLAS PISANI (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER): $175,864 total reported compensation
  • DEANNA ZUZICK (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $169,086 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York is committed to alleviating hunger and nourishing communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Certain hunger prevention nutrition assistance programs (hpnap) are supported by the New York state department of health by means of pass through arrangements with the regional food bank of northeastern New York (food bank). These programs include operation support grants and subcontracts for member agencies of the food bank, a nutrition education project, and a program to fund the transportation of donated foods.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 56
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $81.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 30.8%; rating input score 31; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 88.8% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $107.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $203K · 35 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $17.3M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 68 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 60 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.