EIN 13-2738818

Met Council

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
235
Year formed
1972
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Met Council is America's largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving the needy. Met Council's ten different departments are staffed by experts who helped over 305,000 clients in 2020 and continuously advocate on behalf of all needy New Yorkers.
Also known as...
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty
Total revenues
$45,880,423
2022
Total expenses
$43,953,743
2022
Total assets
$65,351,514
2022
Num. employees
235
2022

Program areas at Met Council

The emergency food program helps families struggling to feed their children, New immigrants with little income, or frail elderly people without nutritious food, met Council's kosher food program meets the needs of all who are hungry. Providing a holistic care program of food packages and emergency food vouchers, met Council is meeting the complex needs of struggling New yorkers. All food provided is kosher, making met Council a unique provider for the needy Jewish population. At the same time, all nutritional resources are available to anyone in need, whether they keep kosher or not, regardless if they are Jewish or not. For example, met Council supplied over 30 halal food pantries with halal certified food for mostly immigrant clients across New York.
Housing - met Council and its affiliated housing companies provide housing for special needs populations: low income elderly, and homeless individuals in the city of New York. These programs and entities are primarily funded by government programs. The entities provide approximately 1,100 units of housing.
Crisis intervention services is a resource to help people when in serious need. Families who have no health insurance and must pay for medical bills; an elderly woman who loses her husband and faces eviction; a poor person discharged from the hospital with no place to go - the cases are endless and always varied. Additionally, our benefits enrollment program provides support to clients in both education and enrollment into New York city's public benefits programs, including medicaid, child & family health plus, and the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Met Council has a specific expertise in supporting victims of family violence in insular communities as well as holocaust survivors.
Benefits access & home repair services

Who funds Met Council

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Uja-Federation of New YorkCaring / Jewish Life$4,825,000
Ben Appelbaum FoundationSpecial Purpose$1,350,000
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg FoundationTo Support the Expansion of the Central Warehouse of This Organizations Kosher Food Program, Which Provides Emergency Food for Over 300,000 People Annually.$1,000,000
...and 56 more grants received totalling $12,530,508

Personnel at Met Council

NameTitleCompensation
David G. GreenfieldChief Executive Officer$567,429
Robert NewmanChief Operating Officer$208,799
Philip KibelChief Financial Officer
Aaron CypersteinManaging Director, Legal and External Affairs$138,023
Brian TregermanManaging Director, Development$217,752
...and 29 more key personnel

Financials for Met Council

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$44,420,493
Program services$1,358,308
Investment income and dividends$29,215
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$52,966
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$19,441
Total revenues$45,880,423

Form 990s for Met Council

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062021-01-28990View PDF
2018-062019-08-17990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 43 new grant, including a grant for $4,825,000 from Uja-Federation of New York
July 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 29 new vendors, including , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and
July 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersHousing and shelter organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHunger
Characteristics
ReligiousJewishLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1 State St Plaza 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
metcouncil.org/ 
Phone
(212) 453-9500
Facebook page
metcouncil 
Twitter profile
@metcouncil 
IRS details
EIN
13-2738818
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1972
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P60: Emergency Assistance
NAICS code, primary
62422: Community Housing Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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