Connecticut · Nonprofit
TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC
TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,816 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY ($350,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $378k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $354k
- Net assets
- $206k
What Tri Corner Food Equity Education and Distribution Inc does
Mission
Tri corner food, equity, education and distribution, inc. Was formed for the charitable and educational purposes of feeding the poor and addressing food insecurity in the nyc tri-state area.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The food sovereignty program purchase food from local farmers to donate to local food pantries.
$105,342 spent77% of program spendingFair pricing program is designed to ensure low-income individuals that cannot afford locally, grown, nutrient dense food can purchase it at a discount based on their ability to pay.
$31,333 spent$16,599 earned by the program23% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $136,675.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $200 → $393.
1 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $4k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Connecticut, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $350k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC?
- TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,816 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY ($350,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $353,816 in grants to TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY is the largest funder on record, with $350,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TRI CORNER FOOD EQUITY EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing