Keeping Love Wins Alive

Dear Love Wins Community and Friends,

Since 2020, Love Wins NYC Food Pantry has been a vital resource for low-income families across New York City. Unfortunately, in late February 2024, the Love Wins NYC Food Pantry faced unexpected news that significantly impacted our operations.

Our fiscal sponsor, the Open Collective Foundation, announced its dissolution, affecting over 600 organizations, including ours. Having a fiscal sponsor allowed us to legally operate as a nonprofit without the administrative overhead of being a nonprofit ourselves. As a result, we were solely focused on serving our communities and fighting food insecurity.

However, since March 15th, we’ve stopped receiving donations through their platform. The loss of our 501(c)(3) status has resulted in losing funding from foundation and corporate grants. Currently, we are actively exploring other methods for receiving donations to ensure uninterrupted services to our community – and we need your help.

We’ve propelled into immediate action, creating a GoFundMe campaign to sustain our operations in the upcoming months. As a community-led organization, the Love Wins NYC Food Pantry heavily relies on the kindness and generosity of individual donors like you. We are seeking to fundraise $25,000 between now and July 1st. Your continued support will allow us to:

We will come out of this process as a stronger organization, but the 501(c)(3) process takes time. As we navigate this transition, we are immensely grateful for your understanding and solidarity, and we hope to continue receiving your support so we can make a positive impact on the lives of those facing food insecurity in New York City.

If you know of any organizations that may be able to serve as a fiscal sponsor for us during this transition period, please don't hesitate to reach out. Your network and connections could be instrumental in helping us secure the support we need to continue our vital work.

Thank you,

-Daniel Puerto & the Love Wins NYC Food Pantry.