Elijahs Promise
The Mission of Elijah's Promise is to Empower Lives through training, education and social services, Invite Justice thru opportunities for community service and advocacy and Alleviate Hunger by …
Elijahs Promise Inc
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Elijah's Promise is a New Brunswick, New Jersey non-profit.We harness the power of food to break the cycle of poverty, alleviate hunger and change lives.
The Mission of Elijah's Promise is to Empower Lives through training, education and social services, Invite Justice thru opportunities for community service and advocacy and Alleviate Hunger by providing nutritious meals.
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Integrity assessment
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GiveRadar Analysis
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Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Elijahs Promise has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 322,679 human services charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 94% of comparable charities. See the sources
- GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 91% of the 139,074 human services charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
- government registration
- financial records (6 filed years)
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
- an owner-submitted profile claim
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Financials
From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025Leadership & board
Disclosed in official filingsHow it stacks up against peers
· vs. 8 similar human services in United StatesSimilar charities
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6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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ELIJAHS PROMISE is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Staff & volunteers
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Leadership
From FY2025 filing
Officers & trustees (18)
Source: Public filings
18 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
Latest news
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10 articles found
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Elijah’s Promise Tackles Food Insecurity Among New Jersey’s Working Poor - New Jersey Business & Industry Association
MYB This Weekend: How Elijah’s Promise Nourishes the Body & Soul - New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Elijah's Promise serving hundreds of thousands of free meals this year - Central New Jersey News
NAIDB gives back with annual Friendsgiving, donations to Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick - Real Estate NJ
Needy Cases 2024: Elijah's Promise continues mission amid unprecedented levels of need - Central New Jersey News
Elijah's Promise founder discusses feeding families, next distribution - The Augusta Chronicle
Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen is helping thousands of people through the pandemic - NJ Spotlight News
Needy Cases 2019: Elijah's Promise feeding the hungry for 30 years - Central New Jersey News
Elijah's Promise serves the hungry with hope - Central New Jersey News
Warming station at New Brunswick's Elijah's Promise - Central New Jersey News
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Sources and verification
- Registration and legal identity
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
- Financial filings
- IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
- Officers and trustees
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 71 disclosed in the public registry.
- News and media coverage
- GDELT Project + Google News
- Supplementary verification
- Charity Navigator
Data freshness
What we know and don't know
Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.
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Financial data · FY2025 on record
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Named leadership · 71 officers on file
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Executive pay · Disclosed
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Tax-deductibility · Verified
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Founding date · 1989
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
Methodology
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Quick facts about Elijahs Promise
- What is Elijahs Promise?
- Elijahs Promise is a human services publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in New Brunswick, United States. Elijah's Promise is a New Brunswick, New Jersey non-profit.We harness the power of food to break the cycle of poverty, alleviate hunger and change lives.
- When was Elijahs Promise founded?
- Elijahs Promise was founded in 1989.
- Who leads Elijahs Promise?
- Gabriel Lavigne serves as President.
- Where is Elijahs Promise located?
- Headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
- What is Elijahs Promise's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $1M-$10M. 82% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Elijahs Promise trustworthy?
- Elijahs Promise has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Elijahs Promise's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 223055539.
- What is Elijahs Promise's website?
- http://www.elijahspromise.org