Basic Organization Information
Modest Needs Foundation
- Also Known As:
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ModestNeeds.org
- Physical Address:
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New York, NY
10016
- EIN:
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47-0863430
- Web URL:
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www.modestneeds.org
- Blog URL:
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modestneeds.typepad.com/
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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P20 Human Service Organizations
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P Human Services
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P50 Personal Social Services
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T Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking
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T99 Other Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.
- Year Founded:
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2002
- Ruling Year:
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2002
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Mission Statement
Modest Needs exists
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To prevent
otherwise financially self-sufficient individuals and families from
entering the cycle of poverty, when this might be avoided with a small
amount of well-timed financial assistance;
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To restore
the financial self-sufficiency of individuals who are willing to work
but are temporarily unable to do so because they do not have the means
to remit payment for a work-related expense;
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To empower
permanently disadvantaged individuals who otherwise live within their
limited means to continue to live independently, despite a temporary,
unexpected financial set-back; and
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To strengthen
small non-profit organizations by providing a forum whereby such
organizations can apply directly to the general public for the help
they need to complete the relatively inexpensive projects that will
allow them to better serve their clients and the communities they exist
to serve.
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Chief Executive
Dr. Keith Taylor
Term:
Since
May
2002
Chief Executive Profile:
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Program:
Self-Sufficiency Grant
- Budget:
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$1,100,977
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
Modest Needs makes Self-Sufficiency Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense on behalf of an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family for a relatively small, emergency expense which the individual or family could not have anticipated or prepared for. In making a Self-Sufficiency Grant, our goal is to prevent an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family from entering the cycle of poverty as a result of the financial burden posed by a relatively small emergency expense.
Program Long-Term Success:
The amount of individuals and families impacted is included in our total of 5,279 people impacted by our four human services programs.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
Program:
Back-to-Work Grants
- Budget:
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$21,356
- Category:
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General Code
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
Modest Needs makes Back-to-Work Grants by remitting payment for a small fee or expense that will allow a temporarily unemployed individual to return to productive, full-time employment. In making a Back-to-Work Grant, our goal is to provide a willing but temporarily unemployed individual with the means to return to work.
Program Long-Term Success:
The amount of individuals and families impacted is included in our total of 5,279 people impacted by our four human services programs.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
Program:
Independent Living Grants
- Budget:
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$169,194
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Disabled, General or Disability Unspecified
Program Description:
Modest Needs makes Independent Living Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense on behalf of persons who are permanently unable to work but who nevertheless are living independently on the limited income to which they are entitled - their retirement income, or their permanent disability income, for example. In making an Independent Living Grant, our goal is to empower financially responsible persons who cannot work to continue to live independently on their limited incomes, despite an unexpected expense that no conventional agency is prepared to address.
Program Long-Term Success:
The amount of individuals and families impacted is included in our total of 5,279 people impacted by our four human services programs.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
Program:
Hurricane Katrina Relief Grants
- Budget:
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- Category:
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- Population Served:
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Program Description:
Modest Needs received special funding for our Hurricane Katrina Relief Program. This program was designed to assist normally self-sufficient families and individuals suffering increased household expenses, due to housing displaced Katrina victims.
Program Long-Term Success:
The amount of individuals and families impacted is included in our total of 5,279 people impacted by our four human services programs.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
Request for In-Kind Contributions