Manna Of Life Ministries Inc
City-funded organization
Manna Of Life Ministries Inc is a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) (EIN 13-4038422, tax-exempt since 1999) that, per its IRS Form 990 filings and its own website, primarily runs a faith-based food pantry and soup kitchen serving homeless and low-income residents, reporting $1,496,683 in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Its NYC contract record shows a different line of work: a $21,209,025 Department of Homeless Services contract for "Prov. of Integrated Commercial Hotels Program (82units)," tagged "RFP" (competitively bid), plus an earlier, now-ended $9,201,345 contract titled "Manna of Life Ministries Services at FWC Webster X 2023" that was tagged "Emergency" (non-competitive). The city has paid the organization $8,484,146 to date across its DHS contracts.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $21,209,025 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $30,410,370 · 2 since 2023, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $8,484,146
- Won without a fresh bid
- 30% of contract value · $9,201,345 · 1 contract
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $40,000 · Erbin Cobian, President & Founder
Holds contracts at
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Prov. of Integrated Commercial Hotels Program (82units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120278801056 $21,209,025
- Manna of Life Ministries Services at FWC Webster X 2023 Department of Homeless Services · CT107120248803691 · ended 2026 $9,201,345
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Erbin Cobian President & Founder $40,000
- Gladys Roman Vice President $17,538
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +577% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Gladys Roman · 3.9% of revenue $8,500
- FY2021 Gladys Roman · 5.8% of revenue $13,000
- FY2022 Gladys Roman · 10.87% of revenue $25,600
- FY2023 Gladys Roman · 4.02% of revenue $12,800
- FY2024 Erbin Cobian · 3.84% of revenue $40,000