Filling in the Blanks

Name

Filling in the Blanks

Legal name

Filling in the Blanks

Website

https://fillingintheblanks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief / Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Weekend meal program
• Childhood hunger relief
• Mobile food pantry
• School meal distribution
• Food insecurity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwalk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization relies entirely on donations from individuals to fund meal programs. Donors can give one-time or monthly recurring donations through the website.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Companies partner with Filling in the Blanks through financial contributions, employee volunteer programs, and cause marketing initiatives. Corporate partners like Charter Diligence Group provide both funding and volunteer support.
3. Foundation Grants: The organization receives grant funding from foundations including Cigna Foundation ($100,000), Fairfield County's Community Foundation ($15,000), and New Canaan Community Foundation to support the Weekend Meal Program.
4. Event Fundraising: Annual events including the Unite to Fight 5K, golf outings, and culinary events generate fundraising revenue while raising community awareness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Filling in the Blanks fights childhood hunger by providing food-insecure children with weekend meal bags containing balanced, shelf-stable breakfast, lunch, snacks, and fresh fruit. Bags are packed at a Norwalk warehouse by volunteers and distributed weekly through partner schools, after-school programs, summer camps, and community pickup sites across Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. The organization complements the core program with a mobile fresh-food pantry, summer meals, and seasonal holiday backpack and Spirit of the Season distributions.

Product overview

Filling in the Blanks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2013 that fights childhood hunger in Fairfield County, CT and Bedford Hills, NY through direct meal distribution programs. The organization operates primarily through its Weekend Meal Bag Program, which provides shelf-stable food items to food-insecure children on Fridays, complemented by the Fresh Food on the Move Mobile Pantry for fresh produce/meat/dairy access, and seasonal programs including the Summer Meal Program and Holiday Backpack Program. The programs work through school-based delivery and weekend distribution to remove common obstacles for families in need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Meal Bag Program Provides children in need with weekend meal bags containing balanced, shelf-stable food (typically two milks, two breakfast items, two entrees, a vegetable, four snacks, and fresh fruit), distributed weekly through partner schools and after-school programs across Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY.
• Fresh Food on the Move Mobile Pantry A mobile food pantry that provides fresh produce, meat, and dairy directly to families in need at community locations, along with access to wraparound services.
• Summer Meal Program Provides meals to children during summer months when school is not in session, distributing food to local camps and community centers to maintain consistent nutrition access.
• Holiday Backpack Program Provides children with a holiday backpack filled with toys, books, gloves, a hat, and festive/holiday foods for winter break.
• Spirit of the Season Holiday program that provides each child with a weekend meal in a festive drawstring bag; holiday foods help families share nourishing moments over winter break.

Quantifiable outcome

• Decreased stress in children's homes, improved behavior, decreased hunger symptom complaints, children no longer coming to school starving on Monday
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pitney BowescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025Corporate partner providing employee volunteering opportunities. Pitney Bowes employees volunteer with meal packing and distribution, with employees reporting high engagement and meaningful impact on local children.
• Charter Diligence GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner whose fundamental principle is to do what is right for the team while contributing to the larger community. Partnering enables them to accomplish both goals.
• ChartwellscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022School nutrition provider working with schools to ensure students receive healthy meals and supporting weekend meal distribution programs.
• St. Luke's SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Long-standing partnership with virtual 5K event hosted by St. Luke's Service Board and Athletic Department to raise money during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Family CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner organization providing early childhood services; Filling in the Blanks provides weekend food bags to preschool children at Family Centers schools in Greenwich at no cost to families.
• Meals-on-Wheels of GreenwichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner providing weekend food bags to preschool children through partnership with Filling in the Blanks, with collaboration continuing through COVID-19 pandemic.
• Neighbor to NeighborcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Greenwich-based organization collaborating on food distribution to families most affected by COVID-19 pandemic, addressing growing community needs.
• DomuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Domus has rallied staff to support food and delivery to vulnerable families experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic.
• Boys & Girls Club of GreenwichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Organization's parking lot used for Meals on Wheels and Filling in the Blanks food pickups; staff volunteering with combined community efforts to deliver food.
• WATM (We Are The Movement)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Eco-conscious company whose mission is to end hunger. For every stand against hunger WATM bottle sold with mention of Filling in the Blanks, a week's worth of food is provided to a child in need.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FillingintheblanksOrgNewCanaan
• Facebookfacebook.com/FillingintheBlanks1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/filling-in-the-blanks
• Instagraminstagram.com/filling_blanks
• TikToktiktok.com/@fillingblanks
• Xx.com/filling_blanks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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