Golden Harvest Food Bank

What Golden Harvest Food Bank does

Golden Harvest Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1982 in Augusta, Georgia, that aggregates, sources, and distributes food to neighbors facing hunger across a 24-county service area spanning eastern Georgia and western South Carolina (the CSRA). In fiscal year 2025 the organization distributed more than 15 million meals through a network of 325+ hunger relief partner agencies, supplemented by direct-service programming including The Master's Table Community Kitchen (serving 365 days a year), Mobile Market drive-thru distributions, school-based School Market pantries, BackPack weekend meal packs, Summer Harvest boxes, Senior Food Box/Market pantries, the NOURISH clinical food-insecurity program, and SNAP Outreach. Operations are anchored by two physical distribution campuses (Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC), a dedicated Produce Rescue Center for fresh produce/meat/dairy, and an Urban Farm adjacent to The Master's Table.

The technology stack is conventional nonprofit SaaS rather than proprietary software: Classy powers online donations and the Virtual Food Drive platform at virtualdrive.goldenharvest.org; AgencyExpress3 hosts partner-agency ordering; an internal Volunteer Login portal coordinates volunteer shifts; reports.goldenharvest.org handles internal reporting; and a DoorDash Project DASH integration enables last-mile delivery to transportation-barrier households. There is no public API or developer-facing documentation.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a mid-sized Feeding America affiliate. Contributions flow through diversified individual giving tiers ($50/$75/$100/Other one-time plus $10/month recurring), corporate giving and workplace matching (Bank of America, Wheels Up, Jim Hudson Automotive Group, Atlanta Gas Light, Busby's, Peachtree Pest Control), major gifts and an endowed Food Forever Fund (which capitalized a $250,000 Network Investment Program grant round to 23 partners in 2026, including a transformational $1M gift from Rob and Pam Johnston in November 2025), the annual It's Spooky to Be Hungry® campaign (record $530K+ raised in 2025), in-kind food from retail rescue partners (Food Lion Feeds, Sprouts Farmers Market), and federal TEFAP allocations (which declined approximately 40% in 2026). Distribution economics leverage every $1 of donated cash into approximately 3 meals, with $100 gifts providing 250+ meals.

Name

Golden Harvest Food Bank

Legal name

Golden Harvest Food Bank

Website

https://goldenharvest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Golden Harvest Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1982 that distributes over 15 million meals annually to food-insecure neighbors across a 24-county CSRA service area through 325+ partner agencies, direct-service programs, and clinical integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief / Food Bank Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Hunger relief programs
• Food distribution network
• Community nutrition programs
• Food assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Giving (One-Time & Recurring): Donations from individuals via online giving pages (Classy), recurring monthly giving ($10/month provides 25 meals), planned giving, and individual food/funds contributions. Tiers observed: $50, $75, $100, Other.
2. Corporate & Workplace Giving: Corporate partnerships, workplace giving campaigns, corporate volunteering, employee matching programs (e.g., Bank of America match for volunteer hours), and corporate virtual food drives.
3. Major Gifts & Endowment (Food Forever Fund): Major donor cultivation including transformational gifts (e.g., $1 million gift from Rob and Pam Johnston for It's Spooky to Be Hungry) and a Food Forever Fund endowment that funds the annual Network Investment Program granting $250,000 to 23 partner agencies in 2026.
4. Special Event Fundraising (It's Spooky to Be Hungry®): Annual 33-year-old October food and funds drive with a 2025 goal of $400,000 (1,000,000 meals). Includes matched giving from major donors.
5. Federal Food Program (TEFAP): The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a federal program that historically provides millions of pounds of food annually to the food bank and partner network (down ~40% in 2026).
6. Corporate Sponsorships & Vehicle Promotion Campaigns: Large-scale corporate promotional campaigns such as Jim Hudson Automotive Group's 14th annual Jim Hudson 2000 Event, which generates donations through dealership vehicle sales challenges.
7. Food Industry Donations (Retail Rescue): Donated surplus food from grocery retailers (Food Lion, Sprouts Farmers Market) and food industry partners via Retail Rescue/Retail Enablement programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Golden Harvest Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food bank that sources, aggregates, and distributes healthy food and grocery products to communities in need across a 24-county service area in eastern Georgia and western South Carolina. It distributes over 15 million meals annually through a network of 325+ hunger relief partner agencies, plus direct-service channels including The Master's Table Community Kitchen (soup kitchen serving 365 days/year), school-based feeding programs, senior feeding programs, mobile markets, a Produce Rescue Center for perishables, and the NOURISH clinical food-insecurity program.

Product overview

Golden Harvest Food Bank operates a multi-program service portfolio rather than a single software product. The offering centers on hunger-relief programming across a 24-county service area in eastern Georgia and western South Carolina, distributed through a network of more than 325 hunger relief partner agencies. The portfolio consists of a core Community Distribution backbone feeding the partner-agency network, child feeding sub-programs (BackPack, School Market, Summer Harvest), senior feeding sub-programs (Senior Food Box, Senior Market), a flagship direct-service site (The Master's Table Community Kitchen with its Urban Farm), a healthcare-hunger initiative (NOURISH), SNAP Outreach benefit enrollment, a Mobile Market mobile distribution program, an annual It's Spooky to Be Hungry fundraising campaign, the Harvest Roots community investment program, and a Food Finder locator web tool supported by a Classy-powered Virtual Food Drive for online donations. Distribution is supported by two physical campuses (Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC) plus a Produce Rescue Center, and the organization distributed over 15 million meals in fiscal year 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Master's Table: Community soup kitchen serving a hot meal 365 days a year in downtown Augusta, Georgia
• It's Spooky to Be Hungry
• Network Investment Program
• NOURISH

Products and services

• BackPack Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15 million meals distributed in fiscal year 2025
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — strategic health-care/hunger co-launch partner, core — recurring cause-marketing partner, core — recurring food drive partner, core — last-mile delivery enablement partner, flagship — core operational and policy partner, flagship — transformational individual donors and aiken community champions, flagship — major recurring fundraiser and longtime supporter, core — recurring multi-year corporate volunteer and meals partner, flagship — community-defining donor and crisis-response partner, flagship — national network membership, flagship — state network membership, core — local food system and co-launch partner, minor — specialty food donation partner, core — major grocery retail donor and food lion feeds program partner, core — recurring summer feeding sponsor, core — emergency-response meal partner, core — donation platform vendor, minor — logistics partner for partner-agency distributions and minor — last-mile distribution site.

• Wellstar Health Systemflagship — strategic health-care/hunger co-launch partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Launched the Wellstar Augusta Mobile Market in April 2026 in partnership with Golden Harvest Food Bank and Augusta Locally Grown. The Mobile Market combines Golden Harvest-supplied shelf-stable food boxes, Augusta Locally Grown fresh produce, and Wellstar on-site health education to serve Harrisburg Healthcare Clinic patients.
• Busby's Heating & Air Conditioning (Busby's Cares)core — recurring cause-marketing partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Busby's Cares will donate 25 meals for every HVAC checkup completed in 2026. The 2026 partnership includes volunteer efforts and community awareness campaigns throughout the year across the CSRA region.
• Peachtree Pest Control (Anticimex)core — recurring food drive partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Suwanee, Georgia-based Peachtree Pest Control marked its fourth consecutive year of community giving by hosting its annual food drive, delivering donations to Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta. Employees volunteer across all branches.
• DoorDash (Project DASH)core — last-mile delivery enablement partnerTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2025Partnership with DoorDash's Project DASH program to deliver nutritious food, hygiene products, and essentials to families facing transportation barriers. Funded by a $35,000 contribution from a friend of the Food Bank. Delivery partners include Family YMCA of Greater Augusta, Augusta Dream Center, Project Life Augusta, Salvation Army First Stop, Bible Deliverance Temple, Lakemont Presbyterian Church, Concerned Women Inc., Augusta Worship Center CLGI, and Faith Outreach Church.
• United Way of the CSRAflagship — core operational and policy partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Co-launches the DoorDash Project DASH last-mile delivery partnership, co-manages the CSRA COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund distribution, and co-signs joint advocacy letters (e.g., Farm Bill plea). Provides essential operational coordination across the 24-county service area.
• Rob and Pam Johnstonflagship — transformational individual donors and aiken community championsOthers · 1 November 2025Provided a transformational $1 million gift (announced 11/19/2025) to strengthen and expand the It's Spooky to Be Hungry® campaign over the next decade. The gift will be invested as an annual $100,000 match for the Spooky campaign.
• Jim Hudson Automotive Groupflagship — major recurring fundraiser and longtime supporterGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2025Presented a $50,000 check from the 14th annual Jim Hudson 2000 Event, a two-month vehicle-sales challenge across all 10 dealership locations. The event has generated a cumulative 14 million meal donations to Golden Harvest Food Bank. CEO and founder Jim Hudson committed to expanding the initiative's impact in the coming year.
• Wheels Upcore — recurring multi-year corporate volunteer and meals partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Private aviation company has partnered with Golden Harvest Food Bank for a third consecutive year (as of 2023) as part of its Meals Up initiative with Feeding America. Employees volunteer to serve meals at The Master's Table and pack food boxes at Mobile Markets, including serving 120 meals at the soup kitchen and providing 326 families with food at the Aiken Mobile Market during a Day of Service.
• Augusta National Golf Clubflagship — community-defining donor and crisis-response partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020Donated more than 50,000 bags of chips originally destined for the postponed 2020 Masters Tournament, plus approximately 2,000 lbs of produce, bread, and dairy to feed neighbors via The Master's Table Community Kitchen and across the 25-county service area. Also contributed a $50,000 grant through the CSRA COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund managed by the Community Foundation for the CSRA and United Way, providing nearly 200,000 meals during the pandemic.
• Feeding Americaflagship — national network membershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Feeding America national network (logo featured on website). Provides national affiliation, programmatic and operational support, federal program access, and access to initiatives like Meals Up.
• Feeding Georgiaflagship — state network membershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level Feeding America affiliate in Georgia providing coordination, advocacy, and shared resources for Georgia food banks.
• Feeding the Carolinasflagship — state network membershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level Feeding America affiliate in the Carolinas providing coordination, advocacy, and shared resources for South Carolina food banks.
• Augusta Locally Growncore — local food system and co-launch partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-launch partner on the Wellstar Augusta Mobile Market; sources fresh produce through a network of local farmers. Earlier partnership helped rebuild greenhouses at The Master's Table Garden using materials recycled from a Mercy Ministries greenhouse.
• Sprouts Farmers Marketminor — specialty food donation partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonates specialty food items (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free) that enable partner pantries like Christway Christian Church to serve neighbors with autoimmune and dietary-restriction needs.
• Food Lion Feedscore — major grocery retail donor and food lion feeds program partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Food Lion stores support Golden Harvest through food and funds drives, pantry makeovers (e.g., HisWay Food Pantry, McDuffie Manna, The Dream Center, The Storehouse at Vineyard Church), employee volunteering, and SNAP Challenge donations.
• Atlanta Gas Lightcore — recurring summer feeding sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the packing of Summer Harvest meal boxes by employees at rural Georgia schools, contributing to over 180,000 meals packed for children across 10 schools in 2025.
• World Central Kitchencore — emergency-response meal partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered during the COVID-19 pandemic to distribute 225,000 prepackaged meals made with fresh ingredients to neighbors including seniors and grandchildren-raising households through Golden Harvest's network.
• Classycore — donation platform vendorTechnology or IntegrationOnline donation platform partner powering general donations and the Virtual Food Drive. Handles encrypted, secure donation transactions for the Food Bank.
• Howard Sheppardminor — logistics partner for partner-agency distributionsChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal shipping company partners with partner agencies like First Love Kids to truck in the thousands of pounds of food needed for large Saturday distributions.
• Family YMCA of Greater Augustaminor — last-mile distribution siteChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParticipating branches serve as delivery points for the DoorDash Project DASH partnership distributing food, hygiene products, and essentials to families in need across the CSRA.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Atlanta Community Food Bank: Georgia's largest regional food bank distributing millions of meals annually through a partner agency network; directly comparable as a Feeding America affiliate operating community distribution, child feeding, and senior programs in Georgia.
• Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia: Coastal Georgia Feeding America affiliate serving a multi-county region through partner pantries, child feeding, and Mobile Pantry distributions; closely comparable operating model to Golden Harvest within the same state network.
• Food Bank of Northeast Georgia: Regional food bank serving northeast Georgia counties through a partner agency network with similar child, senior, and mobile distribution programs; comparable scale and program mix to Golden Harvest.
• Middle Georgia Community Food Bank: Regional Georgia food bank distributing groceries via partner pantries and direct-service programs; comparable as a mid-sized Feeding Georgia affiliate serving a multi-county service area.
• Lowcountry Food Bank: Feeding the Carolinas affiliate serving coastal South Carolina counties; directly comparable as a peer South Carolina food bank with partner pantries, child feeding, and senior programs operating in the same Feeding America network.
• Harvest Hope Food Bank: Large South Carolina Feeding the Carolinas affiliate distributing millions of meals across multiple counties through partner agencies; comparable to Golden Harvest as a multi-county regional food bank in the Carolinas network.
• MANNA FoodBank: Western North Carolina regional food bank distributing millions of meals annually through partner pantries with child and senior feeding programs; comparable operating model and scale to Golden Harvest as a multi-county Feeding America affiliate.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National network umbrella organization of which Golden Harvest is a member affiliate; sets national standards, federal program access, and brand recognition across all 200+ member food banks in the U.S.

Emerging players

• World Central Kitchen: Nonprofit focused on emergency meal response that partnered with Golden Harvest during COVID-19 to distribute 225,000 meals; comparable as a meal distribution nonprofit but focused on disaster/emergency response rather than ongoing hunger relief.

Others

• DoorDash Project DASH: DoorDash's nonprofit delivery program that powers Golden Harvest's last-mile food delivery partnership; relevant as a technology/integration partner rather than a direct service peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ghfbendhunger
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• Facebookfacebook.com/GoldenHarvestFoodBank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/560627
• Instagraminstagram.com/goldenharvestfoodbank

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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