Mitzvah Circle

What Mitzvah Circle does

Mitzvah Circle Foundation (EIN #26-3705891) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2009 by Fran Held and headquartered operationally at a warehouse at 435 Doylestown Road in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The organization provides basic material items, case management, coaching, and referrals to people and families experiencing poverty, homelessness, serious illness, domestic violence, and other crises. In 2025, it served 500,974 people across Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, distributing over 5.3 million items including 3,392,703 diapers, 1,434,778 period products, and 79,338 personalized care packages.

Mitzvah Circle operates four core programs: the Critical Needs for Healthy Families program (clothing, shoes, toiletries, school supplies — 100+ item types), the Diaper Bank, the Period Supplies / Dignity Period program (delivered through 110+ schools and agencies), and a Youth Engagement program with a Teen Ambassador track and college internships. Distribution runs through three channels: direct home delivery of hand-picked care packages in five counties, warehouse pick-up for out-of-area families, and bulk supply to 255-345 community partner agencies including shelters, schools, and hospitals.

The organization's economics are donation-funded rather than priced: revenue streams consist of individual monetary donations, corporate and foundation grants (Phillies Charities, Zeigler Family Foundation, AmeriCorps Public Allies, United Way Agency #48986, donor-advised funds, workplace matching), and in-kind product donations (including an Amazon Wishlist channel). A 15-person full-time staff is augmented by 4,276 unique volunteers contributing over 40,000 hours annually, producing a stated efficiency of $1 donated = $4 in essential goods delivered. Mitzvah Circle is founder-led, has no parent company, no funding rounds in the venture sense, no technology product or AI components, and operates as a private tax-exempt entity without public financial disclosure.

Name

Mitzvah Circle

Legal name

Mitzvah Circle Foundation

Website

https://mitzvahcircle.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mitzvah Circle Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers diapers, clothing, period products, and other essentials to families facing poverty and crisis across five southeastern PA counties, supported by 255+ community partners and 4,276 volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poverty Relief and Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Poverty relief services
• Essential goods distribution
• Diaper bank program
• Menstrual equity program
• Volunteer-driven charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Norristown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Monetary Donations: One-time or recurring financial contributions from individual donors, accepted online or by mail, with option for United Way giving (Agency #48986), donor-advised funds, and workplace matching.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Major donations and grants from corporations and foundations, including truckloads of goods and financial contributions that fuel organizational scale.
3. Product Donations: In-kind donations of new and gently used essential items including diapers, clothing, toiletries, period products, and more, either shipped via Amazon Wishlist or dropped off at the warehouse.
4. Volunteer Hours (Value Multiplier): Over 40,000 volunteer hours in 2025 from 4,276 unique volunteers that enable the organization to operate efficiently, with every $1 donated delivering $4 in essential goods.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mitzvah Circle delivers essential material items—diapers, clothing, period products, toiletries, school supplies, and seasonal gear—directly to families experiencing poverty, homelessness, serious illness, domestic violence, or unexpected hardships in Pennsylvania. Volunteers hand-pick personalized care packages in the Lansdale warehouse and deliver them to recipients' doors, or supply 255 community partner agencies in bulk. All assistance is provided free of charge to families in crisis and is funded through individual donations, corporate and foundation grants, in-kind product gifts, and more than 40,000 annual volunteer hours.

Product overview

Mitzvah Circle is a nonprofit charitable organization, not a technology product company. It operates four core programs that work together to deliver essential goods and support to families in crisis: (1) Critical Needs for Healthy Families provides essential items including clothing, shoes, toiletries, and school supplies; (2) Diaper Bank distributes diapers, wipes, and baby supplies; (3) Period Supplies provides menstrual products through the Dignity Period program; and (4) Youth Engagement develops future changemakers through teen ambassador and internship programs. Services are delivered through three channels: Direct Services to individuals/families, Social Worker Referrals, and Partner Agencies (255 community partners). The organization distributed over 5.3 million items to over 500,000 people in 2025, powered by 4,276 volunteers and 15 full-time staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Critical Needs for Healthy Families: Program providing over 100 types of essential items including clothing, shoes, toiletries, and school supplies to help people in crisis participate fully in school, work, and everyday life.
• Diaper Bank
• Period Supplies (Dignity Period)
• Youth Engagement

Products and services

• Critical Needs for Healthy Families Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,974 people served in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• I. Rice and CompanyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2025Collaborative partner hosting I. Rice's Annual Golfing for Good Outing, now in its fifteenth year, with all proceeds benefiting Mitzvah Circle.
• Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Next Generation EngagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025First Lady Lori Shapiro and the Governor's Commission visited Mitzvah Circle to promote menstrual equity across Pennsylvania, with the state investing $3 million for free menstrual products in K-12 schools and working to make products available in state buildings and 68 state parks.
• 255 Community PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor255 community partners including shelters, schools, hospitals, and agencies that receive bulk supplies (diapers, toiletries, clothing, and more) to distribute to vulnerable populations. Also partner with 110+ schools and community organizations for period supplies distribution.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• I Support the Girls: Collects and distributes bras, menstrual products, and hygiene items to women and girls experiencing homelessness and poverty; overlaps Mitzvah Circle's Dignity Period program on period-supply distribution via partner agencies.
• Period Equity: Nonprofit working to end period poverty through advocacy and product distribution; directly comparable to Mitzvah Circle's Dignity Period program in mission and school/community partner channel.
• National Diaper Bank Network: The US umbrella organization for diaper banks, distributing tens of millions of diapers annually through member banks; directly comparable to Mitzvah Circle because both operate the diaper-distribution model to families in need.
• Baby2Baby: National nonprofit distributing diapers, clothing, and basic essentials to children living in poverty; mirrors Mitzvah Circle's mission, in-kind distribution model, and target population of low-income families.
• Cradles to Crayons: Volunteer-powered nonprofit providing clothing, shoes, school supplies, and hygiene items to children in need; highly comparable to Mitzvah Circle on the volunteer-warehouse model and the personalized "shopping" experience for families.

Broad incumbents

• United Way: National federated nonprofit that funds and convenes local health and human services including emergency relief; comparable as a broader incumbent funder and convener of the social-services ecosystem Mitzvah Circle operates in.
• Feeding America: Largest US hunger-relief nonprofit operating a massive warehouse-to-agency distribution model with food banks nationwide; a broad incumbent in community basic-needs distribution with overlapping volunteer-warehouse and partner-agency mechanics, albeit focused on food.
• Good360: Large nonprofit broker of corporate product donations to a network of nonprofit distribution partners; comparable as a broader ecosystem player enabling the same in-kind-to-essentials supply chain Mitzvah Circle sits within.
• Salvation Army: Established faith-based charity providing emergency assistance, shelter, food, and material aid across the US; comparable as a broad incumbent in the same emergency-relief and material-aid category via local corps serving similar vulnerable populations.

Emerging players

• Binky Patrol: Smaller volunteer-led nonprofit making and distributing blankets and comfort items to children in crisis; comparable as an emerging volunteer-powered organization distributing in-kind essential goods to vulnerable children, though narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MitzvahCircle
• Xx.com/mitzvahcircle

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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