What Share Our Strength does

Share Our Strength is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1984 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., that operates the No Kid Hungry campaign as its flagship initiative to end childhood hunger in the United States. The organization functions as a grantmaker, policy advocate, and public-awareness platform rather than a technology vendor; it does not sell products or services and instead funds schools and community groups, mobilizes a bipartisan Mayors Alliance of nearly 400 mayors, runs the Add Passion and Stir podcast, and operates adjacent programs including the Medicaid Food Security Network, Family Economic Mobility, Food Skills Education, and Disaster Relief. Technology is not a core competency — the stack is essentially operational (donation platform, website, podcast, CRM-adjacent tools) and AI/ML capabilities are not disclosed. Internationally, Share Our Strength India extends the mission to school meals programs in India.

The business model is donation-funded with four disclosed revenue streams: foundation giving (31% of FY2025 revenue), individual giving and events including Taste of the Nation, No Kid Hungry Dinners, and Chefs Cycle (28%), in-kind contributions (19%), and corporate giving including restaurant and cause-marketing partnerships (15%). FY2025 revenue totaled $118 million against $110 million in programmatic expenses, with 59% of expenses directed to programmatic work. Customer/donor segments are intentionally diversified — households, corporate partners (HelloFresh, Paris Baguette, Tropical Smoothie Cafe), foundations, and government allies (Mayors Alliance, American Academy of Pediatrics, Second Harvest Food Bank) — while beneficiaries are children and families facing food insecurity, schools, and community groups. Go-to-market is community-led: grassroots organizing, coalition building, and policy advocacy.

Name

Share Our Strength

Legal name

Share Our Strength

Website

https://shareourstrength.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Share Our Strength is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs the No Kid Hungry campaign, funding schools, advocating for food-assistance policy, and mobilizing a bipartisan Mayors Alliance to end childhood hunger in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief Nonprofit Advocacy

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Hunger relief advocacy
• Childhood nutrition programs
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Food security campaigns
• School meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Giving & Event Revenue: Donations from individuals and revenue from events such as Taste of the Nation, No Kid Hungry Dinners, and Chefs Cycle. This stream represents 28% of total revenue ($118 million in FY2025).
2. Corporate Giving: Contributions from companies including restaurant partnerships, cause marketing, and corporate donations. Represents 15% of total revenue.
3. Foundation Giving: Grants from charitable foundations supporting the No Kid Hungry campaign and related programs. Represents 31% of total revenue.
4. In-Kind Contributions: Non-cash contributions including food, services, and other resources. Represents 19% of total revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Share Our Strength is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates the No Kid Hungry campaign, providing grants to schools and community groups to fund child meal programs, advocating for federal and state food assistance policies (SNAP, WIC, Summer EBT), and running public awareness campaigns. The organization also funds family economic mobility initiatives, food skills education, the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, and the Medicaid Food Security Network.

Product overview

Share Our Strength is a nonprofit hunger relief organization operating primarily through advocacy, grant-making, and awareness campaigns rather than a traditional product platform. The organization runs the No Kid Hungry Campaign as its flagship initiative, providing grants to schools and communities, advocating for federal and state policies, and running awareness campaigns. Supporting programs include the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger (a bipartisan coalition of mayors), the Medicaid Food Security Network (connecting healthcare with food assistance), Family Economic Mobility Programs, and Food Skills Education initiatives. The Add Passion and Stir podcast serves as an educational and storytelling platform. Together, these programs form an integrated approach to ending childhood hunger through direct assistance, policy advocacy, and community mobilization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• No Kid Hungry: National campaign to end childhood hunger in the United States through grants, advocacy, and support for schools and families.
• Share Our Strength India
• Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger
• Medicaid Food Security Network
• Add Passion and Stir
• Family Economic Mobility
• Disaster Relief

Products and services

• No Kid Hungry Campaign A national campaign to end childhood hunger in the United States through grants to schools and community groups, federal and state policy advocacy, and public awareness efforts that help families find meals.
• Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger A bipartisan coalition of nearly 400 U.S. mayors working to end childhood hunger through local policy advocacy, best practice sharing, and community-level initiatives.
• Medicaid Food Security Network An initiative connecting healthcare and food security by funding partner organizations that integrate nutrition support into Medicaid and other healthcare settings to address food and nutrition insecurity.
• Family Economic Mobility Programs Programs helping children and families access resources for health and stability, including job coaching, economic mobility initiatives, and targeted support for single mothers.
• Food Skills Education Nutrition education programs teaching cooking skills and food literacy to help families build better relationships with food and improve dietary practices.
• No Kid Hungry Grants Program Direct grant funding provided to schools and community organizations to pay for kitchen equipment, staff, and meal program operations that feed children.
• Disaster Relief Program Hunger relief support program providing food assistance to communities affected by natural disasters and emergency situations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.2 billion+ meals provided to children since March 2020
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hunger StrikeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrassroots fundraising campaign initiated by Rotary Clubs in Washington state that has grown into a national movement, partnering with No Kid Hungry to distribute healthy food servings.
• HelloFreshminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMeal kit company partnered with Chef Tini Younger to launch seasonal menu items donating proceeds up to $50,000 to No Kid Hungry through meal kit purchases during November 2025.
• Paris BaguetteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBakery chain raised over $200,000 for No Kid Hungry through customer round-ups, corporate contributions, and partner donations during August-September 2025 campaign.
• Mayors Alliance to End Childhood HungercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBipartisan alliance of nearly 400 mayors from across the country working together to end childhood hunger through policy advocacy, best practices sharing, and local action.
• Tropical Smoothie CafeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant chain working to prevent child hunger through corporate partnership and fundraising initiatives.
• American Academy of PediatricscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization of 67,000 pediatricians partnering to address food insecurity and health outcomes for children.
• AccionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial inclusion organization working to build economically inclusive communities; Michael Schlein, President and CEO, appears on Add Passion and Stir podcast.
• Heifer InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization working to end hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture; Pierre Ferrari, former CEO, featured on podcast discussing dignity-based approaches to poor communities.
• Big Chef, Little ChefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit program created by Chef Lorena Garcia helping children and families build better relationships with food through cooking education.
• The Food TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit acquiring nutrition education programs to improve food access and health outcomes in communities.
• Second Harvest Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of food banks working to end hunger; Rhonda Chafin, executive director of Northeast Tennessee chapter, featured on podcast.
• EdesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalnutrition social enterprise producing ready-to-use therapeutic food; Navyn Salem, founder/CEO, featured on podcast discussing global nutrition efforts.
• RESULTSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational citizens' lobby dedicated to creating political will to end poverty; Sam Daley-Harris, founder, featured on podcast about transformational advocacy.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme USA: US affiliate of the UN World Food Programme, focused on global hunger relief and school meals internationally. Overlaps with Share Our Strength's India school-meals work and broader hunger-relief mission but operates at global rather than US-focused scale.
• Meals on Wheels America: National organization supporting a network of community-based programs that deliver meals to seniors. Comparable scale and hunger-relief mission, but with an elderly-services focus and member-network model rather than childhood hunger advocacy.

Direct peers

• WhyHunger: US-based hunger-relief and social justice nonprofit combining grantmaking, advocacy, and grassroots mobilization. Comparable mission and multi-pronged strategy but smaller scale and a more global scope than Share Our Strength's US-centric childhood-hunger focus.
• MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: National anti-hunger advocacy and grantmaking organization focused on federal nutrition programs and food access. Comparable advocacy-plus-grants model targeting policy outcomes, though smaller in scale and constituency-oriented in its donor base.
• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): National nonprofit focused on poverty and hunger through policy advocacy, research, and coalition-building. Closely aligned with Share Our Strength's federal advocacy orientation (SNAP, school meals) but lacks the direct grantmaking and brand-driven fundraising scale.
• Feeding America: The largest US hunger-relief nonprofit, operating a nationwide network of food banks. Directly comparable as a national-scale hunger-relief charity addressing food insecurity in the US, but with a food-bank distribution model rather than Share Our Strength's grants-plus-advocacy approach.

Others

• RESULTS (anti-poverty advocacy): Citizens' advocacy organization building political will to end poverty through lobbying and grassroots campaigns. Comparable federal advocacy orientation and constituent mobilization model used by Share Our Strength's policy work, but broader poverty mandate rather than food-specific.

Regional players

• Food Bank for New York City: Large regional food bank serving New York City with food distribution, nutrition education, and benefits access. Comparable mission on food insecurity but single-metro focus and food-bank distribution model.
• Gleaners Community Food Bank: Regional food bank serving southeastern Michigan with food distribution and nutrition programs. Comparable direct-service hunger-relief work but geographically concentrated and operating a food-bank model rather than national advocacy.

Emerging players

• No Kid Hungry (state/regional affiliates): Independent state and regional 'No Kid Hungry' coalitions exist, some affiliated with Share Our Strength and others separately operated. Overlap is partial—mission-aligned but with varying operational independence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments29 records

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