Kids With Food Allergies

What Kids With Food Allergies does

Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) is a non-profit division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), operating since 2005 to provide education, advocacy, and community support for families managing pediatric food allergies. KFA serves parents, caregivers, schools, child care centers, and healthcare providers across the United States, with a primary audience of families seeking resources for food allergy diagnosis, daily management, school accommodations, and emergency preparedness. The organization addresses a market of approximately 5.6 million U.S. children with food allergies.

KFA's core product suite is built on a web-based platform comprising three primary assets: the Safe Eats Recipes Database (a searchable collection of thousands of allergy-friendly recipes filterable across nine allergen categories), a 24/7 online community forum for peer support and Q&A, and extensive evidence-based educational resources covering diagnosis, treatment (including OIT and Xolair), prevention, labeling, and school planning. Supporting products include the monthly Strides e-Newsletter, real-time food recall alerts, a curated allergy-friendly food product database, free downloadable emergency care plans in English and Spanish, and nutritional guidance including an infant formula options guide.

KFA's business model is donation- and grant-funded as a non-profit division, supplemented by e-commerce sales of educational cookbooks, activity books, awareness items, and printed handouts through the AAFA/KFA online store. Most educational content and community features are provided free of charge. The organization reaches its audience through a multi-channel organic marketing approach spanning Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, Spotify, email newsletter, blog content, and annual Food Allergy Awareness Month campaigns. KFA is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with 11-50 employees and operations confined to the U.S. market.

Name

Kids With Food Allergies

Legal name

Kids With Food Allergies

Website

https://kidswithfoodallergies.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kids With Food Allergies is a non-profit division of AAFA that provides education, community support, and allergy-friendly recipe resources to families managing pediatric food allergies across the United States, serving parents, schools, and healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Health Education

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (624410)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Allergy Management & Special Diet Support (EDACAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Safety, Sanitation & Healthy Food Environment Programs (EDACAMAM), Nutrition, Dietary Management & Allergen/Accommodation Services (EDALADAJ)

Keywords

• Food allergy education
• Allergy-friendly recipes
• Anaphylaxis action plans
• Online patient community
• Nonprofit health resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: KFA is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals and supporters to fund its programs and operations.
2. Online Store Sales: The organization operates an online store selling awareness items, educational books, magazines, and printed materials. Products include activity books, cookbooks, educational handouts, and asthma/food allergy management resources.
3. Grant Funding: As a division of AAFA (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America), KFA likely receives grant funding for research and advocacy programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) provides free educational resources, a searchable allergy-friendly recipe database (Safe Eats®), and a 24/7 online peer-support community for families managing food allergies in children. It also publishes the monthly Strides e-Newsletter, food recall alerts, downloadable emergency action plans, and a for-purchase Safe Eats® Desserts Recipe Cookbook. KFA operates as a specialized division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

Product overview

Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) is a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) offering a comprehensive suite of digital resources for families managing food allergies. The core offerings include the Safe Eats® Recipes Database (a searchable collection of thousands of allergy-friendly recipes filterable by multiple allergens), an Online Community (a 24/7 peer support forum), and extensive Food Allergy Education Resources covering diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and advocacy. Supporting products include the Strides E-Newsletter (monthly evidence-based updates), Food Recall Alerts (real-time product safety notifications), the Safe Eats® Desserts Recipe Cookbook (a downloadable PDF with 32 allergy-friendly recipes), Allergy-Friendly Food Finds (product database), Food Allergy Emergency Care Plans (free downloadable action plans in multiple languages), Ask the Allergist (knowledge base), School Planning Resources (for families and educators), Nutrition Guidance Services (nutrient replacement information), and the Infant Formula Options Guide (comprehensive formula guidance). Together, these resources form an integrated ecosystem supporting food allergy management from diagnosis through daily living.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safe Eats®: Allergy-friendly recipe collection including the Safe Eats® Desserts Recipe Cookbook featuring recipes free of cow's milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.
• KFA Community

Products and services

• Safe Eats® Recipes Database

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

One partnership is on record.

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKids With Food Allergies is a division of AAFA (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America). AAFA, founded in 1953, is the nation's oldest and leading asthma and allergy not-for-profit organization. KFA operates as a specialized division focused specifically on food allergy education, research, advocacy, and community support.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT): Food allergy-focused nonprofit providing education, advocacy, and support across school, camp, and community settings. Comparable mission and direct overlap with KFA's family and school resources.
• Allergy & Asthma Network: National nonprofit offering education, advocacy, and support for asthma and allergy patients, including food allergies. Overlaps with KFA on family education, healthcare provider outreach, and patient community building.
• Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE): The largest U.S. food allergy nonprofit, providing education, advocacy, research funding, and community programs. Most direct competitor to KFA in serving families managing food allergies with comparable mission and offerings.
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA): Parent organization of KFA and the oldest allergy patient organization in the world. Directly comparable in mission, governance structure, and program scope as a patient advocacy nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Healthline: Major consumer health information site with dedicated allergy and food allergy content. Competes for the same parent and patient search and education traffic as KFA but operates at much larger scale.
• WebMD: Large general health information platform with food allergy content. Broad incumbent competing for the same parent/caregiver audience but without food allergy specialization.

Emerging players

• SpoonfulONE: Early allergen introduction product company with educational content for parents. Competes for parent attention on food allergy prevention topics that KFA also covers in its nutrition resources.
• KidsHealth: Provider of physician-reviewed pediatric health content, including food allergy articles for families. Adjacent in serving parents of children with health conditions through trusted digital content.
• Ready. Set. Food!: Direct-to-consumer early allergen introduction product company with substantial educational content targeting parents of infants. Overlaps with KFA's audience on prevention and early introduction guidance.

Regional players

• Food Allergy Canada: Canada's leading food allergy nonprofit, providing education, advocacy, and community programs. Comparable mission and offerings to KFA but focused on the Canadian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KFAAdmin
• Facebookfacebook.com/kidswithfoodallergies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kids-with-food-allergies-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/kidswithfoodallergies
• TikToktiktok.com/@foodallergytoks
• Xx.com/kfatweets

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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