What Feed My Starving Children does

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization founded in 1987 and headquartered at 401 93rd Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The organization's stated mission is to feed malnourished children globally by developing, producing, and distributing scientifically formulated MannaPack meal products. Its core product line consists of three proprietary meal formulas—MannaPack Rice (rice-soy blend with vegetables, fortified with Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, and Vitamin B12), MannaPack Potato-W (potato-soy-milk formula), and MannaPack Potato-D (potato formula with lecithinated soy)—developed by food scientists to specifically reverse and prevent childhood undernutrition.

FMSC operates a volunteer-driven production model across eight permanent packing sites in Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas, supplemented by MobilePack events held nationwide (264 events in fiscal year 2025-26). In the most recent fiscal year, over 1.2 million volunteers packed more than 382 million meals at a unit cost of 29 cents per meal, with 88% of total donations directed to meal production. Finished meals are shipped to a network of food distribution partners in 112 countries—including humanitarian ministries such as Real Hope for Haiti, Believe Guatemala, and Food for the Poor—who distribute them through schools, orphanages, clinics, and feeding programs. FMSC reports a 99%+ meal delivery success rate and has earned 20 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

FMSC is 100% donor-funded with no government assistance. Revenue is generated through individual donations (one-time and the "Something Greater" monthly recurring program), corporate and community group contributions, planned giving, and matching gifts. Pricing is structured around per-meal donations at 29 cents per meal, with tiered packages ranging from $106 (feeding one child for a year) to $12,000 (feeding a village for a year). A secondary revenue stream is the FMSC MarketPlace, a Fair Trade Federation-verified retail channel selling artisan-made products. Adjacent programmatic offerings include the GlobalPack sustainable sourcing initiative (local farmer rice production) and Community-Led Programs (3–5 year food support commitments paired with partner-led self-sufficiency projects in agriculture, education, and vocational training). Cumulative meal shipments reached 5 billion across 112 countries by 2026.

Name

Feed My Starving Children

Legal name

Feed My Starving Children

Website

https://fmsc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Feed My Starving Children is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit that designs and distributes scientifically formulated MannaPack meals to malnourished children via a volunteer-driven packing model, shipping 382+ million meals annually to food distribution partners in 112 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Food Assistance

NAICS

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

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL), Nutrition-Specific Interventions (Micronutrients, Supplementation, Fortification) (BPADAJAB), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Micronutrient Supplementation & Food Fortification Programs (EDACAMAD)

Keywords

• Humanitarian meal packing
• Nonprofit food assistance
• Volunteer meal packaging
• Child nutrition programs
• Donor-funded feeding

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: FMSC is 100% funded by donors with no government assistance. Donors invest in children's futures by paying for meals at 29 cents per meal. Includes individual donations, monthly giving (Something Greater program), planned giving, and matching gifts.
2. FMSC MarketPlace: Fair Trade verified handmade products including toys, décor, jewelry. Supports artisan livelihoods while funding meal programs. Available online and at store locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit that hand-packs three proprietary MannaPack meal formulas (Rice, Potato-W, Potato-D) at permanent sites and MobilePack events, then ships them free of charge to a global network of food distribution partners serving malnourished children in 112 countries. Each meal costs 29 cents, with 88% of donations directed to meal production.

Product overview

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian nonprofit organization operating a portfolio of humanitarian feeding programs rather than a software product suite. The core offering consists of three MannaPack meal formulas (Rice, Potato-W, and Potato-D) developed by food scientists to specifically stop malnutrition. These meals are packed primarily by volunteers at permanent sites (Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona, Texas) and at MobilePack events nationwide. Supplementary services include the FMSC MarketPlace (fair trade artisan products), Community-Led Programs (3-5 year sustainable development initiatives), and GlobalPack (local rice sourcing). The organization ships meals to food distribution partners in 112 countries at a cost of 29 cents per meal, with 88% of donations directed to meal production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FMSC MarketPlace: Fair trade marketplace selling handmade artisan products including toys, décor, and jewelry. Supports artisans' livelihoods while feeding children. Verified by Fair Trade Federation.
• MannaPack
• MobilePack
• Pack at the Park
• Something Greater

Products and services

• MannaPack Rice A nutrient-rich dehydrated rice meal formula containing white rice, textured soy protein, dehydrated vegetables, and fortified vitamins and minerals (Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, Vitamin B12) specifically engineered to reverse and prevent undernutrition in malnourished children served through food distribution partners.
• MannaPack Potato-W A potato-based meal formula containing soy flour, milk, and sweet potato flavoring, fortified with vitamins and minerals, designed to provide nutritious food relief to starving children; offers dietary variety alongside MannaPack Rice.
• MannaPack Potato-D A potato-based meal formula similar to Potato-W but with relecithinated soy flour, providing a distinct seasoning profile and broadening FMSC's offering of scientifically formulated meals for children facing malnutrition.
• MobilePack Events Temporary volunteer meal-packing events hosted across the United States by community groups, schools, churches, and corporate teams; 264 MobilePack events were held in fiscal year 2025-26, enabling widespread community participation in hand-packing MannaPack meals.
• FMSC MarketPlace A Fair Trade Federation-verified online and physical marketplace offering handmade toys, décor, and jewelry sourced from global artisan communities; revenue supports artisan livelihoods and funds FMSC's meal-packing operations.
• Community-Led Programs Multi-year (3-5 year) sustainable development initiatives in which FMSC and in-country partners commit ongoing food support while recipient communities implement self-sufficiency projects in agriculture, entrepreneurship, education, or vocational training.
• GlobalPack A sustainable agricultural sourcing program in which local farmers in target regions grow rice used in FMSC's meal production, supporting local agriculture while providing food assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 billion meals shipped globally to children in 112 countries
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Real Hope for HaiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMSC food distribution partner operating a mountain clinic in Haiti. Real Hope for Haiti receives donated MannaPack meals and distributes them to malnourished children, including success stories of children like Tisine who recovered from kwashiorkor after receiving MannaPack Rice.
• Believe GuatemalacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner ministry operating in Guatemala, specifically serving families living in extreme poverty near Guatemala City dump who scavenge for recyclables.
• Food for the PoorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner ministry distributing FMSC meals in Guatemala, helping address the country's severe hunger and malnutrition challenges where 46.5% of children under five are stunted.
• FMSC Food Distribution Partners (Global Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMSC partners with organizations and ministries around the world including 39 countries in Africa, 16 in Asia, 14 in Caribbean, multiple in Europe, 10 in Middle East, 8 in North/Central America, and 8 in South America. These partners distribute meals in schools, orphanages, clinics, and feeding programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mary's Meals: Mary's Meals provides school feeding programs in low-income countries, serving millions of children daily — a directly comparable child-focused feeding mission with global school distribution.
• Rise Against Hunger: Rise Against Hunger operates an almost identical volunteer meal-packing model at events and permanent sites, producing fortified meals for global distribution — the closest direct competitor to FMSC's core activity.
• Feeding America: Feeding America is the largest U.S. hunger-relief nonprofit operating a nationwide network of food banks; comparable mission of addressing hunger through organized distribution though focused domestically.
• Food for the Poor: Food for the Poor is a confirmed FMSC distribution partner in the Caribbean/Latin America and also operates its own food and aid distribution programs — directly comparable nonprofit food distribution model.
• Convoy of Hope: Convoy of Hope is a faith-based humanitarian organization providing food distribution, children's feeding initiatives, and disaster relief globally — directly comparable faith-driven nonprofit feeding model.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): No Kid Hungry runs national campaigns to end child hunger in the U.S. through school meal programs and advocacy — overlapping target beneficiary (children) and nutrition-meal focus.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme (WFP): The UN World Food Programme is the largest global humanitarian food assistance organization, distributing fortified foods in crisis zones worldwide — a broad incumbent operating at significantly larger scale in the same category.
• Catholic Relief Services: CRS operates large-scale international humanitarian food aid, nutrition, and agriculture programs in developing countries — a broader faith-based incumbent with overlapping global malnutrition mission.
• Project HOPE: Project HOPE addresses global health and hunger through nutrition programs and emergency food distribution — a broader humanitarian incumbent with comparable malnutrition intervention work.
• UNICEF (Nutrition Programme): UNICEF runs global child nutrition programs including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) distribution for severe acute malnutrition — a broader incumbent with overlapping child malnutrition focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/feedmystarvingchildren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feed-my-starving-children
• Instagraminstagram.com/fmsc_org
• Xx.com/fmsc_org

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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