Food Allergy Research & Education

What Food Allergy Research & Education does

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It is the largest private source of funding for food allergy research in the United States, with cumulative research investment exceeding $100 million. FARE's mission is to improve the quality of life and health of individuals with food allergies through research, education, and advocacy. Its beneficiary base spans 33 million Americans living with food allergies, including 1 in 13 children, with services reaching patients, families, healthcare providers, educators, food industry professionals, and college communities.

FARE's core assets are its research infrastructure rather than commercial products. These include the FARE Patient Registry (14,000+ participants tracking 200+ allergens across all ages), the FARE Clinical Network (a coalition of top U.S. food allergy centers participating in 60+ clinical trials), the FARE Biobank and Biomarker Discovery Center (1,000+ specimens housed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), and the FARE Data Commons (a centralized, secure data-sharing platform developed in partnership with Northwestern University). The Mind Meld Innovation Summit, hosted at MIT in May 2025 and co-chaired by Nobel laureate Philip A. Sharp, PhD, anchors FARE's effort to convene leading scientists around a cure-oriented research agenda. Educational and awareness offerings include FARECheck food service training, the Food Allergy Academy, the Food Allergy College Search program, multiple PSA campaigns, and the Teal Pumpkin Project.

FARE's revenue model is donation- and grant-driven rather than transaction-based. Funding sources include individual charitable contributions, corporate partnerships with pharmaceutical and food industry players (National Peanut Board at $2.5M over five years, Soy Nutrition Institute Global, Genentech, Novartis, DBV Technologies), federal research relationships (CDC, NIAID), and fundraising events (OctoberFARE, community walks). All patient-facing resources, educational materials, registry participation, and training programs are provided free of charge, and the organization holds Charity Navigator's Four Star Charity rating. FARE's GTM motion is community-led, relying on direct engagement through the patient registry, support groups, webinars, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy, with celebrity PSAs exceeding 1.4 billion cumulative viewer impressions.

Name

Food Allergy Research & Education

Legal name

Food Allergy Research & Education

Website

https://foodallergy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FARE is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds food allergy research, operates the largest dedicated patient registry and biobank, and runs education and advocacy programs for the 33 million Americans living with food allergies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Health Advocacy and Research

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Allergy/Intolerance & Specialized Diets (Gluten-Free, Low-FODMAP, etc.) (HSADAFAI), Menu Planning, Nutrition & Dietary Accommodation Services (Allergens, Special Diets) (EDAEAEAD), Nutrition Policy, Dietary Guidelines & Fortification Programs (HLAJAEAC)

Keywords

• Food allergy research
• Patient advocacy services
• Clinical research network
• Food allergy education
• Nonprofit health organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: FARE operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization primarily funded through tax-deductible donations from individuals, families, and supporters. The organization hosts fundraising events including OctoberFARE and walks.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations provide funding and support. Examples include National Peanut Board ($2.5M over 5 years), Soy Nutrition Institute Global, and collaborations with pharmaceutical companies like Genentech and Novartis for awareness campaigns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FARE operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit patient advocacy organization that funds and conducts food allergy research, maintains research infrastructure (Patient Registry, Biobank, Clinical Network, Data Commons), delivers education and training programs, and runs public awareness campaigns for the 33 million Americans living with food allergies. The organization has invested over $100 million in food allergy research and provides all core resources free of charge to patients, families, healthcare providers, schools, and food industry professionals.

Product overview

FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that operates as a non-profit patient advocacy organization rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings consist of research platforms, clinical networks, educational programs, and awareness campaigns. The core research infrastructure includes the FARE Patient Registry (a secure database of patient-reported food allergy experiences), the FARE Clinical Network (a coalition of food allergy research centers), the FARE Biobank and Biomarker Discovery Center (biospecimen repository at Cincinnati Children's Hospital), and the FARE Data Commons (centralized data platform). Educational offerings include FARE Training through the Food Allergy Academy, FARECheck (food allergen handling training), FARE Food Allergy College Search, and FARE Webinars. The organization also runs awareness campaigns including Ready to Act, Empower, Teal Pumpkin Project, Food Allergy Awareness Week, and FARE 33. Key resources include the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan and the FARE Food Allergy Patient Toolkit. The Mind Meld Innovation Summit is an annual scientific convening. FARE has invested over $100 million in food allergy research to date.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FARE Clinical Network: A coalition of top food allergy centers that collaborate to advance food allergy research and ensure patients have access to state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment.
• FARE Patient Registry
• FARE Biobank
• Mind Meld Innovation Summit
• FARECheck
• Living Teal
• Teal Pumpkin Project

Products and services

• FARE Patient Registry

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Genentech and Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 May 2026Collaboration to develop and broadcast the 'Empower Yourself, Empower Each Other' PSA campaign featuring actor Joshua Jackson to raise awareness about food allergy management among the more than 33 million Americans living with food allergies. The campaign began airing on May 7, 2026.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025MIT hosted FARE's Mind Meld Innovation Summit (May 13-14, 2025) at the Ray and Maria Stata Center. The summit gathered leading scientists, immunology researchers, and industry stakeholders to accelerate food allergy research and define the pathway to a cure.
• Nobel Laureate Philip A. Sharp, PhDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Nobel laureate and MIT Institute Professor serves as FARE Special Advisor to the CEO and co-chaired the Mind Meld Innovation Summit to drive multidisciplinary collaboration in food allergy research.
• State of DelawareflagshipOthers · 29 August 2024Delaware passed House Bill 274 requiring all health insurance plans to cover early allergen introduction dietary supplements for infants at no cost. FARE supported this legislation as an advocacy partner, working with the Medical Society of Delaware to advance this first-in-the-nation policy.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to the FARE Clinical Network Biobank and Biomarker Discovery Center (BBDC), which houses over 1,000 privacy-protected patient specimens and serves as a hub for biomarker research.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFARE offers its Find an Allergist search tool in partnership with AAAAI, the professional society for allergies and asthma, helping food-allergic individuals locate allergists in their community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA): National patient advocacy nonprofit for asthma and allergies with overlapping food allergy content, a professional allergist directory, and similar education/advocacy model. Directly comparable as a 501(c)(3) operating in the same patient population and policy arena.
• Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN): Patient advocacy nonprofit serving asthma, allergy, and related conditions including food allergies. Closely comparable mission, funding model, and stakeholder segments (patients, families, healthcare providers, schools).
• Kids With Food Allergies (KFA), a division of AAFA: Direct food allergy-focused peer serving families of children with food allergies with education, recipes, and community support — overlapping tightly with FARE's pediatric family segments.
• Beyond Celiac: Nonprofit advocating for celiac disease research, patient support, and policy change — closely comparable as a single-disease food-condition advocacy organization with research funding, education, and federal policy engagement.
• National Eczema Association: Patient advocacy nonprofit for eczema/atopic dermatitis with comparable structure (research grants, patient registry, education programs, awareness campaigns, corporate partnerships) — adjacent disease area with atopic comorbidity overlap to food allergy.

Regional players

• Food Allergy Canada: Canadian national food allergy advocacy and education nonprofit with comparable mission, programs, and community-led model — the closest geographic analogue, though serving Canada rather than the US.
• Allergy UK: UK-based national allergy charity offering patient support, education, and healthcare provider training — closely comparable as a national allergy nonprofit but operating in the UK rather than the US.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI): Professional medical society for allergists/immunologists that sets clinical guidelines and hosts research conferences — comparable as a broader institutional player in the same clinical specialty space, and a formal FARE channel partner via the Find an Allergist tool.
• Clinical Immunology Society (CIS): Professional society for clinical immunologists involved in allergy and immunodeficiency research — broader incumbent in the underlying scientific community that FARE's Mind Meld and Clinical Network engage.
• Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C): Large-scale charitable research funder using celebrity PSAs, corporate partnerships, and convening summits — comparable as a higher-scale awareness-driven research fundraising model that FARE's Mind Meld/PBS-style campaign structure echoes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foodallergy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/livingtealchannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/foodallergyfare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fareorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/foodallergy
• TikToktiktok.com/@foodallergyfare

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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