Arizona Brainfood

What Arizona Brainfood does

Arizona Brainfood is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, that operates a single core program — the Weekend Food Backpack Program — which discretely distributes backpacks of food to food-insecure school children each weekend so they return to school on Monday able to concentrate and learn. The organization reaches 3,600+ students across 125 participating elementary, junior high, and high schools in six Greater Phoenix cities (Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Fountain Hills), with deep district-level integration including placement of Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Andi Fourlis on the Executive Board. The operating model is structurally lean: 100% of public monetary donations are directed to food purchases, the organization is staffed entirely by volunteers, and all logistics run out of a donated warehouse at 325 E McKellips Rd. There is no proprietary technology platform — operations are supported by a website (azbrainfood.org), email, and a Social Media Director-led presence. Revenue is derived entirely from donations across three streams: individual monetary contributions (structured at $8.50/weekend, $34/month, $306/year, and Arizona Charitable Tax Credit tiers of $470 single / $938 joint), in-kind food contributions from community members, and corporate sponsorships from grocery partners (Safeway, Albertsons, Bashas'), healthcare (Dignity Health), aerospace (Boeing), community organizations (Mesa United Way, Suns Charities, Sundt, LDS Church), and a network of roughly 20 additional corporate and charitable partners.

Name

Arizona Brainfood

Legal name

Arizona Brainfood

Website

https://azbrainfood.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arizona Brainfood is a Mesa, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that distributes weekend food backpacks to 3,600+ food-insecure students across 125 schools in six Greater Phoenix cities, funded entirely by donations and operated by volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Donations - Monetary: 100% of public donations go directly to purchasing food. Individual donors contribute via website, mail, or Arizona charitable tax credit program.
2. Donations - Food: Community members donate food items directly to the warehouse. Donations accepted Thursday mornings at warehouse location.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors provide financial support and food donations. Major sponsors include Safeway, Albertsons, Bashas, Boeing, Dignity Health, and local charities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arizona Brainfood is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that discretely provides backpacks of food to feed hungry school children on weekends. The organization partners with 125 schools across six Arizona cities to deliver weekend food packages, ensuring students return to school Monday mentally aware and physically able to concentrate. Operations are funded entirely through monetary and food donations, with 100% of public donations going directly to food purchases and all operations run by volunteers from a donated Mesa warehouse.

Product overview

Arizona Brainfood is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operating a single core program — a weekend food backpack program that discretely provides hungry school children with food to take home over weekends. The organization accepts donations of money, food, and volunteer time through its website at azbrainfood.org and its Mesa, Arizona warehouse location. There is no separate product portfolio or software platform; the sole offering is the food distribution service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Food Backpack Program A non-profit program that discretely provides backpacks of food to feed hungry school children on weekends, ensuring they return to school every Monday mentally aware and physically able to concentrate. Served through 125 partner schools across Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Fountain Hills, Arizona, reaching 3,600+ students per weekend with 1.1M+ bags distributed since founding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,600+ students fed per weekend across 125 schools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

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.

• Mesa Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary school district partner; Andi Fourlis (Superintendent) serves on Executive Board. Serves over 50 Mesa schools with weekend food program

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest U.S. hunger-relief organization; runs the BackPack Program providing weekend food to school children via its national food bank network, overlapping the backpack distribution concept at much greater scale.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): National childhood hunger campaign focused on connecting kids with healthy food, including school-based meal programs and advocacy - addresses the same beneficiary population as Arizona Brainfood but at a national scale.

Direct peers

• Children's Hunger Fund: Delivers food and resources to children and families in need through local church and school partnerships - similar beneficiary focus on children, school-based distribution channels, and donation-driven model.
• Blessings in a Backpack: National 501(c)(3) operating a weekend food backpack program for food-insecure school children - the same core model, school-partnered distribution, and donation-funded operating structure as Arizona Brainfood.

Regional players

• Midwest Food Bank: Multi-state food distribution nonprofit serving food-insecure communities through school and agency partnerships - comparable volunteer-and-donation-supported distribution operating model, just at larger regional scale.
• Forgotten Harvest: Michigan-based food rescue and distribution organization serving food-insecure communities - comparable volunteer-driven food distribution model and school/community partner network in a different geography.
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance: Arizona-based regional food bank providing hunger relief across the Phoenix metro - same operating geography and school/community food distribution focus, with a broader agency-partner model.
• Feeding the Gulf Coast: Regional food bank serving the Gulf Coast through school pantries, backpack programs, and community partners - directly comparable school-based backpack distribution model and beneficiary population.
• Food Lifeline: Washington-state hunger relief organization feeding children and families through school and community programs - comparable donation-funded, school-partnered food distribution nonprofit.
• Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: Regional food bank distributing food across Southeast Michigan through school pantries and partner agencies - directly comparable school-based food distribution model with similar beneficiary population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/azbrainfood
• Facebookfacebook.com/azbrainfood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arizona-brainfood-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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