The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA

Name

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA

Legal name

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA

Website

https://www.apusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Nutrition and Education Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA)

Keywords

• School meal programs
• Child nutrition services
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Corporate giving programs
• Community volunteer programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via website, mail, wire transfer, Zelle, Venmo, stock transfers, and cryptocurrency. Donors can make one-time or recurring contributions.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate matching gifts, workplace giving programs, and cause marketing partnerships where employers match employee charitable contributions.
3. Foundation Grants: Grants from foundations such as Guru Krupa Foundation Inc. to fund specific programs like the mid-day meal program for targeted number of children.
4. Fundraising Campaigns: Personal fundraising pages, event-based fundraising, and campaign-specific giving through the Classy/GoFundMe platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds from individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations to support The Akshaya Patra Foundation's nutrition and education programs in India. The combined operation delivers hot mid-day meals to 2.35M+ children daily across 24,000+ schools via 75 centralized ISO-standard kitchens, plus morning nutrition, Anganwadi feeding for young children and mothers, scholarships, and disaster food relief.

Product overview

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA operates as a nonprofit organization supporting child nutrition and education in India through multiple feeding programs. The core offerings include the Mid-Day Meal Program (serving 2.35+ million children daily), Morning Nutrition Program (~800,000 breakfasts daily), Anganwadi Feeding Program (for children 0-6 years and mothers), and the AVSAR Scholarship Program for post-secondary education. Supporting infrastructure includes Kitchen Innovation (78 kitchens using Six Sigma, Kaizen, blockchain, and IoT) and Food Recovery & Emergency Services. The organization also runs youth engagement programs, national walkathons, and corporate partnership initiatives. Donors can contribute through various payment methods including wire/ACH, Zelle, Venmo, cryptocurrency, stock transfers, and workplace giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mid-Day Meal Program Hot, nutritious mid-day meal program feeding 2.35+ million school children every school day across 24,000+ schools in 16 Indian states and 3 union territories. Combats classroom hunger, improves concentration, supports enrollment and attendance, and reduces dropout rates; delivered through 75 centralized ISO-standard kitchens and ~800 insulated transport vehicles.
• Morning Nutrition Program Breakfast meal program serving approximately 800,000 morning nutrition meals daily in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad. Provides items such as Tomato Bhath, Idli and Sambar, Khichdi, and Bisi Bele Bhath to support behavior, cognitive development, and school performance for children from low-income communities.
• Anganwadi Feeding Program Community-based nutrition program delivering hygienic, prepared meals to children aged 0-6 years and to pregnant and lactating mothers through Anganwadi Centres under India's ICDS scheme. Reaches 150,000+ children and 10,000+ pregnant and nursing mothers daily to address maternal malnutrition, early childhood development, and intergenerational malnutrition risk.
• AVSAR Scholarship Program Financial assistance scholarship program for government school students from marginalized communities pursuing post-secondary education. Aims to reduce dropout after Class 10, expand access to quality higher education, and enable better career outcomes. Donors can fund MBA, undergraduate (B.Tech/BE, BCA, B.Sc, B.Com), and MBBS scholarships.
• Food Recovery & Emergency Services Emergency food assistance program providing freshly cooked meals, mobile kitchen deployments, temporary kitchen setups, and food relief kits during natural disasters and crises. Reduces food waste by recovering edible food and aligns with India's National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 to support a sustainable food system.
• Youth Ambassadors Program Young Leaders program engaging youth aged 8-25 in leadership development, peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, social media content creation, and community service. Participants are eligible for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award and opportunities to visit Akshaya Patra kitchens in India.
• Corporate Partnership Program Structured corporate engagement offering workplace giving programs, employee donation matching, payroll giving, employee volunteer engagement, and cause marketing partnerships for US-based companies. Designed to enable employer-supported employee charitable giving and CSR-aligned partnership activations.
• National Walkathon Annual nationwide walkathon fundraising event held on India's Independence Day weekend. Community fundraising and awareness event supporting the mid-day meal program; first national edition launched in 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant increase in school retention rates and student enrollment across all programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Classy (GoFundMe)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnline fundraising platform provider powering donation pages, fundraising campaigns, and event registrations for Akshaya Patra USA.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest US hunger-relief organization operating a nationwide network of food banks. Comparable as a major US anti-hunger nonprofit with diversified fundraising and corporate partnerships, though focused domestically rather than school feeding internationally.
• UNICEF USA: US fundraising arm of UNICEF supporting child welfare, nutrition, and education globally. Comparable as a large US-anchored nonprofit raising funds for international child-focused programs including nutrition.

Direct peers

• Mary's Meals: International school feeding nonprofit serving daily meals to children in some of the world's poorest communities. Closest mission-aligned peer operating school feeding programs across multiple developing countries.
• World Food Programme USA: US fundraising arm of the UN World Food Programme, focused on global hunger including school meals. Comparable as a US nonprofit raising dollars to fund international school feeding operations.
• Global FoodBanking Network: Global nonprofit supporting food bank infrastructure and food recovery across more than 40 countries. Comparable as an international hunger-relief organization with food recovery overlap (matches Akshaya Patra's Food Recovery & Emergency program).
• Rise Against Hunger: International hunger relief organization providing meals and nutrition support with significant volunteer-driven fundraising. Comparable mission, donation mechanics, and event-driven GTM.
• The Akshaya Patra Foundation (India): The Indian parent entity that actually operates all 75+ kitchens and meal delivery. Comparable as the operational twin and primary program implementer of the US entity.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): US-based 501(c)(3) ending childhood hunger through school meal programs and anti-hunger advocacy. Directly comparable as a US-domiciled fundraising nonprofit channeling dollars to child nutrition outcomes.

Emerging players

• GiveDirectly: Tech-forward nonprofit pioneering cash transfers to households in extreme poverty. Comparable as an alternative anti-poverty model that competes for the same donor dollars considering school meal and nutrition philanthropy.

Regional players

• GiveIndia: India's largest online giving platform connecting donors to vetted nonprofits. Comparable as a fundraising intermediary for India-focused philanthropy, relevant to Akshaya Patra's India program support model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AkshayaPatraUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/akshayapatrausa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-akshaya-patra-foundation-usa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

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