St. Petersburg Free Clinic

Name

St. Petersburg Free Clinic

Legal name

St. Pete Free Clinic

Website

https://stpetersburgfreeclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Human Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Community Food Services (62421), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Food assistance programs
• Free medical care
• Social services nonprofit
• Recovery housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: St. Pete Free Clinic is a nonprofit that relies on donations to fund operations. Donation CTAs are prominent on the website ('Donate', 'I Want to Move Care Forward TODAY!').
2. Grants: The organization secured a $3 million grant to support expansion of food security and healthcare services and a new facility in Pinellas County.
3. Government/ federal nutrition program participation: SPFC operates as an equal opportunity provider under USDA programs, indicating participation in federal nutrition assistance funding streams such as SNAP-adjacent distribution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

St. Petersburg Free Clinic (SPFC) is a not-for-profit human services agency that provides free food assistance, healthcare for uninsured adults, dental care, community navigation, prescription drug assistance, transportation, Florida ID assistance, health education, and recovery residences to residents of Pinellas County, Florida. Services are delivered at no charge to recipients and are funded through donations, grants, and federal nutrition program participation.

Product overview

St. Pete Free Clinic (SPFC) operates an integrated nonprofit service portfolio organized around the "Care Forward" strategic initiative, which combines a core Food Program (centered on the SPFC Community Food Bank) with a Health Center, a Dental Center, and a Community Navigation program as primary modules. Supporting sub-services include the Prescription Health Program, Transportation, Florida ID assistance, Health Education, and Food & Hygiene services, plus recovery housing offerings (Women's Recovery Residence and Men's Recovery Residence). Together these modules address food insecurity, healthcare access for uninsured adults, dental care, and connection to broader community stability resources in Pinellas County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPFC Community Food Bank: The organization's expanded food bank program that distributes food to neighbors in Pinellas County.

Products and services

• SPFC Community Food Bank Central food distribution program that supplies nutritious food to neighbors facing food insecurity in Pinellas County; reported 370,000 pantry visits and over 21.5 million pounds of food distributed in 2025.
• Health Center Healthcare services delivered to uninsured adults in Pinellas County; service volume grew from 5,600 (2020) to 18,200 (2025), with a projection of 35,000 services in 2030.
• Dental Center Dental care services delivered alongside the Health Center as part of SPFC's healthcare offering for uninsured adults.
• Community Navigation Connects community members to individualized stability services beyond medical care; grew from assisting 470 individuals (2020) to 1,740 (2025), with a projected reach of 15,000 by 2030.
• Prescription Health Program Prescription drug assistance program supporting access to medications for eligible patients.
• Transportation Transportation assistance to help community members access SPFC and partner services.
• Florida ID Assistance obtaining a Florida identification card, supporting access to services that require ID.
• Health Education Health education programming to inform community members about wellness and available care.
• Food and Hygiene Combined food and hygiene assistance for neighbors in need, delivered as a combined support service alongside the food bank.
• Women's Recovery Residence Recovery residence offering women a supportive living environment as part of SPFC's recovery services.
• Men's Recovery Residence Recovery residence offering men a supportive living environment as part of SPFC's recovery services.
• Care Forward Initiative SPFC's overarching strategic initiative uniting food, healthcare, and community navigation programs under a single mission to move care forward for Pinellas County neighbors.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Volunteers of America Florida: National human services nonprofit operating across Florida with programs in housing, recovery, food assistance, and case management. Larger portfolio and broader geographic reach than SPFC but overlapping service categories.
• Feeding America (network): National umbrella organization for the largest domestic hunger-relief network. SPFC's food bank interacts with this ecosystem through USDA program participation; useful comparable for food-distribution scale benchmarks.

Others

• United Way Suncoast: Regional United Way affiliate covering Pinellas, Hillsborough, and surrounding counties that funds and convenes health and human service nonprofits including SPFC. Acts as both a funder and ecosystem orchestrator rather than a direct service competitor.

Direct peers

• Pinellas Hope: Pinellas County-based nonprofit providing shelter, meals, and recovery services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Overlaps with SPFC's recovery residence and food programs in the same county.
• Salvation Army Tampa Area Command: Multi-service nonprofit providing food, shelter, recovery housing, and emergency assistance in the Tampa Bay region. Directly comparable portfolio of integrated human services to SPFC's Care Forward offering.
• Metropolitan Ministries: Tampa Bay-area nonprofit providing food, shelter, and holistic case management to families facing poverty. Directly comparable integrated service model (food + housing + navigation) operating in adjacent Pinellas/Hillsborough geography.
• Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg: Faith-based social services agency operating food pantries, emergency assistance, and case management across Pinellas County. Competes with SPFC for the same client base and donor pool in the immediate service area.
• Feeding Tampa Bay: Regional food bank serving the Tampa Bay area with food distribution, mobile pantries, and nutrition programs. Most direct operational peer to SPFC's Community Food Bank, operating in the same metro with overlapping donor and volunteer ecosystems.

Regional players

• Goodwill Industries-Suncoast: Workforce development and social services nonprofit serving the Tampa Bay region. Adjacent in mission (stabilization services for vulnerable populations) but distinct primary focus (employment vs. food/health).
• Trinity Cafe Tampa: Community meal program in Tampa providing free, restaurant-style meals to food-insecure neighbors. Comparable direct-service food model, though narrower in scope (meals only, no broader health/navigation integration).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StPeteFreeClincFL
• Facebookfacebook.com/StPeteFreeClinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-petersburg-free-clinic
• Instagraminstagram.com/st.petersburgfreeclinic

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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