Racine County Food Bank

Name

Racine County Food Bank

Legal name

Racine County Food Bank

Website

https://racinecountyfoodbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank and Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Hunger relief
• Food distribution
• Nonprofit charity
• Community food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Racine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations. The Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) corporation. Accepts donations via PayPal, check, and online form.
2. Food Donations: Bulk food donations from individuals and businesses, including fresh produce and nonperishable items. Collected at the warehouse and through community gardens.
3. Volunteer Services: Volunteers contribute labor for food sorting, organizing donations at warehouse, community gardens, and food drive coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Racine County Food Bank functions as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit central food distribution hub that collects, warehouses, and distributes donated food free of charge to partner providers — including food pantries, emergency shelters, community meal sites, and social service agencies — serving individuals and families facing food insecurity throughout Racine County, Wisconsin. Operations are supported by an online donation platform, a food drive program, a warehouse volunteer program, and two community gardens that supply fresh produce.

Product overview

The Racine County Food Bank operates as a central food bank and distribution hub serving Racine County, Wisconsin — functioning as 'your food pantry's food pantry.' The organization consists of a core food distribution network supported by several service programs. The primary product is the Food Distribution Network, which collects, warehouses, and distributes over 90,000 pounds of food each month to partner pantries, emergency shelters, community meal sites, and social service agencies, accessible through a Partner Provider Directory. This core operation is supported by an Online Donation Platform (processing one-time and monthly monetary contributions via PayPal), a Food Drive Program for community-organized food collection, a Warehouse Volunteer Program for food sorting, and two community garden programs — the Garden of Giving and the Teaching Garden — both maintained in partnership with the Racine Urban Garden Network, which donate fresh produce for distribution. The Food Bank serves as Racine County's 'United Way of Food' and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Network Central food distribution hub that collects, warehouses, and distributes more than 90,000 pounds of food per month free of charge to partner pantries, emergency shelters, community meal sites, and social service agencies throughout Racine County, Wisconsin. Functions as 'your food pantry's food pantry.'
• Partner Provider Directory Public directory of partner pantries, emergency shelters, and social service agencies that distribute food to individuals and families in need, with IMPACT 2-1-1 serving as a referral coordinator to direct people to the closest pantry.
• Online Donation Platform Donation platform accepting monetary gifts (one-time or monthly recurring) at preset amounts of $25, $100, $500, or $1,000, or custom amounts, processed via PayPal; contributions are tax-deductible as the organization is a 501(c)(3) corporation.
• Food Drive Program Program that supports volunteers and community members in organizing food drives through businesses, schools, churches, and community agencies to collect food resources for the food bank, with organizer guidance materials provided.
• Warehouse Volunteer Program Volunteer program where individuals assist with sorting and organizing donated food at the food bank's warehouse at 2000 DeKoven Ave., Racine, WI, preparing food for delivery to families and food pantries.
• Garden of Giving (Community Garden) Community garden maintained through the Racine Urban Garden Network, with harvested produce donated directly to the food bank for distribution to families throughout Racine County.
• The Teaching Garden Educational garden built on formerly industrial land adjacent to the food bank, designed to teach the public — particularly new gardeners — the practices of maintaining their own gardens, from tilling and seeding through harvest.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 million pounds of food distributed to pantries annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United Way of Racine CountycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Racine County Food Bank serves as a Partner Provider of United Way of Racine County. The food bank functions as the county's 'United Way of Food' - serving as a central distribution hub for food resources throughout the community.
• Racine Urban Garden Network (RUGN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe food bank partners with the Racine Urban Garden Network to maintain two Community Gardens - The Garden of Giving and The Teaching Garden. Harvested produce is directly donated to the food bank for distribution to families.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hunger Task Force: Wisconsin-based food bank distributing food through partner pantries and meal programs; directly comparable mid-sized Wisconsin food bank operating a similar collection-and-distribution model.
• Chester County Food Bank: County-level food bank distributing food through pantries and partner agencies; very comparable size and operating model, including fresh-produce sourcing through partner gardens.
• Food Bank of Wyoming: Mid-sized regional food bank with a partner-pantry distribution model and similar reliance on donations and volunteers; structurally comparable as a small-footprint county/statewide distributor.
• Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: Wisconsin food bank; same central-warehouse food distribution model serving partner agencies, comparable scale and operating context within the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Greater Chicago Food Depository: Major regional food bank operating the same central-warehouse distribution model; comparable in mission and customer base (partner agencies) but at significantly larger scale.
• Feeding America: National network of food banks; RCFB operates a comparable central-warehouse distribution model, and Feeding America affiliates serve as the broader umbrella and peer cohort across the U.S.
• San Antonio Food Bank: Larger regional food bank in a different geography that runs the same warehouse-to-agency distribution model; useful upper-bound reference for how a similar model can scale.
• Feeding Wisconsin: State-level association of Wisconsin food banks; the umbrella organization for RCFB and similar Wisconsin food banks, making it a direct comparable peer at the federation level.

Others

• United Way of Racine County: Direct partner organization in a complementary nonprofit role; United Way channels corporate and individual donations, and RCFB is explicitly its Partner Provider - structurally adjacent in the county's social services ecosystem.

Regional players

• Food Bank of Milwaukee (Milwaukee Food Bank): Southeast Wisconsin food bank serving nearby Milwaukee County; runs the same warehouse-to-pantry distribution model as RCFB and operates in an adjacent, comparable geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/racinecountyfoodbank

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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