What Project Angel Heart does

Project Angel Heart is a Denver, Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that prepares and home-delivers medically tailored meals at no charge to individuals living with cancer, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, high-risk pregnancies, type 2 diabetes, and other severe illnesses. Founded in 1991 (per firmographic record; 1994 per company history), the organization operates a single integrated service line through which professional chefs, under registered dietitian oversight, produce nutritionally customized meals that are delivered directly to client homes by a volunteer driver network spanning more than 27 Colorado communities including Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Longmont, Pueblo, and Loveland. Annual operating scale is approximately 815,000 meals delivered to 5,200 Coloradans.

The core technology is a medically tailored meal preparation system anchored by dietitian-designed menus and delivered through a volunteer logistics network coordinated via the CERVIS volunteer management platform. Recent program additions include the Rapid Equitable Nutrition Outcomes for People with Diabetes initiative, funded by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation and clinically evaluated by Denver Health, which commits to delivering 30,000 meals to 160-plus families through 2026. A separate Telligen Community Initiative grant of $150,000 funds medically tailored meals for high-risk pregnancies, and a SUPERVALU Foundation gift of $20,000 funded an additional 2,200 meals. The organization is expanding production capacity through a new facility at 49th and Washington, Denver.

The business model is a diversified nonprofit funding stack: individual donations, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and signature community events including the 32nd Annual Dining Out For Life, A Taste for Life, and the Colorado Food is Medicine Summit. Meals are provided at no charge to clients. Healthcare provider referrals (including Denver Health) function as the primary client acquisition channel, supplemented by direct outreach, social media, and volunteer-driven community networks. Leadership is provided by President & CEO Dr. Marti Macchi, COO Kate Johnston, and Chief Human Resources Officer Katherine Thomas, with a volunteer board that added Carissa McCabe (founding partner, GFM|CenterTable) and Kate Thies in January 2025. The organization has earned repeated Charity Navigator 4-star ratings, a 2025 Candid Platinum Seal, and recognition as Cherry Creek Chamber Non-Profit of the Year (2010).

Name

Project Angel Heart

Legal name

Project Angel Heart

Website

https://projectangelheart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Angel Heart is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that prepares and home-delivers medically tailored meals at no charge to Coloradans living with cancer, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and other severe illnesses, serving 5,200 clients with 815,000 meals annually across more than 27 communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Medically Tailored Meal Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Preparation, Nutrition Support & Feeding Assistance (HLADAGAD)

Keywords

• Medically tailored meals
• Home meal delivery
• Food is medicine
• Nonprofit nutrition services
• Community meal program

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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. Donations and Grants: Project Angel Heart operates as a nonprofit funded through individual donations, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and special events. Meals are provided at no charge to clients.
2. Healthcare Foundation Partnerships: Partnerships with healthcare organizations like Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation fund specific programs such as the Rapid Equitable Nutrition Outcomes for People with Diabetes program delivering 30,000 meals to families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Project Angel Heart prepares and home-delivers medically tailored meals at no charge to individuals living with cancer, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, high-risk pregnancies, and other severe illnesses across Colorado. Meals are designed by professional chefs under registered-dietitian oversight to meet each client's specific clinical dietary needs, with delivery handled by a network of volunteers. The organization supplements meal delivery with nutrition education and clinical partnerships.

Product overview

Project Angel Heart is a nonprofit organization offering a single integrated meal delivery service focused on medically tailored nutrition for individuals with severe illnesses. The core offering is the medically tailored meals program, where professional chefs prepare and home-deliver approximately 815,000 meals annually to 5,200 clients across Colorado. The service includes meal delivery, registered dietitian support, nutrition education, and health care provider partnerships. The organization also operates volunteer programs for meal delivery, kitchen work, and distribution, along with fundraising events including Dining Out For Life and A Taste for Life. Services are provided at no charge to qualifying clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medically Tailored Meals Program Core program that prepares and home-delivers medically tailored meals at no charge to individuals living with cancer, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, high-risk pregnancies, and other severe illnesses. Meals are designed to meet each client's specific clinical dietary needs under registered-dietitian oversight.
• Home Meal Delivery Service Weekly home delivery of prepared meals to clients across Colorado, including the Denver metro area, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Longmont, and surrounding communities. Volunteer drivers deliver meal bags directly to clients' homes.
• Nutrition Education and Counseling Registered dietitians provide nutrition education and counseling to help clients make informed food choices beyond the delivered meals, including recipes and dietary guidance tailored to their conditions.
• Healthcare Provider Referral Program Program enabling healthcare providers, hospitals, and clinics to refer patients who could benefit from medically tailored meals. Includes formal clinical partnerships such as with Denver Health for program-specific diabetes management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 815,000 medically tailored meals prepared and delivered annually to 5,200 Coloradans
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Denver HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2025Clinical partner for the Rapid Equitable Nutrition Outcomes for People with Diabetes program. Evaluates the impact of medically tailored meals on clinical outcome measures including HbA1c levels and emergency department visits.
• Food is Medicine Coalition (FIMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2025National coalition coordinating the Rapid Equitable Nutrition Outcomes program across Colorado and California. Project Angel Heart received funding to administer the program in Colorado, with learnings to be disseminated through the national coalition.
• Meals on Wheels AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed use of Meals on Wheels America branding, including 'Together We Can Deliver' and 'More Than a Meal' trademarks. Provides organizational framework and standards alignment.
• DispatchHealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal healthcare organization providing mobile, on-demand urgent care partnered with Project Angel Heart to make a big impact on Coloradans living with critical illness through sponsorships and volunteering.
• Jordy ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner participating in Gobble Gobble Give annual community event, helping prepare Thanksgiving meals for clients.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• God's Love We Deliver: The largest medically tailored meal nonprofit in the U.S., based in New York City, preparing and home-delivering meals to people living with serious illness at no charge. Operates a near-identical model to Project Angel Heart — medically tailored meals for clients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses — making it the closest comparable in scale, mission, and operating model.
• MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance): Philadelphia-based nonprofit providing medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling to individuals across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Delivers meals at no cost to clients with serious illness, making it a directly comparable regional Food is Medicine operator with overlapping disease focus (cancer, HIV/AIDS, chronic disease).
• Open Arms of Minnesota: Minneapolis-based nonprofit preparing and home-delivering medically tailored meals to people living with life-threatening illness in the Twin Cities metro. Operates a chef-prepared, dietitian-supervised meal program very similar to Project Angel Heart's model, scaling to thousands of meals per week via volunteer support.
• Moveable Feast: Baltimore-based nonprofit providing medically tailored meals and nutrition services to individuals with chronic and life-threatening illnesses across Maryland. Combines home-delivered meals with nutrition counseling and operates a comparable Food is Medicine model on the East Coast.
• Community Servings: Boston-area nonprofit providing medically tailored home-delivered meals to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illness. Operates a chef-led, dietitian-supervised program and participates in the Food is Medicine Coalition alongside Project Angel Heart.
• Food & Friends: Washington D.C.-area nonprofit delivering medically tailored meals to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses, plus their families and caregivers. Operates a near-identical model (chef-prepared, dietitian-supervised, free to clients) and is another Food is Medicine Coalition member.
• Mama's Kitchen: San Diego-based nonprofit delivering medically tailored meals to individuals living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other critical illnesses. Operates a similar chef-prepared, dietitian-supervised, home-delivered meal program that makes a strong regional comparison with Project Angel Heart in California.
• Ceres Community Project: Sonoma County, California-based nonprofit preparing and delivering medically tailored meals to people facing serious illness. Combines nutrition education and youth engagement in the kitchen, with comparable clinical nutrition focus as Project Angel Heart, particularly relevant given the FIMC diabetes-program partnership extending into California.

Broad incumbents

• Meals on Wheels America: National nonprofit association supporting a network of 5,000+ community-based senior nutrition programs delivering meals to older Americans. Broader in scope (predominantly senior-focused) than Project Angel Heart, but directly adjacent — PAH licenses Meals on Wheels America trademarks ("Together We Can Deliver," "More Than a Meal") and aligns with their operational standards.
• The Food Trust: Philadelphia-based national nonprofit focused on food access, nutrition education, and Food is Medicine policy advocacy. Operates more broadly (policy, urban agriculture, healthy retail) than Project Angel Heart but is closely aligned on Food is Medicine advocacy, making it an adjacent peer with overlapping mission space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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