What Boxtribute does

Boxtribute, operated by the Dutch nonprofit foundation Stichting Boxwise (founded 2019, headquartered in Rotterdam), is an open-source web application that enables humanitarian aid organizations to source, store, and distribute goods with greater coordination. The platform supports partner NGOs and charities in tracking warehouse inventory via barcode scanning, managing beneficiary data, coordinating distributions to vulnerable populations such as refugees, and transferring aid boxes between organizations through a dedicated Transfers feature with live shipment tracking for both sending and receiving teams. A key technical component is the ASSORT standardized inventory classification system, co-developed with IHA, HERMINE, and DistributeAid in compliance with SPHERE and CHS humanitarian standards, which provides a unified taxonomy across partner warehouses; Boxtribute Sheets, a browser add-on, and a Google Sheets-based Onboarding Template round out the product surface for bulk registration and partner implementation.

Boxtribute's customer base consists entirely of nonprofit and volunteer-run humanitarian organizations operating across Europe (Germany, UK, Greece, including the Samos refugee hotspot) and the Middle East (Lebanon), with named partners such as Grenzenlose Wärme, IHA, HERMINE, Refugee4Refugees, Drop in the Ocean, Samos Volunteers, and The Free Shop Lebanon. Documented impact includes 390,000+ items collected through partner networks in 2021, 100,000+ FFP2 masks distributed to refugee camps in April 2021, roughly 1,200 boxes (about 100,000 aid items) transferred during the two Samos CRI handovers without service interruption, and 2,000+ Syrian families served by The Free Shop Lebanon.

The organization is donation- and grant-funded, and the platform is provided free of charge to humanitarian partners; there is no commercial pricing, no disclosed revenue, and no venture funding rounds in the source data. Go-to-market is community-led and partnership-driven, with direct outreach via [email protected], an onboarding template, and open-source presence on GitHub supplementing content marketing through the Boxtribute website and social channels. The organization holds ANBI (Dutch public-benefit) status as of April 2023 and is led by Executive Director Roanna Kong with a board comprising James Crowley, Hans Peter Gürtner (Treasurer), and Rabia Ibrahim.

Name

Boxtribute

Legal name

Stichting Boxwise

Website

https://boxtribute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boxtribute is a Dutch nonprofit that provides an open-source web platform enabling humanitarian NGOs to track inventory, manage beneficiaries, coordinate distributions, and transfer aid between organizations under a shared ASSORT classification standard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid management
• Inventory tracking software
• Beneficiary management system
• Aid distribution platform
• Nonprofit logistics software

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiedam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit / Donation-funded Operations: Boxtribute operates as a non-profit organization (Stichting Boxwise) funded through donations and grants. The platform appears to be provided free of charge to humanitarian aid partners. Revenue is generated through charitable contributions and potentially grants from humanitarian organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boxtribute operates a non-profit, open-source web-app system that helps humanitarian organizations source, store, and distribute goods. The platform enables partner NGOs and charities to track inventory, manage beneficiary data, coordinate distributions, and transfer aid items between organizations using barcode scanning and the ASSORT standardized inventory classification system. The platform is provided free of charge to humanitarian aid partners and is funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

Boxtribute is a single unified digital platform for humanitarian aid management. The core Boxtribute Platform enables partners to track warehouse stock, manage beneficiary information, coordinate distributions, and transfer aid between organizations. The platform includes the Transfers Feature for inter-organization shipment tracking via barcode scanning, the ASSORT Standard for standardized inventory classification, Boxtribute Sheets for bulk data registration via browser add-on, and an Onboarding Template for partner implementation. All components work together to enable grassroots humanitarian organizations to run large-scale cooperative relief operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boxtribute Platform A digital humanitarian aid management platform that enables partner NGOs and charities to track inventory, manage beneficiary data, coordinate distributions, and transfer aid between organizations. Available on both mobile and desktop versions for field operations and provided free of charge to humanitarian aid partners.
• ASSORT Standard A standardized inventory classification system that provides a unified taxonomy for categorizing humanitarian aid items across partner warehouses, enabling one-click product setup and interoperability between humanitarian logistics teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 390,000+ items collected through partner aid networks in 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Samos VolunteerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2021Volunteer organization that took over core relief item distributions on Samos in August 2021. All three organizations using Boxtribute enabled seamless transition without service interruption.
• The Free Shop LebanoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2021Charity shop opened August 2021 focused on distribution to refugee families in Lebanon with full freedom of choice. Completely set up around Boxtribute technology. Run by refugee team with limited humanitarian experience. Core funder is Choose Love.
• Refugee4RefugeescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2021NGO operating on Samos island that handed over core relief item distributions to Drop in the Ocean in February 2021. Used Boxtribute to enable continuous aid availability during the transition process.
• Drop in the OceancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2021Norwegian humanitarian organization that took over CRI distributions from Refugee4Refugees in February 2021 and handed over to Samos Volunteers in August 2021. Used Boxtribute to coordinate smooth transitions of about 1,200 boxes.
• IHAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Distribution center based in Northern Greece. Key partner in the ASSORT standard development and coordination of mass aid distributions. Facilitated distribution of 100,000+ FFP2 masks to refugee camps in April 2021 through Boxtribute platform coordination.
• Grenzenlose WärmecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Aid-collecting organization based in Dortmund, Germany with strong network of local aid collection. New partner in 2021 that collected significant supplies including FFP2 masks for distribution to refugee camps. Strong network of local aid collection in home city.
• HERMINEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the ASSORT standardized inventory classification system. HERMINE e.V. is a volunteer-run aid collection association that sends tens of thousands of relief aid items each year and has benefited from Boxtribute's new transfer capability.
• DistributeAidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of the ASSORT standardized inventory classification system. Contributes to standard compliance with SPHERE and CHS humanitarian standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• KoboToolbox: KoboToolbox is an open-source platform for field data collection widely used by humanitarian and development organizations. It overlaps with Boxtribute's beneficiary registration and bulk data entry capabilities via its browser-based spreadsheet tooling.
• Field Ready: Field Ready focuses on humanitarian logistics innovation, including local manufacturing and supply solutions in crisis contexts. It targets a closely adjacent problem space to Boxtribute's aid distribution and transfer functionality.
• ActivityInfo: ActivityInfo is a data management platform tailored to humanitarian and development programs for tracking beneficiaries, distributions, and project indicators. It competes for the same NGO information management budget as Boxtribute.
• Dimagi (CommCare): Dimagi's CommCare platform delivers mobile and offline-capable data collection and case management apps for frontline humanitarian and health workers. It overlaps with Boxtribute's beneficiary tracking and field data capture use cases.
• CashBox: CashBox provides software for humanitarian cash and voucher assistance programs serving displaced populations. It addresses a complementary value-transfer modality in the same aid-delivery category Boxtribute serves.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce.org / Nonprofit Cloud: Salesforce.org offers a CRM and case management suite widely adopted by humanitarian NGOs. While not purpose-built for warehouse and NFI distribution, it represents the broad incumbent that Boxtribute must either integrate with or differentiate against.
• UN WFP Logistics Cluster: The WFP-led Logistics Cluster coordinates humanitarian logistics information and services across emergencies. It is the dominant institutional player in the humanitarian supply chain space where Boxtribute operates.
• Microsoft Tech for Social Impact: Microsoft's nonprofit cloud program provides discounted technology infrastructure and tools to NGOs. It is a broad incumbent alternative that Boxtribute must position against for humanitarian partner technology budgets.

Direct peers

• NetHope: NetHope is a consortium of leading humanitarian NGOs that delivers shared technology solutions and connectivity for aid operations globally. It directly parallels Boxtribute's mission of equipping humanitarian organizations with shared digital infrastructure.
• iMMAP: iMMAP provides information management services to humanitarian organizations, supporting data-driven coordination of aid response. Its emphasis on operational data for NGOs makes it a close functional peer to Boxtribute's aid management platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/boxwise
• Facebookfacebook.com/boxtribute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boxtribute
• Instagraminstagram.com/boxtribute_ngo
• Xx.com/Boxtribute_NGO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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