All Faiths Food Bank

What All Faiths Food Bank does

All Faiths Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1989 and headquartered at 8171 Blaikie Court, Sarasota, Florida, that addresses food insecurity across Sarasota and DeSoto counties. The organization distributed 20.4 million meals in the prior year to children, families, seniors, veterans, and individuals in crisis, accessed through 870 monthly grocery pickup opportunities and a network of more than 300 agency partners and programs. Its service portfolio includes the FoodFinder locator tool, Mobile Pantries, Mobile Farm Markets, the DeSoto Food and Resource Center, Wellness Markets co-located in healthcare settings, the BackPack Program for schoolchildren, a Veterans Pantry, and Margie's Market, a choice-based market opened in March 2026 in Newtown that combines dignified shopping with SNAP/benefits assistance and case management.

Operations are supported by 11–50 paid staff and 59,006 volunteer hours logged in 2025, with disaster preparedness and hurricane response (including distribution of 293,000 meals, 57,568 snacks, and 90,044 bottles of water during Hurricanes Helene and Milton) delivered in coordination with Sarasota County emergency management. Technology is operational rather than differentiated: DonorPerfect for online donation processing, Constant Contact for email marketing, an internal FoodFinder locator, and agency portal systems. The organization is an official Partner Food Bank of Feeding America and a member of Feeding Florida, holds a Charity Navigator four-star rating and GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency, and has been recognized three consecutive years among Florida Trend's Best Companies to Work For.

The financial model is donation-driven rather than commercial: revenue is generated from individual donations, monthly giving, legacy/bequests, corporate contributions, signature fundraising events (Walk to End Summer Hunger, Bowls of Hope, ThankFULL, Autumn Harvest), community fundraisers, and government grants, with services provided at no cost to recipients. Services are free to qualifying community members, and the organization reinvests donor and grant capital into expanding distribution sites, nutrition education, and the Food is Medicine initiative that integrates clinical nutrition with food distribution.

Name

All Faiths Food Bank

Legal name

All Faiths Food Bank

Website

https://allfaithsfoodbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

All Faiths Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, that distributes approximately 20.4 million meals annually to children, families, seniors, veterans, and crisis-affected residents across Sarasota and DeSoto counties through 300+ agency partners, mobile pantries, and choice-based markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Hunger relief programs
• Food distribution
• Nutrition assistance
• Community food programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations, corporate donations, monthly giving programs, legacy giving (bequests), and community fundraising campaigns to support food bank operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

All Faiths Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that collects and distributes food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity across Sarasota and DeSoto counties in Florida. It operates mobile pantries, fixed distribution sites, choice-based markets, and an agency partner network of 300+ programs, supplemented by nutrition education, SNAP benefits assistance, and disaster relief operations.

Product overview

All Faiths Food Bank operates as a unified food assistance platform offering multiple interconnected programs. The core service includes Food Finder for locating food resources, direct food distribution through Mobile Pantries, the DeSoto Food and Resource Center, and Margie's Market (opened March 2026) providing dignified choice-based shopping. The organization addresses childhood hunger through the Campaign Against Summer Hunger and BackPack Program, serves veterans via dedicated pantries, and provides specialized support through SNAP Benefits Assistance, Wellness Markets, and Food is Medicine initiatives. Disaster preparedness and nutrition education round out the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Finder
• DeSoto Food and Resource Center
• Benefits Assistance (SNAP)
• Campaign Against Summer Hunger
• BackPack Program
• Mobile Pantries
• Veterans Pantry
• Margie's Market
• Wellness Markets
• Food is Medicine
• Hurricane and Disaster Relief
• Nutrition Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 20.4 million meals distributed to community members in need
• +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

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational food bank network partnership providing access to national resources, best practices, and collaborative purchasing power for food banks across the United States. All Faiths is officially recognized as a Partner Food Bank of Feeding America.
• Feeding FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide network membership connecting All Faiths Food Bank with other Florida food banks for collaborative programs, advocacy, and resource sharing across the state.
• Agency Partner NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 300+ food pantries, community organizations, and meal programs that work with the food bank to provide food distribution and meals to community members in need throughout Sarasota and DeSoto counties.
• Church of the PalmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVeterans pantry location partner hosting a mobile pantry dedicated to veterans two Tuesdays a month at their Sarasota facility.
• Sarasota County GovernmentmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for disaster preparedness and emergency response, with All Faiths working directly with local emergency management operations during crisis situations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National hunger-relief network of which All Faiths is a partner; the umbrella organization coordinating food banks nationwide.

Direct peers

• Greater Chicago Food Depository: Large metro food bank operating agency partner networks and community food distribution, structurally the same nonprofit food-banking model.
• City Harvest: Food rescue and distribution nonprofit fighting hunger through mobile markets and community partners, closely comparable in mission and delivery.
• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: Regional Feeding America food bank distributing millions of meals via agencies and mobile pantries, same core model as All Faiths.

Others

• Midwest Food Bank: Faith-oriented national food distribution nonprofit relying heavily on volunteers and donated food, thematically aligned though differently structured.

Regional players

• Feeding Tampa Bay: A Feeding America member food bank serving West Central Florida; nearly identical mission and operating model but in an adjacent Florida region.
• Treasure Coast Food Bank: Florida regional food bank with mobile distribution, child nutrition, and disaster response programs mirroring All Faiths' model.
• Feeding South Florida: Largest food bank in South Florida within the Feeding America network, comparable distribution model in a different Florida geography.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida: Central Florida Feeding America food bank running mobile pantries, child feeding, and agency networks like All Faiths, in a neighboring region.
• Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida: Serves Southwest Florida counties with agency-network food distribution and disaster relief, directly comparable in mission and geography-adjacent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AllFaithsFoodBank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/all-faiths-food-bank
• Instagraminstagram.com/allfaithsfoodbank

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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