Good Samaritan Food Pantry

What Good Samaritan Food Pantry does

Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a private non-profit religious organization operating as a community food assistance ministry in Temecula, California. The organization provides free food to community members experiencing food insecurity, relying on community volunteers and donor support rather than paid service delivery. Its mission is framed as faith-based service — described on its website as "Serving God's People With Love and Purpose" — and its primary differentiator is the combination of volunteer-driven operations and religious community identity.

The organization has between 11 and 50 personnel (a mix of staff and volunteers per its self-description) and maintains an informational website at goodsamaritancommunity.org. It does not offer any technology products, software platform, or commercial service. There are no app offerings, API integrations, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Its products and services are limited to direct food distribution and related charitable programming.

Its business model is that of a typical small charitable food pantry: services are provided free of charge, with operating capacity funded through donations, grants, and corporate foundation contributions. The only documented external funding event is a 2024-09-10 grant from the Conagra Brands Foundation (value undisclosed). No customer segments, named beneficiary demographics, donor tiers, pricing models, or geographic expansion beyond Temecula are reported in the source data. The organization is independently operated with no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity documented.

Name

Good Samaritan Food Pantry

Legal name

The Good Samaritan Community

Website

https://goodsamaritancommunity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a faith-based non-profit in Temecula, California, providing free food assistance to community members in need through volunteer-driven operations and donor funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Community food pantry
• Hunger relief programs
• Charitable food distribution
• Faith-based nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Temecula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

Good Samaritan Food Pantry operates a volunteer-run community food pantry that distributes food at no cost to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in and around Temecula, California. It functions as a ministry of The Good Samaritan Community, providing direct food relief services supported by donations, grants, and community volunteers.

Product overview

Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a community ministry organization affiliated with The Good Samaritan Community, serving God's people with love and purpose. It is a charitable food assistance program, not a technology product company. As a community food pantry, it does not offer a unified software platform or product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Food Pantry Services Free food distribution services providing groceries and food assistance to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Temecula community, staffed by community volunteers as a ministry of The Good Samaritan Community.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County: Orange County-based food bank that distributes to hundreds of partner pantries and runs mobile pantry programs. Comparable nonprofit food-distribution model in a neighboring Southern California market; serves a similar low-income client base.
• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: Major regional food bank distributing across LA County with mobile and partner-pantry programs. Comparable food-distribution model serving Inland Empire-adjacent populations; competes for corporate and donor funding in the same Southern California market.

Others

• Meals on Wheels America: National network supporting community-based meal programs primarily for seniors. Not a direct competitor but a thematically adjacent nutrition assistance peer addressing food insecurity through meal preparation and delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest hunger-relief organization in the U.S., operating a nationwide network of 200+ member food banks. Directly comparable as a community food-distribution model, but operates at vastly greater scale and through affiliate partnerships rather than as a single local pantry.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network with parish-affiliated food pantries across the U.S. Most directly comparable as a faith-based hunger-relief peer, though its portfolio spans housing, immigration, and health services well beyond food assistance.
• Community Action Partnership: National network of Community Action Agencies delivering anti-poverty services including food pantries. Comparable as a federally-funded nonprofit safety-net peer, though its scope extends to energy assistance, housing, and Head Start.
• The Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit operating food pantries, meal programs, and emergency feeding nationwide. Comparable as a faith-driven hunger-relief organization, though much larger and offering a broader social-services portfolio.

Emerging players

• World Central Kitchen: Chef-driven nonprofit providing meals in disaster and hunger-affected communities. Comparable mission of food distribution to vulnerable populations, but specializes in emergency/crisis response and operates with a different funding profile (high-profile donors, disaster-response grants).

Direct peers

• Food Bank of Southern California (Food Share): Regional food bank serving Ventura and Los Angeles counties, including communities adjacent to Temecula. Directly comparable mission of sourcing and distributing food to community pantries and clients in the same Southern California geography.
• Harvest Food Bank (Inland Empire): Regional food bank serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties — the same Inland Empire geography where Good Samaritan operates. Directly comparable as a community food pantry/distributor serving low-income families in Temecula-adjacent communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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