Nourish Now

What Nourish Now does

Nourish Now Inc. is a 501(c)-style nonprofit food recovery organization founded in 2011 and headquartered at 397 E. Gude Drive, Rockville, MD (Federal Tax ID 45-2404503). It recovers surplus food from a network of dedicated donor partners — restaurants, grocers, caterers, farms, and sporting venues — and redistributes it free of charge to children, families, seniors, and veterans experiencing food insecurity in Montgomery County, MD and the broader DC metro area. The organization does not sell a product; all services are 100% donated, with cash revenue derived from individual donations (via a Network for Good donation portal), corporate and foundation grants, and support from government partners including the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

The organization operates five programs: (i) Off-Site Family Distributions, which donate five-day supplies of perishable and nonperishable food to roughly 19,200 individuals (4,800 families); (ii) MoCo Service Consolidation Hub Distributions, providing weekly food deliveries to eight named county hubs (UpCounty, Gaithersburg CARES, Rockville/Twinbrook, Mid County, Hughes Mid County, Silver Spring, East County); (iii) Nourish Neighborhoods, a community-engagement program built around family dinners; (iv) S.N.A.C.K. (Student Nutrition Access in Classes K-12), targeting in-school hunger; and (v) Food to Nonprofit Partner Organizations, channeling recovered food to downstream charities. Distribution is executed through a mix of church-hosted weekly events (including bilingual distributions at Iglesia Cristiana Canaan), direct hub deliveries, and partner-nonprofit channels, with a first-come, first-served service model at off-site events.

The operational stack is physical and logistical rather than technology-led: a dedicated Food Recovery Center with weekday drop-off hours, a small staff (11-50 employees), and a board-governed structure with no disclosed app, API, or software platform. Marketing and donor acquisition use a multi-channel mix including the nourishnow.org website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, an email newsletter, and the annual Drive Out Hunger Charity Golf Tournament. The organization holds the Candid Gold Seal of Transparency (2024). No revenue, headcount, or fundraising totals are publicly disclosed, and ownership is independent with no parent company or private-equity backing.

Name

Nourish Now

Legal name

Nourish Now Inc.

Website

https://nourishnow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nourish Now is a Rockville, MD-based nonprofit founded in 2011 that recovers surplus food from restaurants, grocers, and farms and redistributes it free of charge to food-insecure children, families, seniors, and veterans in Montgomery County and the broader DC metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Recovery & Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Waste Reduction & Diversion Services (Donation, Animal Feed, Source Reduction Programs) (EUAIAEAH)

Keywords

• Food recovery services
• Hunger relief programs
• Food waste reduction
• Community food distribution
• Nonprofit food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual monetary donations from the public to support food recovery operations
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Support from corporate partners, foundations, and government entities including Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
3. Food Donations (In-Kind): Surplus food donated by food donor partners including restaurants, grocers, caterers, farms, and sporting venues

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nourish Now is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that recovers surplus food from restaurants, grocery stores, big box stores, caterers, farms, and sporting venues in the Washington, D.C. metro area, then redistributes that food free of charge to food-insecure children, families, seniors, and veterans. Distribution is carried out through off-site family distribution events, K-12 school programs, eight Montgomery County Service Consolidation Hubs, and partner nonprofit organizations from a dedicated Food Recovery Center in Rockville, MD.

Product overview

Nourish Now is a nonprofit food recovery organization that operates multiple programs including Nourish Neighborhoods (family dinners and community building), Off-Site Family Distributions (serving 4,800 families with five-day food supplies), S.N.A.C.K. (school-based nutrition for K-12 students), and MoCo Service Consolidation Hub Distributions (weekly donations to 8 Montgomery County hubs). The organization accepts food donations at its Food Recovery Center and partners with restaurants, grocers, caterers, farms, and sporting venues to recover surplus food for donation to children, families, seniors, and veterans in need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nourish Neighborhoods

Quantifiable outcome

• 19,200 individuals served (4,800 families) through off-site family distributions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montgomery County Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Montgomery County DHHS to operate 8 Service Consolidation Hubs throughout the county. Nourish Now donates food weekly to these hubs, focusing on multicultural food distribution to those in need.
• Capital Area Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as a supporter/partner in the Nourish Now ecosystem of food assistance organizations in the DC metro area.
• Food Donor Partners (Restaurants, Grocers, Caterers, Farms, Sporting Venues)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated food donor partners including restaurants, grocers, caterers, farms, and sporting venues that donate surplus food to Nourish Now for redistribution to those in need.
• Montgomery County Service Consolidation HubscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner8 Montgomery County Service Consolidation Hubs receiving weekly food donations: UpCounty Hub at Black Rock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg CARES at Seneca Creek Community Church, Rockville/Twinbrook at Interfaith Works, Mid County at Harvest Intercontinental Church, Hughes at Hughes United Methodist Church, Silver Spring at Clifton Park Baptist Church, and East County at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church.
• Mt. Calvary Baptist ChurchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution location partner hosting weekly food distributions every Tuesday 1:00-2:00 PM at 608 N Horners Lane, Rockville, MD 20850.
• Iglesia Cristiana CanaanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution location partner offering bilingual (Spanish/French) food distributions every Friday 4:00-5:00 PM and Sunday 8:00-9:00 AM at 8609 Greenwood Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manna Food Center: Direct peer operating a food bank and hunger-relief programs in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, MD, serving a similar low-income population through food distributions and choice-based pantry models in the same county.
• Food Rescue US: National nonprofit focused on food recovery and direct donation, connecting surplus food from restaurants and grocers to social service agencies; directly comparable food-recovery operating model.
• Lovin' Spoonfuls: Food rescue nonprofit in the Boston/New England area that recovers surplus food from restaurants and other food businesses for distribution to hunger-relief organizations; highly comparable surplus-recovery operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Capital Area Food Bank: Regional food bank serving the Washington DC metro area including Montgomery County, distributing tens of millions of pounds annually. Larger incumbent with overlapping donor and distribution networks; Nourish Now is listed as a partner in its ecosystem.
• Feeding America: National umbrella network of 200+ food banks; the dominant US hunger-relief nonprofit. Nourish Now's food recovery model addresses a different layer of the value chain but serves the same ultimate beneficiaries.

Emerging players

• Waste No Food: Tech-enabled food donation platform connecting restaurants and event venues with local shelters; comparable donor-side food recovery model, though more digital/transactional in approach.

Others

• Move For Hunger: Nonprofit that mobilizes moving companies to transport donated food; complementary food-rescue logistics model that operates alongside food recovery organizations like Nourish Now.

Regional players

• Interfaith Works: Montgomery County-based social services nonprofit that operates emergency assistance programs and is a Nourish Now distribution partner (Rockville/Twinbrook Hub); highly comparable regional nonprofit peer in the same county.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nourishnow
• Facebookfacebook.com/NourishNow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nourish-now
• Instagraminstagram.com/nourishnow

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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