Name

Feeding Kentucky

Legal name

Feeding Kentucky

Website

https://feedingky.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief and Food Assistance Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL)

Keywords

• Hunger relief services
• Food bank network
• SNAP assistance
• Summer meal programs
• Food insecurity advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals, including monthly giving programs, one-time check donations via mail, and Kroger Community Rewards program participation.
2. Planned Giving and Legacy Donations: Leaving monetary, investment, or property gifts in wills to ensure long-term organizational sustainability.
3. Grant Funding: Funding from private donors, government grants (such as the $5 million from Kentucky's rainy day fund during SNAP delays), and partnerships with organizations like the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Employer-matched gifts, corporate sponsorships, and cause marketing programs such as Kroger Community Rewards.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Feeding Kentucky is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the statewide association of Feeding America's 7 member food banks, distributing food to Kentuckians facing hunger through 900+ partner pantries and meal programs across all 120 counties. The organization also facilitates SNAP applications, runs summer meal programs for children (Summer EBT and Summer Meal Programs), purchases produce from Kentucky farmers (Farmers Feeding Kentucky), and conducts advocacy and hunger research.

Product overview

Feeding Kentucky is the statewide association of Feeding America food banks, operating as a network organization rather than a single product. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including: Kentucky Kids Eat (childhood hunger initiative covering Summer EBT, Summer Meal Programs, and No Kid Hungry Kentucky partnership), SNAP Application Assistance, Farmers Feeding Kentucky (food sourcing from local farmers), the Kentucky Hunger Study (research initiative), the KY Legal Food Frenzy (annual fundraising competition), and Hunger Free Kentucky Day (advocacy event). These programs are supported by a network of seven food banks serving all 120 Kentucky counties through more than 900 partner pantries and meal programs, plus monthly newsletter communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KY Kids Eat: Feeding Kentucky's childhood hunger program committed to ending childhood hunger in Kentucky by connecting kids to healthy meals 365 days a year.
• Farmers Feeding Kentucky
• Summer EBT
• Summer Meal Programs
• No Kid Hungry Kentucky

Products and services

• Food Bank Network Services Statewide network of seven Feeding America food banks providing food and groceries to Kentuckians facing hunger across all 120 Kentucky counties through more than 900 partner food pantries and meal programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 1 in 6 Kentuckians (753,000+ residents)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• No Kid Hungry Kentucky (Share Our Strength)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 201610-year partnership (celebrated in 2025-2026) focused on ending childhood hunger through the No Kid Hungry campaign. Provides grants to expand summer meal access in rural communities, with over $90,000 awarded to schools and organizations in 2025.
• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeeding Kentucky is the state association of Feeding America's 7 member food banks in Kentucky. This is the core organizational affiliation that defines the network structure and provides access to national resources, best practices, and coordination.
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partner that funded the Kentucky Hunger Study and administers SNAP. Kentucky received $5 million from its rainy day fund to support food banks during SNAP delays.
• Kentucky Department of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Farms to Food Banks program and coordinated statewide food assistance efforts during federal shutdowns. Commissioner Shell coordinated a statewide effort to ensure food access during the federal government shutdown.
• Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers DivisionmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of the KY Legal Food Frenzy annual fundraising competition among law firms, attorneys, and legal departments. The Office of Attorney General also partners on this initiative.
• IQS ResearchmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Kentucky Hunger Study, the first comprehensive statewide hunger study in more than a decade released in 2026.
• KrogermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeeding Kentucky participates in Kroger Community Rewards, allowing shoppers to donate to the organization while doing their grocery shopping at Kroger stores.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): National nonprofit focused on improving public policies to eradicate hunger and poverty, particularly around federal nutrition programs like SNAP and school meals. Comparable as a peer advocacy/research organization whose policy work directly impacts the populations Feeding Kentucky serves.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Feeding America is the national parent network of which Feeding Kentucky is a state affiliate. Directly comparable as the umbrella organization coordinating 200+ food banks and 60,000+ partner pantries nationwide, with the same mission of ending hunger through food banking.

Direct peers

• Feeding Illinois: State food bank association serving Illinois. Directly comparable as a peer state association of Feeding America food banks coordinating food distribution, advocacy, and hunger relief programs across their state.
• God's Pantry Food Bank: One of the 7 Feeding America member food banks within Feeding Kentucky's network, serving 50 counties in central and eastern Kentucky. Directly comparable as a regional food bank distributing food through partner pantries and meal programs in Kentucky.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): National campaign operated by Share Our Strength that has been Feeding Kentucky's core 10-year strategic partner for childhood hunger programs. Comparable as a hunger-relief organization focused on ending childhood hunger through grants, advocacy, and summer meals programming.
• Food Bank of Eastern Kentucky: One of the 7 member food banks in Feeding Kentucky's statewide network, focused on serving the eastern Kentucky region. Directly comparable as a regional food bank operating within Feeding Kentucky's coordinated structure.
• Dare to Care Food Bank: Feeding America member food bank serving the Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana region. Comparable as a regional food bank member of Feeding Kentucky's network, distributing food through partner agencies.
• Feeding Indiana's Harvest: State association of Feeding America food banks in Indiana, serving an analogous statewide coordinating role to Feeding Kentucky. Directly comparable as a peer state food bank association organizing regional food banks and pantries.

Emerging players

• MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: National nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to ending hunger in the United States and Israel. Comparable as a peer advocacy-focused hunger relief organization, though with a national rather than state-specific scope.
• Glean Kentucky: Kentucky-based nonprofit focused on food rescue and gleaning, recovering surplus produce and protein from farms and businesses for distribution to those facing food insecurity. Comparable as a complementary Kentucky hunger-relief organization with overlapping farmer partnerships.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kyfoodbanks
• Facebookfacebook.com/FeedingKY

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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