Feeding South Dakota

What Feeding South Dakota does

Feeding South Dakota is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hunger-relief organization established in 1975 and headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is a member food bank of the Feeding America network and serves all 66 counties of the state through three regional warehouse and distribution centers located in Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Rapid City. The organization's mission is to distribute food to families and individuals facing food insecurity across South Dakota.

The organization operates five core programs: Mobile Food Distribution (serving an average of 12,666 families per month through statewide mobile sites), the BackPack Program for children (188,351 packages distributed over the school year), Senior Boxes for elderly residents, Agency Partners (a network of local partner agencies distributing food), and Wellness Pantries providing nutrition-focused food access. In Fiscal Year 2025, the organization distributed food equivalent to 11.6 million meals. Operating with 11-50 employees, the organization leverages volunteer infrastructure and an Agency Portal hosted on foodbankfrontdoor.org to extend its reach.

Feeding South Dakota's operating model is funded through four primary contribution streams: individual donations, corporate partnerships (including food and grocery product donations), community-organized food and fund drives, and federal and state government program support. Food is provided at no cost to recipients. The organization's go-to-market is concentrated in South Dakota, with no global footprint, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Its strategic positioning rests on statewide physical distribution, its Feeding America network affiliation, and event-based corporate partnerships such as the March 2026 collaboration with the Idaho Potato Commission and County Fair Foods for an America's 250th celebration event.

Name

Feeding South Dakota

Legal name

Feeding South Dakota

Website

https://feedingsouthdakota.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Feeding South Dakota is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hunger-relief organization and Feeding America member food bank that distributes food to families and individuals facing food insecurity across all 66 counties of South Dakota through mobile sites, three distribution centers, and partner agencies.

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)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Hunger relief programs
• Food distribution network
• Mobile food pantry
• Child hunger programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monetary donations from individuals to support food distribution operations
2. Corporate Partnerships: Food and grocery product donations from corporate partners
3. Food Drives: Community-organized food and fund drives
4. Government Programs: Federal and state food assistance program support

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Feeding South Dakota is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hunger relief organization that collects and distributes food to families facing food insecurity across all 66 counties of South Dakota. The organization runs direct service programs including Mobile Food Distribution, the BackPack Program for children, Senior Boxes for elderly residents, Wellness Pantries, and an Agency Partners network. In Fiscal Year 2025, the organization distributed the equivalent of 11.6 million meals through these interconnected programs.

Product overview

Feeding South Dakota operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes food to families across all 66 counties of South Dakota. The organization offers a portfolio of direct service programs centered around food distribution: the Mobile Food Distribution program (serving 12,666 families monthly), the BackPack Program for children (188,351 packages annually), Senior Boxes for elderly residents, Agency Partners network, and Wellness Pantries. The organization distributed 11.6 million meals in Fiscal Year 2025 through these interconnected programs, all focused on combating food insecurity rather than operating a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 11.6 million meals distributed in Fiscal Year 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Idaho Potato CommissionnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Partnership for America's 250th celebration event; coordinated retail-driven donation program for families across the region as part of hunger relief efforts
• County Fair FoodsnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Co-partner in the world's largest Idaho potato display event supporting hunger relief efforts
• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeeding South Dakota is a member of the Feeding America network, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Second Harvest Heartland: Minnesota-based Feeding America food bank. Comparable as a regional Feeding America member food bank distributing millions of meals annually through mobile distributions and partner agencies across multiple counties.
• Food Bank of Iowa: Iowa member of the Feeding America network. Directly comparable as a state-level hunger-relief nonprofit operating Mobile Food Pantry sites, BackPack, and senior programs across counties.
• Great Plains Food Bank: North Dakota member of the Feeding America network. Directly comparable as a neighboring state-level food bank serving a similarly rural Plains population, operating Mobile Food Distribution and pantries across counties.
• Food Bank for the Heartland: Nebraska/Iowa Feeding America food bank. Comparable as a state-level hunger-relief nonprofit with mobile distribution, agency partner network, and child hunger programs across rural counties.
• Food Bank of the Rockies: Colorado-based Feeding America food bank. Comparable as a Feeding America member serving a multi-county footprint with Mobile Food Pantry distributions, BackPack programs for children, and Senior Box-type services.
• Feeding Indiana's Hungry: Statewide hunger-relief association in Indiana. Comparable as a Feeding America-affiliated statewide hunger-relief network distributing through member food banks and pantries with similar multi-program model.
• River Bend Food Bank: Iowa/Illinois regional Feeding America food bank. Comparable as a state-level member food bank operating Mobile Food Pantries, partner pantry network, and child/senior food assistance programs.
• Midwest Food Bank: Multi-state regional food bank with locations across the Midwest. Comparable as a Feeding America partner operating Mobile Food Pantry distributions, BackPack, and Disaster Relief programs at regional scale.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America (national network): National umbrella organization for the Feeding America network; Feeding South Dakota is a member food bank under this entity. Comparable as the parent network that distributes donated food and funds to member food banks including Feeding South Dakota.

Regional players

• Hunger Free Wyoming: Wyoming hunger-relief coalition/anti-hunger nonprofit. Comparable mission and rural-distribution challenges, but focused on Wyoming rather than South Dakota, so it does not directly compete in Feeding South Dakota's service territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/feedingsd
• Facebookfacebook.com/FeedingSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feeding-south-dakota
• Instagraminstagram.com/feedingamerica

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