Tracy Interfaith Ministries

What Tracy Interfaith Ministries does

Tracy Interfaith Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in February 1988 and headquartered at 311 W Grant Line Road, Tracy, California, where it occupies a donated building on land leased at $1/year from the City of Tracy. The organization delivers emergency human services to low-income residents of the Tracy and Lammersville school district, operating a food bank, a clothing store, emergency utility assistance, and a referral network. Service delivery is supported by a coalition of six member churches (Southwinds, St. Bernard's, 1st Presbyterian, People of Christ Missionary, Grace Christian, and Journey Church) that supply board members, volunteers, and donor base.

The organization runs with no paid employees, drawing on approximately 100 volunteers per month (~30 per day), and spends roughly $8,000 per month on food purchases alone. Beyond emergency food, the operating surface includes a school backpack program that distributed approximately 500 backpacks in 2022, a community food drive program, and an annual dinner and auction. Governance is provided by Chairman Renee Reece, ED Frances Swenson (since 2023), Vice President Robert Oppenheimer, Secretary Sara Gamache, and Treasurer Debbie Jones.

The business model is a hybrid nonprofit revenue stack: one-time and recurring individual donations processed through DonorView, in-kind goods (food, clothing), grants from HUD CDBG, United Way San Joaquin, and the Stanislaus Community Foundation, and proceeds from the annual auction. The organization holds a 2022 California Nonprofit of the Year designation and a 2023 Guidestar Platinum Transparency rating, and is listed on Charity Navigator. Geographic scope is intentionally bounded to the Tracy/Lammersville school district.

Name

Tracy Interfaith Ministries

Legal name

Tracy Interfaith Ministries

Website

https://tracyinterfaith.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tracy Interfaith Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Tracy, California, operating a volunteer-run food bank, clothing store, utility assistance, and referral services for low-income residents of the Tracy/Lammersville school district since 1988.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Bank and Assistance Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Clothing assistance
• Emergency utility assistance
• Community food drives
• Holiday meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tracy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Financial donations (one-time and recurring): Donations accepted online via DonorView portal (with optional monthly recurring), by check mailed to P.O. Box 404, and as cash/gift cards in person. Tribute/memorial gifts accepted. Claimed impact metric: every dollar donated provides 5 meals.
2. In-kind donations of goods: Food, clothing, hygiene items, household items, school supplies, and pet food donated by individuals, community groups, and local businesses. Tax-deductible receipts issued (quantity or weight, not assessed dollar value).
3. Grants and government funding: Receives HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) support and other partner/foundation funding; recipient of United Way support.
4. Annual fundraising events: Annual Dinner and Auction (April 2026) generates revenue via ticket sales and auction of donated new items/services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Tracy Interfaith Ministries operates a community food bank and free clothing store in Tracy, California, distributing weekly grocery boxes and household goods to qualified low-income and homeless residents. It supplements these core services with emergency utility bill assistance, holiday meal and gift programs, a children's birthday program, school supply backpack distribution, and curated referrals to external community resources. All services are provided free of charge to qualifying clients and are funded through individual donations, in-kind goods, grants, and an annual fundraising dinner/auction.

Product overview

Tracy Interfaith Ministries operates a single, integrated community-assistance platform anchored by its food bank and clothing programs, rather than a multi-product SaaS offering. The Weekly Food Box Program and the Free Clothing and Household Items Store function as the core services, supported by a set of add-on and seasonal programs including the Children's Toys and Books Program, the School Supplies Backpack Distribution, the Children's Birthday Program, the Thanksgiving and Christmas Meal and Gift Program, and the Emergency Bill Assistance Program. Operational layers around this core include the Volunteer Program, Online Financial Donations (powered by DonorView), the In-Kind Item Donations intake process, the Community Food Drive Program, Community Resource Referrals, and the recurring Annual Dinner and Auction fundraising event. All services are delivered in person at 311 W Grant Line Road, Tracy, CA, with online donation and volunteer sign-up channels provided through the embedded DonorView portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Food Box Program Weekly food bank distribution providing a box of groceries (typically meat, milk, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, pasta, peanut butter, bread, snacks) to qualified low-income clients; boxes are tailored for dietary needs (vegetarian, diabetic, allergies) and household size, with non-cook/non-perishable items provided to homeless clients.
• Free Clothing and Household Items Store Free clothing store and household goods program allowing qualified clients to fill a bag based on household size; items include clothing, shoes, household items, sheets, towels, blankets, kitchen utensils, books, toys, and seasonal items such as coats and blankets.
• Children's Toys and Books Program Allows clients to take one book and/or one toy per child per visit from the children's waiting area.
• Thanksgiving and Christmas Meal and Gift Program Provides a Thanksgiving meal and a Christmas meal plus gifts for children up to 18 years of age. Sign-up is in person and separate from regular services; partners with Brighter Christmas and local churches for delivery.
• Children's Birthday Program Provides a gift and a cake or cupcakes for children in client families when a birthday is noted during food pickup.
• Emergency Bill Assistance Program Provides one-time assistance with one utility bill (PG&E or City of Tracy) to qualified clients at risk of shutoff, on a case-by-case basis; generally does not cover the full bill.
• School Supplies Backpack Distribution Provides backpacks filled with school supplies to eligible school-age students at the start of each school year; in 2022 distributed approximately 500 backpacks and continues annually.
• Annual Dinner and Auction Annual fundraising dinner and auction held in April; the 2026 event was on April 12 at St. Bernard's Father Fleming Hall, with auction item donations and dinner/auction support needed from volunteers.
• Community Resource Referrals Provides curated referrals to external community resources for housing, women's services, immigration, homeless support, seniors, and family support that fall outside Tracy Interfaith's direct services.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National food bank network and the parent umbrella under which many regional food banks operate. Provides industry context and benchmarking for Tracy Interfaith's food distribution model, though operating at vastly greater scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin: Regional food bank serving San Joaquin County including Tracy. Most directly comparable peer — same mission of emergency food distribution to low-income residents in the same geography, though operating at a larger scale.
• St. Mary's Dining Room: Stockton-based nonprofit providing meals and emergency services to homeless and low-income individuals. Comparable faith-rooted service model targeting food insecurity in the broader San Joaquin County region.
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton: Faith-based nonprofit serving San Joaquin County with emergency assistance, food, clothing, and utility bill help. Mirrors Tracy Interfaith's interfaith service stack and low-income client base in the same region.
• Love Inc. of Tracy: Faith-based volunteer mobilization nonprofit operating in Tracy that connects low-income clients to local church resources. Directly comparable volunteer-driven, interfaith assistance model in the same service area.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of the Greater Valley: Regional food bank that is already an explicit partner of Tracy Interfaith Ministries. Directly comparable food-rescue and pantry-distribution model targeting food-insecure residents in the Central Valley.
• Salvation Army Tracy Corps: Local Salvation Army chapter providing emergency food, clothing, and bill assistance in Tracy. Directly overlapping food/clothing/utility-assistance services with the same client population.

Regional players

• Modesto Gospel Mission: Faith-based nonprofit serving homeless and low-income individuals in Stanislaus County with meals, clothing, and emergency services. Comparable service stack but located in a neighboring county rather than Tracy.
• Family Promise of Tracy: Tracy-area affiliate of Family Promise providing housing and supportive services to families experiencing homelessness. Overlapping client base and local geographic footprint in Tracy, but focused on housing rather than food/clothing.

Emerging players

• Goodwill Industries of San Joaquin Valley: Regional nonprofit operating thrift stores that accept clothing donations and provide job training. Comparable clothing-donation intake channel but operates an earned-revenue retail model rather than free distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TracyInterfaithMinistries
• Instagraminstagram.com/tracyinterfaith
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tracy-interfaith-ministries

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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