MACC

What MACC does

MACC Charities (the Manchester Area Conference of Churches), founded in 1973, is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit headquartered at 466 Main Street in Manchester, Connecticut, with an adjacent pantry location at 460 Main Street. Its mission is building partnerships to break cycles of poverty in the Manchester community, and it serves a primarily local catchment through four operational programs: the Community Kitchen (serving hot lunches Tuesday–Thursday and bag lunches Monday/Friday/Saturday, 11:30 am–12:45 pm), the Community Emergency Food Pantry (groceries by appointment, five days/week), Community Outreach and Emergency Services (shower and laundry access for unsheltered residents on Wednesdays and Thursdays), and the Community Threads Thrift Shoppe (cash-only, six days/week, affordable clothing and household goods). The organization reports annual output of 28,000+ community meals, 21,000+ senior meals, 2,000+ outreach/emergency services, and 7,000+ thrift shoppe guests served.

Name

MACC

Legal name

MACC Charities

Website

https://macc-ct.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MACC Charities is a Manchester, Connecticut–based 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 1973, providing free emergency food, meals, hygiene, and thrift services to food-insecure and unsheltered residents through a 30+ member-church network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services / Emergency Food and Shelter Assistance

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Community kitchen meals
• Emergency food pantry
• Homeless outreach services
• Thrift shoppe clothing
• Interfaith charity network

Headquarters

HQ city

Châtellerault

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: MACC operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded through charitable donations from individuals, churches, businesses, and community members. The organization accepts monetary donations as well as food, clothing, and in-kind contributions. Revenue is used to support community meal programs, emergency food assistance, and outreach services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MACC Charities is a Manchester, CT-based non-profit that delivers free emergency assistance to people facing hunger, homelessness, and poverty. Its core offerings are the Community Kitchen (hot and bag lunches six days a week), the Community Emergency Food Pantry (appointment-based groceries), Community Outreach and Emergency Services (showers, laundry, and homeless kits for unsheltered residents), and the Community Threads Thrift Shoppe (low-cost clothing and household goods). All services are provided at no charge and funded by charitable donations and an interfaith network of 30+ member churches.

Product overview

MACC Charities is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of emergency community services in Manchester, CT. The organization operates four distinct programs: the Community Kitchen (serving hot and bag meals), the Community Emergency Food Pantry (providing groceries), Community Outreach and Emergency Services (offering showers and laundry), and the Community Threads Thrift Shoppe. These services work together to address food insecurity, hygiene needs, and financial hardship in the local community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 28,000+ community meals served annually
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Avery Street Christian Reformed ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network. Provides collaborative support, volunteers, and resources to help break cycles of poverty in the Manchester community.
• Bolton Congregational Church, UCCcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Buckingham Congregational ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Center Congregational ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Church of Saint MauricecoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Church of the Living GodcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Church of the NazarenecoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Community Baptist ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Concordia Lutheran ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Emanuel Lutheran ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Faith TabernaclecoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• First Baptist Church of ManchestercoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• First Church of Christ Congregational UCC GlastonburycoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• First Congregational Church UCC South WindsorcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• First Korean Presbyterian Church & Covenant ChapelcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Lutheran Church of Saint MarkcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• North United Methodist ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• One ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Salvation Army ManchestercoreOthersMember organization of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Solid Rock Church of GodcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• South United Methodist ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• St. George's Episcopal ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• St. John's Episcopal Church VernoncoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• St. Paul's ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• St. Teresa of Calcutta ParishcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Trinity Covenant ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• United Methodist Church of BoltoncoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Unity of Greater HartfordcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Wapping Community ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Zion Evangelical Lutheran ChurchcoreOthersMember church of MACC Charities network providing collaborative support and resources for community programs.
• Manchester Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACC staff member Tim participates in community outreach rides with Manchester police. The police department has an embedded clinician (Rachel Russo, LPC) who works with officers on community outreach. This partnership helps connect unsheltered residents with MACC services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella organization and network for food banks and food assistance programs across the U.S. Comparable as the macro-scale, broad-incumbent food assistance system that local organizations like MACC plug into — competition for corporate and donor funding is the relevant dynamic.
• Connecticut Foodbank: The largest food bank in Connecticut, distributing food statewide through a partner network of pantries and soup kitchens. Highly comparable to MACC as both address food insecurity in CT, though Connecticut Foodbank operates at vastly greater scale and serves as a wholesale supplier that could partner with — or compete for donors against — MACC.

Direct peers

• Foodshare: A regional food bank serving Hartford and Tolland counties (including Manchester, CT) that distributes food through partner pantries and mobile pantries. Directly comparable as a neighboring food assistance provider operating in the same geography and overlapping with MACC's food pantry and community kitchen services.
• Catholic Charities of Hartford: Provides food assistance, case management, and emergency relief services across Hartford County. Comparable as a faith-rooted multi-service nonprofit addressing food insecurity, housing instability, and poverty in largely the same service region as MACC.
• Hartford Food System: Greater Hartford-area nonprofit addressing food insecurity, hunger relief, and food access. Comparable to MACC at the community-food-services and food-assistance intersection, operating in the same regional footprint.
• Salvation Army Greater Hartford: Provides emergency food, shelter, and social services across Greater Hartford, including Manchester (where it is already a MACC member church/organization). Comparable in mission scope — multi-program emergency assistance including meals, food, and shelter — and operates at larger scale with religious-affiliated funding.
• St. Vincent de Paul Society of Manchester: Catholic lay organization providing emergency food, rent, utility, and household assistance to individuals in need. Comparable to MACC as a faith-rooted charity addressing the same poverty dimensions — emergency assistance, food insecurity, and basic-need support — in overlapping geographic territories.

Emerging players

• Meals on Wheels of Greater Manchester: Delivers meals to seniors and homebound residents in the Manchester, CT area — directly overlapping with MACC's 21,000+ senior meals served annually. Highly comparable local peer focused on the food-insecurity-and-seniors intersection of MACC's programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/macccharities
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manchester-area-conference-of-churches-inc

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