Creighton Community Foundation

What Creighton Community Foundation does

Creighton Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2013 (operating since 2012) that serves the Creighton School District #14 corridor in east-central Phoenix. The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of programs addressing food insecurity, school capacity, urban agriculture, and chronic disease nutrition intervention. Core programs include Feeding Phoenix (weekly Saturday distribution serving 500-600 families at approximately $0.49 per meal, totaling 1.8M+ meals annually), Community Works (school capacity and adult ecosystem investment), Fresh In The Neighborhood (three active community gardens plus the Thrive & Grow 1-acre adaptive garden), FrescaZona (neighborhood market with SNAP/EBT acceptance), the Medical Food Box program (prescription-grade nutrition for chronic disease households in 9 ZIP codes), and School Support (PTO fiduciary sponsorship). The FrescaGrow vertical-farming social enterprise embeds modular shipping-container mushroom farms in neighborhoods, targeting $16.50/lb specialty mushroom production and 195,000 lbs of annual output at Year 5.

The organization's revenue model is diversified across individual donations (online portal, Venmo, Arizona Forms 321/322 tax credits, legacy/estate gifts), corporate sponsorships (event tiers from $700 to $10,000 plus volunteer-day programs, with a documented 7X corporate giving amplification factor), foundation and government grants (USDA, Maricopa County, City of Phoenix, and a roster of more than 60 named philanthropic and corporate funders), and social enterprise revenue from FrescaZona market sales and FrescaGrow produce. Administrative overhead is consistently under 10%. Technology infrastructure includes two proprietary platforms — MessageEverywhere (multichannel community messaging) and ConnectWellness.AI (AI-assisted health communication) — plus a Stripe-powered donor self-service portal. Operations are run by approximately 25-30 staff across Community Health Worker, Hunger and Food, Placemaking, and Technology teams, supplemented by 2,500+ annual volunteers across 20+ community sites, reaching an estimated 65% of food-insecure households in the 15-square-mile service area.

Name

Creighton Community Foundation

Legal name

Creighton Community Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://creightoncommunityfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creighton Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving east-central Phoenix's Creighton School District corridor with food distribution, school support, community gardens, chronic-disease nutrition, and vertical-farming programs, supported by a diversified base of individual, corporate, foundation, and government funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food Services (624210), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Food security programs
• Youth development programs
• Urban agriculture
• Nonprofit community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals via online portal (Stripe) and Venmo. Tax-deductible charitable contributions to 501(c)(3) organization.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate giving through event sponsorship (Tee Off 4 Turkeys), volunteer day programs, multi-year program anchoring, and in-kind donations. CCF amplifies corporate giving by approximately 7X.
3. Foundation and Government Grants: Funding from charitable trusts, government agencies (USDA, Maricopa County), and community foundations supporting food security, youth programs, and community development.
4. Arizona Tax Credit Programs: Qualifying Charitable Organization credit (Form 321) and Public School credit (Form 322) — state tax credit donations up to $506 single / $1,009 couple combined for Foundation credits.
5. Legacy and Estate Gifts: Bequests, beneficiary designations, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), Charitable Gift Annuities, and RMD pledges for long-term sustainable funding.
6. Social Enterprise Revenue: Revenue from FrescaZona neighborhood market operations, produce sales from FrescaGrow vertical farms, and community-supported agriculture.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Creighton Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free community programs in the Creighton corridor of east-central Phoenix. Its core offerings include weekly emergency food distribution (Feeding Phoenix) serving 500-600 families, three community gardens and a 1-acre therapeutic adaptive garden, after-school youth service clubs, school support with PTO fiduciary sponsorship, a prescription-grade Medical Food Box chronic-disease nutrition program, and a vertical farming social enterprise (FrescaGrow). All services are provided free to participants and funded by donations, sponsorships, and grants.

Product overview

Creighton Community Foundation operates as a community-led nonprofit offering a coordinated portfolio of programs addressing food security, youth development, school support, and placemaking in east-central Phoenix. The portfolio spans direct service programs (Feeding Phoenix weekly food distribution, FrescaZona neighborhood market, Medical Food Box chronic disease nutrition intervention), community ecosystem building (Community Works, School Support, Service Learning after-school clubs), urban agriculture (Fresh In The Neighborhood with three active gardens, planned Gateway School vocational center), and social enterprise (FrescaGrow vertical farming). Supporting infrastructure includes technology platforms MessageEverywhere (multichannel messaging) and ConnectWellness.AI (health communication), plus a donor self-service portal. All programs operate across the Creighton School District #14 boundary (approximately 15 square miles) serving 10,000 kids and 30,000 households.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Works: Investment program focused on developing school capacity and providing access to new resources, investing in adults who show up for kids.
• Feeding Phoenix
• Fresh In The Neighborhood (FITN)
• FrescaZona
• Service Learning
• School Support
• FrescaGrow
• Thrive & Grow
• Medical Food Box

Products and services

• Community Works Program that invests in the adult ecosystem surrounding children (community workers, PTO fiduciary sponsorship, in-school learning enrichment, after-school service clubs, field trips, sports, camps, youth service) to rebuild neighborhood relationships that support child development in the Creighton corridor.
• Feeding Phoenix Weekly Saturday food distribution program delivering approximately 50-pound emergency food boxes containing lean proteins, fresh produce, and shelf-stable staples to 500-600 families, reaching 65% of food-insecure households in the 15 square-mile service area.
• Fresh In The Neighborhood Urban agriculture and placemaking program operating three community gardens (David Crockett Garden, Acre 51, Thrive & Grow) that transform underutilized lots into growing spaces, school garden sites, and community gathering hubs connected to food distribution.
• FrescaZona Neighborhood market providing locally-grown food from FrescaFarms with SNAP/EBT acceptance, operating as an Interventional Nutrition Practice with Community Health Workers providing personalized support, SNAP enrollment assistance, and FrescaZona Check Up coaching.
• Service Learning (LEAD'er Clubs) After-school service clubs (LEAD'er clubs) where middle-school students take on community vibrancy projects including neighborhood improvement, school-connected gardens, and food campaigns producing 40,000+ hot meals and distributing 250 tons of fresh produce.
• School Support Program providing fiduciary sponsorship for five Parent-Teacher Organizations, direct student and teacher support (supplies, field trips, activity funding, mini-grants), and bridge-building for third-party-sponsored sports programs, capital projects, and teacher retention initiatives across Creighton School District.
• FrescaGrow Vertical Farming Vertical farming social enterprise embedding modular shipping-container mushroom farms within neighborhoods, targeting $16.50/lb specialty mushroom production with a goal of 195,000 lbs annual output at Year 5 (8 units) scaling to 500,000+ lbs at Year 10 (36 containers across 18 hubs).
• Thrive & Grow Therapeutic Adaptive Garden 1-acre therapeutic adaptive garden adjacent to Larry C. Kennedy Elementary — the first fully-adaptive outdoor space in Phoenix metro designed for people of every ability, with Phase 1 at $693,500 (98% funded, 70% built) and Phase 2 at $474,000 (7% secured).
• Medical Food Box Prescription-grade nutrition program for food-insecure households managing chronic disease (primarily type 2 diabetes), delivering diabetes-appropriate food boxes coordinated with healthcare providers in partnership with ASU REACH and Creighton University School of Medicine, serving 700+ households across 9 east-central Phoenix ZIP codes.
• David Crockett Community Garden Canalside community garden anchored next to David Crockett Elementary with raised beds managed by neighborhood families, school-integrated plots for classroom learning, and every-Saturday work days that serve as neighborhood gathering events.
• Acre 51 Community Garden Flagship community garden combining urban food production with skill-building workshops and on-site enterprise, serving as the heart of hands-on volunteering with regular weekday and Saturday garden days.
• MessageEverywhere Foundation-built multichannel messaging platform for grassroots frontline organizations — reaching community members cost-effectively regardless of the digital equity gap.
• ConnectWellness.AI AI-assisted health communication platform grounded in the language of the people it serves, built on MessageEverywhere, developed with and by community, fostering actionable connection between community and systems of care.
• Donation Management Portal Self-service portal for donors to manage recurring donations, view donation history, and access donation records, powered by Creighton Community Foundation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.8M+ meals delivered annually at $0.49 per meal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• ASU REACH InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Arizona State University's Department of Psychology for evidence-based child and family interventions. Provides academic research rigor to Medical Food Box program evaluating nutrition security outcomes.
• Creighton University School of Medicine, PhoenixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical partnership providing direct connection to healthcare providers treating patients in food-insecure households. Medical Food Box program delivers clinically-aligned nutrition prescribed by providers.
• Valley of the Sun United WayflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-chair of LUCOSE (Land Use Coalition for Open Space Equity) collaborative focused on community spaces through innovative land use in urban communities suffering from space inequity.
• Maricopa County Public HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of LUCOSE land use coalition. Public health partnership supporting food security and community health initiatives across the county.
• Vitalyst Health FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of LUCOSE land use coalition. Health foundation focused on community health improvement supporting innovative land use for equitable community spaces.
• Sprouts Farmers MarketcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFresh food partner supporting food access programs and healthy nutrition initiatives.
• St. Mary's Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor food bank partner providing food supplies for Feeding Phoenix distribution. Part of Arizona Food Bank Network.
• Arizona Food Bank NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partnership providing food bank connections and resources for hunger relief programs.
• Arizona State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership including ASU REACH Institute research collaboration, EPICS program student involvement, and broader academic-community partnerships.
• Banner HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partnership supporting health initiatives and community wellness programs.
• CommonSpirit HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partnership supporting community health and nutrition security programs.
• Phoenix SunscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSports team partnership supporting community engagement and youth programs.
• Salad and GocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner supporting healthy food access and community nutrition initiatives.
• Midwest Food Bank ArizonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank partner providing supplies for hunger relief and food distribution programs.
• Pinnacle PreventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit focused on prevention and wellness supporting nutrition and health programs.
• LabcorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare diagnostics company supporting medical food box and health programs.
• Arizona Complete HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaged care organization supporting community health initiatives.
• Maricopa Association of GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional planning agency partnership supporting community development initiatives.
• Search InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute focused on child and youth development supporting program design.
• Young LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth ministry organization partnership for youth development programs.
• WHEAT Ending Hunger and Poverty at the RootcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit focused on root-cause hunger and poverty supporting food security programs.
• ProblemAttic.appcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing advisory support for impact measurement and data systems.

Scale indicators34 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CreightonCommunityFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/creightoncommunityfoundation
• Xx.com/creightoncmmfnd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creighton-community-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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