Make A Difference Community

What Make A Difference Community does

Make A Difference Community is a small Australian social enterprise headquartered in Sunshine North, Victoria, founded in 2015. It operates a charitable model aimed at eradicating hunger by funding food purchases (pasta and rice in pallet loads) through two donation mechanisms: 50% of the profit on products the organization itself sells, and voluntary profit contributions from a network of member businesses. Funds are channeled into a program called the Food Fund, which purchases staple food in bulk and delivers it directly to charity partners with no administrative middleman, maximizing the proportion of donations that converts into food.

The member network is the operational backbone of the enterprise and currently spans six named businesses across diverse sectors: MAD Office Machines (office equipment), Kenshi Candles (candles), Maid to Clean (cleaning services), Belle Property Glen Iris (real estate), Diesel & DUTCH (automotive), and Crimmins Finance (financial services). Each member donates a portion of its sales profit to the Food Fund. Make A Difference Community markets a value proposition of transparent, measurable impact — telling customers the exact kilograms of food each purchase provides — and frames the model as charitable giving without requiring an additional donation, since contributions are embedded in existing consumer spending.

The entity is a private, non-corporate-listed organization with 1–10 employees and no disclosed external funding, institutional investors, or audited financials. It has no mobile app, no published API, no disclosed proprietary technology, and no management team bios on file. Geographic operations are restricted to Victoria, Australia, and the primary outreach channel is the organization's own website and member business storefronts. There is no evidence of formal marketing infrastructure, awards, regulatory actions, or material corporate events (mergers, acquisitions, leadership changes) in the source material.

Name

Make A Difference Community

Legal name

Make A Difference Community

Website

https://makeadifference.community

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Make A Difference Community is a Victoria-based Australian social enterprise that funds bulk pasta and rice purchases for charity partners through 50% profit donations from its own product sales and profit contributions from a six-member network of small businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Enterprise / Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Arts, Culture & Creative Placemaking Enterprises (BPAGALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA), Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Social enterprise
• Hunger relief
• Food charity
• Community giving
• Nonprofit fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunshine

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: 50% of profit on products offered by Make A Difference Community is donated to fund food purchases. The company sells various products including candles and presumably other goods through its member network.
2. Member Donations: Members of the Make A Difference Community donate profit from their sales to fund food purchases. This is a structural element where member businesses contribute a portion of their revenue to the charitable cause.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Make A Difference Community is a social enterprise that purchases and delivers pasta and rice to charity partners. It funds these food purchases through two channels: (1) profits from its own product sales (50% of profit is donated), and (2) profit-share donations from a network of member businesses whose customers can fund food as part of their normal spending.

Product overview

Make A Difference Community is a social enterprise that eradicates hunger by generating donations from everyday purchases. The offering consists of a network of member businesses (MAD Office Machines, Kenshi Candles, Maid to Clean, Belle Property Glen Iris, Diesel & DUTCH, and Crimmins Finance) that donate a portion of their profits, combined with the organization's own product sales where 50% of profit is donated. These contributions fund the Food Fund program, which purchases pasta and rice in bulk and delivers directly to charity partners with no middleman fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Fund A hunger-relief funding program run by Make A Difference Community that purchases and delivers bulk pasta and rice to charity partners. Funded by donations and by 50% of profit from the organization's own product sales.
• Member Business Profit-Share Program A community membership offering for small and mid-sized Australian businesses (e.g., Kenshi Candles, MAD Office Machines, Maid to Clean, Belle Property Glen Iris, Diesel & DUTCH, Crimmins Finance) that commit to donating a portion of their sales profit to the Food Fund, turning their existing sales into community impact.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MAD Office MachinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember business that donates profit from sales to support the Make A Difference Community mission of eradicating hunger. Part of the core member network.
• Kenshi CandlescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember business that donates profit from candle sales to support the food fund. Part of the core member network.
• Maid to CleancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember business that donates profit from cleaning services to support the Make A Difference Community mission.
• Belle Property Glen IriscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate member business that donates profit from property services to support the food fund.
• Diesel & DUTCHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutomotive member business that donates profit from sales to support the Make A Difference Community mission.
• Crimmins FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial services member business that donates profit from services to support the food fund.
• Food FundcoreOthersCore charitable initiative where food purchases are funded through the profit-sharing model. Pasta and rice are purchased in pallet loads and delivered directly to charity partners with no admin cost or middleman.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• TOMS: Pioneering "one for one" social enterprise embedding charitable giving into product purchases. Comparable purchase-driven giving model that informs how MADC structures its "fund food from everyday purchases" value proposition.
• Feeding America: Largest hunger-relief organization in the United States operating a nationwide food bank network. Comparable broad hunger-relief mission and charity-partner distribution model at massive scale.
• Mission Australia: Large Australian community services organization operating housing, employment, and food assistance programs. Comparable community-services footprint and Australian geography, with broader mandate beyond food.

Regional players

• FoodForward SA: South African food rescue and redistribution organization with a similar charity-partner distribution model. Comparable mission and operational structure but operates in a different geography (Southern Africa vs. Australia).

Direct peers

• OzHarvest: Australia's leading food rescue charity, redistributing surplus food to people in need. Most directly comparable to Make A Difference Community in mission (ending hunger) and geography (Australia), though OzHarvest rescues cooked/perishable food while MADC purchases dry staples.
• Foodbank Australia: National hunger-relief organization sourcing and distributing food via a charity network. Closest like-for-like competitor in the bulk-purchase / pantry-distribution model, but operating nationally with significantly larger infrastructure.
• Who Gives A Crap: Australian social enterprise selling household paper products with 50% of profits directed to sanitation and hygiene charities. Highly comparable "profit-share funds charitable cause" social enterprise model and Australian consumer-goods orientation.
• FareShare: Australian charity that cooks and distributes meals to people in need, operating large commercial kitchens. Comparable Australian hunger-relief mission with similar direct-to-charity logistics model.
• SecondBite: Australian food rescue organization redistributing surplus food to community groups. Comparable mission and Australian footprint, with a similar charity-partner distribution model though operating on donated surplus rather than purchased pallets.
• Thankyou: Australian social enterprise selling consumer products (body care, baby, food) and channeling profits to fund poverty-related projects. Closely comparable "product-sale funds charity" social enterprise model, though Thankyou operates at much larger scale and broader category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MakeADifferenceCommunityGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/makeadifferencecommunity

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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