Beantown Baby Diaper Bank

What Beantown Baby Diaper Bank does

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization (EIN 83-1482650), founded in August 2018 by Rachel Segaloff and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. The organization's stated mission is to reduce diaper need in Greater Boston while raising awareness of how diaper scarcity perpetuates poverty. It functions as an aggregation-and-redistribution intermediary: it collects donated diapers through individual contributions, corporate donations, diaper drives, virtual wishlists (Amazon and Target), and a physical drop-box at Stop & Shop in Lexington, and channels those diapers to a network of 14 partner agencies — including food pantries, homeless coalitions, WIC programs, and community centers across Arlington, Burlington, Lexington, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Woburn, and other Greater Boston municipalities.

The organization does not serve individuals directly; each partner agency decides how to allocate inventory to its own clients based on assessed need and storage capacity. Beantown Baby Diaper Bank accepts a relatively broad set of inputs — open diaper packages, loose diapers, pull-ups, and swim diapers — but limits its scope to infant and toddler disposable diapers. Since inception it has surpassed a cumulative 1 million diapers distributed. There is no proprietary technology product; operations rely on a Squarespace-hosted website, email, and a lightweight interactive distribution-map web application.

The revenue model is purely philanthropic: monetary donations, in-kind diaper contributions, and grants (the Cummings Foundation is publicly acknowledged). No products or services are sold, and no pricing applies. Governance is provided by a board that includes senior executives from Veson Nautical, Bloomreach, Astria Therapeutics, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Global Partners LP, with advisory support from Finnegan Development. With 1-10 employees and a tightly bounded Greater Boston service area, the organization operates as a high-efficiency, low-overhead community distribution model rather than a scalable commercial enterprise.

Name

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank

Legal name

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank

Website

https://beantownbabydiaperbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aggregates donated infant and toddler diapers and distributes them free of charge through a network of 14 partner social-service agencies serving families in need across Greater Boston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Nonprofit Diaper Bank

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Child and Youth Services (624110), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAIANAL

DTC Baby & Kids Food Delivery

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Direct-to-Consumer Food Distribution

Keywords

• Diaper bank
• Diaper distribution
• Nonprofit services
• Community aid
• Social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization (EIN: 83-1482650) that relies entirely on donated diapers and monetary contributions. Revenue is generated through individual donations, corporate donations, and diaper drive contributions from the community. No products or services are sold.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that collects donated infant and toddler disposable diapers (including open packages, loose diapers, pull-ups, and swim diapers) and distributes them free of charge to a network of 14 partner social-service agencies throughout Greater Boston. The organization does not serve individuals directly; partner agencies handle last-mile distribution to families experiencing diaper need. Distribution quantities and frequency vary based on each partner's client volume and storage capacity.

Product overview

Beantown Baby Diaper Bank operates as a charitable nonprofit organization rather than a commercial product company. The organization provides a single core service: distributing free infant and toddler disposable diapers (including open packages, loose diapers, pull-ups, and swim diapers) to partner agencies in Greater Boston. Diaper distribution frequency and quantities vary based on each partner organization's client volume and storage capacity. The organization does not serve individuals directly; individuals seeking diapers are referred to partner agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diaper Distribution Service A charitable diaper distribution service that provides free infant and toddler disposable diapers (including open packages, loose diapers, pull-ups, and swim diapers) to partner agencies in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The organization does not serve individuals directly; partner agencies handle last-mile distribution to families experiencing diaper need. Distribution quantities and frequency vary based on each partner organization's client volume and storage capacity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million diapers distributed to families in need since founding in August 2018

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arlington EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to their clients in need in the Arlington area.
• Diaper DepotcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency based in Waltham that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to families in need.
• Lexington Food PantrycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency in Lexington that distributes free diapers received from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank to families in need.
• LifescenecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to clients.
• Margaret Fuller HousecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to community members in need.
• People Helping People Burlington Food PantrycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency in Burlington that distributes free diapers received from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank to families.
• MHSAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to their clients.
• Somerville Homeless Coalition Project SOUPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that distributes free diapers received from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank as part of their food security programs.
• REACHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to families in need.
• Tufts Melrose Wakefield WICcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner healthcare agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank to support WIC program families.
• Watertown Food-PantrycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency in Watertown that distributes free diapers received from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank to families.
• WeeCare BurlingtoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency in Burlington that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to families in need.
• EDEN MAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency that receives free diapers from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank for distribution to community members.
• Woburn Council of Social ConcerncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agency in Woburn that distributes free diapers received from Beantown Baby Diaper Bank to families in need.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cradles to Crayons: Greater Boston-based nonprofit providing essential items (clothing, school supplies, baby gear including diapers) to children in need through service partners. Closest regional peer by geography and product-mix overlap with Beantown's baby-supply focus.
• Diaper Foundation of North Carolina (DBNC): Statewide diaper bank in North Carolina distributing free diapers through partner agencies. Comparable operational scale, partner network structure, and state-level funding strategy.
• Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank: Cincinnati-based diaper bank distributing free diapers through partner agencies to families in need. Operational analog showing how mid-size diaper banks structure agency partnerships and diaper drives.
• Happy Bottoms: Kansas City diaper bank serving families through community partner distribution. Comparable model and scale tier to Beantown, useful for benchmarking geographic expansion and corporate diaper-drive performance.
• Greater Boston Food Bank: Regional food bank serving the same Greater Boston catchment via a partner-agency distribution model. Analogous operating structure (donations in, free distribution to social-service agencies) and shares several of Beantown's partner agencies (food pantries, Project SOUP).
• Diaper Bank of Connecticut: New England-based diaper bank that serves families through partner agencies. Comparable regional nonprofit diaper distribution model, useful for benchmarking chapter-level operations and funding approaches.

Broad incumbents

• Baby2Baby: National nonprofit distributing diapers, clothing, and other essential items to children in poverty through a partner-agency network. Closest large-scale analog to Beantown's model and a useful blueprint for scaling distribution, corporate partnerships, and gift-in-kind sourcing.
• National Diaper Bank Network: Umbrella membership organization for over 200 U.S. diaper banks including Beantown. Directly comparable as the trade body that defines diaper-bank standards, aggregates diaper industry donations, and distributes inventory through member banks serving families in need.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Diaper Bank (in development under NDBN chapters): State-level diaper bank presence in Massachusetts that Beantown could either compete with or affiliate with as a chapter. Relevant as the closest geographic peer in the same product category.

Others

• Project SOUP (partner of Beantown): One of Beantown's distribution partner agencies and adjacent community relief nonprofit serving unhoused populations in Greater Boston. Comparable as a feeder partner (channel) rather than a direct peer, illustrating the downstream end of Beantown's distribution chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/beantownbabydiaperbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beantownbabydiaperbank

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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