Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid

What Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid does

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid (BAM, FBAM) is a registered non-profit charitable foundation established in 1994 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, that recovers and redistributes surplus food free of charge to charitable entities serving people in poverty across the Community of Madrid. In 2024, the foundation distributed 16,930,643 kilos of food (6.13M kilos of basic basket items, 8.04M kilos of fruits and vegetables, 2.76M kilos of other foods) through a network of 507 beneficiary charitable entities, reaching 99,470 individuals. The organization operates with 144 staff and a workforce of 360 permanent volunteers, supplemented by approximately 1,000 occasional volunteers during seasonal collection campaigns held across 150 retail stores.

BAM's core offerings are organized around five operational streams: (1) food-in-kind donation intake from ~700 corporate partners and individual donors; (2) monetary donations (one-time from €1, recurring from €5/month via direct debit) processed through PayPal, Visa/MasterCard, BIZUM, and bank transfer; (3) pre-curated online food basket sales (Cesta Básica €5 through Cesta Extra €99) via the donar.bamadrid.org portal; (4) corporate engagement programs including Operaciones Kilo, donation of goods and services, and corporate volunteering; and (5) free food distribution to registered beneficiary entities. The technology stack is limited to standard web properties, a donation portal, and Google Analytics for traffic measurement — there is no disclosed proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or API. Strategic positioning is reinforced by membership in FESBAL (Spanish Federation of Food Banks) and FEBA (European Federation of Food Banks), and by early compliance with Spain's Ley 2/2023 (LPPDA) food waste prevention framework.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating, with the foundation relying on ~700 corporate partners, individual donors, and public subsidies to finance logistics, warehousing, and operations. BAM does not sell food to end consumers; all distributed food reaches beneficiaries at zero cost through the charitable entity network. The foundation holds three notable distinctions: the Príncipe de Asturias a la Concordia 2012, the Premio Extraordinario Alimentos de España 2019, and the Medalla de Plata Madrid 2009, plus Fundación Lealtad "Dona con Confianza" certification. A regional delegation in Alcalá de Henares (Corredor del Henares) extends physical distribution capacity beyond the central Madrid warehouse. In June 2026, three long-tenured trustees — Carmen Polo, Almudena Castellano, and Pablo Prada — departed the foundation in a coordinated leadership transition.

Name

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid

Legal name

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid

Website

https://bamadrid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid is a non-profit food bank foundation, established in 1994, that recovers surplus food from ~700 corporate donors and redistributes it free of charge through 507 charitable entities to 99,470 people in poverty across the Community of Madrid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Charitable food distribution
• Food recovery operations
• Hunger relief programs
• Surplus food redistribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Food donations from companies and individuals: The foundation receives surplus food donations from ~700 collaborating companies and individual donors. These donations are sorted, classified, and redistributed to charitable entities free of charge. No revenue is generated directly; donated food constitutes the primary input for its charitable mission.
2. Monetary donations (punctual and periodic): Individuals and companies make economic contributions — either one-time donations (minimum €1) or periodic/recurring donations (minimum €5/month via direct debit). These funds are used to purchase food in bulk at origin for distribution to beneficiaries.
3. Food basket sales via online portal: The foundation sells pre-curated food baskets (Cesta Básica €5, Cesta Mediana €10, Cesta Grande €20, Cesta Especial €50, Cesta Extra €99) through its online donation portal (donar.bamadrid.org). Each basket corresponds to feeding a person for 3–60 days. The equivalent in kilos is calculated at ~0.9 kg per €1 donated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid is a non-profit food bank foundation that recovers surplus food donations from approximately 700 corporate partners and individual donors, sorts and classifies the food at its Madrid warehouse facilities, and distributes it free of charge to around 500 registered charitable entities serving people in poverty or social exclusion in the Community of Madrid. These entities in turn provide daily meals to approximately 99,470 beneficiaries. The foundation supplements this distribution with seasonal mass-collection campaigns (Gran Recogida, Recogida Primavera) in retail stores, online monetary and food-basket donations, corporate volunteering programs, and Operación Kilo campaigns.

Product overview

Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid operates as a charitable food bank that recovers and distributes surplus food to charitable entities serving people in poverty. The organization's primary offerings consist of food donation products (food baskets and lots at various price points ranging from 1€ to 99€), volunteer services (permanent and occasional), corporate partnership programs, food distribution to beneficiary entities (serving 507 charitable organizations and 99,470 people in 2024), and monetary donation options. The food basket products (Cesta Básica, Cesta Mediana, Cesta Grande, Cesta Especial, and Cesta Extra) allow donors to purchase specific quantities of food that provide between 3 to 60 days of meals per person. The organization also facilitates food collection campaigns (Operaciones Kilo, Gran Recogida) and corporate volunteering programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cesta Básica (Basic Basket) A pre-curated food basket priced at €5 that provides approximately 3 days of food for 1 person, containing albóndigas de pollo en salsa (500g), arroz (1kg), tomate frito (400g), and aceite (1L). Contents may vary based on warehouse stock and market prices. Purchasers buy the basket through the BAM donation portal; the basket is converted into physical food and distributed through the entity network.
• Cesta Mediana (Medium Basket) A pre-curated food basket priced at €10 that provides approximately 6 days of food for 1 person, containing pasta (1kg), azúcar (1kg), tomate frito (400g), precocinados de carne (500g), pack 3 conservas de pescado, legumbres (1kg), leche entera (2L), and arroz (1kg). Purchasers buy the basket through the BAM donation portal; the basket is converted into physical food and distributed through the entity network.
• Cesta Grande (Large Basket) A pre-curated food basket priced at €20 that provides approximately 12 days of food for 1 person, containing harina (1kg), arroz (2kg), huevos (2 docenas), leche entera (4L), precocinados de carne (500g x2), pack 3 conservas de pescado (x2), pasta (2kg), aceite (2L), and galletas María (800g x2). Purchasers buy the basket through the BAM donation portal; the basket is converted into physical food and distributed through the entity network.
• Cesta Especial (Special Basket) A pre-curated food basket priced at €50 that provides approximately 30 days of food for 1 person, containing harina (2kg), arroz (3kg), pasta (3kg), lentejas pardiñas (2kg), aceite (4L), huevos (3 docenas), leche entera (10L), tomate frito (400g x4), precocinados de carne (500g x4), pack 3 conservas de pescado (x3), azúcar (2kg), galletas María (800g x2), cacao (400g), and garbanzos cocidos (560g). Purchasers buy the basket through the BAM donation portal; the basket is converted into physical food and distributed through the entity network.
• Cesta Extra (Extra Basket) A pre-curated food basket priced at €99 that provides approximately 60 days of food for 1 person, containing double quantities of most items: arroz (6kg), pasta (6kg), legumbres-lentejas (3kg), aceite (5L), huevos (5 docenas), leche entera (24L), tomate frito (400g x8), precocinados de carne (500g x8), pack 3 conservas de pescado (x8), azúcar (4kg), galletas María (800g x4), cacao (400g x3), and garbanzos cocidos (560g x3). Purchasers buy the basket through the BAM donation portal; the basket is converted into physical food and distributed through the entity network.
• Lotes de Alimentos (Food Lots) Specialized food lots offered on the BAM donation portal, including infant food lots (Lote 5€, 15€, 25€ Inf.), regular food lots (Lote 5€, 15€, 25€), and oil lots. They enable targeted, price-tiered contributions of specific food categories that are then distributed through the entity network.
• Donación Monetaria Puntual (One-time Monetary Donation) One-time monetary donation channel with a minimum of €1, available via the BAM online donation portal (donar.bamadrid.org). Funds are used to purchase food in bulk at origin for distribution through the entity network. Donations are irrevocable; donors of €100+ must provide fiscal data; Spanish tax deductions apply.
• Donación Monetaria Periódica (Recurring Monetary Donation) A recurring monetary donation subscription, minimum €5 per month, paid via bank direct debit (domiciliación) with frequency chosen by the donor. Provides BAM with predictable funding to purchase food in bulk at origin and supports Spanish tax deductions for resident donors.
• Distribución de Alimentos a Entidades Benéficas (Food Distribution Service to Charitable Entities) Free food distribution service for registered charitable entities (entidades benéficas) in the Community of Madrid. Entities apply through an online registration form, are verified by BAM, and then receive surplus food shipments which they redistribute to end beneficiaries. In 2024, BAM distributed 16,930,643 kilos of food to 507 entities serving 99,470 people daily. The website features an entity finder (buscador de entidades) that connects the public to nearby beneficiary organizations.
• Programa de Voluntariado (Volunteer Program) A formal volunteer engagement program offering permanent and occasional volunteer roles for individuals who wish to help people in poverty. Permanent volunteers handle ongoing warehouse and distribution operations; occasional volunteers support seasonal collection campaigns like Gran Recogida and Recogida Primavera.
• Colaboración Empresarial (Corporate Partnership Program) A formal corporate partnership program offering companies multiple engagement modalities: food donations (subject to LPPDA tax and regulatory benefits), Operación Kilo campaigns in retail locations, donations of goods and services, and corporate volunteering days. Approximately 700 companies collaborate through this program with BAM.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~17 million kilos of food distributed in 2024; 16,930,643 kilos total across food categories
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FESBAL (Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAM is a member of FESBAL, the Spanish Federation of Food Banks. Pablo Prada, former Director of Operations and Vice President of BAM, served on the FESBAL Executive Committee. FESBAL coordinates the national network of Spanish food banks and represents them at the European level through FEBA.
• FEBA (Federación Europea de Bancos de Alimentos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAM is affiliated with FEBA, the European Federation of Food Banks, which coordinates food bank operations across Europe. The affiliation provides cross-border coordination and best practice sharing within the European food bank network.
• ~700 collaborating companiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerApproximately 700 companies collaborate with BAM through food donations, corporate volunteering, Operation Kilo campaigns, and financial contributions. Corporate donors benefit from Spain's LPPDA food donation framework and tax deduction eligibility. Companies include major retail chains participating in seasonal collection campaigns.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Banco de Alimentos de Sevilla: Andalusian regional food bank with the same operativo as BAM — collection campaigns, charitable-entity distribution network, and FESBAL affiliation — but serving southern Spain. Comparable on model and scale.
• Banco de Alimentos de Barcelona: The Barcelona regional food bank operating the same recovery-from-surplus and distribution-to-charities model as BAM, serving Catalonia. Directly comparable in mission, beneficiary structure, and federation affiliation.
• Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL): The Spanish federation of regional food banks, of which BAM is a member. Operates the same food-surplus recovery and redistribution model across Spain and is the closest direct peer as both a network hub and coordination counterpart.
• Banco de Alimentos de Bizkaia (Bilbao): Basque Country food bank with identical food recovery/redistribution function and FESBAL affiliation. Compares to BAM on operational model and donor ecosystem depth.
• Banco de Alimentos de Tenerife: Canary Islands regional food bank running the same surplus-recovery and entity-distribution model. Relevant peer for understanding multi-region operational variations within FESBAL.
• Bancosol (Málaga): Málaga-based food bank with a sister structure of volunteers, corporate donors, and beneficiary entities — comparable to BAM's three-layer model and useful as a regional benchmark.
• Banco de Alimentos de Aragón (Zaragoza): Aragonese regional food bank that, like BAM, recovers and redistributes surplus food via a network of charitable entities. Functionally analogous regional FESBAL member.

Broad incumbents

• Federación Europea de Bancos de Alimentos (FEBA): The pan-European umbrella that coordinates food banks across the EU. BAM is affiliated; FEBA is comparable as a coordinating body and an EU-level reference for policy and funding opportunities under the LPPDA-style frameworks.
• The Global FoodBanking Network: Global coordination body for food banks across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Provides cross-country best practice and donor partnership support that mirrors what FESBAL/FEBA offer BAM at the regional level.
• Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires: The French national network of food banks, a larger incumbent counterpart to FESBAL that operates the equivalent regional-bank-to-charitable-entity model. Useful for benchmarking multi-region scaling and public funding integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bamadrid
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxLTCYjBCyG8m2hQKdmkXLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/bancodealimentosdemadrid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/banco-de-alimentos-de-madrid
• Instagraminstagram.com/banco_de_alimentos_de_madrid

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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