Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven

Name

Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven

Legal name

Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven

Website

https://csknewhaven.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven, Connecticut

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support meal programs and operations
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel and comfort items to support the organization's mission

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven provides free hot meals and groceries to anyone in need across six neighborhood locations in New Haven County. It bundles meal service with the CHIPP Childhood Hunger Program, on-site Health Services, and Social Services referrals, while operating a CSK Shop that sells essential supply sponsorship items and branded merchandise to support operations.

Product overview

Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven is a nonprofit organization that provides healthy and nutritious meals to individuals in New Haven County regardless of circumstances. The organization operates as a single unified service offering centered around meal programs and food assistance. Core services include Meal Programs (hot meals at multiple locations), Food Pantry (grocery distribution), CHIPP Childhood Hunger Program, Health Services, and Social Services. Additionally, CSK operates a merchandise shop selling essential supply products (blankets, body wash, socks, toiletry kits, winter gloves) and branded CSK merchandise (aprons, beanies, sweatshirts, hoodies, t-shirts) where proceeds support the organization's mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSK Shop: Online store selling branded merchandise (T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, beanies, aprons) and essential supply items (blankets, socks, toiletry kits, body wash, winter gloves).

Products and services

• Meal Programs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National network of Catholic social service agencies providing food assistance, housing, and other support. Operates food pantries and meal programs comparable to CSK, though with broader social service scope and geographic reach.
• Feeding America: National network of 200+ food banks serving all 50 states. Operates at much larger scale than CSK and provides food to partner agencies like CSK, positioning it as a broad incumbent/likely upstream supplier in the same mission space.
• Salvation Army: National faith-based nonprofit providing food assistance, meal programs, and broader social services. Comparable to CSK's mission of feeding the hungry, though their scope extends well beyond food service into housing and emergency relief.

Direct peers

• Martha's Table: Washington DC nonprofit providing healthy food, education, and family support to underserved communities. Directly comparable to CSK's integrated service model combining meals, food pantry, and social services for vulnerable populations.
• Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County: Regional Connecticut food bank serving lower Fairfield County. Comparable to CSK as a regional food bank providing food assistance and meal programs to food-insecure residents in the same state.
• City Harvest: New York City's largest food rescue organization, distributing food to community meal programs and pantries. Directly comparable to CSK's model of providing community-based food service to those in need, though at a much larger scale.
• God's Love We Deliver: New York City nonprofit providing meals to people living with serious illness. Comparable to CSK as a nonprofit meal service provider serving vulnerable populations, though their focus is narrowed to medically tailored meals.
• Foodshare: Hartford-area Connecticut food bank operating food distribution and community meal programs across the state. Directly comparable to CSK as a community food service nonprofit serving food-insecure populations in Connecticut with a similar mission and multi-site model.
• Connecticut Foodbank: The largest food bank in Connecticut, distributing food statewide to pantries and meal programs. Directly comparable to CSK's mission of addressing food insecurity through community-based food distribution in the same state.

Regional players

• New Haven Farms: New Haven-based nonprofit focused on food justice through urban farming and nutrition programs. Operates in the same city as CSK with complementary food access programming but a different delivery model (farming vs. meal service).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/csknewhaven
• Facebookfacebook.com/CSKNewHaven
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-soup-kitchen-of-new-haven

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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