Feed the Kids Columbus

What Feed the Kids Columbus does

Feed the Kids Columbus (FTKC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization domiciled in Ohio that addresses childhood food insecurity in Central Ohio by providing nutritional meals and snacks to students at partner schools. Founded by Ashley Kanney following a volunteer experience, the organization began in her garage supporting 97 students and has expanded to serve over 8,600 children across 30 partner schools in Greater Columbus, including communities in Columbus, Powell, Galloway, and Groveport. The core programs are the Snack Bag Program (school-day snack support) and the Weekend Meal Program (food coverage during extended school breaks), supplemented by educational resources such as Kindness Cards and Coloring Cards distributed with snack bags.

The organization operates without any proprietary technology platform or AI capabilities; logistics are coordinated via a website donation portal, email outreach, and the SignUpGenius volunteer scheduling tool. There is no software product, mobile application, or API offering. All operations are carried out by unpaid volunteers, with no paid staff. The business model is entirely donation-driven: individuals, corporations, foundations, and community organizations contribute cash and in-kind support, with the organization stating that over 90% of donations go directly to food and supplies ($1 provides one meal to a child).

Go-to-market is community-led: brand awareness is driven by the #kindnessisntcancelled social media campaign, impact reports published from 2022-2025, packing events, food drives, and a tiered Circle of Impact corporate and foundation partnership program for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Notable institutional partners include United Way of Central Ohio, Mid Ohio Food Collective, Nationwide Children's Hospital, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, and The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Distribution occurs exclusively through direct delivery to partner schools and community organizations, with all food assistance provided free of charge.

Name

Feed the Kids Columbus

Legal name

Feed The Kids Columbus

Website

https://feedthekidscolumbus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Feed the Kids Columbus is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides snack bags and weekend meals to over 8,600 food-insecure children across 30 partner schools in Central Ohio, funded entirely by donations and operated by unpaid volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childhood Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Childhood hunger relief
• School snack programs
• Food insecurity services
• Nonprofit meal assistance
• Community food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin, OH

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropy: The organization is financially sustained entirely through donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, and community organizations. Over 90% of donations directly purchase food and supplies for children in need. The primary donation mechanic is direct monetary contributions ($1 = one meal), with additional support through in-kind donations, volunteer time, and corporate sponsorships from the Circle of Impact partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Feed the Kids Columbus distributes nutritional snacks and meals to food-insecure children in Central Ohio through partner elementary and middle schools. Its core Snack Bag Program and Weekend Meal Program provide daily in-school snacks and food for extended school breaks, delivered free of charge to qualifying schools and students in the Greater Columbus area.

Product overview

Feed the Kids Columbus is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides a unified charitable meal and snack distribution service for food-insecure children in Central Ohio. The core offerings include the Snack Bag Program (the only comprehensive snack program of its kind in Columbus, serving over 8,600 children across 30 schools), Weekend Meal Program during extended school breaks, and the Kindness Council donor recognition program. Supporting services include Volunteer Packing Events, Food Drive Program, Candy Give-Back Program, and educational resources such as Kindness Cards and Coloring Cards. Over 90% of donations directly purchase food and supplies, with the organization operated entirely by unpaid volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snack Bag Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,600+ children served across 30 schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mid Ohio Food CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Circle of Impact partner (2024-2025) providing food procurement support and resources to help FTKC acquire nutritional food and supplies for distribution to children.
• Nationwide Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Circle of Impact partner (2024-2025) supporting childhood hunger initiatives through Population Health and Wellness programs.
• The Ohio State University – John Glenn College of Public AffairsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Circle of Impact partner (2024-2025) representing academic partnership supporting public affairs and community service initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Children's Hunger Alliance: An Ohio-based nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger through school-based nutrition programs and advocacy. Directly comparable to FTKC in mission, geography (Ohio), and school-channel delivery, with a longer operating history and broader programmatic footprint.
• FoodCorps: A national nonprofit connecting schools with food educators to deliver nutrition education, school gardens, and healthy school meals. Comparable school-channel childhood-nutrition mission, though its focus on education rather than food distribution makes the overlap partial.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): A national campaign by Share Our Strength focused on ending childhood hunger in the U.S., funding school breakfast, summer meals, and after-school nutrition programs. Directly comparable to FTKC in mission (childhood food insecurity) and school-channel distribution, but operating at national scale.
• Blessings in a Backpack: A nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers to pack weekend food bags for elementary students facing food insecurity. Closely mirrors FTKC's snack-bag-for-students model, donation-funded structure, and volunteer-packing event approach, but operates nationally.

Others

• Hunger Free America: A national hunger-relief advocacy and direct-service nonprofit running food programs and policy campaigns. Comparable childhood hunger mission but more policy-oriented and New York-anchored rather than operating as a school-snack distributor.
• WhyHunger: A national hunger-advocacy and resource-connection nonprofit supporting grassroots hunger relief organizations. Comparable donor-driven hunger-mission model but focused on capacity-building and referral rather than direct food distribution to students.

Regional players

• Mid Ohio Food Collective: Central Ohio's primary food bank, already a Circle of Impact partner of FTKC. Comparable mission (food insecurity in Central Ohio) but operates at regional scale across multiple distribution channels including pantries and mobile markets rather than direct school snacks.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: The largest U.S. hunger-relief nonprofit, a network of 200+ food banks distributing meals to families and children nationwide. Comparable in food distribution mission but with vastly larger scale, professional staff, and food bank infrastructure rather than direct school-channel delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feed-the-kids-columbus

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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