Flint Hills Breadbasket

What Flint Hills Breadbasket does

Flint Hills Breadbasket (FHBB) is a nonprofit food assistance organization founded in 1982/1983 and headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, serving food-insecure residents of Manhattan, Riley County, St. George, and Fort Riley. It distributes food through a market-style model in which recipients select items, supplemented by seven partner markets, Blessing Boxes, and — added in 2024 — a Mobile Market bus route and a S.H.O.P. (Senior Homebound Outreach Program) delivery service for elderly and mobility-limited households. In 2023 the organization distributed 1,226,077 pounds of food; in 2024 it served 2,289 unique families across 18,541 visits.

Its operating model relies on a lean paid staff of approximately six employees supplemented by volunteers, a board of roughly sixteen directors, and community donations, grants, and volunteer time. Core supply flows through a partnership with Harvesters, the Feeding America-affiliated regional food bank serving a 27-county region. Notable operational additions include the 2024 purchase of a facility at 2326 Skyvue Lane to consolidate and expand storage and distribution capacity, a donated ATA bus enabling mobile distribution, and a partnership with the Alliance for Period Poverty extending the offering into feminine hygiene products.

FHBB is funded by charitable contributions and grants rather than fees for service, and reports no use of AI/ML or proprietary technology beyond standard nonprofit back-office tools. Recent strategic emphasis is on multi-channel distribution (mobile and home-delivered) and dignified, choice-based recipient experience rather than on technology-enabled scaling.

Name

Flint Hills Breadbasket

Legal name

Flint Hills Breadbasket

Website

https://flinthillsbreadbasket.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flint Hills Breadbasket is a Manhattan, Kansas-based nonprofit food assistance organization that distributes food through a market-style pantry, partner markets, a Mobile Market bus, and senior home delivery to food-insecure residents of Riley County and Fort Riley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community-Owned / Nonprofit Grocery Stores (CRAHALAB)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Food pantry operations
• Community food assistance
• Hunger relief programs
• Nonprofit food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhattan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Relies on charitable donations from individuals, businesses, and grants from foundations to fund food purchases and operations. No revenue from customers - services are free.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flint Hills Breadbasket operates a choice-based food market (The Market @ FHBB) that provides free food and hygiene items to residents of Manhattan, Riley County, St. George, and Fort Riley who are experiencing food insecurity. Services are delivered through a physical market, a network of partner pantries, blessing boxes, a mobile market bus, and home delivery for seniors, all at no cost to guests with no income verification required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Market @ FHBB: The main food market program operated by Flint Hills Breadbasket, offering weekly access for food and hygiene shopping needs.

Products and services

• The Market @ FHBB A choice-based food market operating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 2326 Skyvue Lane, Manhattan, KS, providing free weekly groceries and hygiene items to guests experiencing food insecurity who reside in Manhattan, Riley County, St. George, or Fort Riley.
• Partner Markets Network Network of seven partner pantries — Peace-Full Pantry, Grace Baptist Food Pantry, First United Methodist Church Pantry, Seven Dolors Parish, First Presbyterian Church Pantry, Riley KS Community Food Basket, and Ogden Friendship House of Hope — providing free food distribution at additional neighborhood sites across Manhattan and surrounding communities.
• Blessing Boxes Outdoor community blessing boxes placed across Manhattan and Riley County that provide free, anonymous access to food 24/7. The program is coordinated in partnership with the Riley County Food and Farm Council, with FHBB providing supplemental food support to sponsoring organizations.
• Mobile Market Bus Bus-based mobile food distribution program donated by ATA (Advanced Transportation Agency) that brings free groceries directly to underserved areas of Manhattan and Riley County that cannot easily access the main Market location.
• S.H.O.P. (Senior Homebound Outreach Program) Home delivery program that brings free food boxes to homebound seniors in Manhattan and Riley County, with expansion to senior living communities such as National Church Residences at Garden Way and Colorado Plaza.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,541 visits in 2024, serving 2,289 families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ATA (Advanced Transportation Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATA donated a retiring bus to FHBB for conversion into the Mobile Market program. This allows FHBB to bring food distribution directly to underserved areas of the community that cannot easily access the main location.
• Peace-Full PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner market located at 2500 Kimball Ave, Manhattan. Operates as an additional food distribution site on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
• Grace Baptist Food PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner market at 2901 Dickens Ave, Manhattan. Distributes food on Tuesday mornings.
• First United Methodist Church PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner market at 621 Humboldt St, Manhattan. Provides food distribution on Wednesday mornings.
• Seven Dolors ParishminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner market at 731 Pierre St, Manhattan. Distributes food on Thursday mornings.
• First Presbyterian Church PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner market at 801 Leavenworth St, Manhattan. Distributes food on Friday mornings.
• Riley, KS Community Food BasketminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes western Manhattan to northern Riley County residents. Located at 115 S Broadway St, Riley, KS. Open Saturdays.
• Ogden Friendship House of HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes Ogden residents only. Thrift store proceeds fund food pantry operations. Located at 226 Riley Ave, Ogden, KS.
• DillonsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Rewards Program allows shoppers to link their Dillons Plus Card to FHBB. Points earned on purchases are donated to FHBB.
• Harvesters - The Community Food NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional food bank serving 27 counties in Kansas and Missouri. Coordinates mobile food distributions and provides bulk food supplies to partner agencies.
• Riley County Food and Farm CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates the Blessing Box program in Manhattan and Riley County. FHBB provides supplemental food support to sponsoring organizations.
• National Church ResidencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior living communities (Garden Way and Colorado Plaza) partnered with for S.H.O.P. (Senior Homebound Outreach Program) expansion.
• Alliance for Period PovertyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHBB approved as partner agency to access resources for menstrual product distribution.
• Kansas Volunteer CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitates Service Enterprise certification program that FHBB is participating in to develop volunteer infrastructure.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Kansas Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Kansas outside of Harvesters' footprint. Comparable as a Kansas-based food-distribution nonprofit serving similar client populations through partner pantries and mobile distributions.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella network of 200+ food banks. Comparable as the overarching category framework for FHBB's mission and likely network affiliation, but operating at vastly larger scale.
• Gleaners Community Food Bank: Regional food bank serving southeast Michigan. Comparable as a community food-distribution nonprofit with partner pantry networks and mobile distributions.
• Second Harvest Heartland: Large Upper Midwest regional food bank distributing tens of millions of pounds annually. Comparable mission and market-style programming, but operates across multiple states at materially greater scale.
• Mid-Ohio Food Collective: Central Ohio food bank operating a market-style distribution model alongside traditional pantry partners. Comparable as a community food nonprofit using a choice-based distribution approach to improve guest dignity.
• Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona: Regional food bank serving Arizona communities with a partner-agency network and direct distribution programs. Comparable mission and operating model but at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Direct peers

• Cats' Cupboard: Kansas State University's on-campus food pantry serving food-insecure students and employees. Comparable as a partner-organization food pantry with a similar choice-based distribution model.
• Common Table: Manhattan, KS-based community meals nonprofit providing free dinner nightly. Directly comparable as a local food-security nonprofit serving the same Riley County population through complementary programming.
• Harvesters - The Community Food Network: Regional food bank serving 27 counties in Kansas and Missouri. Directly comparable as a community food-distribution nonprofit and an active counterparty to FHBB (bulk food supplier, mobile distribution partner).
• Daily Table: Nonprofit market-style grocery offering affordable, dignified food access. Closely comparable to FHBB's 'free grocery store' market model emphasizing choice over box-style distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blessingboxesformanhattan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fhbb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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