GRACE Giving & Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials

What GRACE Giving & Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials does

GRACE Giving & Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials (GRACE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 and headquartered at the Summit Community Center (100 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ), where it distributes food and essential supplies every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The organization serves more than 600 Summit families each week — including 150 senior citizens and 700 children — through approximately 16,000 pounds of weekly distribution covering produce, dairy, eggs, bread, and toilet tissue. Its service area is strictly limited to Summit residents and people who work, worship, or receive care in Summit, NJ.

Beyond its weekly distribution core, GRACE operates a volunteer program contributing over 1,000 hours per month, a corporate partnerships channel, named-item donation drives, an online donation portal hosted on Charity Proud, and a legacy giving program covering planned gifts, endowments, and stock or securities contributions. The organization publishes 'THE GRACE LETTER' newsletter via Mailchimp and runs its web presence on Squarespace; the technology stack is standard small-nonprofit SaaS, with no proprietary software, mobile application, or AI/ML infrastructure. The operating model is delivered by 8 paid employees supplemented by 1,000+ monthly volunteer hours, with a leadership team spanning Founder & Executive Director Amanda Parrish Block and Director-level roles in development, marketing, logistics, and operations.

GRACE is fully funded through donations and grants — sources include individual gifts, corporate sponsorships, in-kind contributions from community partners, and legacy or endowment giving. Item-specific weekly sponsorship tiers are sold to donors with naming rights (e.g., $225 Toilet Paper, $1,500 Dairy, $1,600 Eggs, $3,000 Produce per week), creating repeatable weekly funding SKUs. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on grassroots volunteer engagement, word-of-mouth, and direct in-person distribution; customer (beneficiary) segments include vulnerable and underserved families, seniors, children, and the geographically defined Summit, NJ community. The value proposition extends beyond food security into stabilizing supports such as vaccination assistance, driver's license help, health insurance guidance, employment support, and utility bill assistance.

Name

GRACE Giving & Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials

Legal name

GRACE Giving & Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials

Website

https://gracegivingreceiving.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GRACE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food bank serving Summit, NJ, distributing about 16,000 pounds of food and essentials weekly to 600+ families including 150 seniors and 700 children. Funded by grants, donations, and item-specific sponsorships, supported by 1,000+ volunteer hours monthly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Bank

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Community food distribution
• Nonprofit social services
• Food bank services
• Essential supplies aid
• Local food security

Headquarters

HQ city

Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: GRACE is fully funded by grants, community partners, in-kind services and generous community donations. They accept financial donations, in-kind donations of food and supplies, and legacy gifts/endowments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GRACE distributes free food and essential household supplies to vulnerable residents of Summit, NJ and surrounding communities on a weekly basis from the Summit Community Center. The organization serves over 600 families (including 150 seniors and 700 children) and distributes approximately 16,000 pounds of food and supplies every Thursday.

Product overview

GRACE is a single-service nonprofit organization focused on weekly food and essential supplies distribution to vulnerable community members. The organization operates through its core distribution program, supported by a newsletter (THE GRACE LETTER) for community engagement and communication. GRACE distributes food, produce, dairy, eggs, bread, toilet tissue, and other household essentials to Summit residents and those who work, worship, and receive care in Summit, New Jersey. The services are offered free of charge to beneficiaries, funded through grants, community partners, in-kind donations, and individual contributions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Food & Essential Supplies Distribution Program Free weekly distribution of approximately 16,000 pounds of food, household items, cleaning supplies, and personal care products to over 600 families (including 150 seniors and 700 children) in Summit, NJ and surrounding communities. Held every Thursday at the Summit Community Center.
• Weekly Distribution Sponsorships Named sponsorship opportunities where donors fund specific weekly distribution categories such as Toilet Paper Sponsorship, Dairy Sponsorship, and Fresh Produce Sponsorship. Available at the $1,000 sponsorship level for businesses and community partners.
• Online Donation Portal Secure online platform (via Charity Proud) enabling individuals and corporate partners to make tax-deductible financial contributions to support GRACE's operations, including supplies purchases and program delivery.
• THE GRACE LETTER Newsletter Monthly email newsletter distributed via Mailchimp to supporters and community members, providing updates on distributions, volunteer impact, and upcoming donation drives.
• Corporate Partnership Program Structured engagement program for local businesses and community partners that provides sponsorship opportunities, in-kind donation coordination, and collaborative fundraising for GRACE's weekly distribution operations.
• Legacy Giving Program Planned giving initiative enabling supporters to make long-term or estate-level contributions to support GRACE's mission of providing food and essentials to community members in need.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributes 16,000 pounds of food and supplies weekly to Summit community
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Table to Table: New Jersey-based food rescue and distribution nonprofit operating in Bergen and surrounding counties. Comparable model of redirecting food to neighbors in need, serving as a logistical peer in the same NJ food-security ecosystem.
• City Harvest: New York City's largest food rescue organization, distributing millions of pounds of food annually to community programs serving food-insecure residents. Comparable mission and direct-distribution model, though at significantly greater scale and density.
• Community Food Bank of New Jersey: New Jersey's largest food bank, distributing tens of millions of pounds of food annually across the state. Directly comparable to GRACE as a regional New Jersey food distribution nonprofit serving vulnerable populations through community partnerships.
• Interfaith Food Pantry of Morris County: Morris County, NJ-based food pantry distributing groceries weekly to families in need from neighboring communities to Summit. Highly comparable operating model — volunteer-driven, community-funded, weekly distribution to local residents.
• Food Bank of South Jersey: Regional food bank serving South Jersey counties through a network of pantries and direct distribution. Same nonprofit food-distribution function as GRACE, operating at a regional rather than single-municipality scale.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella network of 200+ food banks and the largest hunger-relief organization in the U.S. Operates at a vastly larger scale than GRACE but shares the same core mission of food distribution to food-insecure communities.
• Hunger Free America: National hunger-relief advocacy and direct-service nonprofit operating food distribution and policy programs across multiple states. Comparable broader mission in food insecurity relief, though diversified across advocacy and direct service.

Others

• WhyHunger: National nonprofit supporting community-based food justice and hunger-relief organizations through grants, advocacy, and a national directory. Acts as an enabling/ecosystem organization in the same hunger-relief space GRACE operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gracesummitnj

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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