Joshua's Heart Foundation

What Joshua's Heart Foundation does

Joshua's Heart Foundation (JHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2005 in Miami, Florida, by Joshua Williams at age four and a half, now operating from a warehouse distribution center at 2056 NE 155th Street in North Miami Beach. The foundation's core function is food distribution to underserved families, providing groceries and basic necessities (clothing, toys, toiletries) at no cost to recipients through weekly distributions on Mondays and Thursdays (12:00pm-3:00pm) plus Saturday events twice monthly. Operations are organized around a youth-led governance model: an 80-member Junior Advisory Board (JAB) of young people ages 9-18 directs initiatives, supported by 12,500 active youth volunteers (known as "elves") and a cumulative base of 70,000+ youth volunteers over the foundation's lifetime. Cumulative impact metrics reported by the organization include 10 million+ pounds of food distributed, 7 million+ meals served, 500,000+ items donated, and 350,000+ individuals served across South Florida, Jamaica, Africa, India, and the Philippines. Programmatic offerings beyond the core Food Distribution Program include H.O.P.E. Boxes (humanitarian aid packages), the Aid for Antipolo international initiative supporting children at a Philippines shelter, and the Connecticut Junior Advisory Board (CT JAB), a regional extension launched in 2025.

The foundation's technology footprint is minimal: no proprietary software, no app, no API, and reliance on standard nonprofit tooling including PayPal for donations, Amazon Smile for affiliate contributions, Eventbrite for event scheduling, and Candid/Great Nonprofits for ratings visibility. The revenue model is multi-stream and entirely donation-based, comprising individual donations (PayPal, Amazon Smile), corporate and foundation grants (PepsiCo Foundation Smiles in Action Award, Sodexo Foundation STOP Hunger Scholarship, Joey Logano's Chasing 2nd Chances, Walmart, Unilever, TJ Maxx), and minor donor-advised campaigns. Recipients pay nothing for services; the foundation is funded externally and operated primarily by volunteers with minimal paid staff (11-50 employees per the firmographic record). There are no disclosed financial statements, and cumulative funds raised by the founder total approximately $550,000 over the organization's 20-year history, implying modest annual fundraising throughput relative to large national nonprofits. The organization has received national recognition including the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes (2017), Hasbro Community Action Hero semi-finalist (2013), Daily Point of Light Award (2018, 2025), and Health Access Hero Award (2025), with its operating geographies spanning the United States (Florida and now Connecticut), Jamaica, Africa, India, and the Philippines.

Name

Joshua's Heart Foundation

Legal name

Joshua's Heart Foundation

Website

https://joshuasheart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Joshua's Heart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) youth-led nonprofit founded in 2005 that distributes food and basic necessities to food-insecure families in South Florida and internationally, operating through an 80-member Junior Advisory Board and a network of 70,000+ youth volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance and Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Child and Youth Services (62411)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Food distribution services
• Hunger relief programs
• Youth volunteer programs
• Community food assistance
• Humanitarian aid packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Accepts donations via PayPal and Amazon Smile. Individual donors contribute to support food distribution operations and youth volunteer programs.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Receives grants from foundations like PepsiCo Foundation, Sodexo Foundation, and corporate partners including Walmart, Unilever, and TJ Maxx.
3. Amazon Smile: Participates in Amazon Smile program where a percentage of eligible purchases are donated to the foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Joshua's Heart Foundation is a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates a free food distribution program serving families in need in South Florida, while empowering youth volunteers (ages 9-18) through a Junior Advisory Board that plans and executes hunger-relief and humanitarian aid initiatives locally and internationally. The organization distributes groceries, supplies, clothing, toys, and toiletries through a warehouse-based pantry, drive-through distributions, and humanitarian aid boxes.

Product overview

Joshua's Heart Foundation is a youth-led nonprofit organization with a single integrated mission to end hunger and reduce the cycle of poverty. The organization operates primarily through its core Food Distribution Program, which provides weekly grocery distributions to families in need in South Florida. Supporting this mission is the Junior Advisory Board (JAB), a youth leadership program that empowers young people ages 9-18 to lead initiatives, participate in distributions, and execute their own community service projects. The CT JAB extends this model to the Northeast. Additional programs include H.O.P.E. Boxes (humanitarian aid packages) and the Aid for Antipolo international initiative. All programs work together toward the foundation's dual goals of stomping out world hunger and breaking the cycle of poverty, with youth volunteers at the center of operations and decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Program Primary weekly grocery and supply distribution service for families in need in South Florida, offering free groceries, clothing, toys, and toiletries at the North Miami Beach pantry on Mondays and Thursdays (12:00pm-3:00pm) and two Saturdays per month (10:00am until supplies are finished).
• Junior Advisory Board (JAB) A youth leadership program for ages 9-18 that empowers young people to take leadership roles, attend meetings, participate in food distributions and fundraising events, and lead their own community service projects to fight hunger and poverty.
• Connecticut Junior Advisory Board (CT JAB) A regional extension of the Junior Advisory Board for youth in Connecticut and the Northeast, co-founded by Bruce Matos, running year-round food drives and youth leadership initiatives in the region.
• H.O.P.E. Boxes Humanitarian aid packages distributed to families in need, containing food, personal care items, and essential supplies to help combat food insecurity and poverty.
• Aid for Antipolo Campaign International hunger relief initiative led by JAB leadership providing supplemental meals and food assistance to abandoned, abused, and neglected children at the Kanlungan ng Kabataan Village shelter in Antipolo, Philippines.
• Youth Volunteer Projects Individual and collective community service projects led by JHF youth volunteers, including school supply drives, blanket drives, recycling projects, and other initiatives addressing local and global hunger and poverty.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed over 10 million pounds of food to families in need
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Future Food InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2020Collaborated on Planet. People. Prosperity. virtual roundtable bringing together representatives from different parts of society to discuss food security and sustainable development goals.
• WalmartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2017Corporate partner providing support for Joshua's Heart Foundation's food distribution operations. Mentioned as one of the business partnerships created by Joshua Williams to support the foundation's mission of stomping out hunger.
• UnilevercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2017Corporate partner collaborating with Joshua's Heart Foundation. Unilever and JHF have partnered on initiatives including the Share-A-Meal program and holiday distributions.
• TJ MaxxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2017Corporate partner supporting Joshua's Heart Foundation through business partnerships. Listed as one of the companies Joshua Williams created partnerships with to support the foundation.
• Amazon SmilecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoshua's Heart Foundation is listed on Amazon Smile, allowing shoppers to select the foundation as their charity and support through eligible purchases.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Philabundance: Philadelphia-area food bank and hunger-relief nonprofit with food distribution, volunteer engagement, and corporate partnerships; comparable as a regional direct food distribution peer.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): National campaign focused on ending childhood hunger; comparable as a hunger-relief nonprofit with corporate partnerships, award recognition, and youth-focused programming.
• Food For The Poor: International hunger-relief nonprofit distributing food and necessities to underserved communities in Latin America and the Caribbean; directly comparable for JHF's international footprint including Jamaica.
• City Harvest: New York-based food rescue and hunger-relief nonprofit distributing food to families in need; comparable as a similarly-sized food distribution nonprofit with corporate partnerships and volunteer engagement.
• Feeding South Florida: Regional food bank serving South Florida, directly comparable as a hunger-relief nonprofit operating in JHF's primary geography with pantry distribution and corporate partner programs.
• WhyHunger: Hunger-relief nonprofit supporting grassroots organizations and advocating for food access; comparable for JHF's mission alignment and community-based approach.

Emerging players

• DoSomething.org: Youth-led nonprofit mobilizing young people in social impact campaigns; directly comparable for JHF's youth volunteer model and JAB leadership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Nationwide network of 200+ food banks; comparable as the dominant US hunger-relief umbrella organization with corporate partnerships and food distribution at massive scale.
• Meals on Wheels America: National network delivering meals to seniors and food-insecure individuals; comparable as a food distribution nonprofit with volunteer-driven delivery model and corporate partnerships.

Regional players

• Feeding Tampa Bay: Regional food bank serving the Tampa Bay area of Florida; comparable as a similarly-missioned food distribution nonprofit in Florida, though operating in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/joshuasheart
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Joshuasheart/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/joshuasheartfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/joshua's-heart-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/joshuasheart

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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