Korea Legacy Committee

Name

Korea Legacy Committee

Legal name

사단법인 코리아레거시커미티

Website

https://korealegacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Meal Preparation & Nutrition Support (Non-Medical) (HSABAAAC), Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit meal services
• Elderly poverty support
• Volunteer charity programs
• Social welfare services
• Community fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: KLC collects donations from individual supporters through its donation page (donus.org platform). All proceeds from individual donations are used to produce Legacy Lunch boxes for elderly in poverty.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Revenue comes from businesses and corporations that partner with KLC, including profit-sharing from corporate charity events and sponsorships.
3. Charity Event Revenue: Monthly, quarterly, and annual charity events generate fundraising revenue that supports meal distribution operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Korea Legacy Committee is a youth-based nonprofit that prepares and distributes free Legacy Meal Boxes (레거시도시락) to elderly individuals living in poverty in Seoul, South Korea. Through its Legacy Kitchen facility and a network of 15+ partner volunteer sites, the organization produces 2,000+ meals monthly using proprietary recipes developed by volunteer professional chefs and nutritionists. Beyond meal distribution, KLC coordinates weekly volunteer services including welfare calls, coal delivery, and wallpaper replacement, and operates recurring charity events to sustain its donation-funded model.

Product overview

Korea Legacy Committee (KLC) is a youth-based nonprofit organization established in 2015 to address elderly poverty in South Korea. The organization operates primarily through Legacy Kitchen (레거시키친), its core volunteer facility where meal boxes are produced, and distributes Legacy Meal Boxes (레거시도시락) to approximately 1,500 elderly monthly through 10+ partner volunteer sites. KLC also conducts regular volunteer services including welfare calls, coal distribution, and wallpaper replacement, alongside charity events for community engagement and fundraising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacy Kitchen (레거시키친): The main kitchen facility where volunteers prepare meals for elderly beneficiaries. Opened in June 2022, it serves as both a meal preparation center and a gathering space for change-makers.
• Legacy Meal (레거시도시락)

Products and services

• Legacy Meal Box (레거시도시락) Free, nutritionally balanced meal boxes prepared by volunteer chefs and nutritionists using KLC's proprietary recipes. Distributed monthly to approximately 1,500 elderly individuals in poverty through 15+ partner volunteer sites across Seoul, including Yeongdeungpo bangbangchon and Jongno Wongaksa Temple.
• Legacy Kitchen (레거시키친) The offline volunteer kitchen facility where Legacy Meal Boxes are prepared weekly and where change-makers gather. Located in Seoul, it hosts weekend volunteer sessions producing 200-380 meal portions per session and serves as the primary operational base for KLC's meal distribution and community engagement activities.
• Volunteer Welfare Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly meal distribution: 2,000+ meals to elderly beneficiaries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Yeongdeungpo Bangbangchon (영등포 쪽방촌)coreOthersOne of 10+ partner volunteer organizations that serves as a distribution point for Legacy Lunch meals. Provides meals to elderly residents in single-room occupancy areas in Yeongdeungpo district.
• Jongno Wongaksa Temple (종로 원각사)coreOthersPartner volunteer organization serving as a meal distribution point for elderly beneficiaries in the Jongno district of Seoul.
• Professional Chefs and Nutritionists (재능기부)coreOthersProfessional culinary experts volunteer their skills to create proprietary KLC recipes for nutritious meals at Legacy Kitchen. These volunteers include currently working chefs and nutritionists who donate their expertise.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korean Red Cross (대한적십자사): Korea's primary humanitarian organization providing social welfare services including support for low-income elderly. Comparable as a formal Korean nonprofit with national reach and ongoing social welfare programs targeting the same beneficiary population.
• World Vision Korea (월드비전): Large Korean branch of an international humanitarian NGO running community development, nutrition, and welfare programs including for vulnerable elderly. Comparable as a domestic NGO with formal financial disclosures and a multi-program welfare portfolio.
• Good Neighbors International (굿네이버스): Major Korean NGO operating community welfare, child sponsorship, and meal/nutrition programs domestically and abroad. Comparable as a Korea-based nonprofit addressing community welfare with volunteer engagement, though broader in scope than KLC's elderly meal focus.

Others

• Community Chest of Korea (사랑의열매): Korea's largest coordinated fundraising organization that pools corporate and individual donations and re-grants to social welfare nonprofits. Comparable ecosystem participant that channels funding to organizations like KLC and could be a peer funder/distribution channel.

Direct peers

• Meals on Wheels America: Largest U.S. organization dedicated to delivering meals to seniors in need. Comparable to KLC in mission (regular meal delivery to elderly facing food insecurity) and reliance on volunteer-based meal preparation and last-mile distribution.
• The Greater Boston Food Bank: Largest hunger-relief organization in New England distributing meals through a network of partner agencies. Comparable distribution architecture to KLC, where a central kitchen prepares food delivered through multiple partner sites to end beneficiaries.
• City Harvest: New York City's largest food rescue organization feeding community members facing hunger. Comparable as a volunteer-driven nonprofit focused on meal distribution to food-insecure populations in a single metropolitan geography.
• God's Love We Deliver: New York nonprofit that cooks and home-delivers medically tailored meals to people living with serious illness, including the elderly. Comparable to KLC's chef/nutritionist-led model producing nutritious meals and delivering free of charge to vulnerable elderly.
• FoodCycle (UK): UK charity that combines surplus food, volunteer cooks, and community meal programs for people facing food poverty. Comparable to KLC in the volunteer-cook model producing free nutritious meals for vulnerable populations using donated ingredients and labor.

Emerging players

• Beautiful Store (아름다운가게): Korean nonprofit social enterprise running thrift stores whose proceeds fund community welfare and food assistance. Comparable as a Korea-based charitable organization using innovative fundraising models to support vulnerable populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/korea-legacy-committee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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