Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services

What Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services does

Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services is a Washington State nonprofit operating a market-style food bank aligned with the USDA MyPlate Nutrition Guide, distributing nearly one million pounds of food annually to residents of Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Selleck, and the Tahoma School District boundaries. Core product is a grocery-style food bank offering weekly choice-based shopping at no cost, with no proof-of-income requirement for general food access; clients are guided by volunteers through a market using a household-size shopping list. Distribution occurs in person (Tuesdays and Wednesdays), via curbside pickup, and via needs-based home delivery for seniors and homebound individuals.

The product portfolio extends beyond food to a layered set of wraparound programs: Financial Assistance (bus passes, rent, utility shutoff prevention), Outreach & Resource Services (on-site mobile behavioral health clinic, employment navigation, food stamp enrollment, substance use disorder recovery), an annual Backpack Program for K–12 students, Holiday Gift and Holiday Meal Programs, Feed a Tahomie (student lunch debt prevention for Tahoma School District), a Baby Cupboard program, and a community Gardening Program for fresh produce donations. Technologically, the organization runs a WordPress-based website with online pre-registration, Harness and PayPal for donations, an Amazon Wishlist integration for the holiday gift program, and standard calendar sync integrations.

Revenue mechanics are non-commercial: the organization is funded entirely by individual donations (one-time, monthly, round-up), corporate giving, grants, in-kind food donations (grocery rescue from Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway, Grocery Outlet; community food drives; and supply from Food Lifeline, NW Harvest, and Elk Run Farm), and coalition support through the South King County Food Coalition (13 member food banks) and WA Food Coalition. All services are free to clients. Operating throughput is achieved with 5 paid staff and approximately 300 volunteer hours per week, with board oversight provided by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Name

Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services

Legal name

Maple Valley Food Bank

Website

https://maplevalleyfoodbank.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services is a Washington State nonprofit operating a grocery-style food bank that distributes nearly one million pounds of food annually and wraparound support services to food-insecure residents of Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Selleck, and the Tahoma School District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Emergency food assistance
• Holiday meal programs
• Financial assistance programs
• Community food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Maple Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations (One-time and Monthly): The food bank relies on monetary donations from individuals and community members, including one-time donations, monthly pledges, and round-up programs linked to debit/credit cards.
2. Corporate Giving & Grants: Corporate partners and foundations provide funding and in-kind support to sustain operations and programs.
3. Food Donations (In-kind): The organization receives food donations from grocery stores (grocery rescue), community food drives, government food programs, and partner organizations including Food Lifeline, NW Harvest, and Elk Run Farm.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services operates a grocery-style food bank distributing nearly one million pounds of food annually to food-insecure individuals and families. The organization supplements food distribution with emergency financial assistance (rent, utilities, bus passes), holiday meal and gift programs, a school backpack program, a student lunch debt program (Feed a Tahomie), and outreach and resource services connecting clients to employment, healthcare, and behavioral health support.

Product overview

Maple Valley Food Bank operates as a food assistance nonprofit offering a portfolio of programs centered around its Market Style Food Bank (core grocery-style food distribution) supplemented by Financial Assistance, Outreach & Resource Services, and specialized programs including Backpack Program, Holiday Gift Program, Holiday Meal Program, Feed a Tahomie, and Gardening. Additional service options include Curbside Pickup and Home Delivery for eligible clients. The organization distributes nearly one million pounds of food annually through its market model aligned with USDA MyPlate Nutrition Guide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market Style Food Bank Grocery-style food bank distributing nearly one million pounds of food annually, including fresh milk, eggs, and produce, in alignment with the USDA MyPlate Nutrition Guide. Clients shop weekly based on household size using a shop card system. Open to anyone regardless of residence.
• Financial Assistance Emergency financial assistance including bus passes, rent help, and utility assistance for clients residing in Maple Valley, Black Diamond, and the boundaries of the Tahoma School District. Requires food bank registration and application with the Community Health Coordinator.
• Outreach & Resource Services On-site case management bringing partner agencies to the food bank to assist clients with employment opportunities, food stamps enrollment, affordable healthcare access, mobile behavioral health clinic services, and substance use disorder recovery navigation.
• Backpack Program Annual summer backpack and school supply distribution program for school-aged children in Maple Valley, Black Diamond, and the boundaries of the Tahoma School District. Backpacks are filled with essential supplies for the school year and distributed by appointment on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Holiday Gift Program Christmas gift program serving children ages 0-18. Parents select age-appropriate gifts from a gift store during the holiday season. Supported by Amazon Wishlist integration allowing donors to ship gift items directly to the organization.
• Holiday Meal Program Thanksgiving and Christmas meal basket distribution available during regular grocery distribution for two weeks before each holiday. Provided 1,070 families with holiday meal baskets in 2022.
• Feed a Tahomie Student lunch debt prevention program for the Tahoma School District. Provides lunch money directly to student lunch accounts for families denied Free and Reduced Lunch eligibility and helps erase existing lunch debt preventing diploma issuance.
• Curbside Pickup Contactless food pickup service where clients phone in their shopping list and staff picks, bags, and delivers items to the client's vehicle upon arrival at the food bank.
• Home Delivery Needs-based personalized home delivery service for seniors and homebound individuals unable to visit the food bank, providing groceries directly to their residence.
• Baby Cupboard Diaper and baby supply distribution for families with children three and under, available during weekly grocery shopping for verified Maple Valley and Tahoma School District residents.
• Gardening Program Fresh produce donation program accepting garden-grown vegetables from community members who plant rows for the food bank or donate excess produce by appointment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1 million pounds of food distributed annually including fresh milk, eggs, and produce
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Food LifelinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood Lifeline is a strategic partner whose mission is solving hunger for tomorrow. Their strategic plan goal is to feed people experiencing hunger today and simultaneously solve the issue of hunger for tomorrow. As a member of Food Lifeline's network, MVFB receives food supply support.
• NW Harvest (Northwest Harvest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNW Harvest provides access to healthy food as part of their food justice mission. They act to remove systemic inequities that create barriers within food and economic systems. NW Harvest supplies food to MVFB.
• Elk Run FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElk Run Farm grows fresh produce for the thirteen member food banks of the South King County Food Coalition. They believe food access is a right and grow food using sustainable practices, harvested at peak ripeness and nutrition, distributed locally in the community. MVFB receives fresh produce from Elk Run Farm.
• WA Food Coalition (Washington Food Coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWA Food Coalition is the state's coalition of emergency food providers, governed by people working in the field, representing all areas of the state. They gather strength through peers, organize to find common goals, and bring shared values to create a strong collective voice of the emergency food system.
• South King County Food Coalition (SKC Food Coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor almost 40 years, the South King County Food Coalition has devoted its energy to advocating for the hungry in local communities. Through its twelve member pantries and countless partners, it is united in efforts to eradicate hunger across the region. MVFB is one of thirteen member food banks.
• United Way of King CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way of King County provides free, weekly and biweekly home delivery of groceries in partnership with King County food banks, Cascadia Produce, and DoorDash. This free service is available to anyone in King County unable to afford groceries and unable to access their local food bank.
• City of Maple ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Maple Valley is a local government partner. The city is 5.8 square miles, located east of Kent and Covington, and north of Black Diamond, about 30 minutes east of Seattle and Tacoma. The partnership supports the food bank's local community presence.
• Mobile Behavioral Health ClinicminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner organizations across King County bring wraparound services to the Maple Valley Food Bank, including a mobile behavioral health clinic, phone services, job opportunities, and substance use disorder recovery navigators.
• Local Grocery Stores (Grocery Rescue Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal grocery stores partner with MVFB through a grocery rescue program where volunteers take MVFB vehicles to local stores to pick up food items that can no longer be sold in store. Partner stores include Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway, and Grocery Outlet.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Auburn Food Bank: South King County food bank serving Auburn and surrounding communities. Comparable donor-supported community food bank model serving a similar suburban Washington demographic.
• Northwest Harvest: Washington-state food justice organization that distributes food through a statewide network of partner food banks. Highly comparable mission, model, and partnership role to Maple Valley Food Bank's food sourcing.
• Kent Food Bank: South King County food bank operating a choice-based market and emergency assistance programs. Directly comparable scale, geography, and service portfolio to Maple Valley Food Bank.
• Food Lifeline: Seattle-based hunger-relief organization that sources and distributes food across Western Washington, including to member food banks like Maple Valley. Directly comparable as a regional food bank/distributor with a similar donation-supported, partnership-driven model.
• White Center Food Bank: King County community food bank offering choice-based grocery-style food distribution and wraparound services. Closely comparable in scale, geography (greater King County), and operating model.
• Multi-Service Center: Federal Way-based nonprofit providing food, housing, and emergency services in South King County. Comparable wraparound emergency-services model and donor-funded structure.
• Federal Way Food Bank: South King County food bank serving a similar suburban demographic. Comparable in mission, donor-supported model, and partnership with Food Lifeline and the SKC Food Coalition.
• Hopelink: East and North King County nonprofit providing food, housing, and emergency financial assistance with multiple service centers. Comparable wraparound service model and donor-funded structure, though larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National hunger-relief network and food bank federation. MVFB's upstream partners (Food Lifeline, NW Harvest) participate in this network, and the operating model of community food distribution via partner pantries is structurally identical, though at vastly larger scale.
• United Way of King County: Regional nonprofit umbrella that funds and partners with King County food banks (including MVFB via SKC Food Coalition) and coordinates home delivery with DoorDash. Comparable wraparound community-services orientation at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maplevalleyfoodbank
• Instagraminstagram.com/maplevalleyfoodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maplevalleyfoodbank

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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