Matthew's Crossing Food Bank

What Matthew's Crossing Food Bank does

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit food assistance organization headquartered at 1368 N. Arizona Ave in Chandler, Arizona, serving the East Valley. Founded in 2001 by Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church and incorporated as an independent secular non-profit in 2005, the organization now serves over 124,000 people in need annually through seven distinct programs: Emergency Food Boxes (averaging 125 families per weekday), Meals to Grow Weekend Backpacks (up to 1,200 K-12 and college students weekly during the school year), Senior Food Boxes (qualified individuals aged 60+), Mobile Marketplace pop-up distributions, Holiday Food Boxes at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, Homebound Deliveries, and on-campus Food Closets. The organization operates with a small paid staff of 1-10 employees supplemented by approximately 220 volunteers (70 regular and 150 seasonal), and uses no proprietary technology beyond standard database systems for client intake and reporting.

The organization's revenue model is donation-driven, drawing on voluntary monetary contributions from individuals and organizations, in-kind food donations, federal support through the USDA's Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and Arizona state tax-credit-eligible donations enabled by its Qualified Charitable Organization status (QCO # 20497). All food distribution services are provided free of charge to registered clients, with Emergency Food Boxes available once per month and Weekend Backpacks distributed weekly during the school year. Distribution occurs through multiple channels including walk-in service at the Chandler headquarters, school-based backpack delivery, community-partner mobile pop-ups, and direct volunteer home delivery.

Strategically, Matthew's Crossing combines a community-led go-to-market motion with a diversified distribution footprint and regulatory entitlements (501(c)(3), QCO, TEFAP) that underwrite its donor value proposition. Its growth-from 800 served in 2001 to 124,000+ served today reflects both organic demand growth in its service area and programmatic expansion. The organization has no disclosed AI, proprietary technology platform, or patent portfolio, and operates under the leadership of Executive/Operations Director Mike Dippre and Development Director Vicente Small.

Name

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank

Legal name

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank

Website

https://matthewscrossing.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank is a Chandler, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free food assistance to over 124,000 people annually through seven programs including emergency food boxes, school weekend backpacks, senior boxes, and mobile marketplace distributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank / Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Community food bank
• Emergency food boxes
• Food insecurity relief
• Charitable food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler, Arizona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Matthew's Crossing Food Bank relies on monetary donations from individuals and organizations, as well as in-kind food donations. Donations are voluntary and can be made online, by cash, check, or in person. The organization also participates in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a federal program that provides USDA Foods.
2. Arizona Tax Credit Program: Arizona residents can claim a dollar-for-dollar tax credit by donating to Matthew's Crossing. Individual filers can donate up to $495 and joint filers up to $987 to qualify for the full 2025 tax credit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank is a community-based non-profit that collects and distributes free food to food-insecure individuals and families in the Chandler, Arizona area. It operates seven distinct assistance programs—Emergency Food Boxes, Meals to Grow Weekend Backpacks, Senior Food Boxes, Mobile Marketplace, Holiday Food Boxes, Homebound Deliveries, and on-campus Food Closets—designed to reach the working poor, students, seniors, and homebound individuals through walk-in, school-based, mobile, and home-delivery channels. All programs are provided at no cost to qualified recipients and are sustained by donations, volunteers, and USDA TEFAP federal food allocations.

Product overview

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank operates as a multi-program food assistance organization offering seven distinct programs designed to address food insecurity across different demographics and access methods. The core programs include Emergency Food Box distribution serving approximately 125 families daily on weekdays; the Meals to Grow Weekend Backpack program reaching up to 1,200 students weekly; Senior Food Boxes for individuals 60 and older; Mobile Marketplace pop-up distributions; Holiday Food Boxes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter; Homebound Deliveries for those unable to visit; and on-campus Food Closets for families. These programs work together as a unified food assistance ecosystem serving over 124,000 people annually through the organization's Chandler, Arizona location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meals to Grow: Weekend Backpacks program providing food to students from Kindergarten through College every week during the school year
• Emergency Food Box
• Senior Food Boxes

Products and services

• Emergency Food Box Provides nutritionally balanced non-perishable food to families in need, designed to feed a family of four for up to three days. An average of 125 families are served Monday through Friday at the Chandler headquarters.
• Meals to Grow Weekend Backpacks Weekend backpack food program distributing nutritious meals to students from kindergarten through college. Backpacks are provided weekly during the school year to up to 1,200 students through school-based distribution channels.
• Senior Food Boxes Food boxes available to qualified individuals 60 years and older to address food insecurity among senior citizens in the Chandler, Arizona area.
• Mobile Marketplace Monthly fresh food pop-up distributions conducted in partnership with community organizations to bring fresh food directly to underserved neighborhoods in the East Valley of Arizona.
• Holiday Food Boxes Special food boxes provided to registered clients at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holidays.
• Homebound Deliveries Volunteer-delivered food assistance for neighbors unable to visit the food bank due to mobility or health constraints.
• Meals to Grow Food Closets On-campus food pantries providing ongoing food assistance for families in need at partner school or community sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 124,000 people in need each year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered foundational and core.

• Saint Matthew's Episcopal ChurchfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization was originally established in 2001 by Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church to supply food for hungry families. In 2005, the church determined the food bank had grown to need independence from the church and become a secular organization.
• USDA (Through TEFAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew's Crossing participates in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing emergency food assistance at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP.
• Arizona Department of RevenuecoreOthersMatthew's Crossing is registered as a Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO # 20497) with the Arizona Department of Revenue, allowing donors to claim dollar-for-dollar Arizona tax credits on their donations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National network of200+ food banks of which Matthew's Crossing is a likely affiliate or partner. Sets national standards for TEFAP, mobile distributions, and food sourcing that shape local food bank operations.
• Houston Food Bank: Largest food bank in the Feeding America network. Demonstrates the scaled-up version of the Matthew's Crossing operating model — multi-program, mobile distribution, and partner-agency resupply — though at materially larger scope.

Direct peers

• St. Mary's Food Bank: Largest food bank in Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix. Direct peer operating community food distribution, TEFAP participation, and similar emergency box / mobile pantry programs serving the same state and overlapping East Valley geography.
• Food Bank of the Rockies: Colorado-based regional food bank running TEFAP distribution, mobile pantries, and partner-agency networks. Closely comparable operating model and demographic mix (working poor, seniors, children).
• Midwest Food Bank: Multi-state food bank with a comparable multi-program model including disaster relief, mobile pantries, and school feeding. Useful comp for capital-efficient, volunteer-heavy food distribution at similar people-served scale.
• Gleaners Community Food Bank: Southeast Michigan food bank running Mobile Pantry, TEFAP, and senior-specific programs. Comparable multi-channel community food assistance model with similar people-served scale.
• United Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Mesa and the East Valley of Arizona. Operates a comparable mix of emergency food boxes, mobile distributions, and partner-agency networks — a direct regional peer to Matthew's Crossing.
• Desert Mission Food Bank: Phoenix-area food bank operated as part of HonorHealth's community health mission. Comparable in offering walk-in emergency food boxes and pantries to low-income families in the same Arizona metro.

Others

• Meals on Wheels America: National network providing home-delivered meals to seniors and the homebound. Closely comparable delivery model and senior demographic to Matthew's Crossing's Homebound Deliveries program, though not a food bank peer.

Emerging players

• No Kid Hungry: National campaign focused on ending childhood hunger, with direct program overlap to Matthew's Crossing's Meals to Grow Weekend Backpack initiative serving K-12 and college students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MatthewsCrossingFoodBank
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Matthews-Crossing-Food-Bank-East-Valley/61569683482668
• Instagraminstagram.com/matthewscrossingfoodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matthewscrossing

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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