The Charity Guild

What The Charity Guild does

The Charity Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food pantry founded in 1971 and headquartered in Brockton, Massachusetts. The organization operates a multi-channel food distribution platform — including a downtown Brockton pantry at 501 Main Street, a satellite pantry at Brockton High School, and a Home Delivery Program for seniors — and reports serving 2,000+ community members monthly with approximately 30,000 pounds of food distributed per month. Beyond direct food distribution, the Guild runs a portfolio of recurring community programs including Monthly Youth Care Kits, Holiday Helpers, Seeds of Support, High Five for $5, and Mother's Day Gift Giving.

The Guild is the lead convener of the BAHN Cooperative, a network of 10 Brockton-area organizations using a shared intake system to coordinate services for food-insecure residents. Operating with a small staff of approximately 7 employees, the organization is funded through individual donations, event sponsorships (anchored by an Annual Gala), corporate partnerships, and grants from Liberty Mutual Foundation, Rockland Trust Foundation, The Boston Foundation, and Beth Israel Lahey Health, with in-kind food supply sourced through the Greater Boston Food Bank. Direct food program cost is approximately $2,500 per week, implying roughly $130,000 annually for food alone, before staff, facilities, and BAHN operations.

Name

The Charity Guild

Legal name

The Charity Guild, Inc.

Website

https://thecharityguild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Charity Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food pantry founded in 1971 in Brockton, Massachusetts, operating multi-channel food distribution serving 2,000+ community members monthly and leading the BAHN Cooperative of 10 partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Emergency food assistance
• Food pantry services
• Hunger relief programs
• Community food distribution
• Food insecurity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brockton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Monetary Donations: Individual gifts from donors supporting the food programs
2. Event Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsorships for events like the annual gala and community programs
3. Corporate Partnerships: Business partnerships providing financial and food donations
4. Coin & Dollar Drives: Community-hosted fundraising drives at companies or events
5. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from organizations including Liberty Mutual Foundation, Rockland Trust Foundation, The Boston Foundation, and Beth Israel Lahey Health

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Charity Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food pantry that provides free groceries and food assistance to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. It operates walk-up pantry distribution, a home delivery program for homebound clients, and a school-based food pantry in partnership with Brockton Public Schools, while coordinating with 10 regional partner organizations through the Brockton Area Hunger Network (BAHN) Cooperative.

Product overview

The Charity Guild is a nonprofit food pantry organization offering a portfolio of hunger relief programs. Its core offerings include two physical food pantries (Downtown Brockton Food Pantry and TCG Food Pantry at Brockton High School), a Home Delivery Program for seniors and homebound individuals, and leadership of the Brockton Area Hunger Network (BAHN) Cooperative that unifies 10 local food pantries through shared intake. The organization also runs supplemental community programs including Monthly Youth Care Kits, Holiday Helpers, Seeds of Support seasonal kits, High Five for $5 fundraising campaign, and Mother's Day Gift Giving. Together, these programs serve approximately 2,000 community members monthly and distribute 30,000 pounds of food each month.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Walk-up Food Pantry
• Home Delivery Program
• School-Based Food Pantry
• BAHN Cooperative Intake Program
• Holiday Helpers / Adopt a Family
• Seeds of Support (Community Garden)
• Mother's Day Food Drive
• High Five for $5

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves up to 2,000 community members monthly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Brockton Area Hunger Network (BAHN) Cooperative PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The Charity Guild leads the BAHN Cooperative, a unified effort with 10 local organizations including Blessings in a Backpack, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South, Brockton Farmers Market, Brockton Public Schools, Catholic Charities South, Father Bill's & MainSpring, Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Massasoit Community College, and Salvation Army Brockton. The cooperative shares tools, coordinates resources, and streamlines client intake.
• Greater Boston Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Charity Guild is a proud member agency of The Greater Boston Food Bank. They receive weekly food deliveries from the food bank, which serves as their primary source of food inventory for distribution to the community.
• The BeaneryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal coffee shop in Easton that leads the Helping Hands holiday gifting program for Caffrey Towers residents. Donors can choose gift tags at The Beanery location.
• VertecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology company that helps deliver holiday gifts for the Holiday Helpers program benefiting Caffrey Towers residents.
• Local Markets and FarmsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food suppliers from whom The Charity Guild purchases and rescues fresh produce to supplement their Greater Boston Food Bank deliveries. These partnerships allow them to stretch purchasing power and ensure healthy, fresh food is always available.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Project Bread: Massachusetts statewide anti-hunger organization funding food access programs and advocacy. Comparable as a regional food-security nonprofit addressing hunger through community-based service, though operating at a broader state-wide scale.
• Community Servings: A Greater Boston nonprofit that provides nutritious meals to individuals and families facing hunger and illness. Comparable as a regional food-security nonprofit with a similar mission-meal distribution model, though serving a different segment.
• Worcester County Food Bank: Central Massachusetts food bank distributing to local pantries and meal programs. Comparable as a regional food-bank peer in the same state with a similar agency-based distribution model.
• Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: Regional food bank serving Western Massachusetts with a similar hunger-relief mission and agency distribution model. Comparable as a peer food-bank-to-pantry supply chain in the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Greater Boston Food Bank: The largest hunger-relief organization in New England and The Charity Guild's primary upstream supplier. Operates as a food bank distributing to member agencies like Charity Guild, making it a partner and functional peer in the regional food assistance ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Blessings in a Backpack: A BAHN Cooperative partner organization focused on weekend backpack meal programs for food-insecure students. Operates a near-identical school-based food model to Charity Guild's Brockton High School backpack program.
• Salvation Army Brockton: Brockton-area chapter of the national Salvation Army, a BAHN Cooperative partner offering food assistance and emergency relief. Comparable as a faith-affiliated food and social services provider in the same geography.
• Father Bill's & MainSpring: A Brockton-area BAHN Cooperative partner that addresses hunger and homelessness in the same Greater Brockton service area. Directly comparable as a community-based nonprofit serving overlapping food-insecure populations.
• Catholic Charities South: A BAHN Cooperative member providing social services, including food assistance, across Southeastern Massachusetts. Functions as a direct peer in the same regional hunger-relief network.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South: A BAHN Cooperative member providing youth and family services in the Brockton area. Comparable as a community-based nonprofit addressing food insecurity and youth support in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-charity-guild
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecharityguild

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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