Feeding Families Foundation

What Feeding Families Foundation does

Feeding Families Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2022 and incorporated in September 2023 by Jeff and Sam Dorman after their daughter's leukemia diagnosis. The foundation's mission is to eliminate hospital food insecurity for parents and caregivers of critically ill children, primarily on pediatric hematology/oncology, PICU, and bone marrow transplant units. Its flagship Parent Plate Program partners directly with children's hospitals to integrate caregiver meal delivery into the hospital's existing food service infrastructure: when a caregiver orders a meal for their hospitalized child, a companion meal is delivered to the room at no cost and with no application or financial screening required.

The foundation operates four programs: the Parent Plate Program (free bedside meals for caregivers), Cakes For Kids (birthday cakes for inpatient children), Local Food Fare (restaurant-donated meals coordinated through a pickup-and-delivery pipeline), and a Snacks Program providing 24/7 individually packaged snacks on pediatric floors. The technology stack is intentionally minimal — no proprietary platform, app, or API; delivery is operationalized through existing hospital food services and partner restaurant logistics. Active hospital partners include Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Connecticut Children's Hospital, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and Boston Children's Hospital, with additional sites (Manning, Ann) referenced on the foundation's website.

The business model is donation-dependent. Revenue comes from individual contributions, corporate sponsors, foundation grants, and a recurring event portfolio that includes the Winter Virtual Golf Classic, the Strength in Numbers Fashion Show, and the Broadway Magic Hour fundraiser. Major disclosed donors include Ulbrich Stainless Steels (which fully funded the 2024 Yale program), Massey's Plate Glass & Aluminum (Boston expansion underwriter), Modern Apizza, the State of Connecticut, and the New Haven Pizza Club. The foundation is led by co-founders Jeff Dorman (Chair) and Sam Dorman, holds the Candid Seal Platinum 2026 for nonprofit transparency, and has received recognition from the Connecticut General Assembly and the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Name

Feeding Families Foundation

Legal name

Feeding Families Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://feedingfamiliesfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Hospital Caregiver Support Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Hospital food assistance
• Caregiver meal programs
• Nonprofit hunger relief
• Pediatric hospital support
• Charitable food services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Feeding Families Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that generates revenue through donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations fund restricted program funds at partner hospitals. Major events including golf classics, fashion shows, and community fundraisers contribute to revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Feeding Families Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides free meals to parents and caregivers staying with their critically ill child in the hospital. Through its flagship Parent Plate Program, meals are delivered directly to the hospital room alongside the patient's meal tray at no cost to the family, with no application or financial proof required. The foundation partners with children's hospitals to leverage their existing food service infrastructure and funds the cost of caregiver meals through donations.

Product overview

Feeding Families Foundation is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of programs designed to address hospital food insecurity for parents and caregivers of hospitalized children. The core offering is the Parent Plate Program, which provides free meals delivered directly to hospital rooms for caregivers staying with their critically ill children, with no financial eligibility requirements. This is supplemented by three additional programs: Cakes For Kids provides birthday cakes to children inpatient; Local Food Fare coordinates restaurant-donated meals delivered to hospital floors; and the Snacks Program provides 24/7 individually packaged snacks. The organization partners with children's hospitals using their existing food service infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parent Plate Program: Flagship initiative that provides free meals to caregivers of critically ill children, delivered directly to hospital rooms with no application or financial proof required.
• Cakes For Kids
• Local Food Fare
• Snacks Program

Products and services

• Parent Plate Program Flagship initiative providing free meals to parents and caregivers staying with their critically ill child in the hospital. Meals are delivered directly to the hospital room alongside the patient's meal tray, with no application or financial proof required. The program partners with children's hospitals and uses their existing food service infrastructure.
• Cakes For Kids Program providing birthday cakes to children with critical illnesses who have birthdays while inpatient at hospitals. Partnered with local vendors to provide cakes to children on the hematology/oncology floor at Yale Children's Hospital, with plans to expand to other areas.
• Local Food Fare Coordinates delivery of meals from local restaurants to the pediatric hematology/oncology and PICU units at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. Restaurant partners donate food and the foundation picks up and delivers.
• Snacks Program Provides an ongoing selection of individually packaged snacks for patients and their families on the pediatric hematology/oncology floor at Yale Children's Hospital. Snacks are available 24/7 and supplement the Parent Plate Program when food service is not available.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,500 total meals provided to families across Connecticut hospitals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Boston Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025First expansion into Massachusetts. Parent Plate Program expansion funded by Massey's Plate Glass & Aluminum, Inc. Expected to serve hundreds of families annually.
• Yale New Haven Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Primary hospital partner for Parent Plate Program. Foundation established restricted fund at Yale New Haven Health. Program operates on pediatric hematology/oncology floor, expanded to PICU and Pediatric Cardiac ICU. Foundation donated $25,000 to support expansion. Over 2,000 meals provided.
• OHSU Doernbecher Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025Foundation's first hospital partner outside Connecticut. Program launched February 2025 on Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant unit. 1,774 meals provided, serving 51 families monthly.
• Modern ApizzamajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 June 2025Weekly Friday-night pizza deliveries to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. Platinum sponsor of Winter Virtual Golf Classic. Part of New Haven pizza culture community supporting foundation.
• Connecticut Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partner for Parent Plate Program in Connecticut. Approximately 1,000 meals provided to families.
• New Haven Pizza Club (Michael Pollack)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership combining pizza culture with philanthropy. New Haven Pizza Club donates proceeds from artwork sales ($12,000 raised). Founder Michael Pollack organized Strength in Numbers Fashion Show. Partnership started from grassroots community connection.
• Eli's Brick Oven PizzaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurant partner that donated food to entire hematology/oncology floor for patients and staff. Donation led to founding of Local Food Fare Program.
• Golf CoveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Winter Virtual Golf Classic events. Co-owners Paul DeStefano and Chris McDermott integral to event success.
• Various Local Restaurants (Local Food Fare Program)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurants including Olive Garden, Italian Kitchen, and others donate food for Local Food Fare Program coordinated delivery to pediatric units. Foundation picks up and delivers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Children's Hospital Association: Industry association representing children's hospitals. Acts as an ecosystem enabler—potential channel partner for promoting the Parent Plate Program model to additional pediatric hospitals nationally.

Broad incumbents

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Premier pediatric cancer institution with its own family-meal and lodging programs. Represents both a comparable service provider and a potential hospital partner for caregiver-meal expansion.
• Feeding America: Largest U.S. hunger-relief nonprofit. Overlapping food-insecurity mission and donor pool, though focused on broader community hunger rather than pediatric hospital caregivers.
• Meals on Wheels America: National meal-delivery nonprofit with comparable brand and donor-recognition strength, but focused on seniors. Shares operational model of leveraging partners to deliver meals to vulnerable populations.

Direct peers

• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Serves children with critical illnesses and their families; competes for the same donor wallet and pediatric-hospital corporate partnerships. Comparable beneficiary population and event-driven fundraising model.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Largest nonprofit supporting families of hospitalized children through lodging, meals, and on-site services. Directly comparable mission of easing the caregiver burden during pediatric hospitalization, with far broader scale and infrastructure.
• No Kid Hungry: National campaign ending childhood hunger. Operates at much larger scale and could plausibly extend programming into pediatric hospital settings, making it a credible competitor for caregiver-meal funding.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Childhood cancer-focused nonprofit with overlapping donor base and similar family-support ethos. Comparable in mission proximity (pediatric oncology families) and reliance on grassroots fundraising events.

Regional players

• Project Bread: Massachusetts-based anti-hunger nonprofit with comparable footprint to FFF's Boston Children's expansion. Potential collaborator or donor/peer in the New England market.

Emerging players

• WhyHunger: National nonprofit addressing hunger with grants and advocacy. Less directly comparable operationally but competes for food-security donor attention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Feeding-Families-Foundation/61553049486158
• Instagraminstagram.com/feeding.families.foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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