What LeSea Global Feed the Hungry does

LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian organization headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, founded in 1987 by Dr. Lester Sumrall. Its core mission is to feed hungry children and vulnerable populations worldwide while pairing physical nourishment with Christian spiritual outreach. The flagship Every Child Every Day (ECED) program, launched in 2005, delivers daily nutritious meals through a network of local church partners and missionaries in 24 nations, serving more than 650,000 children daily at a reported per-meal delivery cost of approximately 20 cents. The organization also runs emergency food relief operations in conflict and disaster zones, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Central America, with over 10 million pounds delivered to Ukraine alone since the start of the war.

The underlying operating model is a church-to-church, pastor-to-pastor distribution architecture rather than a technology platform. Mechanically, food is sourced from specialized food suppliers (Feed My Starving Children, Rise Against Hunger, Gleanings for the Hungry, Lifeline Christian Mission, Kids Around the World) and ministry content is supplied by Biblica, World Missionary Press, KIDStory, and OneHope. Distribution is executed by an in-country network of local church partners and schools, enabling last-mile reach into conflict zones where conventional aid struggles to operate. The organization reports 96% of donations directed to project services, holds a 4-star Charity Navigator rating, a GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency, and is audited annually by BDO USA, LLP.

Revenue is generated entirely from charitable giving through multiple structured vehicles: one-time individual donations, the Full Life Monthly Partner recurring program ($30/month feeds 5 children), planned giving and legacy gifts, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, donor-advised fund grants (supported by 14+ DAF partners including Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, and Morgan Stanley), corporate partnerships, and in-kind product donations. Go-to-market is community-led and pastor-to-pastor, supported by digital content marketing (blog, email, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), time-sensitive eAppeals for crisis campaigns, and earned-media credibility from third-party charity raters. The organization operates fundraising offices in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, and New Zealand and has cumulatively delivered more than $500 million of food and supplies to 92 nations.

Name

LeSea Global Feed the Hungry

Legal name

LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry, Inc.

Website

https://feedthehungry.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1987 that delivers daily nutritious meals to 650,000+ children in 24 nations through a church-to-church distribution network, supported by individual donors, corporate partners, and structured giving programs including donor-advised funds, IRA QCDs, and planned legacy gifts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid / Child Nutrition Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises (BPADAJAI), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD), School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL)

Keywords

• Humanitarian food aid
• Child nutrition programs
• Emergency disaster relief
• Faith-based charitable giving
• Church partner distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

South Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (One-time and Recurring): Individual donors contribute one-time or monthly recurring gifts. Monthly partners (Full Life Monthly Partner) provide sustained giving. $30/month feeds 5 children for a month.
2. Planned Giving / Legacy Gifts: Donors can make legacy gifts through wills, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance, and IRA qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) for donors aged 70.5+. IRA QCDs allow up to $111,000 per year (indexed for 2026).
3. Donor-Advised Fund Grants: Grants made to LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry through Donor-Advised Funds such as Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and others.
4. IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: Donors aged 70.5+ can donate up to $111,000 directly from taxable IRAs annually (indexed for 2026). Spouses can each donate $111,000 from their own IRAs ($222,000 total). At age 73+, QCDs can satisfy required minimum distributions.
5. In-Kind Product Donations: Companies in positions of influence can contribute non-perishable food items, medical, educational, agricultural, or building supplies, receiving tax-deductible receipts in return. The organization also picks up dated/damaged bulk items.
6. 96% of Donations Directed to Project Services: The organization reports that 96 percent of all donations currently goes toward project services. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law for the 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 32-0053249.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry is a faith-based humanitarian nonprofit that raises charitable donations and distributes nutritious daily meals to vulnerable children in developing nations and crisis zones through a network of local church partners. Its flagship Every Child Every Day program feeds over 650,000 children daily in 24 nations, supplemented by emergency food relief for war and disaster zones, monthly recurring giving, planned/legacy giving, and in-kind product donation programs.

Product overview

LeSea Global Feed the Hungry operates as a faith-based humanitarian organization providing a portfolio of child feeding and emergency relief programs. The core product is the Every Child Every Day program (ECED), launched in 2005, which delivers daily nutritious meals to vulnerable children through local church partners while providing education and Gospel outreach. The organization complements this with emergency food relief for disaster and crisis situations. Donor engagement is facilitated through multiple giving programs including monthly recurring donations, one-time gifts, planned/legacy giving options, and in-kind product donations. Meals are sourced through food partner organizations (Feed My Starving Children, Rise Against Hunger, Gleanings for the Hungry, Lifeline Christian Mission) and distributed alongside ministry partner materials (Biblica, World Missionary Press, OneHope) to address both physical and spiritual needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Every Child Every Day Program A flagship child-feeding initiative that delivers nutritious daily meals to over 650,000 vulnerable children across 24 nations, combined with primary education and Gospel outreach delivered through local church partners and schools. Designed for vulnerable children in developing nations who lack food security and access to education.
• Emergency Food Relief Emergency food and relief supplies delivered during natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide, including responses to Hurricane Helene, the Ukraine war, and regional droughts in East Africa. Distributed directly to elderly, disabled, widow, and orphan populations in conflict and disaster zones.
• Full Life Monthly Partner Giving Program Recurring monthly donation program where individual donors commit to regular contributions to sustain ongoing feeding programs. $30/month feeds 5 children for an entire month; $83.33/month feeds 13 children ($1,000/year for single filers); $166.67/month feeds 27 children ($2,000/year for married filers).
• Planned Giving Program Legacy and planned giving services for individual donors, including wills and bequests, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (up to $111,000/year per donor in 2026), charitable remainder trusts, gifts of stock, gifts of life insurance, and charitable gift annuities. Donor Engagement staff provide one-on-one guidance to donors on tax-advantaged legacy vehicles.
• In-Kind Giving Program Accepts donations of non-perishable food, medical, educational, agricultural, or building supplies from corporate and individual donors, with pickup services available for bulk or dated inventory. Tax-deductible receipts are issued for all in-kind contributions, and the organization can route product overseas for field use.

Quantifiable outcome

• 650,000+ children receive daily meals
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feed My Starving Children (FMSC)coreOthersFMSC organizes volunteers to pack highly nutritious, fortified rice and soy meals (Manna Pack™ meals) for kids in need. These donated meals benefit communities served by Feed The Hungry worldwide. FMSC meals are specifically formulated for malnourished children.
• Rise Against Hunger (RAH)coreOthersRise Against Hunger provides specialized GMO-free Rice Meal Packs that benefit thousands of children served by Feed The Hungry field partners in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
• Kids Around The World (KATW)minorOthersKATW impacts lives of kids and surrounding communities through food, play, and story. They have donated foodstuffs and large commercial playground equipment to Feed The Hungry centers to help children experience a full life through the gift of play.
• Gleanings for the HungrycoreOthersFounded in 1982 and based in Dinuba, California, Gleanings provides millions of servings of dehydrated soup mix and dried fruits to sustain vulnerable children across Central America through Feed The Hungry.
• Lifeline Christian MissioncoreOthersLifeline Christian Mission manufactures fortified Rice & Bean packs and other products, enabling Feed The Hungry to distribute healthy foods and vital nutrients to infants, children, and families across Central America and Africa.
• BiblicaminorOthersBiblica provides the Bible in accurate, contemporary translations and formats so that more people around the world have the opportunity to learn about Jesus Christ. A ministry partner providing spiritual literature.
• World Missionary Press, Inc.minorOthersAn interdenominational faith ministry producing 48-page topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies in more than 345 languages. Ministry partner providing literature to equip communities.
• KIDStoryminorOthersKIDStory has developed effective materials and methods to train educators and reach kids in all cultures with the good news of Jesus and His story. Their transformative products support Feed The Hungry's outreach.
• OneHopeminorOthersOneHope helps children engage with God's Story alongside churches, ministries, local governments, and schools. Their Scripture messages and materials communicate purpose and hope to communities served by Feed The Hungry.
• Fidelity Charitable Gift FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOne of the largest Donor-Advised Funds through which donors can grant to LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry. Donors receive an immediate tax deduction and recommend grants over time.
• Schwab Charitable Fund (DAFGiving360)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Donor-Advised Fund enabling donors to make grants to LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry conveniently through the Schwab platform.
• Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonor-Advised Fund partner enabling donors to direct grants to LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry.
• Bank of America Charitable GivingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner listed on the Donor-Advised Funds page enabling BofA clients to designate grants to Feed The Hungry.
• BNY Mellon Charitable Gift FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner enabling BNY Mellon clients to grant to Feed The Hungry.
• Barnabas FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner serving Christian donors.
• Daffy Charitable FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerModern DAF platform enabling donors to give to Feed The Hungry.
• Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner for Goldman Sachs clients.
• JP MorganminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner for JP Morgan clients to designate grants to Feed The Hungry.
• Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner for Morgan Stanley clients.
• National Christian FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Christian-focused DAF enabling faith-based donors to support Feed The Hungry.
• National Philanthropic TrustminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOne of the largest independent DAF sponsors, listed as a grant destination for Feed The Hungry.
• Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner for Raymond James clients.
• Renaissance Charitable FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner.
• The SignatryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner focused on Christian philanthropy.
• U.S. Charitable Gift TrustminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAF partner.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Feed My Starving Children: Christian nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers to pack fortified Manna Pack rice meals for malnourished children worldwide. Direct food-supply partner and peer in faith-based child-meal distribution.
• Catholic Relief Services: Global humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community providing emergency relief and development programs. Comparable scale, international hunger/child feeding programs, and faith-rooted donor base.
• World Vision: One of the largest Christian humanitarian organizations; operates child sponsorship and hunger relief across developing nations. Closest comparability in faith-based identity, child-focused mission, international scope, and donor-funded model.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian nonprofit that runs child feeding programs and disaster relief internationally. Direct overlap in evangelical identity, child nutrition programs, and church-driven distribution model.
• Gleanings for the Hungry: Christian relief nonprofit producing dehydrated soup mix and dried fruits for vulnerable populations. Direct food-supply partner and peer in packaged-food distribution for hunger relief.
• Children's Hunger Fund: Faith-based nonprofit distributing food and aid through a network of local church partners to children in the U.S. and internationally. Near-identical church-to-church distribution model and child-focused mission.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical Christian relief organization operating globally in disaster response, hunger relief, and child nutrition. Overlaps in faith-based positioning, conflict-zone access, and donor-driven funding model.
• Food for the Poor: Christian international relief and development organization providing food, medicine, and aid to the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comparable faith-based funding, food distribution, and donor-supported model.
• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC): Faith-based humanitarian aid agency providing emergency relief and sustainable development in over 50 countries. Comparable in faith-rooted funding and international humanitarian programming.
• Rise Against Hunger: Nonprofit providing meals and disaster response globally; works with church and community partners. Direct food-supply partner to Feed the Hungry and peer in meal-packing/nutrition model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/lgfth
• Instagraminstagram.com/feedthehungry.usa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feed-the-hungry

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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