Rahima Foundation

Name

Rahima Foundation

Legal name

Rahima Foundation

Website

https://rahima.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Hunger relief programs
• Charitable food distribution
• Community social services
• Nonprofit meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Sadaqa (voluntary) and general donations from individuals. Unrestricted funds provide operational flexibility for new programs and expansion.
2. Corporate Matching & Sponsorships: Company matching donations and corporate sponsorships for soup kitchen meals. Organizations can sponsor meal programs at specific facilities.
3. Grants: Grants from foundations including Sunlight Giving and Qualcomm. Religious charitable collections including Zakat (2.5% annual savings obligation for Muslims), Fitra (Ramadan charity), Fidya (substitute for missed fasting), and Kaffarah (atonement payments).
4. In-Kind Donations: Accepts product donations including food items (rice, flour, lentils, dates, oil), meat for Eid ul Adha distribution, and backpacks for students. These reduce direct purchasing costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rahima Foundation is a faith-inspired nonprofit that distributes monthly groceries (including fresh produce) and hot meals, provides direct financial assistance for rent, utilities, and transportation, and runs educational support programs for students. Core services include Food Distribution, Soup Kitchen partnerships, Meat Collection at Eid ul Adha, Zakat/Islamic charitable giving channels, Student Needs support, and a Wellness Pantry tailored to chronic health conditions. All services are delivered free of charge to qualifying low-income individuals and families in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Product overview

Rahima Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of food assistance and community support programs. The core offerings include Food Distribution (monthly groceries), Soup Kitchen (hot meals via shelter partnerships), Meat Collection (Eid sacrifice meat), Zakat Programs (Islamic charitable giving), General Donations, Student Needs (educational support), and Wellness Pantry (health-focused food assistance). These programs are offered as distinct service offerings rather than a unified software platform, with no technical products or AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Monthly distribution of groceries and fresh produce to families in need. Receives approximately 13 tons of groceries on the third Friday of each month, which are packed and distributed to hundreds of families at the San Jose warehouse and through door-to-door delivery.
• Soup Kitchen Provides hot, nutritious meals to homeless shelters through partnerships with Project We Hope (East Palo Alto), LifeMoves (Villa and MSI facilities in San Jose), and Open Heart Kitchen (Dublin). Serves over 400 fresh meals per service event and approximately 250 hot meals per month.
• Meat Collection Collection and distribution of Qurbani/Udhiya meat during Eid ul Adha. Accepts donated meat from the community and distributes to families in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the foundation's annual Islamic charitable distribution.
• Zakat Programs Islamic charitable giving programs including Zakat (2.5% annual savings donation), Fitra (Ramadan charity), Fidya (substitute for missed fasts), and Kaffarah (atonement payments). Provides donors with structured channels for fulfilling Islamic charitable obligations.
• General Donations (Sadaqa) Unrestricted voluntary donations (Sadaqa) that provide the foundation with flexibility to start new programs and supplement existing programs in greater need of funding. Supports the full scope of operational and program needs.
• Student Needs Educational support including Student Compassion Awards, backpack drives for refugee and immigrant students (local and Sacramento), and provision of snacks and groceries for food-insecure students.
• Wellness Pantry Food assistance program for low-income individuals with health conditions (pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol), operated in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente and Second Harvest Food Bank. Provides medically tailored fresh produce and nutritious food to improve patient health outcomes through nutrition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ lives impacted since 1993
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Second Harvest Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor food sourcing partner providing bulk groceries and fresh produce for distribution programs. Partnership also includes collaboration on the Wellness Pantry program for individuals with diet-sensitive health conditions.
• LifeMovescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with two LifeMoves facilities in San Jose to provide hot nutritious meals. Serves residents at Villa facility (approximately 40 people) and MSI facility (approximately 60 people) through soup kitchen program.
• Project We HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to serve hot meals at East Palo Alto shelter. Addresses the third-highest rate of chronic homelessness in the country according to 2017 homeless census.
• Open Heart KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to serve hot meals at Dublin location, providing approximately 60 meals per service event for community members in need.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership for Wellness Pantry program serving low-income patients with pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. Collaborative program to improve patient health outcomes through nutrition.
• East Palo Alto Academy High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for food distribution activities, helping address food insecurity among students and their families.
• Evergreen Islamic CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner that has hosted snack packing events with Rahima Foundation volunteers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Open Heart Kitchen: Hot meal provider in the Bay Area. Both organizations run soup kitchen / hot meal programs serving low-income populations in overlapping geography.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley: Major food bank partner serving the same Silicon Valley geography. Directly comparable as a food distribution nonprofit with overlapping beneficiary base and program model.
• St. Anthony's Foundation: San Francisco-based social services nonprofit providing meals, food distribution, and financial assistance. Comparable integrated service model addressing food insecurity, housing support, and dignity.
• Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen: Bay Area nonprofit providing hot meals and food assistance to those in need. Comparable meal program model and similar operational scale serving homeless and low-income populations.
• Alameda County Community Food Bank: Regional food bank serving East Bay communities adjacent to Rahima's footprint. Directly comparable food distribution and grocery program model.
• Project We Hope: East Palo Alto shelter and homeless services organization. Rahima serves meals at Project We Hope facilities, making both organizations peers serving the same homeless population.
• LifeMoves: Homeless services nonprofit with multiple Silicon Valley shelter facilities. Rahima provides meal services to LifeMoves residents, making them both peer and partner in serving the same beneficiary population.
• San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: Large regional food bank serving Bay Area food insecure populations. Comparable food distribution model and target demographic, though at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Islamic Relief USA: National faith-based humanitarian organization with broader international scope. Comparable faith-based model and Zakat collection infrastructure, though at much larger scale and global footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Large faith-based social services organization operating in the same Silicon Valley geography. Comparable in providing food, financial assistance, and educational support, though with a broader portfolio and Catholic affiliation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rahima-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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