Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank

What Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank does

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank (legal name: Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, Inc.; Federal Tax ID 23-7425890) is a charitable nonprofit organization founded in 1971 as a multi-church project to provide a single, centralized location for families in Saline County, Kansas to seek emergency help. Originally housed in the basement of Memorial Hall and now operating from a purpose-built facility at 255 S. Chicago St in Salina, the organization has grown into a comprehensive food assistance and emergency relief operation with offices, a teaching kitchen, a food pantry, a warehouse, and an on-site community garden.

The organization's core products and services include a weekly Food Bank Distribution providing eligible clients with a week's worth of food (dairy, fresh produce, and non-perishables) up to three times per month at no cost; an Emergency Assistance Program offering up to $150 per household every 12 months for rent and utility disconnection prevention; a Senior Food Box program operated as a USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) drive-thru for adults 60+; a Food 4 Kids Weekend Backpack Program distributing shelf-stable packets via Saline County schools; a Temporary Tote Outreach Program for homebound clients; Life Skills Cooking Classes; a Community Garden Project with raised beds; and limited Prescription Assistance. No proprietary technology platform underpins operations; service delivery is conducted in person at the facility, through school and agency partnerships, and via a basic website with online donation capability.

The business model is donation-driven: the organization is funded entirely by community monetary contributions and in-kind food donations from individuals, churches, local grocery stores, and farmers, augmented by an online donation platform and a newly introduced Planned Giving / Legacy Giving program. All services are provided free of charge to eligible Saline County residents, with no pricing tiers or commercial revenue. Distribution is exclusively domestic and confined to Saline County, Kansas, delivered through direct service at the main facility, drive-thru, school-based outreach, and partner agencies (Kansas Food Bank, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, Salina Animal Shelter). Operations are supported by a staff of 1-10 paid employees, a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors, and 600+ volunteer hours contributed monthly.

Name

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank

Legal name

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, Inc.

Website

https://salinafood.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank is a 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 1971 that provides free emergency food, rent/utility assistance, senior food boxes, and school backpack programs to individuals and families facing hunger and financial crisis in Saline County, Kansas, funded entirely by community donations and operated by a small staff and volunteer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank and Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

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

• Food bank services
• Emergency food assistance
• Hunger relief programs
• Homeless prevention aid
• Community nutrition support

Headquarters

HQ city

Salina

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. Community Donations: The organization operates entirely on donations of money and food from members of the community. No specific revenue model or funding structure disclosed beyond general donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank provides free weekly food distribution (up to three times per month) including dairy, produce, and non-perishables to eligible Saline County residents, alongside emergency financial assistance (up to $150 per household every 12 months) for rent and utilities, prescription help, and community programs such as USDA CSFP senior food boxes, the Food 4 Kids backpack program, homebound tote delivery, cooking classes, and an on-site community garden. All services are donation-funded and delivered directly to clients at its Salina facility or through partner agencies, schools, and shelters.

Product overview

Salina Emergency Aid / Food Bank is a charitable food assistance organization offering multiple programs and services to address hunger and emergency needs in Saline County, Kansas. The core offerings include a food bank distribution program providing weekly food assistance up to 3 times monthly, emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, senior food boxes through the USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Food 4 Kids Weekend Backpack Program for schoolchildren. Additional services include life skills cooking classes, a community garden project, recycling programs, and prescription assistance. The organization also facilitates online donations and planned/legacy giving options for supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Bank Distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• 408,000+ food items distributed in 2018

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Kansas Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kansas Food Bank to distribute Food 4 Kids Weekend Backpack Program packets for children at risk of hunger, and to distribute USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for seniors 60+. Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank serves as local drop point and pick-up location.
• North Salina Community DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for community garden development and food security initiatives. Collaborated on renovating the Food Bank Garden to include new community garden plots and handicapped accessible raised beds.
• K-State Research and ExtensionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in community garden project providing expertise and support for food security and gardening education programs.
• The City of Salina Community GardenssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization for community garden initiative promoting food justice and sustainable food access.
• Master GardenerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer horticulture experts supporting community garden project through expertise and education.
• Horticulture ClubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent organization providing support for community garden and food security education programs.
• Local Grocery Stores and FarmerssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSource donated food for distribution to people needing food assistance. Local vendors supply produce and other food items.
• Local ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal founding partners in 1971. Continue to donate food and money regularly through initiatives like 'Pounding Sundays'. Ongoing referral source and community support network.
• Salina Animal ShelterminorOthersReferral partner for pet food assistance. Clients needing pet food are referred to Salina Animal Shelter.
• Homeless Shelters and Soup KitchenscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner agencies receiving donated food for distribution, especially highly perishable items. Helps ensure quick and effective distribution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kansas Food Bank: State-level food bank distributor that partners with Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank to deliver CSFP senior boxes and Food 4 Kids backpacks. Operates the same core model of sourcing and redistributing donated food to pantries and partner agencies across Kansas, making it a direct functional peer at a larger regional scale.
• Midwest Food Bank: Faith-based regional food bank distributing food through partner pantries across multiple Midwestern states. Closely aligned operating model (donation-funded, volunteer-driven, pantry-network distribution) to Salina Emergency Aid, though operating at multi-state scale.
• Harvesters - The Community Food Network: Regional Feeding America affiliate serving Kansas and western Missouri that distributes food to a network of pantries, kitchens, and shelters. Highly comparable in mission, food-sourcing model, and pantries-served distribution, though operating at a larger geographic scale than Salina Emergency Aid.
• Second Harvest Heartland: Large Feeding America affiliate serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin with food distribution, senior programs (CSFP), backpack programs, and mobile pantries. Mirrors nearly every Salina program line (CSFP, backpack, mobile outreach, SNAP navigation) at substantially greater scale.

Emerging players

• United Way of Saline County: Local Saline County umbrella social services funder that overlaps with Salina Emergency Aid's emergency rent/utility, prescription, and community-fundraising activities. Comparable in serving overlapping client needs in the same Saline County catchment.

Regional players

• Dare to Care Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Kentucky and southern Indiana with pantries, mobile distributions, and senior food boxes. Closely comparable operating model and program mix to Salina Emergency Aid, though in a different regional geography.
• St. Joseph Food Bank: Community food bank in neighboring northwest Missouri. Comparable in size and Pantry-and-partner-agency operating model, but serves a different geography from Salina Emergency Aid.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella network of 200+ food banks, including Kansas Food Bank, that sources and allocates food across the U.S. Salina Emergency Aid's distribution activities fit within this broader network's framework, making Feeding America a direct industry incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/salinafoodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salina-emergency-aid-food-bank

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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