SUMNER COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Name

SUMNER COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Legal name

Sumner Community Food Bank

Website

https://sumnerfoodbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance / Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAA

Food Assistance & Food Banks

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Community food bank
• Hunger relief programs
• Emergency food distribution
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sumner

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: The organization accepts monetary donations through online platforms (PayPal, credit card, Venmo, Donor Advised Funds), text-to-donate, mail-in checks, and in-person cash/check drop-offs. Monthly recurring donations through Community Builders program.
2. Food Donations: Receives food donations from local businesses, farms, individuals, and organized food drives. Also receives food through partnerships with Emergency Food Network and Northwest Harvest. 90% of non-perishable food comes from locally organized food drives.
3. Volunteer Services: Primarily volunteer-driven organization. Volunteers support daily operations, food sorting, client services, and special events.
4. Planned Giving: Accepts planned gifts including bequests in wills, stock donations, crypto, life insurance beneficiary designations, registered account beneficiary designations, charitable annuities, and vehicle donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sumner Community Food Bank is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free marketplace-style food assistance to community members facing food insecurity in Sumner, Washington. Registered clients shop in person at the food bank once every two weeks by appointment, selecting fresh and packaged food, beverages, pet food, child care items, and personal hygiene products. Supporting programs include the Weekend Backpack Program serving 200+ students and monthly Free Dental Days for uninsured adults.

Product overview

Sumner Community Food Bank operates as a food distribution hub providing nutritious food with dignity to neighbors in need. The core offering is the Food Marketplace where registered clients shop for food items on a biweekly basis. Supporting programs include the Weekend Food Backpack Program serving over 200 students weekly, and Free Dental Days providing monthly urgent dental care. The organization also facilitates giving through monthly donor programs, planned giving, donor-advised fund grants, and community events like the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Marketplace In-person food shopping marketplace where registered clients can select food items once every two weeks by appointment. Provides fresh, packaged food, beverages, pet food, child care items, and personal hygiene products to community members facing food insecurity, with no one turned away.
• Weekend Food Backpack Program During the school year, provides low-income students in the Sumner/Bonney Lake School District with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food each Friday to take home over the weekend. Serves more than 200 students weekly with non-perishable items including oatmeal, cereal, fruit cups, tuna, chicken, mac-n-cheese, soup, and snacks.
• Free Dental Days Monthly free dental care events providing urgent dental services including exams, fillings, and some extractions for adults without dental insurance or underinsured. Includes dental care kit distribution, insurance sign-up assistance, and referral services to local dentists. Partnered with Pierce County Local Impact Network, Arcora Foundation, and Medical Teams International.
• Monthly Giving Program (Community Builders) Recurring monthly donation program enabling donors to provide sustained support to the food bank. Monthly gifts help ensure the organization can consistently meet community needs.
• Planned Giving Legacy giving program allowing donors to include the food bank in their estate plans through wills, stock donations, crypto, life insurance, registered account beneficiary designations, charitable annuities, and vehicle donations.
• Donor-Advised Fund Giving Program accepting grants from donor-advised funds, allowing donors to direct charitable investments from their DAF accounts to support the food bank's operations.
• Food Drive Hosting Program allowing individuals and organizations to organize food drives to support the food bank, with a downloadable Food Drive Kit available for planning and promotion. Coordinated large donation pickups for corporate drives of 300+ pounds.
• Empty Bowls Event Annual fundraising event featuring soups from local restaurants and pottery sales, raising awareness about hunger in the community. Includes the Golden Ladle Award for best soup as voted by attendees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ households served through marketplace
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Emergency Food NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency Food Network provides weekly food deliveries to Sumner Community Food Bank and accepts bulk surplus sharing. They serve as a referral service for Pierce County residents outside Sumner's service area.
• Northwest HarvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthwest Harvest provides monthly food deliveries. They also participate in bulk surplus sharing to prevent food waste.
• Food LifelinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional food assistance referral service for food needs outside Pierce County, Washington.
• MultiCareflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiCare provides grants through Community Partnership Fund (2022, 2023) supporting the food bank marketplace program serving 4,000+ households. Also partners on Free Dental Days providing urgent dental care for hundreds monthly.
• Pierce County Local Impact NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIdentified need for dental care in Pierce County and co-sponsors Free Dental Days at Sumner Community Food Bank.
• Arcora FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of Free Dental Days providing dental care resources and support.
• Medical Teams InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides emergency dental care including exams, fillings, and some extractions at Free Dental Days events.
• Sumner Main Street AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartners on Empty Bowls 2025 fundraiser event during Hometown Holidays.
• Harvest Against HungercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner for food distribution and surplus sharing.
• Puyallup Tribe of IndiansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner and supporter.
• Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Backpack Program providing weekend food to 200+ students.
• City of SumnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner and supporter.
• Sumner RotarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey community partner instrumental in acquiring the former Lake Tapps Brewery building in 2002. Ongoing supporter.
• Washington State Department of AgricultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState partner and supporter.
• United Way of Pierce CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner through South Sound 2-1-1 service connecting people to essential health and human resources.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: Large-scale regional food bank serving Los Angeles County with a mission and partner-pantry distribution model parallel to Sumner's, providing a scale benchmark for the food-assistance category.
• Feeding America: National umbrella network coordinating 200+ member food banks across the U.S. Represents the broader category incumbent whose member food banks (including regional peers) compete for corporate donations and federal food programs.
• Houston Food Bank: One of the largest food banks in the U.S. serving Southeast Texas. Comparable mission and food-distribution model but operates at far greater scale, making it a useful 'broad incumbent' benchmark for what scaled food banking looks like.

Direct peers

• Northwest Harvest: Washington statewide food bank providing monthly food deliveries to Sumner and operating a similar hunger-relief mission across the state. Directly comparable in mission, donor base, and food-distribution operations.
• Food Lifeline: Seattle-based food bank distributing millions of meals monthly across Western Washington. Functions as a referral partner for Sumner and competes for the same regional donor base while serving overlapping client populations.
• Emergency Food Network: Pierce County-based food bank providing bulk food distribution to partner pantries including Sumner Community Food Bank. Operates a similar food-rescue and redistribution model in the same geography, making it the most direct operational peer.

Regional players

• Food Bank of Northern Nevada: Regional food bank in Northern Nevada operating a similar community-food-assistance mission with comparable mobile and partner-pantry distribution programs.
• Second Harvest of the Greater Valley: Regional food bank serving California's Inland Empire with comparable food marketplace and partner-pantry distribution model. Useful benchmark for Sumner's marketplace operations in a different geographic context.
• Maryland Food Bank: Statewide Maryland food bank with a comparable hunger-relief mission, partner-pantry network, and Backpack/childhood-hunger programs similar to Sumner's Weekend Food Backpack Program.
• Gleaners Food Bank: Michigan-based regional food bank operating a comparable food-rescue and partner-pantry distribution model. Useful regional peer for benchmarking fundraising, volunteer, and partner-pantry operations outside Washington.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SumnerCommunityFoodBankWA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sumner-community-food-bank
• Instagraminstagram.com/sumnercommunityfoodbank

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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