Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

What Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank does

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank (SVFB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 46-4388454) founded in 2013 and headquartered at 122 E 3rd St., North Bend, Washington. It provides free weekly food distribution to households experiencing food insecurity across the Snoqualmie Valley, operating a grocery-store-style client-choice model that allows recipients to select fresh produce, meat, milk, eggs, diapers, and formula without ID, appointment, or registration. Dedicated senior shopping hours (Thursdays 10am-11:30am for clients 65+) and a pre-packed pickup option round out the service menu. In 2024 the organization distributed 595,000+ meals across 1,072 households (3,449 neighbors), a 21% year-over-year increase in households served, and roughly 40,000+ pounds of food each month.

The organization's revenue model is entirely donation-based. Income streams include financial donations (used to buy food at bulk discounts and rescue surplus from grocery stores), in-kind food donations, an Amazon Wish List channel, and the Feeding the Valley membership program ($250/year for local restaurants, cafes, breweries, and bakeries that commit to host a fundraiser annually). The organization has no proprietary technology platform or app; services are delivered through on-site operations supported by 100+ community volunteers per week. The go-to-market is community-led: awareness is built through social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email newsletters, hosted food drives, and word-of-mouth.

SVFB is currently executing a $5 million "Building Together: A Community Without Hunger" capital campaign to fund the purchase and renovation of a permanent facility approximately three times the size of its previous site, where it was hosted by North Bend Community Church. The new facility is intended to operate as both a distribution center and a community hub offering expanded wraparound services. Leadership comprises Executive Director Calib Miller and Development Manager Ellen Pronin, and the organization is governed by a board of directors. Operating geographies are limited to the Snoqualmie Valley region of Washington State.

Name

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

Legal name

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

Website

https://snoqualmievalleyfoodbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in North Bend, Washington that provides free grocery-store-style weekly food distribution and senior-focused hours to food-insecure households across the Snoqualmie Valley, supported by donations, volunteers, and a $5M capital campaign for a larger facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food assistance
• Food distribution
• Hunger relief
• Community food bank
• Nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Financial Donations: Individual and corporate donations that allow the organization to purchase food at discounted rates and maintain daily operations. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with Tax ID 46-4388454.
2. Food Donations / In-Kind Donations: Non-perishable food items, fresh produce from gardeners, and Amazon Wish List donations that fill shelves and provide essential meals to neighbors in need.
3. Capital Campaign: Multi-year fundraising campaign ($5 million goal) to fund site improvements, equipment, and building purchase for new facility. Includes direct donations, stock/investment donations, donor-advised fund contributions, and engraved rock purchases.
4. Feeding the Valley Membership Program: Annual membership ($250/year) for local restaurants, cafés, breweries, bakeries, and food businesses to partner with the food bank. Members host fundraisers or sponsor events annually and receive recognition benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank provides free, weekly grocery-store-style food distribution to households and individuals experiencing food insecurity in the Snoqualmie Valley. Clients can choose from fresh produce, meat, milk, eggs, diapers, and formula with no ID, appointment, or registration required. Supporting programs include food donation collection, volunteer engagement, food drive hosting, and a restaurant partnership program.

Product overview

Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank operates as a single-service nonprofit organization providing food assistance to the Snoqualmie Valley community. The core offering is a weekly grocery-store-style food distribution program where clients can choose items including fresh produce, meat, milk, eggs, diapers, and formula. Supporting services include food donation collection through community donation barrels, a food drive hosting program, a volunteer program with over 100 weekly participants, a restaurant partnership program called Feeding the Valley, and financial donation options. The organization is currently running a $5 million capital campaign called Building Together to fund a new facility three times the size of their current space. No formal technology platform or modular product architecture exists; services are delivered directly through the organization's operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Services Weekly grocery-store-style food distribution offering clients choice of fresh produce, meat, milk, eggs, diapers, and formula. Open to all community members with no ID, appointment, or registration required. Operates Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the North Bend facility.
• Feeding the Valley Program Annual membership program ($250/year) for local restaurants, cafés, breweries, bakeries, and food businesses that partner with the food bank to host fundraisers or sponsor events, raising funds and awareness for the organization's mission.
• Food Donation Program Accepts non-perishable food donations, fresh produce, and diapers through donation barrels at local businesses and direct drop-offs at the North Bend facility.
• Food Drive Hosting Program Community program allowing individuals, workplaces, schools, and churches to organize and host food or fund drives to support the food bank's mission.
• Volunteer Program Weekly volunteer opportunities including food preparation, distribution support, and grocery rescue driving, engaging more than 100 community volunteers each week.
• Financial Donations Monetary donation channel that allows the organization to purchase food at bulk discounts, rescue surplus food from grocery stores, and support local farmers.
• Amazon Wish List Online wish list allowing supporters to purchase needed items directly from Amazon and have them shipped to the food bank.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provided more than 595,000 meals in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Local Restaurants, Cafés, and Food BusinessescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Feeding the Valley program partners with local restaurants, cafés, breweries, bakeries, food trucks, and other food and beverage businesses. Members pay $250 annual fee and commit to hosting one food bank fundraiser or sponsoring an official SVFB event each year. Benefits include newsletter mentions, social media spotlights, and official signage. This program generated community engagement and support for the food bank's mission.
• North Bend Community ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth Bend Community Church has been generous in hosting the food bank on their site for many years. They do need the space to support their own mission, which has prompted the food bank to find a permanent home of their own. This was a hosting relationship that has now concluded as the food bank has purchased its own building.
• Snoqualmie Ridge YMCAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location for collecting non-perishable food donations from the community in Snoqualmie.
• Safeway Grocery Store (Snoqualmie)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location and partner for food drives including the 'Be A SOUP-ER HERO' Fall Soup Drive at Safeway for Love Snoqualmie Valley Day 2024.
• The Black Dog Arts CafeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location for collecting non-perishable food donations from the community in Snoqualmie.
• Sno-Valley EaglesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location for collecting non-perishable food donations from the community in Snoqualmie.
• North Bend City HallminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location for collecting non-perishable food donations from the community in North Bend.
• QFC Grocery Store (North Bend)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation barrel site location for collecting non-perishable food donations from the community in North Bend.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Food Lifeline: Food Lifeline is a Seattle-based hunger-relief nonprofit that distributes food across Western Washington. Directly comparable as a Washington state food bank operator serving food-insecure communities, with overlapping donor bases and similar grocery-rescue sourcing model.
• Hopelink: Hopelink is a Puget Sound region nonprofit providing food assistance, housing, and social services across five sites including Snoqualmie. Directly comparable as a PNW social-services nonprofit offering food bank programming in the same geographic market as SVFB.
• Solid Ground: Solid Ground is a King County, Washington anti-poverty nonprofit providing food access among other services. Comparable as a Washington state hunger-relief organization operating in the same King County market, though with a broader anti-poverty scope than SVFB's food-bank focus.
• North Helpline: North Helpline is a Lake City (Seattle) food bank and emergency services nonprofit operating with volunteer-driven grocery-style distribution. Comparable operational model — community-supported, choice-pantry food bank with strong volunteer base in the greater Seattle area.
• Northwest Harvest: Northwest Harvest is Washington's largest statewide hunger-relief agency, distributing food through a network of partner food banks. Comparable mission, food sourcing model, and donor base, though operating at much larger statewide scale versus SVFB's hyperlocal Snoqualmie Valley focus.
• Issaquah Food Bank: Issaquah Food Bank is a community food bank serving the Issaquah/Sammamish area, immediately adjacent to SVFB's Snoqualmie Valley service area. Closest geographic peer with comparable scale, community-supported model, and donor base overlap in the East King County region.
• Bread of Life Food Bank: Bread of Life Food Bank is a community food bank serving Shoreline and north King County, Washington. Comparable as a Washington state community food bank with grocery-style client choice model and donation-driven operations.

Regional players

• Second Harvest Heartland: Second Harvest Heartland is a large regional food bank serving Minnesota. Comparable mission and food-distribution operating model, but operates in a different geography as a much larger regional aggregation and distribution hub versus SVFB's community-level service focus.
• Food Bank for Larimer County: Food Bank for Larimer County is a Colorado community food bank providing client choice distribution in Northern Colorado. Comparable operating model — community-supported choice pantry with donor-driven funding — but serves a different regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Feeding America is the national umbrella network for 200+ member food banks across the U.S. Comparable mission (food insecurity relief) and food-sourcing model, operating as a broad incumbent that smaller regional food banks like SVFB typically affiliate with or source inventory from.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/snoqualmievalleyfoodbank.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snoqualmievalleyfoodbank
• Instagraminstagram.com/snoqualmievalleyfoodbank

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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