The Grace Network

Name

The Grace Network

Legal name

The Grace Network

Website

https://gracenetworkchi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Custodial, Sanitation & Facility Supplies (Cleaning Chemicals, Paper Goods, Waste/Recycling) (EDAEAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

School & Campus Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Hygiene item distribution
• School-based charity
• Student support programs
• Community volunteer events
• Nonprofit donation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Grace Network operates as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization (EIN 88-1206258) funded entirely through donations from individuals, corporations, and community partners. Revenue is received through monetary donations and in-kind product donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Grace Network collects, warehouses, and distributes essential hygiene items (soap, deodorant, clean socks, hygiene kits, backpacks, gloves, hats) to unhoused K-12 students through a network of nearly 200 Chicagoland schools. Items are delivered free of charge via STLS Advocates at partner schools, with operations supported by individual donations, corporate sponsorships, in-kind product donations, and community volunteer packing events.

Product overview

The Grace Network is a nonprofit charitable organization, not a technology product company. Its primary offering is a hygiene insecurity intervention service — distributing essential hygiene items (soap, deodorant, clean socks, hygiene kits, backpacks, gloves, hats) to unhoused students and under-served communities across nearly 200 Chicagoland schools. The organization supports over 10,000 unhoused students annually and distributes more than 500,000 hygiene items each year through direct donation delivery to school partners, corporate volunteer events, and community group volunteer packing events. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit (EIN 88-1206258) and does not offer a technology product, SaaS platform, or software-as-a-service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hygiene Item Distribution Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports over 10,000 unhoused students annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Corporate PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partners support The Grace Network through hosting corporate volunteer events and donating in-kind products. Companies engage employees in volunteer activities at the warehouse and contribute hygiene products for distribution.
• Community PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partners host group volunteer events and collect needed supplies to support the organization's mission of addressing hygiene insecurity among students.
• Chicagoland SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 200 schools across the Chicagoland area partner with The Grace Network to receive and distribute hygiene products to unhoused students through STLS Advocates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schoolhouse Supplies: Operates a "Free Store for Teachers" model providing supplies to students in need within partner schools. Comparable school-based essentials-distribution concept, though oriented to classroom supplies rather than personal hygiene.
• Good+ Foundation: Distributes essential goods including diapers, hygiene products, and baby gear to families in need through partner social-service agencies and schools. Mirrors The Grace Network's donation-driven model focused on dignity-preserving essentials for children.
• Cradles to Crayons: Operates "KidPacks" and essential-item distribution to children experiencing homelessness or low income, often delivered via schools and social workers. Closely analogous distribution model and beneficiary profile to The Grace Network's school-based hygiene program.
• Baby2Baby: National nonprofit that distributes diapers, clothing, hygiene items, and other essentials to children living in poverty through school and partner agency channels. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary population, with a much larger scale footprint.
• Kids in Need Foundation: National nonprofit supplying free school supplies, hygiene items, and other essentials to teachers and students at Title I schools. Closely comparable school-distribution channel and beneficiary base to The Grace Network's 200-school Chicagoland network.
• Distributing Dignity: Collects and distributes hygiene products to people experiencing homelessness and poverty through community partner agencies. Same dignity-centered hygiene-distribution thesis, though beneficiaries skew more toward adult homelessness than K-12 students.
• National Diaper Bank Network: Federation of regional diaper and hygiene banks that collect and distribute basic hygiene items through partner organizations and schools. Closest sectoral analog to a hygiene-essentials bank like The Grace Network.
• Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank: Regional diaper and hygiene bank that distributes baby hygiene essentials to families through partner agencies and schools. Direct sector analog in hygiene-essentials distribution, at smaller regional scale similar to The Grace Network.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest U.S. hunger-relief nonprofit with extensive school-based food distribution programs targeting food-insecure children. Represents the broader basic-needs-for-students space and potential strategic overlap or partnership counterpart for The Grace Network.
• No Kid Hungry: Large national anti-hunger nonprofit addressing childhood food insecurity with significant school-channel programming. Adjacent in mission (basic-needs barriers to learning for K-12 students) and policy advocacy footprint, but focused on food rather than hygiene.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-grace-network

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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