TAUNTON AREA COMMUNITY TABLE INC

What TAUNTON AREA COMMUNITY TABLE INC does

Taunton Area Community Table Inc (TacT) is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit community meal center founded in 2014 by Wendy Berry and Michaeline Saladyga. It operates from the annex of the former St. John's Parish Church at 378 Bay Street in the Whittenton neighborhood of Taunton, Massachusetts — an underserved section of the city. The organization provides free, home-cooked meals Monday through Thursday, with sit-down cafe-style service from 11:15am to 12:30pm, to-go meals from 12:15pm, and a monthly family dinner on the last Thursday of each month.

TacT differentiates itself from a traditional soup kitchen through a dignity-first operating model: guests are seated at small 4–6 person tables and served by volunteers, with no paperwork, ID requirements, or questions asked. The core "Family Cafe" product, plus sit-down service, to-go meals, and the monthly family dinner, constitutes a small but cohesive service portfolio delivered from a single physical location. There is no proprietary technology underlying the operation; the "platform" is the volunteer workforce, the cafe-style service model, and a no-barrier access philosophy.

The organization's revenue model is entirely donation-based, with no fee-for-service component. Revenue streams include individual one-time and recurring donations, contributions from businesses and civic/church organizations, Amazon Smile affiliate giving, Venmo transfers (u/tactmeals), and a text-to-donate short code (text "donate2tact" to 1-844-701-5181). The customer base — food-insecure individuals and families in Greater Taunton — does not pay; "customers" in a revenue sense are the donor pool. Marketing and donor acquisition rely on local earned media (Taunton Gazette coverage, WVBF radio), organic social (Facebook, Instagram), the tactmealcenter.org website, and community/word-of-mouth referrals.

Name

TAUNTON AREA COMMUNITY TABLE INC

Legal name

Taunton Area Community Table Inc

Website

https://tactmealcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taunton Area Community Table (TacT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community meal center in Taunton, Massachusetts, founded in 2014 by Wendy Berry and Michaeline Saladyga. It serves free, home-cooked cafe-style meals to food-insecure individuals and families in the Whittenton neighborhood, funded entirely by community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taunton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals. Recurring monthly donations provide predictable revenue for planning purposes.
2. Business and Organization Donations: Donations from businesses, civic organizations, and churches in the community.
3. Amazon Smile: Amazon donates a portion of purchases when customers select TacT as their charity through Amazon Smile program.
4. Mobile/Text Donations: Text-to-donate capability: text 'donate2tact' to 1-844-701-5181 for direct donation link.
5. Venmo Donations: Accepts donations through Venmo platform (u/tactmeals).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TAUNTON AREA COMMUNITY TABLE INC operates a free community meal program in a cafe-style setting where guests can choose what they want to eat without paperwork or questions. The organization serves sit-down meals, to-go meals, and a monthly family dinner to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Taunton, Massachusetts area.

Product overview

Taunton Area Community Table (TacT) operates a single unified community meal center called the Family Cafe, offering free meals to those in need. The core service includes sit-down cafe-style dining where volunteers serve home-cooked meals at small intimate tables. Additional meal offerings include To Go Meals for carry-out service, and a Monthly Family Dinner on the last Thursday of each month. All meals are provided at no charge with no paperwork, ID, or questions required, creating a dignified dining experience without judgment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Cafe (Sit Down Service) A free sit-down meal service offered in a cafe-style setting where guests can choose what they want to eat, served Tuesdays through Saturdays. Designed for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Taunton area.
• To Go Meals A free take-out meal option for community members who want to bring food home, complementing the sit-down cafe service.
• Monthly Family Dinner A monthly community dinner that brings families together for a shared meal experience, supporting community connection in the Taunton area.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. John's Parish Church (former)coreOthersTacT operates from the annex of the former St. John's Parish Church in the Whittenton neighborhood of Taunton, providing the physical space for meal services.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• City Harvest: New York City food rescue organization that collects surplus food and distributes meals to those in need. Comparable as a donation-funded nonprofit operating meal programs for food-insecure communities, primarily active in the Northeast.
• God's Love We Deliver: New York City nonprofit that cooks and home-delivers medically tailored meals to people living with serious illness. Comparable as a donation-funded nonprofit operating a community meal program with no-charge service and a hospitality-driven brand.
• DC Central Kitchen: Nonprofit that produces healthy meals for the food-insecure and runs culinary job-training programs. Directly comparable as a community kitchen/meal center model that combines dignified meal service with anti-hunger programming.

Broad incumbents

• Meals on Wheels America: National nonprofit network providing home-delivered meals to seniors in need. Comparable as a large-scale, donation-funded meal service organization, though its model targets elderly recipients through delivery rather than walk-in cafe service.
• Feeding America: Largest U.S. hunger-relief nonprofit operating a national network of food banks and pantries. Comparable as the dominant anti-hunger organization TacT operates within, though at vastly larger scale and via food distribution rather than direct cafe-style service.

Regional players

• Community Servings: Massachusetts-based nonprofit that prepares and home-delivers medically tailored meals to people living with critical illness. Comparable as a regional Massachusetts anti-hunger meal provider, though its model is home delivery rather than cafe-style sit-down.
• Food for Free: Cambridge, Massachusetts-based nonprofit rescuing and distributing food to people in need across Greater Boston. Comparable as a regional Massachusetts anti-hunger nonprofit operating meal and food distribution programs.
• Greater Boston Food Bank: Regional food bank serving eastern Massachusetts including communities near Taunton. Comparable as a Massachusetts-based anti-hunger organization, though operating via food distribution to partner agencies rather than direct sit-down meal service.
• Project Bread: Massachusetts statewide anti-hunger organization focused on food access and nutrition programs. Comparable as a regional anti-hunger peer serving overlapping Massachusetts communities.
• Pine Street Inn: Boston-based nonprofit serving individuals experiencing homelessness with shelter, meals, and supportive services. Comparable as a regional Massachusetts organization providing sit-down meal service to people in need, with overlap in donor pools and volunteer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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