Tikkun Ha-Ir

What Tikkun Ha-Ir does

Tikkun Ha-Ir is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2003 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The organization (also known as "THI") operates Jewish social justice and community engagement programs, including the THI Veggie Chop Shop community meal program (July-October), the annual Glean Machine donation drive (May 2026), the Holiday Gifts program (20+ years running), civic engagement and voter registration initiatives, and the Gesher newsletter. Its primary constituents are the Milwaukee Jewish community, which it mobilizes for Tikkun Olam ("repairing the world") through volunteerism, and low-income families and individuals in Milwaukee, who receive meals and household goods through partner organizations. Core partners include Meta House, Nia Imani Family, The Cathedral Center, Kinship Community Center, Jewish Community Pantry, Casa Maria Hospital, Pathfinders, and Grand Avenue Club.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform. Its operational stack is limited to a WordPress website, a WooCommerce storefront for branded merchandise (pens, hats, tote bags, water bottles), and a Neon CRM donation portal. Program delivery relies on physical infrastructure: an industrial kitchen at All People's Gathering Church (2600 N 2nd St, Milwaukee), gleaning operations at Fondy Farmer's Market and Brown Deer Farmer's Market, and a volunteer network drawn from 8 sponsor congregations and 16+ partner organizations including the Jewish Community Center, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, and Hillel Milwaukee.

Tikkun Ha-Ir is funded primarily through donations and contributions (accepted online and by mail), with a marginal revenue stream from merchandise sales. It has a small core staff of approximately 3-5 people led by Executive Director Sami Stein Avner, alongside Education Director Rhonda Lindner and Food Justice Director Amanda McVann. The organization is currently hiring a new Executive Director, signaling a leadership transition. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Tikkun Ha-Ir

Legal name

Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee

Website

https://thi-milwaukee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tikkun Ha-Ir is a Milwaukee-based 501c3 nonprofit that engages the Jewish community in social justice through food justice meal programs, gleaning, annual donation drives, civic engagement, and volunteerism serving low-income Milwaukee families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community and Social Justice Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAB

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGALAD

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Community social justice
• Food justice programs
• Civic engagement
• Volunteer programs
• Nonprofit community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tikkun Ha-Ir accepts financial contributions from donors as its primary revenue stream. Donations are accepted online through a donation portal and by mail. The organization also accepts time (volunteering) and in-kind donations (items during holiday supply or gift drives).
2. Merchandise Sales: The organization operates a Swag Shop selling branded merchandise including pens, hats, tote bags, and water bottles. These are one-time product sales generating revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tikkun Ha-Ir is a Jewish social justice nonprofit that runs community programs addressing food insecurity, civic engagement, and volunteerism in the Milwaukee area. Its primary offerings include the THI Veggie Chop Shop (a July-October gleaning, cooking, and meal-delivery program serving low-income families), the Glean Machine annual donation drive, Holiday Gifts program, civic engagement and voter registration initiatives, the Gesher newsletter, and a branded merchandise Swag Shop.

Product overview

Tikkun Ha-Ir is a Jewish social justice and social action nonprofit organization (501c3) based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The organization does not offer a technology product or platform. Its programs include the THI Veggie Chop Shop community meal program, the Glean Machine annual donation drive, civic engagement and voter registration initiatives, and a merchandise shop selling branded items. These are charitable programs and volunteer-driven community services, not technology products or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glean Machine: Annual May donation drive coordinating with service partner organizations across Milwaukee to collect needed items such as hygiene products, clothing, kids books, cleaning supplies, blankets, and more.
• THI Veggie Chop Shop
• Gesher

Products and services

• THI Veggie Chop Shop

Quantifiable outcome

• Collected over 10,000 lbs of produce and served over 7,000 meals in the previous year through the Veggie Chop Shop program.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Meta HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeta House is one of the primary partner organizations receiving meals from the Veggie Chop Shop community meal program (July-October). THI produces, cooks, and delivers healthy meals to Meta House as part of its food justice mission.
• Nia Imani FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNia Imani Family is a primary partner organization receiving meals from the Veggie Chop Shop. The organization serves low-income families and individuals in Milwaukee.
• The Cathedral CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cathedral Center receives meals from the Veggie Chop Shop. THI volunteers also serve meals on-site at the Cathedral Center on Monday evenings (5:45pm-6:45pm) as part of the calendar of events.
• All People's Gathering ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll People's Gathering Church hosts the Veggie Chop Shop industrial kitchen for cooking operations (2600 N 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53212). The church also hosts a Produce Stand community pantry. Volunteers glean from Fondy Farmer's Market and deliver to this location.
• Kinship Community CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinship Community Center is a community partner pantry offering 'family-sized' portions as part of the Veggie Chop Shop program.
• Jewish Community PantrysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jewish Community Pantry is both a recipient of Veggie Chop Shop 'family-sized' portions and a partner in the Glean Machine donation drive, serving housing-insecure and low-income families.
• Casa Maria HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa Maria Hospital is a partner in the Glean Machine 2026 donation drive, collecting needed items for housing-insecure and low-income families and individuals.
• PathfinderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPathfinders is a partner in the Glean Machine 2026 donation drive, collecting needed items for housing-insecure and low-income families and individuals.
• Grand Avenue ClubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrand Avenue Club is a partner in the Glean Machine 2026 donation drive, collecting needed items for housing-insecure and low-income families and individuals.
• Fondy Farmer's MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTikkun Ha-Ir conducts gleaning at the Fondy Farmer's Market (2200 W Fond du Lac Ave) on Sundays (12:30-3pm), collecting surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste to use in Veggie Chop Shop meals.
• Brown Deer Farmer's MarketsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTikkun Ha-Ir conducts gleaning at the Brown Deer Farmer's Market (4920 W Green Brook Drive) on Wednesdays (2-4pm), with produce delivered to the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay.
• Jewish Community Center (Whitefish Bay)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay receives gleaned produce from the Brown Deer Farmer's Market as part of the Veggie Chop Shop supply chain.
• Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign (WIVEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIVEC is a key partner for civic engagement programming. Rhonda Lindner serves as both THI's Education Director and WIVEC's statewide Interfaith Organizer, coordinating voter registration, poll worker recruitment, and interfaith civic events.
• Congregation ShalomsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCongregation Shalom (7630 N Santa Monica Blvd, Fox Point, WI) serves as the drop-off location for the Glean Machine 2026 donation drive (May 17-21).
• Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JCC is a primary co-organizer of THI service opportunities, including the annual day of service on Sunday, April 6, bringing together the Milwaukee Jewish community for service projects.
• Milwaukee Jewish FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Milwaukee Jewish Federation is a co-organizer of THI service opportunities and a key institutional partner in mobilizing the Jewish community for social justice action.
• Congregation Beth Israel Ner TamidsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Congregation Emanu-El B'ne JeshurunsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Congregation ShalomsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Congregation Shir HadashsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Congregation SinaisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Hillel MilwaukeesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections for Jewish young adults in Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee Jewish Day SchoolsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish educational community.
• Temple MenorahsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor organization of Tikkun Ha-Ir, providing institutional support and community connections within the Milwaukee Jewish community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: National Jewish anti-hunger advocacy and grantmaking organization focused on food access and food justice. Directly comparable on the food justice dimension of THI's mission, though operates at advocacy/policy level rather than direct meal service.
• Repair the World: National Jewish social justice organization mobilizing volunteers around food justice, education, and housing issues. Directly comparable in mission to engage Jewish communities in Tikkun Olam–style service, though operating at larger national scale.
• AVODAH: Jewish service corps placing young adults in anti-poverty nonprofits for year-long terms. Comparable in engaging Jewish volunteers in social justice work and partner nonprofit capacity-building, though focused on fellowship deployment rather than direct meal service.
• HIAS: Jewish nonprofit supporting refugees and displaced populations through resettlement, advocacy, and volunteer engagement. Comparable in mobilizing Jewish community around service to vulnerable populations, including THI staff with related refugee service experience.
• Bend the Arc: Jewish social justice advocacy organization engaging volunteers in civic engagement, voter mobilization, and progressive causes. Strong overlap with THI's civic engagement and Jewish-values-driven activism programming.

Broad incumbents

• Jewish Federation of North America: Umbrella organization for Jewish federations that funds and coordinates Jewish community programming nationally. Acts as a sponsor/funder type to organizations like THI rather than a direct competitor, but anchors the same institutional ecosystem.

Regional players

• Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee: Regional interfaith organization coordinating civic engagement and social justice programming across Milwaukee faith communities. Highly comparable on multi-faith civic engagement work, and a likely collaboration partner for THI.
• Hunger Task Force: Milwaukee-based food bank and anti-hunger organization addressing food insecurity through food distribution and advocacy. Operates in the same geographic market on overlapping food justice issues, though at larger scale and without the Jewish-community framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tikkunha_irmke
• Facebookfacebook.com/thimilw
• Instagraminstagram.com/tikkunha_irmke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tikkun-ha-ir-of-milwaukee-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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