Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

Name

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

Legal name

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

Website

https://mtko.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 that operates Lincoln, Nebraska's only community kitchen and outreach center with on-site prevention services, providing daily meals, housing support, addiction counseling, and outreach services to individuals experiencing hunger, homelessness, and addiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Community meal services
• Homeless shelter services
• Addiction recovery support
• Hunger relief programs
• Outreach ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary funding source from individual donors, corporate partners, and community supporters. The Hope Lives Here campaign seeks $2.5 million over 3 years for hunger relief ($952,141), housing ($1,156,350), and endowment growth ($391,509).
2. Event Fundraising: Annual events including Feeding the Soul of the City (chef showdown fundraiser), Shine The Light Walk, Souper Bowl of Caring, and community events generate revenue.
3. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Accepts planned gifts, qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from IRAs, and stock donations. Contact: Lori Wellman, Director of Development.
4. Volunteer Team Meal Sponsorship: Volunteer teams contribute $300 per Pay & Serve option to cover food costs while staff prepares meals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach is a nonprofit organization that provides free community meals, emergency and transitional housing, addiction recovery counseling, and street-based outreach services to people experiencing hunger, homelessness, poverty, and addiction in Lincoln, Nebraska. It also coordinates volunteer engagement and fundraising events to sustain these direct-service programs.

Product overview

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach is a community kitchen and outreach center offering a unified set of social services focused on relieving hunger, defeating homelessness, addressing addiction, and providing outreach. The organization operates as a single integrated service model rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include daily meal service (lunch and dinner served 365 days a year), the Fresh Choice Pantry (a client-choice food pantry open 4 days per week), housing programs using rapid rehousing strategies, substance use evaluation and counseling services, and various outreach services including showers, laundry, haircuts, foot care, mail/phone services, and gasoline vouchers. The organization also maintains a Hope Garden where fresh produce is grown for meals and the pantry. Volunteer programs support all aspects of operations, with multiple engagement models for teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Meal Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 263,000+ meals served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sandhills GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time community partner investing in Lincoln nonprofits. Supports Matt Talbot through sponsoring annual Feeding the Soul of the City fundraiser, matching employee donations, and investing in major initiatives like the Hope Lives Here campaign. Provided critical equipment including a truck and commercial refrigerator/freezer units.
• Sandhills Global/Peed FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaithful partners in Matt Talbot's mission serving individuals experiencing poverty, homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. Multi-faceted support including financial contributions, equipment donations, and event sponsorship.
• Venue 5 Twenty-TwominorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent venue host for Feeding the Soul of the City 2026 Chef Showdown fundraiser.
• Union CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNursing students and physician assistants from Union College provide periodic Foot Care Clinic services at Matt Talbot, offering foot care education and free socks/shoes.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Food Bank for the Heartland: Regional food bank serving Nebraska and western Iowa, distributing food through a network of partner pantries and meal programs. Comparable as a hunger-relief nonprofit operating in the same geography with food distribution scale far exceeding Matt Talbot's direct-service model.
• Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska: Lincoln-based Catholic Charities affiliate providing food, housing, immigration, and counseling services. Comparable as a multi-service social services nonprofit operating in the Lincoln market with overlapping client populations and service categories.
• Salvation Army Lincoln: Lincoln branch of The Salvation Army providing meals, shelter, and emergency assistance. Comparable as a faith-based direct-service nonprofit offering overlapping services (meals, housing, addiction) in the same Lincoln market.
• Siena/Francis House: Omaha shelter and social services nonprofit operating one of Nebraska's largest emergency shelters and meal programs. Comparable for its scale of direct meal service, emergency shelter, and wraparound services to people experiencing homelessness.
• People's City Mission: Lincoln, NE-based shelter and outreach center providing meals, shelter, and recovery services. Directly comparable as another Lincoln faith-rooted nonprofit addressing overlapping populations with similar service models (meals, housing, addiction recovery).
• Open Door Mission: Omaha, NE-based nonprofit providing meals, shelter, addiction recovery, and outreach to people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Comparable as an integrated kitchen-plus-housing-plus-addiction service model serving a similar mission in the same regional ecosystem.
• Together Inc. Omaha-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, food pantry, and housing programs. Comparable for operating an integrated food-plus-housing-plus-outreach model targeting similar vulnerable populations in the same Nebraska/Midwest ecosystem.
• Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunders Counties: Lincoln-based anti-poverty agency providing food, housing, energy, and emergency assistance programs. Comparable for operating a community-based integrated service model addressing hunger and housing instability in Matt Talbot's core geography.

Regional players

• Good Neighbor Center: Lincoln-area nonprofit providing emergency shelter and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness. Comparable for the rapid rehousing and emergency housing approach to similar client populations, but focused specifically on families.

Others

• Lincoln Community Foundation: Lincoln's community foundation administering Give to Lincoln Day, donor-advised funds, and grants to local nonprofits including Matt Talbot. Comparable not as a service competitor but as the principal local funder and matching-grant partner shaping Matt Talbot's fundraising infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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