Food Share Of Lincoln County

What Food Share Of Lincoln County does

Food Share of Lincoln County (FSLC) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit food bank headquartered at 535 NE 1st Street in Newport, Oregon, operating since 1982 as the designated food bank for Lincoln County. The organization distributes over 1,000,000 pounds of food annually—equivalent to approximately 4,000,000 meals—through a network of seven to eight affiliated food pantries (Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Waldport, Siletz, Toledo, Blodgett, and Yachats), four hot meal sites, monthly senior food box home delivery (31 boxes), mobile produce distribution at multiple low-income housing complexes, and backpack programs for school children across five districts. Programs include OC-Mesh, an emergency mesh-communication system for use during disasters or network outages, and Cooking Matters, a six-week cooking and nutrition education course delivered in partnership with Oregon State University Extension Services.

FSLC runs a lean paid team of three (Executive Director Shirley King, Warehouse Manager/IT Eric Peña, Warehouse Operations Jeremy Oliver) supported by approximately 70 volunteers per month contributing 20,000+ hours annually—valued at over $400,000 in labor savings. Funding comes from individual donations, the annual Be Jeweled jewelry fundraiser (which generated $30,000 in 2024), in-kind food from Oregon Food Bank, USDA commodities, local farms, and retailers, plus affiliate programs (Fred Meyer Community Rewards, BottleDrop) and grants including a three-year Samaritan Health Services grant for Cooking Matters through EOY 2025. A nine-member Board of Directors, including a Store Manager from Chester's Market and a Lincoln County Extension educator, provides governance.

The organization is included as an equal opportunity provider under USDA civil rights regulations and partners with reentry centers, domestic violence shelters, and Arcóris Cultural to serve vulnerable and Latinx populations. Its technology footprint is intentionally lightweight—Every.org for donation processing, Primarius for agency ordering, and an interactive pantry map—reflecting its rural, community-led, donation-dependent operating model.

Name

Food Share Of Lincoln County

Legal name

Food Share of Lincoln County

Website

https://foodsharelc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Food Share of Lincoln County is a 501(c)(3) food bank in Newport, Oregon that distributes over 1 million pounds of food annually (≈4 million meals) through 8 pantries, 4 meal sites, senior delivery, and backpack programs serving food-insecure residents across Lincoln County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Mobile Food Services (722330)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Emergency food assistance
• Food bank services
• Hunger relief programs
• Community food pantries
• Nutrition education

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations (Monetary): The organization accepts monetary donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations. $1 equates to 4 meals or approximately 5 lbs of food through their purchasing partnership with Oregon Food Bank.
2. Food Donations (In-Kind): Food is donated from local residents, farmers, grocery partners, and collected through community food drives. Food also sourced from Oregon Food Bank and USDA commodities.
3. Be Jeweled Jewelry Fundraiser: Annual jewelry sale fundraiser. Proceeds from the 2024 sale were $30,000, used to support programs in Lincoln County.
4. Volunteer Labor (In-Kind): Approximately 70 volunteers contribute over 20,000 hours annually, saving over $400,000 in labor costs per year.
5. BottleDrop Contributions: Community members can donate beverage containers with Oregon refund value via blue bags dropped at BottleDrop locations, with proceeds going to Food Share.
6. Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Community members link their Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Food Share of Lincoln County, and a percentage of purchases is donated quarterly (over $600 received last quarter as reported).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Food Share of Lincoln County is the designated food bank for Lincoln County, Oregon, distributing emergency food at no cost to community members through a network of 7-8 partner food pantries, 4 hot meal sites, senior food box home delivery, mobile produce distribution, and weekend backpack programs for school children. The organization also delivers the Cooking Matters nutrition education curriculum and operates the OC-Mesh community emergency communication network. It sources food from Oregon Food Bank, USDA commodities, local farms, retailers, and individual donors, distributing over 1,000,000 pounds of food (approximately 4,000,000 meals) annually.

Product overview

Food Share of Lincoln County is a food bank and emergency food assistance organization that operates as a network of food distribution programs rather than a technology product company. The core offering consists of emergency food assistance through a network of eight affiliated food pantries (partner pantries in Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Waldport, Siletz, Toledo, Coastal Range, and Yachats), four hot meal sites, Senior Food Boxes delivered to homebound seniors, backpack programs for school children, and fresh produce distribution at low-income housing complexes. Supporting programs include OC-Mesh (emergency communication during disasters), Cooking Matters nutrition education classes (in partnership with Oregon State University Extension), and the annual Be Jeweled jewelry fundraiser. Monetary donations are processed through Every.org, with $1 providing approximately 4 meals. The organization has operated since 1982 and distributes over 1,000,000 pounds of food annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OC-Mesh: Emergency communication mesh network that allows sending messages when internet or mobile networks are down due to power outages, disasters, or crises.
• Be Jeweled
• Cooking Matters

Products and services

• Partner Food Pantry Network Free emergency food distribution through a network of 7-8 affiliated food pantries across Lincoln County, Oregon, serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.
• Hot Meal Sites Free hot meals served at 4 fixed community meal sites across Lincoln County for individuals and families in need of prepared food.
• Senior Food Box Home Delivery Free home delivery of food boxes to homebound and low-mobility seniors in Lincoln County who cannot travel to physical pantry locations.
• Mobile Produce Distribution Free mobile distribution of fresh produce at multiple sites across Lincoln County, improving access to fruits and vegetables for food-insecure residents.
• Backpack Program for School Children Free weekend food backpacks distributed to school children in Lincoln County through schools, addressing child hunger over weekends and breaks.
• Cooking Matters Nutrition Education Free nutrition education classes and Farmers' Market/grocery store tours teaching participants how to plan and prepare healthy, affordable meals, targeting food-insecure families and individuals in Lincoln County.
• OC-Mesh Emergency Communication Network Community emergency communication network operated out of the food bank's warehouse, providing resilient communication infrastructure for Lincoln County residents during emergencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000+ lbs of food distributed annually (4,000,000 meals)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon State University Extension ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023OSU Extension Services partners with FSLC for delivery of the nationwide Cooking Matters program in Lincoln County, including cooking classes and farmers market tours.
• Oregon Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon Food Bank is the primary food sourcing partner, providing weekly deliveries of food to Food Share of Lincoln County. This partnership enables FSLC to leverage purchasing power for distributing more food to its network of pantries.
• USDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSDA provides commodities that are distributed through Food Share of Lincoln County's network of pantries and meal sites.
• Local Farms and RetailersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal farms and grocery retailers donate food to Food Share of Lincoln County, supplementing supplies received from Oregon Food Bank and USDA.
• Fred MeyerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFred Meyer's Community Rewards program allows community members to link their Rewards Card to Food Share of Lincoln County, with a percentage of purchases donated quarterly.
• BottleDrop (Oregon)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBottleDrop program allows community members to donate beverage containers with Oregon refund value via blue bags, with proceeds going to Food Share.
• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeeding America's BackPack Program has been helping children get nutritious food for weekends for over 20 years. FSLC participates in this program in Lincoln County.
• Helping Hands Reentry Outreach CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood Share provides supplemental food to Helping Hands, which serves homeless men, women, and children in reentry situations.
• My Sisters' PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood Share provides supplemental food to this local domestic violence shelter, supporting victims in transitional housing.
• Arcoíris CulturalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcoíris Cultural is a cultural center providing culturally appropriate foods and resources for Latina/o/x and indigenous Mesoamerican populations in Lincoln County, in partnership with Food Share.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Capital Area Food Bank: Larger regional food bank serving the Washington D.C. metro area with a wider portfolio of programs and distribution channels — relevant comparable for understanding the structural ceiling and scaling pattern of regional food-bank models.

Direct peers

• Marion Polk Food Share: Regional food bank serving Marion and Polk counties with a partner-pantry network, mobile distributions, and nutrition education — comparable in distribution model, donor mix, and county-scale coverage.
• Sunshine Division: Portland-based emergency food assistance organization providing free food boxes and meal support — overlaps directly with Food Share of Lincoln County's emergency-box distribution and inclusive-access model.
• Oregon Food Bank: Statewide hunger-relief organization that supplies Food Share of Lincoln County with weekly food deliveries and runs a network of regional partner food banks across Oregon — directly comparable in mission, donor-driven funding model, and pantry-distribution structure.
• Food for Lane County: Regional food bank serving Lane County, Oregon via a comparable pantry network, mobile distributions, and senior-focused programs — closely analogous in scale, county-level scope, and community-driven volunteer model.
• Linn-Benton Food Share: Regional food bank serving Linn and Benton counties in Oregon with a pantry/meal-site network and volunteer-driven operations — matches Food Share of Lincoln County's structure, mission, and rural-Oregon operating context.
• NeighborImpact: Central Oregon community action agency operating a regional food bank with pantry network, home delivery, and backpack programs — directly comparable in scope of services, county-based distribution, and community partnership model.
• Food Bank of Southern Oregon: Regional food bank serving southern Oregon through a partner-pantry and mobile-distribution network — directly comparable in rural-county distribution model, sourcing partnerships, and volunteer-dependent operations.
• South Lincoln Resources: Waldport-based social services nonprofit that hosts the Waldport Food Share pantry — directly comparable in Lincoln County food distribution and community-services mission.
• Blanchet House: Portland nonprofit operating free meal programs and food distribution to those experiencing hunger and homelessness — comparable in free hot-meal-site model and donor-funded food assistance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foodsharelincolncounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodsharelc
• Pinterestpinterest.com/FoodShareOR

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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