Nourish Food Bank

What Nourish Food Bank does

Nourish Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that provides free food, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and infant products to individuals and families facing economic and food insecurity. The organization was founded in 1984 as The Smyrna-La Vergne Food Bank and rebranded to Nourish Food Bank to reflect its broader service footprint; it now operates three physical warehouse/distribution locations in Murfreesboro (1809 Memorial Blvd), Nashville/Glencliff (416 E Thompson Ln), and Smyrna (130 Richardson Street). Services are delivered at no cost during scheduled distribution hours, with no income requirements for recipients, and the organization reports distributing approximately 1,000,000 meals annually to roughly 3,000 people per month.

The operational model is built around three core activity lines: in-kind food collection (community food drives, drop-off donations, and an "everyday goods needed" wish list), monetary donation processing (online via PayPal and Venmo, credit card, and mailed checks), and volunteer-powered warehouse and intake operations managed through SignUpGenius across all three sites. A 14-person team — led by Executive Director Erin R. Floyd and including site directors, warehouse and inventory managers, intake and volunteer coordinators, and delivery drivers — runs the program, supported by a Board of Directors chaired by Michael B Urso.

Revenue is entirely community-sourced and consists of voluntary financial contributions and in-kind food donations; no grants, institutional funding, or earned income streams are disclosed, and no audited financials or Form 990 data are present in the input. Marketing and outreach rely on community partnerships with schools, companies, churches, and clubs, plus a website (nourishfoodbanks.org) and periodic community fundraising events such as the planned September 10th event. The technology stack is minimal — a Squarespace website, consumer payment apps, and a volunteer scheduling tool — with no proprietary systems, mobile app, or AI components.

Name

Nourish Food Bank

Legal name

Nourish Food Banks

Website

https://nourishfoodbanks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nourish Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes free food, hygiene, cleaning, and infant products to food-insecure individuals and families at three Tennessee warehouse locations (Murfreesboro, Nashville/Glencliff, Smyrna), funded entirely by community donations and volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Food Assistance

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Emergency food assistance
• Community food distribution
• Food insecurity relief
• Nonprofit food aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Murfreesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Financial Donations: Nourish relies on financial support from the community through online donations (PayPal), credit card, Venmo, and mailed checks to support food acquisition and operational costs.
2. Food Donations: Community members, schools, companies, churches, and clubs donate food items which are sorted and distributed to families in need.
3. 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status: As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Nourish qualifies for tax-deductible donations and charitable grants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nourish Food Bank collects, sorts, and distributes free food, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and infant products to individuals and families facing economic and food insecurity through three physical warehouse locations in Murfreesboro, Nashville/Glencliff, and Smyrna, Tennessee. The organization runs a structured client intake process where recipients receive a grocery cart of perishable and non-perishable items plus personal care necessities, distributing approximately 1,000,000 meals annually to about 3,000 people each month. Operations are sustained through financial contributions, in-kind food donations, food drives hosted by community partners, and a volunteer workforce.

Product overview

Nourish Food Bank operates as a single-service nonprofit organization focused on alleviating food insecurity across three Tennessee locations (Murfreesboro, Smyrna, and Nashville-Glencliff). The organization provides a unified food distribution service that includes food donation acceptance, monetary donation processing, client intake services, and volunteer coordination. The core product offering centers on distributing approximately 1,000,000 meals annually to approximately 3,000 monthly clients, combining food drives, direct donations, and volunteer-powered warehouse operations into a single compassionate service program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Services Provides free food, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and infant products to individuals and families facing economic and food insecurity at three Tennessee locations, distributing approximately 1,000,000 meals annually to about 3,000 people per month.
• Client Intake Services Structured intake process in which clients complete a form, wait in the lobby, and receive a grocery cart containing perishable and non-perishable food items along with personal care necessities; open to all with no income requirements.
• Food Donation Services Accepts donated food items at warehouse locations with designated drop-off hours and provides an Everyday Goods Needed list to guide community donors.
• Monetary Donation Processing Accepts financial contributions through PayPal, credit card, and Venmo payment platforms, as well as mailed checks, to fund food acquisition and operations.
• Food Drive Hosting Program Coordinates food drives with schools, companies, churches, and clubs, providing planning support and contact assistance to community groups that conduct donation drives on Nourish's behalf.
• Volunteer Program Manages volunteer applications, scheduling, and placement at the Murfreesboro, Smyrna, and Nashville-Glencliff warehouse locations for individuals aged 12 and older, using SignUpGenius for sign-ups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000 meals distributed annually to families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Atlanta Community Food Bank: Large regional food bank serving metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Comparable community food distribution model with similar volunteer-driven operations, though operating in a different geography at significantly larger scale.
• Mid-South Food Bank: Regional Feeding America affiliate serving western Tennessee and surrounding states including the Memphis metro. Comparable nonprofit food bank model (food collection, distribution, partner pantries), though operating in a different Tennessee region.
• Northern Illinois Food Bank: Regional food bank serving northern Illinois with a network of partner pantries and direct distribution programs. Comparable nonprofit structure and community-based food assistance model, though in a different geography.
• Chattanooga Area Food Bank: Regional food bank serving the Chattanooga/southeast Tennessee region. Operates a community food distribution model structurally similar to Nourish, with comparable scale and donor-driven funding.
• North Texas Food Bank: Large regional food bank serving 13 North Texas counties. Operates a comparable food distribution model (mobile pantries, partner network, direct distribution) and competes for similar national and corporate donor relationships.

Direct peers

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee: Largest food bank serving middle Tennessee including Rutherford County. Direct peer: operates the same food collection and distribution model in Nourish's primary service geography, competing for the same corporate donors, food drives, and client households.
• Food for Others: Community-based food bank serving northern Virginia. Closely comparable model: nonprofit, volunteer-driven, distributes grocery items including perishables to families facing food insecurity, with similar scale and community-led GTM.
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana: Mid-sized regional food bank with a community food distribution model similar to Nourish. Comparable in offering (food plus household essentials) and donor-driven funding mix, though operating in Indiana rather than Tennessee.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella organization that supports a network of 200+ regional food banks across the U.S. Nourish operates outside this network but competes indirectly for donor attention and food sourcing through affiliated regional partners.
• Houston Food Bank: One of the largest food banks in the U.S., distributing hundreds of millions of meals annually. Same fundamental model (food sourcing and distribution to those facing hunger) but at much greater scale, serving as a structural benchmark for what Nourish could grow into.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/smyrnafoodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nourish-food-banks

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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