Good Samaritans Of Garland

What Good Samaritans Of Garland does

Good Samaritans of Garland, operating locally as 'Good Sam,' is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1983 that runs a community food pantry serving residents of Garland and all of Dallas County. The organization provides supplemental and emergency food assistance with no residency or income requirements, deliberately positioning access as barrier-free to maximize reach to food-insecure individuals and families. Services are delivered from a single physical site in Garland, Texas (now located at 3319 Edgewood Drive following a 2025 relocation from the former Walnut Creek Branch Library), with pantry hours Monday through Friday, 9am–1pm.

The product portfolio centers on direct food distribution and is organized into discrete programs: a general Food Pantry, Unhoused Services providing pop-top/easy-open items, Student Week-End Bags of shelf-stable nutrition, Food Drive Coordination for civic and corporate partners, Volunteer Services, and a Resources function that connects guests to longer-term stability supports such as housing services. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations rely on conventional pantry management with inbound in-kind donation flows sourced through formal partnerships — most notably the North Texas Food Bank as primary food supplier, plus Amazon Wish List and Walmart Weekend Bags registries that channel consumer donations directly to the pantry. The organization earns a FY25 Retail Partner Award from NTFB and holds Candid Platinum Transparency certification.

The business model is donation-funded rather than commercial: the organization generates no revenue from service recipients (food is provided at no cost) and is supported by charitable giving, grants, corporate and faith-community contributions, and the volunteer labor of community members. The 2025 capital building fund targets $2 million to renovate the new Edgewood facility. Leadership comprises an Executive Director (Sara Kenefake) supported by a small paid staff (1–10) and a volunteer Board of Directors with representation from banking, faith, legal, real estate, and nonprofit sectors. Good Sam does not have parent-company, private-equity, or institutional ownership; it is governed as an independent community charity.

Name

Good Samaritans Of Garland

Legal name

Good Samaritans of Garland

Website

https://goodsamofgarland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Good Samaritans of Garland is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food pantry serving Garland and Dallas County residents with barrier-free supplemental and emergency food assistance, programs for unhoused individuals and students, and volunteer-driven operations supported by donations and partnerships with the North Texas Food Bank, Amazon, and Walmart.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Assistance / Nonprofit Hunger Relief

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Community food assistance
• Nonprofit food pantry
• Hunger relief services
• Supplemental food distribution
• Volunteer food drives

Headquarters

HQ city

Garland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Good Samaritans of Garland operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations, grants, and community support. The organization runs a capital building fund campaign to raise $2 million for their new facility at 3319 Edgewood Drive.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Good Samaritans of Garland operates a community food pantry providing supplemental, nutritious food assistance to individuals and families in Garland and Dallas County with no residency or income requirements. The organization supplements direct food distribution with unhoused-specific services, student weekend bags, referrals to community resources, food drive coordination for civic partners, and volunteer engagement opportunities.

Product overview

Good Samaritans of Garland operates as a community-focused food assistance organization offering a unified service model centered on food distribution and hunger relief. The core offerings include a Food Pantry providing barrier-free food assistance, Unhoused Services with specially selected food items, and Resources connecting neighbors to additional support. The organization supplements direct services with Food Drive Coordination enabling community engagement and Student Week-End Bags addressing child food insecurity. Volunteer Services rounds out the model, engaging community participation in operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Pantry
• Unhoused Services
• Volunteer Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 13,000 individuals in 2020 to over 200,000 in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• North Texas Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary food sourcing partnership - Good Sam receives food and support through the North Texas Food Bank network to distribute to community members in need
• CandidminorOthersThird-party transparency verification service that provides platinum level recognition for nonprofit accountability standards
• AmazonsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAmazon Wish List registry allows donors to purchase food items directly for donation to the food pantry
• WalmartsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerWeekend Bags registry program allows donors to purchase prepared food bags for unhoused neighbors

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metrocrest Services: DFW-area nonprofit providing food pantry, financial assistance, and social services to families in need; operates a comparable barrier-light food distribution model in adjacent North Texas suburbs.
• Crossroads Community Services: Dallas-based food pantry and social services nonprofit providing choice-based food distribution to families in southern Dallas County; competes for the same donor and volunteer pool.
• Network of Community Ministries: Richardson-based nonprofit operating a food pantry and emergency assistance programs for North Texas residents; directly competes in the Dallas County food assistance market.
• Brother Bill's Helping Hand: West Dallas nonprofit offering a food pantry, clothing, and adult education programs to low-income families in the same Dallas County service area.
• Sharing Life Community Outreach: Mesquite, TX-based nonprofit offering food assistance, clothing, and financial aid to food-insecure residents in southeast Dallas County — directly overlapping Good Sam's service geography and offering mix.
• Hunger Busters: Dallas-based nonprofit focused on weekend food bags for food-insecure children — closely parallels Good Sam's Student Week-End Bags program and competes for school-channel funding.

Others

• Feeding America: National hunger-relief umbrella organization that supports a network of 200+ food banks including North Texas Food Bank; not a direct competitor but influences funding flows and programmatic standards across the sector.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities Dallas: Large Dallas-based social services agency offering food assistance among a broader portfolio of services including housing, refugee resettlement, and case management.
• North Texas Food Bank: Regional food bank distributing tens of millions of meals annually across North Texas; serves as Good Sam's primary wholesale food supplier but also operates its own direct distribution programs in the same geography.
• The Salvation Army North Texas: National faith-based organization with local North Texas operations providing food pantries, meal programs, and emergency assistance in overlapping service areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/goodsamg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/good-samaritans-of-garland/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/good_sam_g

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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