Farmers Ending Hunger

Name

Farmers Ending Hunger

Legal name

Farmers Ending Hunger

Website

https://farmersendinghunger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief and Food Donation Coordination

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Waste Reduction & Diversion Services (Donation, Animal Feed, Source Reduction Programs) (EUAIAEAH)

Keywords

• Hunger relief programs
• Food donation coordination
• Farm-to-food bank logistics
• Nonprofit food assistance
• Emergency food boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Adopt-an-Acre Donations: Public donations to cover processing, storage, and transportation costs of donated crops. Tiers range from $25 (one row) to $500 (two acres).
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Grants from foundations including Oregon Community Foundation, Collins Foundation, Walmart Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and corporate partners.
3. Food Donations (In-Kind): Oregon farmers and ranchers donate portions of their harvest; food processors contribute processing services. These in-kind donations form the core of the organization's food supply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Farmers Ending Hunger coordinates the donation of produce, grain, and cattle from Oregon farmers and ranchers and routes those raw crops to food processors that convert them into shelf-stable items (canned/frozen vegetables, pancake mix, ground beef). The finished food products, along with fresh produce, are then distributed to the Oregon Food Bank and its statewide network of regional food banks for inclusion in emergency food boxes. Its central public-facing program, Adopt-an-Acre, raises cash donations in tiered amounts ($25–$500) that pay for the harvesting, processing, storage, and transportation costs associated with these in-kind farm donations.

Product overview

Farmers Ending Hunger is a nonprofit organization that operates a single integrated food donation and distribution program. The core offering is the Adopt-an-Acre Program, supplemented by direct donation options, which together fund the coordination of food donations from Oregon farmers and ranchers through processing partners to the Oregon Food Bank network. The organization serves as a supply chain coordinator, aggregating produce from partner farms, arranging processing into shelf-stable products, and distributing through Oregon Food Bank's regional network. The product portfolio includes the Adopt-an-Acre donation program, direct fund donations, a farm partnership program for crop donations, and a processor partnership program that turns raw agricultural products into food bank-ready items including pancake mix, canned/frozen vegetables, and ground beef.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adopt-an-Acre Program A donation program where individuals, families, or organizations adopt acreage of Oregon farmland (or smaller units, down to a single row) for tiered one-time gifts of $25 to $500. Donations underwrite the harvesting, processing, storing, and distribution costs associated with food that Oregon farmers donate to the Oregon Food Bank network; donors receive a certificate and impact metric tied to the size of their gift.
• Direct Funds Donation
• Food Distribution Network (Farm-to-Food-Box Logistics) An end-to-end coordination service that aggregates produce, grain, and cattle donations from Oregon farmers and ranchers, routes them to local processors for conversion into shelf-stable items, and delivers the finished food through Oregon Food Bank's statewide network of 20 regional food banks for inclusion in emergency food boxes.
• Farm Partnership Program
• Processor Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 million pounds of food donated 2006-2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Oregon Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain distribution partner for Farmers Ending Hunger. Donated food is delivered to Oregon Food Bank and distributed through its statewide network of 20 regional food banks covering all 36 Oregon counties plus Clark County, Washington.
• NorPac Foods, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFruit and vegetable processing cooperative that freezes and cans donated crops including carrots, green beans, and beets from Willamette Valley and Hermiston area farms. Erik Jacobson (CoBank board member) is retired president/CEO of NORPAC Foods.
• Pendleton Flour Mills (Grain Craft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcesses donated wheat into flour for pancake mix production. Located in Pendleton, Oregon.
• Continental MillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlends and bags pancake mix in Kent, Washington. Adds ingredients to wheat flour and packages into 1.5-3 pound bags for Oregon Food Bank distribution.
• Threemile Canyon FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor cattle farm in Boardman, Oregon donating 25-30 beef cows per month for hamburger processing. Also provides 7,000 pounds of hamburger per month.
• Amstad ProducemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduce company contributing 30 tons (60,000 pounds) of potatoes per month to the food donation program.
• Hale Farms (River Point Farms)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing 25 tons of onions per month. River Point Farms is America's largest onion grower, packer, shipper and processor.
• Walt's Wholesale MeatsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcesses donated cattle into hamburger in Woodland, Washington for the food bank network.
• Interstate MeatsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcesses hamburger in Clackamas, Oregon for the food bank distribution network.
• SAGE CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Agriculture and Energy Center in Boardman, Oregon houses a permanent Farmers Ending Hunger exhibit showcasing the organization's work to museum visitors.
• Plate & PitchforkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgritourism business hosting on-farm meals with proceeds benefiting Farmers Ending Hunger. Raised over $22,000 in 2013 and established Plate & Pitchfork Fund to End Hunger.
• Pendleton Round-UpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual rodeo event featuring Farmers Ending Hunger Day with interactive exhibits and donation opportunities for rodeo patrons.
• Agri-Business Council of OregonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of annual Golf Ball Drop fundraiser that raised $9,600 for Farmers Ending Hunger in 2013.
• Extended HarvestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPredecessor organization founded by Jim Youde that operated similar food donation concept. Combined efforts with Fred Ziari to form Farmers Ending Hunger.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• WhyHunger: National nonprofit advocating for hunger relief and supporting grassroots food justice organizations. Not a direct operational peer but functions in the same hunger-relief ecosystem, providing resources, advocacy, and donor referral pathways relevant to Farmers Ending Hunger's funding base.

Direct peers

• Oregon Food Bank: Farmers Ending Hunger's exclusive distribution partner, Oregon Food Bank is the statewide food bank serving 860,000 people across 36 Oregon counties and Clark County, WA via20 regional food banks. They share the hunger-relief mission in the same geography and are operationally intertwined through the Farm to Food Box supply chain.
• Food Forward: California-based food rescue organization that recovers surplus produce from farms and backyard fruit trees for distribution to hunger relief agencies. Operates the same farm-to-food-bank model as Farmers Ending Hunger and represents a clear comparable for scaling and replicating the approach in another state.
• Gleaning Network of Texas: Texas-based nonprofit coordinating volunteer gleaning of surplus crops from farms and orchards for distribution to hunger-relief agencies. Closely mirrors Farmers Ending Hunger's farm-donation coordination model in a different agricultural region, illustrating the model's replicability across states.
• Society of St. Andrew: National gleaning network that mobilizes volunteers to harvest surplus crops from farms for donation to hunger relief agencies. Closest direct peer in model: both organizations coordinate farm-level agricultural surplus into the emergency food system, differing mainly in geographic scope (national vs. Oregon-only).
• Harvest Against Hunger (Feeding America): Feeding America's national program engaging farmers and agricultural partners to donate fresh produce and commodities to member food banks. Most analogous program in terms of structure (farmer engagement + processor coordination + food bank distribution) and explicitly targets the same agricultural-surplus-to-hunger pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: The largest U.S. hunger-relief organization, running a national network of 200+ food banks and consolidating farm-engagement programs such as Harvest Against Hunger. Represents the broader incumbent in the same space, with overlapping farmer-donation channels but vastly larger scale and broader food categories.

Regional players

• Food Lifeline: Seattle-based regional food bank serving Western Washington through a similar food-bank-plus-farmer-partnership model. Comparable in mission and Pacific Northwest geography, though it operates as the food bank itself rather than as a farmer-donation coordinator.
• Second Harvest of the Inland Northwest: Regional food bank serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho, sourcing from Pacific Northwest agricultural partners. Operates in adjacent geography with similar farm-engagement activities, making it a natural peer for benchmarking regional food rescue performance.

Emerging players

• Ample Harvest: National nonprofit connecting gardeners and small farmers with local food pantries via an online directory. Operates a tech-enabled food donation matching model that overlaps with Farmers Ending Hunger's supply-coordination role, though at smaller scale and with a focus on residential growers rather than commercial farms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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