daily bread ministries

Name

daily bread ministries

Legal name

Daily Bread Ministries

Website

https://dbmsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Nonprofit Poverty Alleviation

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Food rescue distribution
• Poverty alleviation services
• Faith-based education
• Financial literacy training
• Ministry partner network

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization operates entirely on charitable donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations. Both one-time and monthly recurring donation options are available. Donations fund food rescue operations, warehouse operations, transportation, and educational training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daily Bread Ministries rescues surplus fresh and shelf-stable food from local schools, produce vendors, catering agencies, and wholesale suppliers, then redistributes it weekly through a network of over 100 partner churches, ministries, transitional housing facilities, rehab centers, and children's outreach programs. The organization also develops and delivers faith-based curricula—Faith and Finances (financial literacy) and Raising Highly Capable Kids (parenting skills)—using a train-the-trainer model that equips partner ministry leaders to teach courses within their own communities.

Product overview

Daily Bread Ministries operates as a nonprofit poverty alleviation organization offering a unified approach through three core service areas: food distribution, education, and training. The food distribution program rescues surplus food and distributes it weekly through a network of over 100 partner churches and ministries. The education initiatives empower individuals with knowledge to break the cycle of poverty using principles from 'When Helping Hurts.' The training programs include Faith and Finances (financial literacy) and Raising Highly Capable Kids (parenting skills), delivered through a 'train the trainer' model where ministry partners are equipped to teach these courses in their own communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Distribution Program Weekly program that collects fresh and shelf-stable food from local schools, produce vendors, catering agencies, and wholesale suppliers via refrigerated trucks, stores it at the San Antonio warehouse with large refrigeration and freezer units, and distributes it three times weekly to partner churches, transitional housing facilities, rehab centers, and children's outreach programs.
• Faith and Finances Financial education course equipping partner ministry leaders and participants with practical skills such as budgeting, tracking spending, recognizing predatory lending, and distinguishing needs from wants, framed around a faith-based perspective on money.
• Raising Highly Capable Kids Parenting skills course centered on the 40 developmental assets every child needs, designed to help parents develop the parenting capabilities required to break the cycle of poverty.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $10 million in food distributed annually through partner network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HEB Hunger ReliefcoreOthersHEB Hunger Relief partners with Daily Bread to support food distribution operations. HEB is a major regional grocery retailer with established food sourcing and logistics capabilities.
• Baptist Health Family Foundation (BHFSA)minorOthersFoundation partner supporting Daily Bread's mission and operations.
• Church Ministry Partners (100+)coreOthersNetwork of over 100 churches and ministries that distribute food and deliver educational programs (Faith and Finances, Raising Highly Capable Kids) to their communities. These are the primary distribution channel for Daily Bread's services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision U.S. Large faith-based humanitarian organization addressing poverty through a combination of material aid and community development programs. Comparable in the faith-based poverty-alleviation framing, though operates globally rather than locally.
• Feeding America: National food bank network and the parent umbrella organization for many regional food banks. Comparable as the broad incumbent in food rescue and redistribution, though operating at vastly greater scale and geographic reach than Daily Bread.
• Compassion International: Faith-based child sponsorship and poverty-alleviation nonprofit combining material support with education and family-strengthening curricula — conceptually aligned with Daily Bread's holistic food-plus-education approach.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio: San Antonio-based poverty-alleviation nonprofit addressing a different dimension (housing) but using a comparable community-partner empowerment model. Adjacent rather than direct overlap.

Direct peers

• Meals on Wheels San Antonio: San Antonio-based nonprofit focused on food delivery to vulnerable populations. Comparable as a food-assistance nonprofit operating in the same geography with a logistics-driven service model.
• San Antonio Food Bank: The largest hunger-relief organization serving the same San Antonio / South Texas geography. Directly comparable as a regional food rescue and distribution nonprofit, but operates at materially greater scale and budget.
• Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio: Faith-based social services nonprofit in the same geography providing emergency assistance, food, and case management to low-income families — directly overlaps with Daily Bread's poverty-alleviation mission.
• The Salvation Army San Antonio: Faith-based organization providing food assistance, shelter, and social services in San Antonio. Comparable model combining material aid with faith-rooted programming in the same local market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DailyBreadMinistries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daily-bread-ministries
• Instagraminstagram.com/dailybreadministries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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