the hungry

What the hungry does

Concerned for the Hungry, Inc. (CFH) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded in 1979 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York. The organization is entirely volunteer-run with no paid positions, governed by a board of directors led by President Larry Lewis (as of 2025), along with Vice President Kathy Pirigyi, Treasurer Rob Colborn, and Secretary Carol Hyde, plus additional board members. CFH operates a portfolio of food service programs for Schenectady County residents facing food insecurity, including an Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive (now in its 47th year for 2026), a Holiday Lunch Program, a Christmas Bureau, a Backpack Program for children, and Emergency Food and Shelter Funding Administration for local food providers.

CFH's core offering is the Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which involves in-person sign-ups at St. John the Evangelist School and food basket distribution at Paige Elementary School, with multiple volunteer shifts coordinated via the SignUp.com platform. The organization holds no proprietary technology; it relies on third-party tools including the Food 4 NY mobile app (for pantry locator access), PayPal (for online donations), and SignUp.com (for volunteer scheduling). Its website (concernedforthehungry.org) and Facebook page serve as primary outreach channels.

CFH sustains operations through three revenue streams: voluntary monetary donations (accepted via mail-in check and online PayPal), in-kind food item donations collected during drives, and corporate matching gifts (notably through General Electric's matching program). It is a member of the Capital Region Chamber and maintains referral partnerships with Food Pantries for the Capital District and Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. The organization operates exclusively within Schenectady County, with no geographic expansion in its 46-year history.

Name

the hungry

Legal name

Concerned For The Hungry, Inc.

Website

https://concernedforthehungry.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Concerned for the Hungry is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1979 that provides emergency food assistance and holiday food baskets to families in Schenectady County, New York, funding operations through donations and corporate matching gifts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable 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 industries

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Food assistance programs
• Emergency food relief
• Community food drives
• Holiday meal programs
• Volunteer food services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: Accepts mail-in checks and online donations via PayPal; donations are tax-deductible as organization is 501(c)(3) tax exempt
2. Food Donations: Accepts food item donations at food providers throughout the county and at Paige Elementary School during Thanksgiving drive
3. Corporate Matching: Certain organizations including General Electric match employee donations to CFH through their corporate giving programs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Concerned for the Hungry, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that runs a portfolio of volunteer-coordinated food distribution programs for Schenectady County residents in need. Its core offerings include the Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, Holiday Lunch Program, Christmas Bureau, Backpack Program for children, and Emergency Food and Shelter Funding Administration. All services are delivered free of charge to eligible families through in-person sign-ups and volunteer-led distribution events.

Product overview

Concerned for the Hungry, Inc. is a nonprofit food service organization offering a portfolio of food distribution programs for Schenectady County residents. The core offering is the Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, supplemented by the Holiday Lunch Program and Christmas Bureau. Additional programs include the Backpack Program for children and Emergency Food and Shelter Funding Administration. All programs are delivered through volunteer coordination and community partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Holiday Lunch Program
• Christmas Bureau

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual Thanksgiving food basket distribution to hundreds of Schenectady County families

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

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Food Pantries for the Capital DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for food pantry locations and resources; CFH directs community members to this organization for comprehensive food pantry information including locations, hours, and distributions in Schenectady County
• Capital Region ChamberminorOthersCFH is a member of the Capital Region Chamber, indicating community partnership and local business community integration
• Paige Elementary SchoolcoreOthersProvides school facility for Thanksgiving food basket distribution and volunteer activities in Schenectady
• St. John the Evangelist SchoolcoreOthersProvides school facility at 806 Union Street for in-person sign-ups for the 2026 Thanksgiving food program

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York: Regional food bank serving the same upstate New York geography; CFH explicitly sponsors this organization, indicating directly comparable mission of food rescue and distribution to communities in the Capital Region including Schenectady County.
• The Food Pantries for the Capital District: CFH's core referral partner for food pantry locations across Schenectady County, operating a comparable model of directing residents to emergency food resources.

Broad incumbents

• City Harvest: Large New York food rescue and hunger-relief nonprofit operating in NYC; comparable mission of food collection and distribution to food-insecure populations, but at a much larger urban scale.
• Food Bank for New York City: Largest hunger-relief organization serving New York City; comparable food distribution and pantry referral model but operating at significantly larger scale across a different geography.
• United Way of the Capital Region: Regional umbrella funder operating in the same Schenectady/Capital Region geography, supporting community-based safety net programs including food assistance; comparable donor-coordination role.

Regional players

• Island Harvest: Long Island's primary food bank; runs volunteer-driven food drives, pantries, and child nutrition programs analogous to CFH's portfolio, but serves a different New York geography.
• Catholic Charities of Schenectady County: Local human services agency in CFH's same Schenectady geography offering emergency assistance including food; comparable in serving the same vulnerable residents with overlapping safety-net services.
• Salvation Army of Schenectady County: Operates emergency food and holiday assistance programs in the same Schenectady County market; comparable volunteer-driven, donation-funded approach to feeding families in need.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Concerned-for-the-Hungry-Inc/203137209715747

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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