Food & economic security

We move bulk food cheaper and faster to people who need it.

Food Aid Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that makes the bulk food supply chain more efficient — so more food reaches more people, for less, both abroad and across the United States.

The model, in one sentence: we partner directly with farmer/processors for direct pricing, then move that food efficiently — no middleman, no bureaucracy — to deliver bulk staple food at the lowest possible cost, and put the savings into more meals for people in need.

501(c)(3) nonprofit EIN 27-3474278 Fort Collins, Colorado · est. 2010

What we do

Concrete programs, real beneficiaries

Our work spans agriculture, logistics, and technology. Here's where it lands — each program with its honest status.

Active

International Food Distribution

Through our Zèl Zanj (“Angel Wings”) program, a sourcing partner contracts directly with farmers to reclean their split beans, which we ship in 50 kg bags through NGO partners to families across the Caribbean and Central America — supporting farmers and food security alike.

See how Zèl Zanj works
Active

Food Bank Supply

We supply packaged staples — beans, lentils, peas, oatmeal, rice, and cereal — to food banks across the US and Canada, who can build a custom truckload online.

Build a truckload
Internal tool

Decision-Support Engine

Our in-house pricing and sourcing engine is what makes the food programs cost-effective — working from direct farmer/processor pricing and freight to find the lowest delivered cost.

How the engine helps
Upcoming

GIS Crop-Yield Prediction

A forthcoming tool to predict crop yields in near real time — fusing weather, satellite imagery, and crop growth models — built with a leading GIS partner. [GIS partner name — pending permission]

Read about the GIS work

The proof

Efficiency you can see in the meals

We don't lead with adjectives. Here's a concrete example and the economics behind the model.

The pinto-bean savings, Alabama

By buying and shipping smart, a single food-aid order delivered roughly 200,000 portions of pinto beans for about $6,000 — food that would have cost far more through conventional channels. Same beans, more meals, because the supply chain was the thing we fixed.

Source: Food Aid Project program records. [Date & exact figures — verify before publish]

Why split beans go further

~10 portions

per pound of beans — and a single 20-ft container carries enough for hundreds of thousands of portions.

Capacity figure from program materials, stated as capacity — not a claim of meals already delivered. [Verify & date]

Who we are

Not a bake-sale charity

Food Aid Project operates at a professional level in bulk agriculture, logistics, and technology. Our mission is to advance food and economic security by improving access to, and efficiency within, the bulk food procurement and distribution network — relieving need, reducing burdens on government, and creating opportunity in underserved areas.

More about our mission, model, and leadership · Trust & transparency

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Ways to move food forward

Donate

Your gift converts directly into delivered meals. Give once, monthly, or yearly — 100% tax-deductible.

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Partner

NGOs, agriculture and freight businesses, and public-sector agencies — let's move food together.

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Volunteer

Hands-on community engagement, including people fulfilling court-appointed service hours.

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Real, registered, accountable.

IRS 501(c)(3) EIN 27-3474278 Founded 2010 · Fort Collins, CO [Candid/GuideStar seal — TBD]