MEANS Database Information

MEANS (Matching Excess And Needs for Stability) Database is a nonprofit dedicated to improving communication between emergency feeding systems like food shelves and soup kitchens along with the donors who stock them. In order to make this happen, we have partnered with nonprofits, companies, and a variety of other organizations to help us meet the needs within industries dedicated to fighting hunger. We are currently active in 45 different states. MEANS has earned recognition within the hunger community and beyond. In April 2015 we became the first non-profit to win the George Washington University Business Plan Competition. Other awards include the Donald Bowles Award through American University and a Sodexo STOP Hunger and Prudential Spirit of Community Award for our founder Maria Rose Belding's work on food insecurity. The entire MEANS team ranges from college students to law students, and our youth and energy are part of what makes MEANS unique. Supporting MEANS is investing in a rich and vibrant nonprofit that aims to change the conversation around waste from the fields to the food shelves. Join us, support us, and make an impact.