About the PA Foundation

The Produce Alliance Foundation (the “PA Foundation”), formed July 17, 2015, is the charitable arm of Produce Alliance, LLC (“PA”) a national produce supply management company. It is composed of both monetary efforts and/or supplies donated to a collective foundation for purpose of contributing to selected charitable and time sensitive causes. The activities of the PA Foundation are responsive to real time current events requiring an immediate response; at times, the Foundation is dormant when there are no emergent issues that are appropriate for its support.

In March, 2020 the PA Foundation began to address the unprecedented Covid-19 Pandemic by serving Food Boxes to health-care workers and food insecure populations. Given PA Foundation's integration into PA and the foodservice supply chain, we have experienced first-hand how our distribution network has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using our national produce supply chain network, we deployed some of the idled capabilities our food service supply chain alliance to initiate a food box program. By reactivating furloughed workers, and utilizing agricultural commodities already in the supply chain, we have been able to provide immediate access to food boxes of fresh produce, dairy, and protein.

As of December 2020, PA Foundation has raised more than $651,200 in donated funds and has delivered to 69 institutions, including schools, neighborhoods, hospitals and law enforcement. Donations continue to be collected, and this program continues to expand showing the commitment to begin the re-engagement of our full supply chain, from national and local farmers and suppliers, who were hard hit by this pandemic to their network of mostly family owned Distributors. PA Foundations sees this as the tip of the iceberg with respect to both the national need for fresh food, and our capabilities in serving the American people and promoting the US agriculture market. By using existing channels to both re-engage the agricultural workers laid off during this time, as well as providing a real benefit to the critical work it benefits, these efforts have prepared us for the responsibilities of partnering with many more local charities and relief funds, as well as national not-for-profit entities.

This Fall, PA was awarded more than $80 million dollars through the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. This funding was given to be used to distribute 1.8 million combination boxes from September 22-Oct 31 2020.

In six short weeks, Produce Alliance distributed over 55 million pounds of food (over 1.8 million combination boxes of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and meat products) to food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits serving in 16 states.

While this was conducted through PA and not the PA Foundation, it speaks to the PA Foundations ability to carry out similar funding and scope in a similar time frame. Although that funding ended, our ability to effectively and efficiently distribute food has not. With the help of our network, PA Foundation can distribute an endless amount of food and the need has never been stronger.

“We believe, with your help, we can support even more frontline workers that battle each day to save our lives by giving them boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables. As a produce company this is our way to contribute during this time and say “we value you and greatly appreciate your superpowers.””

— Mount Sinai Health System

PAF Supply Chain & Distribution Network

The Produce Alliance Foundation Network is made up of over 100+ distributors with the ability to supply produce, protein, and dairy to your local community.

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Collaborative Partners

These are just a few of the partners we have collaborated with

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Advisors

Corrie Dretler

Board Member, Activist, & Advisor

Connector, conduit and idea generator. Mission-driven advisor with the ability to unlock potential for impact. Focused on collaborations and support of organizations that combat human trafficking/exploitation, support education, and economic empowerment of marginalized communities.

Dave Donaldson

Author, Speaker, Humanitarian, Non-profit, & Organizational Leadership

Dave Donaldson has invested his life in inspiring, equipping and resourcing leaders in more than 100 countries to bring aid and opportunity to millions of needy and under-resourced people. As the co-founder of Convoy of Hope, Dave spearheaded global partnerships with churches, organizations and businesses to mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers worldwide. As an initiative of CityServe International, Dave along with other leaders, pioneered Pastors and Executives for Israel (PEFI) to host church and business leaders in the Holy Land – to undertake humanitarian projects in Israel and throughout the Middle East. A veteran of Washington, D.C. for more than a decade, Dave coordinated White House briefings and executive roundtables between influential community and government leaders. He served on the National Council for Mental Health and Substance Abuse under former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson. Dave hosted the first ever National Summit on Foster Care and Adoption with the United States Children's Bureau. He has served on numerous boards including the National Football League (NFL) sanctioned National Courage Awards, which honors NFL players who have shown courage on and off the field. He was recently appointed by Missouri State University to co-chair the Advisory Committee to form a Non-profit Leadership Certification. Dave has also joined the Board of Trustees at Vanguard University in Southern California.

Faith Stachnik

Food Resource Manager at Greater Chicago Food Depository

Teaching and developing food rescue relationships with our current and future donors in order to meet the food shortage needs in Cook County. Developing projects that will increase the poundage of healthy food available for the hungry in our neighborhoods.

Komal Kaul

Founder Sam India Project, Advisor, Mentor, & Activist

Komal has spent the last 10 years focused on leading the development and fundraising efforts for several high-level non-profits in the Washington D.C metro area and India. Komal set up speciality food factory for DBT and Ministry of Women and Child Welfare India from a scratch. She is passionate about creating solutions for and helping causes that improve the human condition around the world.

Patricia M. Reinhardt

Managing Director, G2 Capital Advisors LLC

Patricia Reinhardt is a Managing Director at G2 Capital Advisors with close to 30 years of experience guiding financial turnarounds, joint venture negotiations as well as mergers/acquisitions. She brings in-depth advisory experience across a broad range of industries with a consistent focus on business services including executive search, staffing, IT, professional services, as well as consumer services agencies. Pat’s established reputation in the financial advisory market has paved the way for a seat at the table of Board of Directors for a number of industry partners and she serves as a Director on the board for ELM Electrical, Inc. a leading provider of electrical systems & services across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ted Katsiroubas

CEO & Co-Owner at Katsiroubas Produce

Ted Katsiroubas is the 4th generation co‐owner of his family business, Katsiroubas Bros, of which he has held a principal role since 2006. Ted became CEO and co-owner alongside his sister Torry after their father Nick passed away from ALS in 2013, in honor of whom he helped found the Nick Katsiroubas Foundation. The mission of the Nick Katsiroubas Foundation is to continue his father’s legacy of giving by supporting local children’s organizations as well as the ALS community. Like his father Nick, Ted enjoys giving back to the community and regularly volunteers alongside other Katsiroubas employees at the Boston Food Bank and Fresh Truck. When he’s not hard at work, Ted spends time with his wife and two children going to concerts and trying new restaurants. Ted partners with local vendors and companies to drive their businesses forward while making more environmentally sustainable business decisions. By talking directly with partners to find out how Katsiroubas can best support them, he pivots and maneuvers company product selection and offers creative solutions to meet their needs.

Tracy Key

Partner at Key & Associates

General consulting services specializing in leadership development, fundraising & event management for political, corporate & non-profit clients. Tracy is the Finance Director for Barbara Comstock for Congress (VA-10), currently on the Capital Campaign for Mount Vernon's Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, and Director of External Relations for America's Unofficial Ambassadors. She is also on the Finance Team for Members of Congress: Cole for Congress, COLE PAC, Families for James Lankford, Mike Pompeo for Congress, & Frank Wolf for Congress, Finance Director for Caren Merrick for Virginia State Senate, and Capital Campaign Director for "The Path to Jill's House" $10Million campaign.