NACS Foundation

The philanthropic arm of the college store trade, funded by the companies and people in it, that pays for campus store staff to learn, gather and measure themselves against a standard of their own.

5named by NACS Foundation
286named by peers

Financial profile

NACS Foundation · EIN 52-1270412 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2025$120,421$7,759$3,494$787,125$1,611,910Mar 2025
FY2024$159,133$39,093$2,995$740,667$2,143,627Mar 2024
FY2023$431,210$414,225$23,485$773,103$2,587,893Mar 2023
FY2022$342,683$30,278$9,683$773,615$3,175,715Mar 2022
FY2021$394,594$70,698$16,000$758,598$3,604,793Mar 2021
FY2020$51,124$16,241$10,680$606,668$3,568,107Mar 2020

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Peer societies

Five societies NACS Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs NACS Foundation

Every company NACS Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
VitalSourceFoundation donorAACC AAUP NACUB
NAVSTEMFoundation donorOnly NACS Foundation, so far
Neil Varsity LineFoundation donorOnly NACS Foundation, so far
reseroFoundation donorOnly NACS Foundation, so far
Third Street SportswearFoundation donorOnly NACS Foundation, so far
Sources: 3 published lists, read October 2026

2026 Flame Pin. Read October 6, 2026. Donor of the 2026 Flame Pins sold to support the Foundation.

History and Growth: Fiscal Year 2025/2026. Read October 6, 2026. Sponsors of the Foundation's Find Your Match game at CAMEX.

Partner Recognition. Read October 6, 2026. Companies thanked for partnering with the Foundation's fundraising programs.

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Who backs NACS Foundation's peers, but not NACS Foundation

Companies named publicly by at least one of NACS Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in NACS Foundation's reviewed public records.

CompanyACUHO-IABANGA FoundationNFEFNACUBPeers
AramarkPublished as Aramark Collegiate HospitalityCorporate Major DonorsDiamond Level2 of 5
EcolabPublished as Ecolab (logo)Corporate DonorsFriend Level2 of 5
SodexoGold Level DonorsDiamond Level2 of 5
2020 Vision USANamed1 of 5
Above the TreelinePublished as Above the Treeline/EdelweissNamed1 of 5
AbstractbyRabramsNamed1 of 5
Affiliated FoodsPublished as Affiliated Foods Inc. Amarillo, Tx (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Akins Fresh MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Aladdin Temp-RitePublished as Aladdin Temp-Rite, An Ali Group CompanyNamed1 of 5
Allegiance Retail ServicesCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Alliance Retail GroupPublished as Alliance Retail Group (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Annex GroupPublished as The Annex GroupNamed1 of 5
Apply StickersNamed1 of 5
AR MarketingCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Associated Food StoresPublished as Associated Food Stores (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Associated GrocersPublished as Associated Grocers (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Associated Grocers of New EnglandPublished as Associated Grocers of New England (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Associated Supermarket GroupPublished as ASG Associated Supermarket Group (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Associated Wholesale GrocersPublished as Associated Wholesale Grocers (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Ayers Saint GrossCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Baesler's MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Baker TillySilver Level1 of 5
BANDPublished as Green BANDNamed1 of 5
Basic American FoodsNamed1 of 5
Batch for BooksNamed1 of 5
Ben E. Keith CompanyNamed1 of 5
BenchworksPublished as Benchworks by ElentraNamed1 of 5
BiblioNamed1 of 5
Big John's MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
BlockhousePublished as Blockhouse Co., Inc.Bronze Level Donors1 of 5
Blue BunnyNamed1 of 5
BMO BankNamed1 of 5
Boldyn NetworksNamed1 of 5
BonfireNamed1 of 5
BookshopNamed1 of 5
Bozzuto'sPublished as Bozzuto's (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Brailsford & DunlaveyNamed1 of 5
Brakebush BrothersNamed1 of 5
Breaux MartCorporate Supporters1 of 5
BreezNamed1 of 5
Brill CompanyCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Brookshire Grocery CompanyPublished as Brookshire Grocery Company (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Buehler's Fresh FoodsPublished as Buehler’s Ed & Helen Buehler Scholarship; Buehler’s People First ScholarshipNamed1 of 5
Burlodge USAPublished as Burlodge USA, An Ali Group CompanyNamed1 of 5
ButterballNamed1 of 5
Buyers Edge PlatformNamed1 of 5
C.M. Treppendahl & SonsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
C&S Wholesale GrocersPublished as C&S Wholesale Grocers (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Cahoy's General StoreCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Cambro ManufacturingNamed1 of 5
Campbell's FoodserviceNamed1 of 5
CannonDesignPublished as Blue Cottage of CannonDesignNamed1 of 5
Cardiff Seaside MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Cash SaverCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Catalyst Foodservice SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Chartwells Higher EdDiamond Level1 of 5
ChicoBagPublished as ChicoBag CompanyNamed1 of 5
Citrus AmericaCorporate Supporters1 of 5
CJ Schwan's FoodserviceNamed1 of 5
CLAPlatinum Level1 of 5
Clarks MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Columbiana FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Coly TechnologiesBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Common CENTS SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Constant ContactPublished as Constant Contact Email NewslettersNamed1 of 5
Cooktop SafetyNamed1 of 5
Core EducationSilver Level1 of 5
CORTCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
CoverHoundPublished as Booksellers Insurance Program by CoverhoundNamed1 of 5
Creative KindNamed1 of 5
Crewcial PartnersSilver Level1 of 5
Crook's MarketplaceCorporate Supporters1 of 5
CrowdcastNamed1 of 5
CSC Service WorksCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
CyberHootNamed1 of 5
DanbyPublished as Micro Fridge by DanbyNamed1 of 5
Darlington SnacksNamed1 of 5
Dash MarketsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
DeleteMeNamed1 of 5
DeloitteDiamond Level1 of 5
Dennis PorterCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Der Markt Food StoreCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Design CollectiveCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Dierbergs MarketsPublished as Dierbergs (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
DiningRDFriend Level1 of 5
Direct SupplyVisionary Level1 of 5
DM&APatron Level1 of 5
DMANamed1 of 5
Donofrios Food CenterCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Dorm Room MoversCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
doTERRACorporate Supporters1 of 5
E.W. James & SonsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
eatsentialNamed1 of 5
Ecologic FurnitureCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
ECRSPublished as ECRS Retail Technology ScholarshipNamed1 of 5
EllucianDiamond Level1 of 5
EventbriteNamed1 of 5
Fareway StoresPublished as Fareway Stores Inc. – HQCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Ferra Executive SearchSilver Level1 of 5
FerrilliSilver Level1 of 5
Fine MomentsNamed1 of 5
FiservPublished as Fiserv (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
FMS SolutionsPublished as FMS “Profit Hound” ScholarshipNamed1 of 5
Foliot FurnitureCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Food FarmCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Food RoundupCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Forks ThriftwayCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Forster & HowellCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Fred W. Albrecht Grocery CoCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Fresh EncounterPublished as Fresh Encounter Inc. Family of Companies (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Friendly StoresCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Frito-LayPublished as Frito Lay (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Frontline Source GroupCorporate Supporters1 of 5
GallagherPublished as Gallagher (formerly LIG)Named1 of 5
General MillsPublished as General Mills (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
General Mills FoodserviceNamed1 of 5
GhostBuyersNamed1 of 5
GLNCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Global Health ProductsNamed1 of 5
Gongco FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Gordon Food ServicePublished as Gordon-Logo-200Friend Level1 of 5
GradGuardBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Gravity PaymentsNamed1 of 5
GreystarCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
GTM Payroll ServicesNamed1 of 5
Halona MarketplaceCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Hames CorporationCorporate Supporters1 of 5
HanburyCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
HappyOrNotCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Harps Food StoresPublished as Harps (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
HealthTrust Performance GroupNamed1 of 5
Highland Park MarketsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Hired Mans Grocery & GrillCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Hormel Health LabsPublished as Hormel Health Labs LogoVisionary Level1 of 5
Houchens Food GroupPublished as Houchens Food Group (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Housing CloudNamed1 of 5
HousrNamed1 of 5
HPSNamed1 of 5
Hugo's Family MarketplaceCorporate Supporters1 of 5
HuronPlatinum Level1 of 5
Huron Consulting GroupNamed1 of 5
Hussmann CorporationCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Incite Strategic PartnersNamed1 of 5
Indie Beacon Book LightNamed1 of 5
Indigo MaidenNamed1 of 5
ITW Food Equipment GroupNamed1 of 5
J & J FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
J&J Snack FoodsNamed1 of 5
Janssen's MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
John's GroceryCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Johnson ControlsNamed1 of 5
JonesZylon CompanyNamed1 of 5
Joseph Welsh ConsultingCorporate Supporters1 of 5
K.M. SupermarketsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Kaune's Neighborhood MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
KeHE DistributorsPublished as KeHE (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
KellanovaPublished as Kellanova (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
Kent Precision Foods Group/Thick-ItNamed1 of 5
KeyTrakNamed1 of 5
KICorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Kimberly-ClarkPublished as Kimberly-Clark (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
KoboNamed1 of 5
KPMGSilver Level1 of 5
Kraft HeinzPublished as Kraft Heinz (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Lakeside Manufacturing/MultiteriaNamed1 of 5
Leevers FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Libro.fmNamed1 of 5
Little Giant Farmers MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Lowe's MarketPublished as Lowe's (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Lyons Health LabsNamed1 of 5
M. Langenstein and SonsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
M.V.P. Foods (Save A Lot)Published as M.V.P. Foods, LLC dba Save A LotCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Mackey Mitchell ArchitectsCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Martin Brothers FoodservicePublished as Martin Brothers Foodservice Distributing Co., Inc.Named1 of 5
McCaffrey's MarketsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
McKee FoodsNamed1 of 5
Meals for AllNamed1 of 5
MealSuitePublished as MealSuite Foodservice Management TechnologyNamed1 of 5
Metcalfe's MarketPublished as Metcalfe Market’s, Inc.Corporate Supporters1 of 5
Mitchell Grocery CorpPublished as Mitchell Grocery Corp (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Mondelez InternationalPublished as Mondelez (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Morgan Swank StudioNamed1 of 5
MVBPublished as MVB US (Pubeasy/Pubnet)Named1 of 5
National Cooperative BankCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Neiman's Family MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Nelnet Campus CommerceSilver Level1 of 5
NestlePublished as Nestle (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
NetGalleyNamed1 of 5
Niagara BottlingNamed1 of 5
North State GroceryCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Nugget MarketsPublished as Nugget Market – HQCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Ohana FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
OneStreamNamed1 of 5
Orcas Island MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Page AnchorNamed1 of 5
Page StantecNamed1 of 5
Parshall Food PrideCorporate Supporters1 of 5
PartnerShipPublished as PartnerShip-FedExNamed1 of 5
PayUSANamed1 of 5
Paz & AssociatesPublished as The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & AssociatesNamed1 of 5
PepsiCoPublished as PepsiCo (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
Performance FoodservicePatron Level1 of 5
Perkins&WillGold Level Donors1 of 5
Peterson MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Piggly WigglyPublished as Piggly Wiggly (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Piggly Wiggly Sister BayCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Pixel + Ink CreativeNamed1 of 5
Plante MoranNamed1 of 5
POS Global ConceptsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Price Rite MarketplacePublished as Price Rite Marketplace (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
ProtivitiPublished as Protiviti Global Business ConsultingPlatinum Level1 of 5
Publishers WeeklyNamed1 of 5
Puckett's Food StoresPublished as Puckett’s Food Stores, Inc. – HQCorporate Supporters1 of 5
PunchkinsNamed1 of 5
Quality FoodsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
QuickBooksNamed1 of 5
R.I.S.E CardsNamed1 of 5
Red GoldNamed1 of 5
Redner's MarketsCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Reynolds FoodlinerCorporate Supporters1 of 5
RISEPublished as Rise A Real Estate CompanyNamed1 of 5
RISEWITHUSNamed1 of 5
Roche Bros. SupermarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
RosiePublished as Rosie (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Ruck-Shockey AssociatesNamed1 of 5
S & R QuisbergCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Safeguard Marketing SolutionsBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Satisfactory PrintingNamed1 of 5
Sauder EducationBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Savannah Bee CompanyCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Savoy Contract FurnitureBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Scattered SlimeNamed1 of 5
SegalSilver Level1 of 5
Sendik's Food MarketPublished as Sendik's Food Market (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Shamrock FoodsNamed1 of 5
Shelf AwarenessNamed1 of 5
SimplyThickNamed1 of 5
Smart Culinary SolutionsNamed1 of 5
Smarter FurnishingsBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Soelbergs MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Solomon PartnersCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Southwest ContractCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
SquareNamed1 of 5
SSS InternationalCorporate Supporters1 of 5
StarRezSilver Level Donors1 of 5
Storage SquadPublished as Storage Squad College Moving & StorageCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
Super KingCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Sushi KabarCorporate Supporters1 of 5
SyscoPublished as Sysco - At the heart of food and serviceVisionary Level1 of 5
T.A. Solberg Co.Corporate Supporters1 of 5
The Chronicle of Higher EducationSilver Level1 of 5
The Coca-Cola CompanyPublished as The Coca-Cola Company (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
The Feedback GroupCorporate Supporters1 of 5
The Hershey CompanyPublished as The Hershey Company (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
The Kalama Beach CorporationCorporate Supporters1 of 5
The Librarian's Candle Co.Named1 of 5
The Shelby ReportPublished as The Shelby Report (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
The UPS StoreNamed1 of 5
TIAADiamond Level1 of 5
TouchnetSilver Level1 of 5
TropetailsNamed1 of 5
Uncle Giuseppe's MarketplaceCorporate Supporters1 of 5
UNFIPublished as UNFI (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
UnileverPublished as Unilever (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
United EducatorsNamed1 of 5
University and Student ServicesPublished as USS - University and Student ServicesCorporate Major Donors1 of 5
University LoftPublished as University Loft Co. (est. 1986)Corporate Major Donors1 of 5
UpsidePublished as Upside (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
UpstreamNamed1 of 5
URM StoresPublished as URM Stores (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
US FoodsNamed1 of 5
Velasquez GroupPublished as Velasquez Group/Market SquareCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Vicente Foods MarketCorporate Supporters1 of 5
W.G. EllerkampNamed1 of 5
Wakefern Food CorpPublished as Wakefern Food Corp. (logo)Stewardship Society1 of 5
WASH LaundryBronze Level Donors1 of 5
Washburn Computer GroupCorporate Supporters1 of 5
WebstopCorporate Supporters1 of 5
Wells EnterprisesPublished as Wells (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Whiting-TurnerSilver Level1 of 5
WithfriendsNamed1 of 5
Wolf & Wren PressNamed1 of 5
Woodman's Food MarketPublished as Woodman's (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Wright's MarketPublished as Wright's Market (logo)Corporate Donors1 of 5
Xfinity CommunitiesNamed1 of 5
ZingTrainNamed1 of 5

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The outside view

The philanthropic arm of the college store trade, funded by the companies and people in it, that pays for campus store staff to learn, gather and measure themselves against a standard of their own.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Citadel and The Village.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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