rooted right here
Caja Solidaria invests in the people, farms, food businesses, and partnerships that make a strong local food system possible. We believe the people who support this work should be able to see both what their investment makes possible and how we steward the resources entrusted to us.
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See our Charity Navigator rating →(opens in new tab)Our impact
Our impact isn't one program or one number.
Caja Solidaria serves as connective tissue across our local food system. We connect farms, food businesses, shared infrastructure, health care, community organizations, investment, and neighbors so that resources can move through the community rather than around it.
We also build, operate, and test pieces of that system ourselves. That allows us to learn what works, demonstrate new models, and help build the partnerships and financing needed to sustain them.
What that looks like in practice
A commercial kitchen, a farm, and a tool library are expensive for any one neighbor or small business to build alone. By owning and operating these pieces together, we lower the barrier for farmers, food entrepreneurs, and neighbors to start, grow, and feed one another.
385shared kitchen hours logged by local food businesses
Food is Medicine began as a pilot we ran with health care partners. Today it is moving toward reimbursement-based, payer-supported models — turning a grant-funded program into infrastructure that can last, and proving a model other communities can follow.
Our harvest moves to neighbors through Food is Medicine, the Free Fridge, and community partners — and into the local economy through businesses like Pisgah Bakehouse and Mountain Foods. Every plate and every purchase keeps value close to home.
2,588bowls of food shared with neighbors in 2026
open books
We believe transparency is part of responsible stewardship. Caja Solidaria makes its federal tax filings available so donors, partners, and community members can understand our finances and how resources support our mission.
Caja Solidaria is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization · EIN 87-3887309
Our annual Form 990 filings are publicly available through the Internal Revenue Service.
Caja Solidaria maintains charitable solicitation registrations as required and makes this information available to our donors and community.
Registration details are being compiled and will be listed here. For a copy of our current registration documentation, contact us.
Caja Solidaria is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our work is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors responsible for stewardship of the organization's mission and resources.
close to home
Your support helps keep local resources circulating locally, strengthens the infrastructure our neighbors and farmers depend on, and gives us room to build new approaches to food, health, and community wealth.
