Mahalo
Los Angeles, CA

The Lunchbox Fund

EIN 20-1232903
International Development & Humanitarian Aid Global Development & Relief Children & youth Low-income
Mission

To provide daily, nutritious meals to vulnerable schoolchildren by funding and running community-based school nutrition programs—primarily in Southern Africa—so children can attend school, concentrate and learn.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About The Lunchbox Fund

The Lunchbox Fund is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 20-1232903) and a California nonprofit public benefit corporation that raises philanthropic support to operate school-feeding programs primarily in South Africa and neighboring countries. The organization partners with local suppliers, fieldworkers and community "Food Mama" cooks to source and prepare meals on-site, emphasizing community-led implementation and food-safety standards.

Founded and led by Topaz Page‑Green with an international team and local leadership in South Africa, The Lunchbox Fund runs large-scale feeding programs, publishes annual reports and maintains public tax filings. In recent years the charity has expanded its reach and operational controls (including food-safety audits and local compliance certifications) while reporting multi-million-meal impact figures and continued donor-facing fundraising activity.

Notable achievements

Large-scale meal delivery (recent years)

Reportedly delivered over 20 million meals in the most recent annual reporting period, reaching well over 100,000 children through programs operating in thousands of schools and early childhood centres across Southern Africa.

Community-driven field model

Established a field network of local staff and community cooks (‘Food Mamas’) that prepare and distribute meals on-site, enabling scalable, locally managed nutrition programs across multiple countries.

Standards, audits and local compliance

Maintains publicly available food-safety audit documentation and local compliance/B‑BBEE certification in South Africa, demonstrating operational controls and adherence to local regulations.

At a glance

Total assets
$2.0M
Annual revenue
$1.2M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
20-1232903
Location
Los Angeles, CA
On Mahalo since
April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Registered U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 20-1232903) with publicly available Form 990 filings.
Maintains profiles on major charity-data platforms (GuideStar/Candid, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and Charity Navigator listings).
Listed in Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) materials and other donor-facing charity directories used by institutional and individual donors.

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