Directors
The numbers without the spreadsheet weekend
Households served and pounds distributed for the calendar or fiscal year, ready for your board, your food bank and your funders. Export to CSV.
Food pantry software
Food pantry software that runs the line, not the paperwork.
Still rebuilding the day from clipboards after the doors close? Households check in from their own phone, every station sees the same live line, and the report is done before cleanup.
For food pantries, food banks and distributions · No install · Nonprofit pricingSee self check-in
pantrynexus.com/dashboardSAMPLE DATA
TODAY AT NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PANTRY · TUE, OCT 14
Dashboard
Live · Updated 10:42 AM
Households served12▲ 3 morevs last Tue
View activityPounds distributed360lbs▲ +20%vs last Tue
View reportsVolunteers on shift6of 1124.5 hthis month
View rosterService flowOne square = one household
Checked in
15Served
12Avg. in line
11 minBusiest
10:308 AM10Now2 PM
Line right nowOpen queue →
2
Waiting
1
Shopping
12
Served
Oldest wait 16 min
Sample data. The real dashboard updates the same way.
NewSelf check-in at the door
Scan the door. Get a number. The line runs itself.
Post one QR flier. Households register or check in from their own phone in English or Spanish, then watch their place in line. Your team sees every arrival the moment it happens.
The operational handoff
How a shift runs
Follow one household through the day. Each station hands off to the next on its own, and nobody has to become a software administrator.
Works on every device
One live line, on whatever screen is free.
At a pantry, a food bank partner site or a mobile distribution, the desk tablet, the director's laptop, the scale touchscreen and the household's phone show the same visit at the same moment. Nothing to install.
Food pantry management
From the first household record to the day's report.
Every check-in, cart weight and volunteer shift lands in the report while the day runs. Previews use sample data.
Built for food pantries, food banks and distribution sites
Each role sees what it needs.
One workspace for the people who run the day, from the front desk to the board report.
Floor leads
The line in your hand, not on a clipboard
Run intake, the queue and checkout from any laptop, tablet or phone, at a pantry, a food bank partner site or a mobile distribution.
Volunteer coordinators
Shifts and duties in the same place
Volunteers scan in for their shift, hours add up on their own, and duties go out from templates. No add-on to buy.
Household data, protected
The people in your line trust you with their information.
Pantry Nexus keeps that trust in the database, not only in a policy.
Read the privacy policy- Each pantry's records are separate. Database rules block access from other pantries.
- Only signed-in staff of your pantry can see household records.
- Uploaded files are private. We serve them only to signed-in users.
- The activity log records registrations, check-ins, and profile changes.
- We do not sell personal information.
Founding pantries
Now onboarding our first pantries.
Join early and help shape the software your floor runs on. Founding pantries work directly with the team that builds Pantry Nexus.
- Hands-on setup with the people who build Pantry Nexus
- Help bringing your current household records in
- A direct line to the builders for feedback and fixes
- Founding nonprofit pricing, locked in
Pricing
We set the price with each pantry. Verified nonprofit organizations get a discount.
Request pricingQuestions, answered
The useful details before your next shift.
What Pantry Nexus does today, what it costs, and who can see your data.
01What is food pantry management software?
It runs a pantry's distribution day in one place: household intake, the line, checkout and the numbers your board and funders ask for. Pantry Nexus does this in the browser on any device, with self check-in by QR for households.
02Can households check in with their own phone?
Yes. Post the pantry's QR flier at the door. Households register or check in from their own phone, in English or Spanish, and get a live number in line. A household without a phone checks in at the desk.
See self check-in03Can food banks and mobile distributions use Pantry Nexus?
Yes. A food bank partner pantry, a mobile distribution or a drive-through site runs the same way: post the QR, check households in on any phone or tablet, and weigh carts at checkout. Your food bank keeps its own network reporting.
See it on every device04Does it replace our food bank's reporting system?
No. Keep your food bank's system for TEFAP and USDA reports. Pantry Nexus runs the floor: intake, the queue, checkout and your team. If your pantry needs a custom report or export, we can build it case by case for an added fee.
05How much does food pantry software cost?
Pantry Nexus is priced per pantry, based on your size and needs. Verified nonprofit organizations get a discount, and founding pantries lock in founding pricing. Email us for a price.
Founding pantry pricing06Who can see household records?
Only signed-in staff of your pantry. Database rules keep each pantry's records separate, and we do not sell personal information.
Read the privacy policy07Which devices can our team use?
Any device with a current web browser: a laptop, a tablet, a phone or the scale touchscreen. Changes show on every device at the same time, and there is nothing to install.
Three setup steps, then your first household
Run your next distribution day on Pantry Nexus.
Set up your workspace, or watch it run a real shift in a 20-minute walkthrough.
