Offline first
Runs on any laptop or tablet, even with the wifi out — optimized for the Chromebooks most pantries already own. Data lives on the device and syncs back to the cloud when the connection returns.
In development · Beta opens late 2026
A quiet tracker for the work of feeding people.
Pantries, soup kitchens, backpack programs — kept on any laptop or tablet, optimized for a Chromebook.
Cupboard is software for small feeding ministries who want a record of what they do without buying a Salesforce contract or learning a database. It works offline, syncs when it can, handles TEFAP if you need it, and disappears when you don’t.
What it is
The same notebook your pantry already uses, but kept by the computer.
Built for shared devices
One device, many volunteers. Sign in once at setup; a simple between-shifts password locks the screen.
TEFAP-ready
Optional compliance mode adds signature capture, FPL eligibility, annual recertification, and the monthly USDA report.
Who it’s for
Small feeding ministries that want a record, not a CRM.
- Food pantries operating one to three days a week
- Soup kitchens and prepared-meal programs
- Backpack programs distributing to schools
- Mobile pantries and rural distributions
- Operations between 50 and 5,000 households
- Programs that share devices across volunteers
- Ministries reporting to TEFAP or a regional food bank
- Small standalone pantries with no compliance load
Cupboard began as the system for one pantry in Austin, Texas, kept on a single Chromebook, with no IT staff and no budget. It is a record of what a small ministry actually needs — not what enterprise software thinks it should.
Pricing
Free to start. Paid only when you need more than a notebook.
Indicative pricing for the beta. Subject to change at launch.
Basics
Free
- Client and visit tracking
- Volunteer roster
- Offline-first PWA
- One device
Pro & TEFAP
$149 one-time
- Everything in Basics
- Signature capture
- FPL eligibility checks
- Annual recertification
- Monthly USDA report
Cloud sync
$10 / month
- Multi-device for staff
- Off-device backup
- Stakeholder reports by email
- Cancel anytime
Beta interest
Tell us about your ministry.
We’ll be in touch as the beta opens.