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About Northwest SHARE

Neighbors sharing with neighbors.

A volunteer-run nonprofit in the Seattle area that serves free hot vegetarian meals, gives rescued cows a home for life and hosts free festivals that bring the region’s cultures together.

Founded

Seattle, 1998 U-05

Status

501(c)(3) nonprofit

Run by

100+ volunteers

Programs

Meals · cows · festivals · education

The yellow Northwest SHARE free vegetarian food truck, side view

Our story

From a free restaurant to a food truck

From the early 2000s until April 2015 our volunteers ran My Sweet Lord, a free vegetarian restaurant. U-04

In April 2018 we began serving from a food truck, which lets us bring meals to several neighborhoods each week. U-03

Milestones

How we got here

  • 1998Northwest SHARE is founded in Seattle. U-05
  • Early 2000sVolunteers open My Sweet Lord, a free vegetarian restaurant. U-04
  • April 2015The restaurant closes.
  • April 2018The free food truck pilot begins. U-03

Transparent and accountable

Northwest SHARE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our IRS filings and balance sheets are public.

EIN 91-1918588