# Pizza to the Polls

> Pizza to the Polls is a nonpartisan nonprofit that delivers free food to people waiting in long lines to vote. Founded in Portland in 2016, it lets anyone report a crowded polling place, verifies the line, and sends pizza from a nearby shop - all paid for by small-dollar donors. Across four election cycles it has fed voters at thousands of polling sites in all 50 states, adding a fleet of food trucks and a pre-order program that caters other groups' voter events.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Portland, Oregon, United States
- **Founders:** Scott Duncombe (Co-Founder & President/Director), Noah Manger (Co-Founder (built the website))
- **Team size:** ~5 employees, plus seasonal volunteers
- **Products:** On-Demand Pizza, Food Truck Program, Pre-Order Program
- **Notable:** Delivered 70,000+ pizzas to 3,000+ polling sites across 48 states in the 2020 cycle, Reached all 50 states in 2024, Raised $1.5M+ from 30,000+ small-dollar donors in 2020

## Products & services

- **On-Demand Pizza** — The flagship program: community members report crowded polling places via the website or social media, the team verifies the line, then orders and delivers pizza from a nearby local pizzeria for free.
- **Food Truck Program** — A fleet of mobile food trucks deployed to early-voting and Election Day sites, handing out snacks, meals, and drinks to voters waiting in line across multiple states.
- **Pre-Order Program** — Catering support for other nonpartisan nonprofits running voter registration, education, and turnout events - with a focus on community college students.

## Achievements

- Delivered 70,000+ pizzas to 3,000+ polling sites across 48 states in the 2020 cycle
- Reached all 50 states in 2024
- Raised $1.5M+ from 30,000+ small-dollar donors in 2020
- Fed and entertained over 1 million people waiting to vote across 29 markets in 2020 (mobile program)
- Distributed 429,200 snacks over 33 days from food trucks in 6 states in 2024
- 4-star Charity Navigator rating with a 95.97% program expense ratio
- Grew from a weekend project (2,400 pizzas, 2016) to $1.71M in revenue by 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Sent nearly 10,000 (final tally ~20,058) pizzas to 1,980 polling sites across all 50 states for the 2024 general election.
- **2024-10** — Ran the food-truck program for 33 days across 6 states, distributing 429,200 snacks to early voters.

## Links

- Website: https://polls.pizza
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pizza-to-the-polls
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pizzatothepolls
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pizzatothepolls/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pizzatothepolls
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pizzatothepolls

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Last updated: 2026-08-20