Matthew Feltrop-Herron

Matthew Feltrop-Herron is the Executive Director of the Patachou Foundation, an Indianapolis nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate an equitable future for youth by amplifying the value and power of food. Since its inception in 2013, Matthew has led their disruptive nonprofit model, growing their meal service footprint by 800 percent and annual funding by 400 percent. He also led the effort to launch a coffee shop social enterprise to fund the work of the Foundation. 

The Patachou Foundation is an Indianapolis nonprofit that breaks the cycle of childhood food insecurity and low food access in Indianapolis while addressing the systemic causes of hunger. The Foundation makes a direct impact on childhood food insecurity through scratch-made meals, hands-on food literacy lessons, and youth career training in the food system.