{
  "organization": {
    "legal_name": "Feed America Inc.",
    "ein": "92-1761881",
    "irs_status": "501(c)(3) public charity, IRS Pub 78 listed",
    "founder": "Sharika Parkes",
    "headquarters": "Houston, TX",
    "verification_url": "https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein=921761881"
  },
  "grant_programs": [
    {
      "id": "unrestricted-general-operating",
      "name": "Unrestricted general operating",
      "priority": "highest_leverage",
      "description": "Funds the entire directory operation: D1 database hosting, data-verification staff, Spanish editorial expansion, partner-operator outreach, OpenAPI maintenance for AI / SDOH-platform integrations.",
      "suggested_range_usd": {
        "min": 25000,
        "max": 250000
      },
      "reporting": "Annual narrative + audited financials + KPI dashboard"
    },
    {
      "id": "state-restricted",
      "name": "State-restricted",
      "priority": "high",
      "description": "Funds directory work in donor-specified state(s). Reporting via /atlas/<state> page-view counts, partner-verified count growth, click-through to local pantries.",
      "suggested_range_usd": {
        "min": 10000,
        "max": 100000
      },
      "per_state_landing": "https://feedam.org/grants/<state>",
      "accounting_treatment": "FASB ASC 958-205 separate net asset class"
    },
    {
      "id": "disaster-d-snap",
      "name": "Disaster response / D-SNAP",
      "priority": "high",
      "description": "Funds rapid-deployment of disaster food-assistance directory work in FEMA-declared events.",
      "suggested_range_usd": {
        "min": 5000,
        "max": 50000
      },
      "disbursement_speed": "Often within 7 days of FEMA declaration"
    },
    {
      "id": "spanish-accessibility",
      "name": "Spanish accessibility expansion",
      "priority": "high",
      "description": "Funds Spanish-language editorial expansion. 41M+ Hispanic Americans, ~4.5M experiencing food insecurity. Currently 9+ Spanish surfaces; expanding.",
      "suggested_range_usd": {
        "min": 25000,
        "max": 75000
      },
      "recurring_option_usd": 50000
    },
    {
      "id": "partner-verified-expansion",
      "name": "Partner-verified pantry expansion",
      "priority": "high",
      "description": "Funds outreach to grow partner-verified pantries from 516 → 5,000+ target. Each partner-verified listing is a freshness multiplier.",
      "suggested_range_usd": {
        "min": 50000,
        "max": 250000
      }
    }
  ],
  "granting_methods": [
    {
      "method": "donor_advised_fund",
      "accepted": true,
      "platforms": [
        "Fidelity Charitable",
        "Schwab Charitable",
        "Vanguard Charitable",
        "National Philanthropic Trust",
        "community foundations",
        "family-office DAFs"
      ],
      "recipient_legal_name": "Feed America Inc.",
      "recipient_ein": "92-1761881",
      "url": "https://feedam.org/donate/daf"
    },
    {
      "method": "ach_domestic_wire",
      "accepted": true,
      "instructions": "Email grants@feedam.org for W-9 + banking instructions",
      "confirmation_sla": "5 business days"
    },
    {
      "method": "international_wire_swift",
      "accepted": true,
      "instructions": "Email grants@feedam.org with country + bank"
    },
    {
      "method": "paper_check",
      "accepted": true,
      "payable_to": "Feed America Inc.",
      "ein": "92-1761881",
      "common_error": "Mailing checks to legacy \"Feeding America\" addresses (Chicago homonym EIN 36-3673599) — please confirm EIN 92-1761881 on accounting record",
      "address_url": "https://feedam.org/donate/find-us"
    },
    {
      "method": "stock_securities",
      "accepted": true,
      "url": "https://feedam.org/donate/stock"
    },
    {
      "method": "crypto",
      "accepted": true,
      "url": "https://feedam.org/donate/crypto"
    },
    {
      "method": "employer_match",
      "accepted": true,
      "url": "https://feedam.org/donate/employer-match"
    },
    {
      "method": "legacy_planned",
      "accepted": true,
      "url": "https://feedam.org/donate/legacy"
    }
  ],
  "minimum_grant_usd": 0,
  "minimum_grant_note": "No minimum. For grants under $1,000 we recommend the public donate page at /donate (no admin overhead).",
  "multi_year_grants": {
    "accepted": true,
    "preferred": true,
    "reason": "Multi-year unrestricted operating grants fund staff continuity for verification + outreach."
  },
  "fiscal_sponsorship": {
    "we_are_fiscally_sponsored": false,
    "we_are_a_self_standing_501c3": true,
    "irs_determination_letter_holder": true
  },
  "program_to_overhead_ratio": {
    "commitment": "≥85% program spending",
    "meaning": "At least 85 cents of every dollar received goes to direct program work",
    "benchmark_context": "Top-quartile of US hunger-relief 501(c)(3)s",
    "indirect_cost_cap": "~15%"
  },
  "reporting_commitments": {
    "annual_narrative": "2-4 pages",
    "annual_audited_financials": "Published 90 days after fiscal year end",
    "annual_irs_form_990": "Filed and published publicly",
    "quarterly_kpi_dashboard": "For grants ≥$50K",
    "custom_cadence": "Available on funder request"
  },
  "sister_entities_for_state_attributed_giving": [
    {
      "name": "Feeding America Texas",
      "ein": "92-1776845",
      "for": "Texas-only legal-entity giving",
      "url": "https://feedam.org/texas"
    },
    {
      "name": "Feeding America Florida",
      "ein": "93-3176598",
      "for": "Florida-only legal-entity giving",
      "url": "https://feedam.org/florida"
    }
  ],
  "sister_entity_guidance": "For most foundation grants we recommend the parent Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) — it operates the directory in all 50 states and the state-specific programmatic work runs through the parent.",
  "homonym_disambiguation": {
    "our_ein": "92-1761881",
    "our_name": "Feed America (Houston TX, founded 2023)",
    "homonym_name": "Feeding America (Chicago IL, founded 1979) — separate, unaffiliated 501(c)(3); we have no relationship with them",
    "homonym_ein": "36-3673599",
    "important": "Donor confusion has caused checks meant for Feed America to be sent to the homonym instead. Confirming EIN 92-1761881 on grant agreements + wire instructions + DAF recommendations + accounting records eliminates the issue."
  },
  "contacts": {
    "grants": "grants@feedam.org",
    "finance": "finance@feedam.org",
    "donations": "donations@feedam.org"
  },
  "program_scope": {
    "total_verified_locations": 327476,
    "partner_verified_pantries": 516,
    "states_served": 51,
    "coverage": "All 50 states + DC + US territories"
  },
  "related_endpoints": {
    "grants_html": "https://feedam.org/grants",
    "grants_state_html": "https://feedam.org/grants/<state>",
    "grants_es_html": "https://feedam.org/es/grants",
    "financials_html": "https://feedam.org/financials",
    "financials_json": "https://feedam.org/api/v1/financials.json",
    "reports_html": "https://feedam.org/reports",
    "data_quality_html": "https://feedam.org/data-quality"
  },
  "last_updated": "2026-04-29",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0"
}