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Awards & recognition

Awards, certifications, and verified recognitions earned by Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) from independent third-party authorities.

2026

Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency

Awarded by Candid (formerly GuideStar + Foundation Center)

Platinum (highest tier)

Highest-tier transparency seal awarded by Candid, the authoritative US nonprofit-data platform. Requires complete disclosure of mission, programs, financials, leadership, demographics, governance, impact metrics, goals + strategies, and 2030 SDG alignment. Re-verified annually based on profile completeness.

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2023

IRS 501(c)(3) Public Charity (509(a)(1)) Determination

Awarded by United States Internal Revenue Service

IRS-recognized public charity

IRS determination letter recognizing Feed America as a 501(c)(3) public charity, classified 509(a)(1). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS Section 170. EIN 92-1761881. Verifiable on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.

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2026

Wikidata public knowledge-graph entity

Awarded by Wikimedia Foundation

Q139601408

Public Wikidata entity record listing Feed America's structured identity for Knowledge Graph + AI search engine consumption. Founder Sharika Parkes also has a verified Wikidata Person item (Q139665570) with bidirectional links.

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2024

Benevity Causes corporate-giving validation

Awarded by Benevity

Eligible recipient (Fortune 500 corporate giving)

Verified by Benevity for Fortune 500 corporate giving programs and employee matching gifts. Used by Microsoft, Google, Apple, and 600+ enterprise corporate-giving programs. Vendor verification of legitimate-charity status for B2B giving.

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2024

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer listing

Awarded by ProPublica

Public 990 history

Public listing on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer with Form 990 financial-data history. ProPublica is widely used by journalists and researchers for nonprofit due diligence.

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2024

Charity Navigator profile

Awarded by Charity Navigator

Profile verified (rating cycle 2026-2027)

Charity Navigator profile listing for Feed America. Star-rating cycle expected to issue 2026-2027 (typical 3-5-year post-formation timing for new 501(c)(3)s).

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In progress

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Accreditation — application in progress (2026). Once accredited, BBB Give.org will list Feed America as meeting all 20 BBB Charity Standards.

Other transparency surfaces

/verifications — consolidated trust-signal hub with deep verify-links
/reviews — aggregated third-party reviews and ratings
/transparency — financial transparency hub (Form 990, audited financials, executive compensation, program-spending ratios)
/disclosures — legal disclosures including affiliation policy
/feed-america-vs-feeding-america — side-by-side comparison vs. the larger separately-incorporated Feeding America

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