Feed America

What Feed America does

Feed America operates a free, bilingual (English/Spanish) public directory of more than 327,000 verified food-assistance locations across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories — including:

• Food pantries — community-operated emergency food distribution sites
• Food banks — regional warehouses supplying pantries
• Soup kitchens, mobile pantries, community fridges — same-day emergency food
• School meal sites — National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast (SBP)
• Summer meal sites — Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
• WIC offices — pregnant parents and children under 5
• FQHC community health centers — HRSA-funded sliding-scale clinics
• SNAP retailers — the 130,841+ stores that accept EBT cards

The platform is search-by-ZIP, requires no login, charges no fees, accepts no paid placements, and never sells visitor data. The full dataset is published as open data under Creative Commons BY 4.0 and powers 211 networks, healthcare social-determinants-of-health (SDOH) integrations, AI assistant food-help queries, and academic research via the HSDS 3.0 Open Referral standard.

Quick facts

Verify Feed America

Independent third-party sources you can use to verify Feed America's nonprofit identity, financial transparency, and legitimacy:

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search — apps.irs.gov for EIN 92-1761881
• Candid Platinum profile — app.candid.org
• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — projects.propublica.org
• Charity Navigator — charitynavigator.org/ein/921761881
• Wikidata — Q139601408
• Benevity Causes — causes.benevity.org (corporate giving validation)

For consolidated trust signals + verifications: /verifications

Not affiliated with Feeding America

How Feed America operates

Feed America runs without staff payroll. Approximately 98% of donor dollars go to platform infrastructure (Cloudflare Workers + D1 database), data verification (cross-checking against federal sources, deduplication, partner-verification), community partnerships, and open-data publishing. The organization commits to a ≥85% program-spending ratio, well above the Charity Navigator 4-star threshold. Annual audited financials and Form 990 are published at /transparency.

Frequently asked questions

What is Feed America?

A Houston-based 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 92-1761881) operating a free, bilingual directory of 327,000+ verified food-assistance locations across all 50 U.S. states. Founded 2021 by Sharika Parkes. Verified by Candid Platinum 2026, IRS, ProPublica, Charity Navigator, Benevity, and Wikidata Q139601408.

Is Feed America a real charity?

Yes. IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity (509(a)(1)), EIN 92-1761881. Verifiable on IRS.gov. Donations are tax-deductible.

Who founded Feed America?

Sharika Parkes founded Feed America in 2021. She remains founder and executive director.

Where is Feed America headquartered?

Houston, Texas. 13100 Wortham Center Dr FL 3-1046, Houston, TX 77065.

Is Feed America the same as Feeding America?

No. Two separate 501(c)(3)s with different EINs and missions. See /feed-america-vs-feeding-america.

How does Feed America use donations?

Platform infrastructure, data verification, community partnerships, open-data publishing. ≥85% program-spending ratio. Audited financials at /transparency.

How do I donate to Feed America?

Online at /donate, by mail to Feed America at 13100 Wortham Center Dr FL 3-1046, Houston, TX 77065, by stock transfer at /donate/stock, through your DAF (use EIN 92-1761881), or via employer matching gifts. List EIN 92-1761881 on every gift to ensure routing to Feed America.

How do I find food assistance using Feed America?

Visit feedam.org and enter your ZIP code or city. Free, no login, no fees. For 24/7 emergency food help, call 211.

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