California Hunger Relief Grants
Foundation officer landing for California-restricted giving to Feed America (EIN 92-1761881). We operate 42,128 verified food-assistance locations in California — the directly-fundable scope for state-restricted contributions.
California directory scope
| Verified food-assistance locations in California | 42,128 |
| Partner-verified pantries (operator-claimed) | 77 |
| % of national directory | 13.5% |
| Live state hub | /atlas/ca · /food-pantry/ca |
California-restricted grant programs
California directory operations
Funds data verification of all 42,128 California locations: confirming hours, services, contact info, deduplication, freshness gates. The default highest-leverage tier for California-restricted giving.
Suggested grant range: $10,000 – $100,000. Reporting: monthly page-view counts on /atlas/ca + verified-count growth.
California partner-verified expansion
Funds outreach to grow the 77 California partner-verified pantries — pantry operators who have claimed their listing and now self-update hours, services, and stock signals. Each partner-verified listing is a freshness multiplier.
Suggested grant range: $25,000 – $75,000. Per-partner-verified-claim budget tracked transparently.
California disaster response (D-SNAP)
Programmatic grants funding rapid-deployment of disaster food-assistance directory work in FEMA-declared events affecting California. See /disasters/ca for active deployments.
Suggested grant range: $5,000 – $50,000 per event. Often disbursed within 7 days of FEMA declaration.
How to grant
Donor-advised funds (DAF)
Recommend a California-restricted grant from your DAF (Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, California community foundations, family offices). Use legal name Feed America Inc. and EIN 92-1761881. Specify "California-restricted" in the grant purpose. See /donate/daf.
ACH / wire
For grants ≥$10,000, ACH or wire is most efficient. Email info@feedam.org with subject "California-restricted grant" — we provide W-9, banking instructions, and written wire-confirmation acknowledgement within 5 business days.
Check (paper)
Make payable to Feed America Inc. · EIN 92-1761881. Memo line: "California-restricted". Mailing address available via /donate/find-us. Always include EIN 92-1761881 on the check and confirm the EIN on your accounting records.
Due-diligence packet
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search — confirms 501(c)(3) status
- /financials — IRS Form 990, audited statements, program-spending ratio
- /reports — annual report + open-data catalog
- /data-quality — directory verification methodology
- /atlas/ca — live California hunger atlas (state-specific outcomes)
- /grants — national grants overview
Reporting
California-restricted funders receive (at minimum):
- Annual narrative report — 2-4 pages on California program highlights + KPI growth
- Quarterly KPI dashboard (≥$25K grants) — California location count, partner-verified count, page-views, click-through to local pantries
- Annual audited financials — net asset class table will show California-restricted balance and uses
- Custom reporting cadence — on funder request
Contact
California grant inquiries: info@feedam.org (mention "California" in subject) · Founder: /founder · General donations: /donate
Related
- /grants — national grants overview
- /financials — financial transparency hub
- /atlas/ca — California hunger atlas
- /food-pantry/ca — California food pantry index
- /disasters/ca — California disaster response
Last updated 2026-06-19. Page maintained by Feed America Inc. (EIN 92-1761881). Currently serving 310,928 verified food-assistance locations nationally with 515 partner-verified pantry operators.