Virginia Hunger Relief Grants
Foundation officer landing for Virginia-restricted giving to Feed America (EIN 92-1761881). We operate 4,847 verified food-assistance locations in Virginia — the directly-fundable scope for state-restricted contributions.
Virginia directory scope
| Verified food-assistance locations in Virginia | 4,847 |
| Partner-verified pantries (operator-claimed) | 20 |
| % of national directory | 2.5% |
| Live state hub | /atlas/va · /food-pantry/va |
Virginia-restricted grant programs
Virginia directory operations
Funds data verification of all 4,847 Virginia locations: confirming hours, services, contact info, deduplication, freshness gates. The default highest-leverage tier for Virginia-restricted giving.
Suggested grant range: $10,000 – $100,000. Reporting: monthly page-view counts on /atlas/va + verified-count growth.
Virginia partner-verified expansion
Funds outreach to grow the 20 Virginia 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.
Virginia disaster response (D-SNAP)
Programmatic grants funding rapid-deployment of disaster food-assistance directory work in FEMA-declared events affecting Virginia. See /disasters/va 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 Virginia-restricted grant from your DAF (Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, Virginia community foundations, family offices). Use legal name Feed America Inc. and EIN 92-1761881. Specify "Virginia-restricted" in the grant purpose. See /donate/daf.
ACH / wire
For grants ≥$10,000, ACH or wire is most efficient. Email grants@feedam.org with subject "Virginia-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: "Virginia-restricted". Mailing address available via /donate/find-us. Mailing checks to legacy "Feeding America" addresses (the Chicago homonym, EIN 36-3673599) is the most common error — please confirm the EIN on your accounting record.
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/va — live Virginia hunger atlas (state-specific outcomes)
- /grants — national grants overview
Reporting
Virginia-restricted funders receive (at minimum):
- Annual narrative report — 2-4 pages on Virginia program highlights + KPI growth
- Quarterly KPI dashboard (≥$25K grants) — Virginia location count, partner-verified count, page-views, click-through to local pantries
- Annual audited financials — net asset class table will show Virginia-restricted balance and uses
- Custom reporting cadence — on funder request
Contact
Virginia grant inquiries: grants@feedam.org (mention "Virginia" in subject) · Founder: /founder · General donations: /donate
Related
- /grants — national grants overview
- /financials — financial transparency hub
- /atlas/va — Virginia hunger atlas
- /food-pantry/va — Virginia food pantry index
- /disasters/va — Virginia disaster response
Last updated 2026-04-29. Page maintained by Feed America Inc. (EIN 92-1761881). Currently serving 196,635 verified food-assistance locations nationally with 516 partner-verified pantry operators.