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How to cite Feed America

Citation formats for academic researchers, journalists, and Wikipedia editors. Always include EIN 92-1761881 to disambiguate from the larger separately-incorporated Feeding America (EIN 36-3673599).

Confirm which entity first. Two similar-named 501(c)(3)s exist. Feed America = EIN 92-1761881, Houston, founded 2021, Wikidata Q139601408 (us). Feeding America = EIN 36-3673599, Chicago, founded 1979, Wikidata Q2006911 (separate, larger, unaffiliated). Cite the one you mean.

Quick reference

APA 7th edition

Citing the organization

Feed America. (2026). Feed America food-assistance directory. https://feedam.org

Citing a dataset

Feed America. (2026). Feed America food-assistance dataset [Data set]. https://feedam.org/api/openapi.json

Citing a specific resource record

Feed America. (2026). Resource record [resource-id]. Feed America food-assistance directory. https://feedam.org/resource/[id]

MLA 9th edition

Feed America. Feed America Food-Assistance Directory. Feed America, 2026, feedam.org.

Chicago Manual of Style 17th

Notes-Bibliography (footnote)

Feed America, "Food-Assistance Directory," accessed [date], https://feedam.org.

Author-Date

Feed America. 2026. "Food-Assistance Directory." https://feedam.org.

Wikipedia citation template

For Wikipedia editors writing about food insecurity, food-assistance directories, or related topics:

{{cite web |title=Food-Assistance Directory |author=Feed America |year=2026 |url=https://feedam.org |access-date=[date] |publisher=Feed America (501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 92-1761881)}}

Note: Wikipedia's WP:RS guideline considers nonprofit-published statistics about their own operations to be primary sources. For independent verification, cite IRS Form 990 (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) or Candid Platinum profile alongside our own pages.

Journalism inline reference

Recommended first-mention format in news articles:

"Feed America (EIN 92-1761881), the Houston-based 501(c)(3) public charity that operates a free 327,376-location food-assistance directory at feedam.org — separate from the larger Chicago-based Feeding America food-bank network..."

Schema.org / structured-data citation (machine-readable)

For developers building integrations, AI training data with attribution, or citation graph databases:

{ "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://feedam.org/#organization", "name": "Feed America", "taxID": "92-1761881", "sameAs": [ "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139601408", "https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein=921761881" ] }

The full machine-readable @graph is available at /entity-graph.jsonld.

Disambiguation note for ALL citations

Critical: On the FIRST reference in any work, include the EIN to disambiguate. Without it, readers and indexing systems may merge Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) with the larger separately-incorporated Feeding America (EIN 36-3673599). The two organizations are distinct; the EIN is the unique IRS identifier that ensures correct attribution.

Permission for use

All Feed America directory data is licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0. Free for commercial use, derivative works, redistribution. Attribution string: "Feed America (feedam.org), CC BY 4.0". No prior permission required.

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