Major Gifts & Planned Giving

Major-gift contact. Maria, donor relations: majorgifts@feedam.org · Planned giving: legacy@feedam.org · Finance / W-9 / banking: finance@feedam.org · 1-business-day SLA on all channels.

Cash, ACH, domestic wire, international SWIFT

Standard. For ≥$10K we recommend ACH or wire over check (faster, no postal risk). Email finance@feedam.org for instructions + W-9.

Stock or appreciated securities

Donating securities held >1 year is typically the most tax-efficient gift form: avoids capital gains tax on the appreciation + charitable deduction at fair market value. See /donate/stock for DTC delivery instructions, or email finance@feedam.org.

Consult your CPA or financial advisor for tax-treatment specifics.

Donor-advised fund (DAF) grants

Recommend a grant from your DAF (Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, family-office DAFs). Direct granting links + recipient details: /donate/daf.

Use legal name Feed America Inc. and EIN 92-1761881.

IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

Donors aged 70.5+ can transfer up to $108,000 (2026 limit, indexed annually) directly from a traditional IRA to Feed America. The QCD counts toward your annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) but does NOT count as taxable income — excellent for donors with high mandatory RMDs.

Email finance@feedam.org with subject [QCD Coordination] for IRA-custodian wire instructions.

Bequest in will or trust

Standard bequest language:

I give, devise, and bequeath to Feed America Inc., a Texas
nonprofit corporation with federal tax identification number
92-1761881, the sum of $___ (or ___% of my estate) to be used
for its general charitable purposes.

See /donate/legacy + email legacy@feedam.org for personalized coordination.

Charitable Remainder Trust / Charitable Lead Trust

CRTs and CLTs are powerful planned-giving instruments for donors with appreciated assets, large estate concerns, or specific income-stream goals. Feed America serves as the qualified charitable remainder beneficiary.

Email legacy@feedam.org for trust documents review + named-beneficiary instructions.

Retirement plan beneficiary designation

Designating Feed America as a partial or full beneficiary of an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or qualified retirement plan is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give. Retirement-plan distributions to heirs are taxed as ordinary income; distributions to a 501(c)(3) are tax-free.

Use legal name Feed America Inc., EIN 92-1761881, address per /donate/find-us.

Multi-year pledge agreement

Multi-year pledges are particularly valuable because they fund staff continuity (the data-verification + partner-operator outreach work that doesn\u0027t fit single-year cycles well). Pledges are documented in writing with payment schedule, designation, and default terms.

Email grants@feedam.org with subject [Multi-Year Pledge] for agreement template.

Real property + unusual gifts

Real property (deeds, real estate), tangible personal property of significant value, life insurance policies, and other unusual gifts are accepted on a case-by-case basis under our written gift acceptance policy. Feed America\u0027s board reviews and approves before acceptance.

Email legacy@feedam.org for case review.

Confirm EIN 92-1761881 on every gift. Feed America (us, Houston TX, founded 2023) is a separate, unaffiliated 501(c)(3) from the larger Chicago-based homonym Feeding America (EIN 36-3673599, founded 1979). Donor confusion has caused major gifts intended for Feed America to be sent to the homonym instead — listing the EIN explicitly on grant agreements, wire instructions, DAF recommendations, accounting records, bequest language, and trust documents eliminates the routing risk.