Feed America directory crosses 100,000 verified food-assistance locations across all 50 states
Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) announced today that the directory has crossed 100,000 verified active food-assistance locations across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. The milestone follows successive imports from federal primary sources (USDA FNS, HRSA), curated nonprofit partners (Plentiful, AmpleHarvest.org, Salvation Army), and crowdsourced submissions.
Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) announced today a major milestone: the public directory at feedam.org now indexes more than 100,000 verified active food-assistance locations across all 50 U.S. states, DC, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. The milestone follows successive ingestion + verification cycles since the org's founding in 2021.
What's in the 100K
- Food pantries (community-operated emergency food)
- Food banks (regional warehouses)
- Soup kitchens, mobile pantries, community fridges
- School meal sites (NSLP + School Breakfast)
- Summer meal sites (SFSP)
- WIC offices (state-administered)
- FQHC community health centers (HRSA)
- Plus 130,000+ SNAP retailers in a separate database
Where the data comes from
Three trust tiers: federal primary sources (USDA Food and Nutrition Service for SNAP retailer database, school + summer meal sites, FDPIR; HRSA Health Center Locator for FQHCs; state WIC agencies for clinic registries; NCES for school data); curated nonprofit sources (Plentiful directory, Salvation Army USA, AmpleHarvest.org, regional food banks); and community-contributed submissions verified before listing.
Each record links back to its source URL. Federal-primary records refresh quarterly. Nonprofit-sourced records refresh monthly. Stale records auto-decay after 180 days without verification.