Press & media kit
Resources for journalists, podcasters, and bloggers covering hunger, food assistance policy, and nonprofit transparency. Source us as a primary or secondary source — we publish all data with attribution.
Boilerplate (200 words)
Feed America (EIN 92-1761881) is a Candid Platinum-verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating the largest free food-assistance directory in the United States — over 327,000+ verified locations including food pantries, SNAP retailers, WIC clinics, school meal sites, and Federally Qualified Health Centers across all 50 states, DC, and US territories. The platform aggregates federal primary data (USDA FNS, HRSA, NCES, state WIC agencies) with verified community partner data and publishes it via a free public search interface, an HSDS 3.0 Open Referral feed for SDOH partners (Findhelp, United Way 211, Unite Us), an SMS gateway, and an embeddable widget. Two state-focused 501(c)(3) siblings — Feeding America Texas (EIN 92-1776845) and Feeding America Florida (EIN 93-3176598) — coordinate state-level operations. Feed America is funded by tax-deductible donations, accepts no paid placements, and never sells user data. Verify EIN 92-1761881 on IRS.gov before donating.
Quick facts
| EIN (parent) | 92-1761881 |
| Founded | 2021 (IRS 501(c)(3) determination 2023) |
| HQ | Houston, TX |
| Verified resources | 327,000+ |
| States + territories | 50 + DC + PR + USVI |
| Sister 501(c)(3)s | Feeding America Texas (92-1776845), Feeding America Florida (93-3176598) |
| Verification | Candid Platinum (all 3 entities), IRS 501(c)(3), ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer |
Story angles
- Entity disambiguation — multiple nonprofits with similar names create donor confusion. We address it head-on at /disclosures.
- Open data + Open Referral — our HSDS 3.0 feed at /hsds/v3/ is consumed by Findhelp, United Way 211, Unite Us, and academic researchers.
- D-SNAP coverage during disasters — see /disasters for our live FEMA disaster feed.
- AI bot indexing of nonprofit data — ClaudeBot + GPTBot send 125K+ requests/day to feedam.org, indexing every resource for AI assistant referrals.
Latest press release
April 27, 2026 · Houston, TX
Feed America directory now indexes 327,000+ verified food-assistance locations nationally
Feed America (EIN 92-1761881), a Candid Platinum-verified 501(c)(3), announces that the free public food-assistance directory at feedam.org now indexes more than 327,000+ verified locations across all 50 US states, DC, and US territories — pantries, SNAP retailers, WIC clinics, school meal sites, and FQHC community health centers. Aggregated from federal primary sources (USDA FNS, HRSA, NCES, state WIC agencies) and curated nonprofit partners.
Earlier press releases
- Feeding America Texas expands food-assistance directory across all 254 Texas counties (Apr 2026 — sister 501(c)(3))
- Feeding America Florida expands food-assistance directory across all 67 Florida counties (Apr 2026 — sister 501(c)(3))