Why Feed America?
Feed America Inc. (EIN 92-1761881) is a 501(c)(3) public charity headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded 2021 by Sharika Parkes, operating a free open-data US food-assistance directory at feedam.org with 566,742 listings (including USDA-authorized SNAP retailers) across all 50 states.
What Feed America does
Feed America operates a free US food-assistance directory at feedam.org. The directory contains 566,742 listings (including USDA-authorized SNAP retailers) — food pantries, food banks, soup kitchens, mobile pantries, SNAP retailers, WIC clinics, FQHC health centers — across all 50 states + DC + territories.
End users find food in less than 60 seconds. No login. No fees. No paid placements. No income screening. The entire directory is also published as open data (CC BY 4.0) — available for referral platforms, 211 directories and researchers to evaluate and integrate. Publication does not establish use by a named organization.
What your donation funds
| Data verification staff | Continuously confirming hours, services, and contact info on 566,742 listings (including USDA-authorized SNAP retailers). |
| Pantry-operator outreach | Helping pantry operators claim their listing at /pantry so they can keep hours and services current. |
| Spanish editorial expansion | 14+ Spanish-language surfaces. 41M+ Hispanic Americans, ~4.5M food-insecure. Strategic high-impact priority. |
| Disaster response | OpenFEMA-sourced active disaster ingest with 6-hour sync. D-SNAP eligibility surfacing. 7-day deployment SLA after FEMA declaration. |
| Open-data feeds | HSDS 3.0 Open Referral feed, OpenAPI 3.0 spec, MCP server for AI clients. Built for 211 networks, referral platforms, and healthcare SDOH integrations. |
| Administration | IRS filings, legal review, basic fundraising operations. Feed America files the IRS Form 990-N; see /transparency for filings and how funds are used. |
Trust signals — verifiable independently
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search: apps.irs.gov — confirms 501(c)(3) status
- Candid (formerly GuideStar) Platinum Seal: app.candid.org — highest of 4 tiers
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: projects.propublica.org — lists the organization; no Form 990 financial data (Form 990-N filer)
- Independent financial review — committed as the organization scales
- AFP Donor Bill of Rights adopted verbatim — see /donor-rights
- Documented governance + donor-protection policies — see /policies
- CC BY 4.0 open data — entire directory licensed for free reuse with attribution
What we don't do
- We don't hire telemarketers or professional fundraisers
- We don't share, sell, rent, or trade donor mailing lists
- We don't accept gifts from sources whose business activities materially conflict with anti-hunger work
- We don't run paid placements, sponsored search results, or "verified by" labels on the directory
- We don't hold reserves in equities, derivatives, or crypto
How to give
Online (any amount)
Donor-advised fund
Stock / securities
Mail a check
Foundation grant
Employer match
Verify our EIN: 92-1761881
Feed America is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity. Verify our EIN 92-1761881 on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (apps.irs.gov) before giving.
To make sure your gift reaches Feed America (us):
- Check your check's payee — should read Feed America Inc.
- Check the EIN on your gift agreement / W-9 — should read 92-1761881
- For DAF grants, search the platform with EIN 92-1761881 — not the name
- For mail-in checks, use /donate/find-us for the verified address
Have more questions?
- /financials — full financial transparency hub
- /donor-rights — Donor Bill of Rights
- /policies — governance + donor-protection policies
- /grants — for foundation officers
- /transparency — sister-entity transparency
- info@feedam.org — direct questions, 1-business-day SLA
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