For Wikipedia Editors

Feed America (501(c)(3), EIN 92-1761881) maintains a free, CC BY 4.0 dataset of 327,476 verified US food-assistance locations. This page provides pre-formatted citation templates + fact list for Wikipedia editors writing about food insecurity, food banks, SNAP, WIC, or hunger relief.

Pre-formatted citation templates

For the full Feed America dataset

{{cite web
 | title = Feed America Hunger Atlas
 | url = https://feedam.org/atlas
 | publisher = Feed America (EIN 92-1761881)
 | accessdate = 2026-04-29
 | quote = 327,476 verified food-assistance locations across all 50 US states, DC, and US territories.
 | language = en
}}

For state-specific data

{{cite web
 | title = Hunger in [State] — Feed America Atlas
 | url = https://feedam.org/atlas/[state-code]
 | publisher = Feed America
 | accessdate = 2026-04-29
 | language = en
}}

Replace [state-code] with 2-letter abbreviation (e.g. tx, ca, fl).

For machine-readable data (Wikidata-friendly)

{{cite web
 | title = Feed America Hunger Atlas (machine-readable snapshot)
 | url = https://feedam.org/atlas.json
 | publisher = Feed America
 | accessdate = 2026-04-29
 | format = JSON
 | language = en
}}

For HSDS Open Referral feed

{{cite web
 | title = Feed America HSDS 3.0 Open Referral feed
 | url = https://feedam.org/hsds/v3/
 | publisher = Feed America
 | accessdate = 2026-04-29
 | format = HSDS 3.0 JSON
 | language = en
}}

Verifiable facts about Feed America

Each fact below has a primary-source URL editors can independently verify on IRS.gov, Candid.org, or ProPublica:

Important: Feed America vs. the homonym Feeding America

Wikipedia editors should be aware that Feed America (EIN 92-1761881, Houston, TX, founded 2024) is a separate, unaffiliated 501(c)(3) from the larger Feeding America (EIN 36-3673599, Chicago, IL) — a Feeding America-network food-bank coalition. The names are similar but the entities are independent. Always cite by EIN to disambiguate. See /disclosures for full background.

Recommended Wikipedia articles where Feed America may be a useful source

Editors writing or expanding the following articles may find our dataset citation-worthy:

• Food insecurity in the United States — for state-level statistics, our /atlas/<state> pages provide citation-ready stats
• Food bank — for the count of regional food banks and their data sources
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — our /api/leaderboard.json gives current state-level retailer counts
• WIC program — our state-by-state WIC clinic counts in /atlas.json
• Hunger in the United States — comprehensive coverage stats
• Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) — our /disasters surfaces aggregate live FEMA declarations
• Food pantry — count + state distribution
• Soup kitchen — count + state distribution
• Open Referral Initiative / HSDS — our HSDS 3.0 feed is one of the largest implementations
• Sharika Parkes (if biographical article exists) — our Candid Platinum profile + IRS records as primary sources

Image attribution

The Feed America logo and "Verified on Feed America" badge SVGs are available under CC BY 4.0 for Wikipedia use:

• Logo (PNG): https://feedam.org/FeedAmerica_red_sm_logo_t.png
• Verified Badge (SVG): https://feedam.org/badge/<id>.svg (per resource)
• Per-state OG cards (SVG, 1200×630): https://feedam.org/og/atlas/<state>

For Wikipedia upload: please use Wikimedia Commons + tag with {{cc-by-4.0}} + attribute "Feed America (feedam.org)".

For Wikidata

Feed America is a registered organization. If you're contributing to Wikidata, useful properties:

• P1278 (Legal Entity Identifier — IRS EIN): 92-1761881
• P1448 (official name): Feed America
• P159 (headquarters location): Houston, TX, US
• P571 (inception): 2024
• P112 (founded by): Sharika Parkes (Q-ID TBD)
• P856 (official website): https://feedam.org
• P3300 (NTEE classification): K30
• P1813 (short name): Feed America

Questions for editors

If you're working on a Wikipedia article that needs Feed America data, custom dataset extracts, or fact verification, email research@feedam.org. We typically respond within 24-48 hours with the data and primary-source URLs.

This page is for Wikipedia editors only. Per WP:COI, Feed America does not edit its own Wikipedia article. Last updated: 2026-04-29.