Feeding America
Feeding America is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois, and describes itself as the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Its nationwide network connects people to food and works on long-term solutions to hunger.
Feeding America at a glance
In short: Feeding America gave $4.8B across 234 grants in 2025 (avg $20.4M), top state Texas. 3% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,771,865,444
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 234
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,392,587
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,549,753
- Total assets
- $572,495,646
- -0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 3% first-time grantees (8 of 234, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (9% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Feeding America
- Contact
Mailing address: 161 North Clark Street 700, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (800) 771-2303
Website: https://feedingamerica.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Feeding America funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Second Harvest Heartland ($134.3M). Together the top 10 received $955.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,192 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 858 grants of 1,192 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Feeding America describes its network as serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In filing year 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Texas, Florida, and California at 9% each, followed by North Carolina at 5% and Georgia at 4%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 234 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Feeding America open to new grantees?
3%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 234 grantees (3%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $43K; repeat grants $21M. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $14M repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.7B (2019) to $4.8B (2024). In 2025 it made 234 grants totaling $4.8B.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Heartland Saint Paul, MN | Fight Hunger | $134,304,887 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Fight Hunger | $106,250,491 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlanta, GA | Fight Hunger | $104,133,131 |
| Feeding Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | Fight Hunger | $101,517,427 |
| Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | Fight Hunger | $100,543,862 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank Geneva, IL | Fight Hunger | $93,985,471 |
| North Texas Food Bank Plano, TX | Fight Hunger | $86,104,758 |
| St Mary's Food Bank Phoenix, AZ | Fight Hunger | $77,294,585 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Vernon, CA | Fight Hunger | $75,902,838 |
| Feeding South Florida Pembroke Park, FL | Fight Hunger | $75,156,464 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $572,495,646 | $5,001,395,215 | $5,006,685,690 | $4,771,865,444 | 234 | $17,120,796 |
| 2024 | $573,702,390 | $5,047,685,550 | $5,089,874,237 | $4,819,188,746 | 234 | $13,753,087 |
| 2023 | $626,129,732 | $4,916,912,461 | $4,933,690,967 | $4,669,681,208 | 243 | $4,023,000 |
| 2022 | $644,823,513 | $4,267,241,782 | $4,231,609,823 | $4,049,925,077 | 238 | $1,511,158 |
| 2021 | $603,767,243 | $4,065,318,094 | $3,902,891,407 | $3,759,503,480 | 243 | $3,211,458 |
| 2020 | $432,594,156 | $3,571,430,346 | $3,309,075,710 | $3,199,696,789 | 233 | $1,908,671 |
| 2019 | $156,975,013 | $2,831,620,652 | $2,823,972,605 | $2,729,797,826 | 228 | $2,460,157 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Feeding America’s mission is to advance change in America by ensuring fair access to nutritious food for all, in partnership with food banks, policymakers, supporters, and the communities it serves.
Its work includes food distribution, advocacy for stronger food assistance programs and policies addressing hunger’s root causes, research and data, and efforts to make nutritious, fresh, and preferred foods more accessible. In its 2023 filing narrative, the organization described research on food insecurity and local service use, data tools for food banks, and a network-wide approach to evaluating programs.
The 2025 grants listed in its filing went to food banks, with each listed grant designated “Fight Hunger.” The grantees describe their work in their own terms: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida says it alleviates hunger through food distribution, community education, and action on behalf of people needing food; Atlanta Community Food Bank says it engages, educates, and empowers its community to fight hunger; and Feeding Tampa Bay says it builds people-focused solutions and works to address barriers affecting its community.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Feeding America reported 234 grants totaling $4,771,865,444. Grant amounts ranged from $700 to $134,304,887, with a median grant of $12,549,752.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $134,304,887 to Second Harvest Heartland, $106,250,491 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, $104,133,131 to Atlanta Community Food Bank, $101,517,427 to Feeding Tampa Bay, and $100,543,862 to Houston Food Bank. Each was designated “Fight Hunger.”
The organization’s website describes foundation giving as one way to partner with Feeding America and invites prospective partners to submit a proposal. It does not provide application materials or a deadline in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Shawn O’Grady as Chair and Kelvin Taketa as Immediate Past Chair. Directors listed include Anne Alonzo, Rahsaan G Bernard, Anna Bourne, Kofi Bruce, Kelvin Buncum, Julie L Butner, Eric Cooper, and Rita Carreon.
Feeding America is led by Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO on every filing since 2019; 19 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$207K (2019) → $1M (2025)
Linda Nageotte
President & COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$62K (2024) → $485K (2025)
Shawn O'Grady
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce McPheron
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Kallman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Maehr
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rahsaan G Bernard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Young
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Dennis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelvin Buncum
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Mensah
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Alonzo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Cooper
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Stanger-McLaughin
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Bourne
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Howze
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie L Butner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kofi Bruce
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Carreon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ami McReynolds
Chief Advocacy & Community Officer
Chief Programs Officer → Chief Equity & Programs Officer, 2020
Chief Equity & Programs Officer → Chief Advocacy & Community Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$236K (2019) → $348K (2025)
Claire Wellington
Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$223K (2019) → $282K (2025)
Daniel Nisbet
Vice President of Development
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$214K (2019) → $253K (2025)
Matt Hayes
Chief Hr Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$254K (2019) → $337K (2025)
Paul Henrys
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$363K (2019) → $459K (2025)
Ronald Martin
Vice President, Finance & Controller
Vice President Finance Reporting & Budgeting → Vice President, Financial Rpt & Budget, 2022
Vice President, Financial Rpt & Budget → Vice President, Finance & Controller, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$190K (2019) → $259K (2025)
Maryann Byrdak
Chief Info. Officer
Chief Information Officer → Chief Info. Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$187K (2020) → $404K (2025)
Steven Carlberg
Vice President & Infrastructure Services
Managing Director Infrastructure → Vice President & Infrastructure Services, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$208K (2020) → $275K (2025)
Casey Marsh
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$167K (2021) → $372K (2025)
Kathryn Strickland
Chief Network Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$329K (2021) → $391K (2025)
Lauren Biedron
Senior Vice President & Corporate Partnerships
Vice President & Corp Partnerships → Senior Vice President & Corporate Partnerships, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$210K (2021) → $280K (2025)
Vincent Hall
Chief Gov Relations Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$268K (2022) → $334K (2025)
Erika Thiem
Chief Supply Chain Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$300K (2023) → $345K (2025)
Jennifer Polk
Chief Mkt & Committee Officer
Chief Marketing & Committee Officer → Chief Mkt & Committee Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$262K (2023) → $237K (2025)
Julia Luscombe
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$245K (2024) → $260K (2025)
Rajesh Mirchandani
Chief Committee & Ce Officer
Chief Committee & Community Engmt Officer → Chief Committee & Ce Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$304K (2024) → $293K (2025)
Melanie Hall
Chief Research Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$173K (2025)
Kelvin Taketa
Immediate Past Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Gary Rodkin (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: John Sayles (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Katherine Fitzgerald (2021–2024) — Former President & COO
- Former: William Summerfelt (2022–2024) — Chief Research Officer
- Former: Christine Greeley (2024) — Vice President, Brand Marketing & Content
- Former: Erica Greeley (2024) — Vice President & Economic Mobility
- Former: Mark Stephens (2024) — Chief Innovation Officer
- Former: Elizabeth Nielsen (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President Digital & Direct Marketing
- Former: Nancy Curby (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President & Enterprise Effectiveness
- Former: Paris Watts-Stanfield (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Angela DePaul (2023) — Vice President & Communications
- Former: Matthew Hackler (2023) — Vice President & Strategy Capacity Development
- Former: Catherine Davis (2019–2022) — Chief Marketing & Committee Officer · Filing note: Until 7/2021
- Former: Keith Monda (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Blake Thompson (2020–2022) — Chief Supply Chain Officer · Filing note: Until 1/2022
- Former: Alan Dorantes (2021–2022) — Former Chief of Staff · Filing note: Until 121
- Former: Andrea Yao (2019–2021) — Former Secretary · Filing note: Until 616
- Former: Erin Sharp (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Katherine Leone (2019–2021) — Chief Gov. Relations Officer · Filing note: Until 221
- Former: Robert Greenstein (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Steven Barr (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Vilsack (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Gayle Carlson (2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Hackler (2021) — Vice President & Strategic Capacity Development
- Former: Andrew Wilson (2019–2020) — Chief Development Officer · Filing note: Until 12/2019
- Former: Matthew Knott (2019–2020) — Former President · Filing note: Until 519
- Former: Scott Neal (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Until 4/2020
- Former: Vivek Murthy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill McMahon (2019) — Director · Filing note: Until 10/2018
- Former: Carol Medlin (2019) — Chief Program Officer · Filing note: Until 119
- Former: Diana Aviv (2019) — Former CEO · Filing note: Until 118
- Former: John Vega (2019) — Vice President of Philanthropy Operations · Filing note: Until 11/2018
- Former: Matthew E. Winter (2019) — Director
- Former: William Thomas (2019) — Chief Supply Chain Officer · Filing note: Until 718
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.0M, to Claire Babineaux-Fontenot (CEO). 19 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Feeding America
How much does Feeding America give each year?
Feeding America gave $4.8B across 234 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.8B across 234 grants.
What is Feeding America's typical grant size?
Feeding America's median grant in 2025 was $12,549,753, and its average grant was $20,392,587, across 234 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Feeding America that year got $43K on average.
Where does Feeding America give grants?
Feeding America's top state is Texas, with 9% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (9%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (3 grants), Indianapolis, IN (3 grants), Austin, TX (3 grants) and Geneva, IL (2 grants).
Does Feeding America give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 234 grants with a stated purpose on Feeding America's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fight Hunger" (234 grants).
Who are Feeding America's largest grantees?
Feeding America's largest 2025 grantees include Second Harvest Heartland ($134,304,887), Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida ($106,250,491) and Atlanta Community Food Bank ($104,133,131), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 7% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Feeding America?
Feeding America reported $572.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0B.
What does Feeding America fund?
Feeding America’s mission is to advance change in America by ensuring fair access to nutritious food for all, in partnership with food banks, policymakers, supporters, and the communities it serves. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Feeding America?
Feeding America has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check feedingamerica.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Feeding America's EIN?
Feeding America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3673599. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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