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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,477,717,262 | 3,915,674,704 | 4,140,026,374 | 4,752,647,615 | 4,860,844,809 | 21,146,910,764 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,477,717,262 | 3,915,674,704 | 4,140,026,374 | 4,752,647,615 | 4,860,844,809 | 21,146,910,764 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 9,642,101,257 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 11,504,809,507 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,477,717,262 | 3,915,674,704 | 4,140,026,374 | 4,752,647,615 | 4,860,844,809 | 21,146,910,764 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 70,720,680 | 117,654,534 | 63,938,447 | 60,224,748 | 75,729,241 | 388,267,650 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 743,536 | 628,425 | 215,249 | 81,782 | 10,004 | 1,678,996 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 21,536,857,410 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: | Legal Settlements - 2019 Amount: $ 743,536. 2020 Amount: $ 628,425. 2021 Amount: $ 215,249. 2022 Amount: $ 81,782. 2023 Amount: $ 10,004. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a: | Food procurement program includes supply chain, logistics and product sourcing services. Supply chain services facilitate the acquisition of food and grocery products for free distribution to Americans in communities across the country. The Feeding America National Office augments donated food and grocery products with produce procured from farmers and growers to ensure a nutritional and well-rounded mix of product is available to the network. A portion of these procurement costs are offset by fees paid by member food banks to the donor/service provider, which may include the cost of packaging, transportation, and processing fees. During fiscal year 2024, the national produce program distributed 176 million pounds of fresh produce to our partner food banks and related regional organizations. Additionally, Feeding America regional sourcing personnel generated 85 million pounds of produce for the network making the total generated by Feeding America national office 261 million pounds. The Feeding America network collectively secured more than 976 million pounds of fresh produce (produce sourced through our other channels is not included in this number). During fiscal year 2009, the Feeding America team launched a national grocery program to obtain lower prices for purchased groceries by leveraging the collective buying power of our partner food banks. During fiscal year 2024, 176 members participated in the national grocery program, with purchases of $127.3 million in food and grocery products that resulted in more than 156.6 million pounds of purchased food. Product sourcing facilitates the donation of food and grocery products from major national and regional manufacturers and retailers. Through the efforts of food sourcing staff across the network, and the help of our trusted retail partners, the grocery rescue program (retail store donation program) secured more than 2.2 billion pounds of product. Food manufacturers donated more than 869 million pounds of food to our partner food banks. In total, the Feeding America network distributed approximately 6.8 billion pounds of food and grocery items in fiscal year 2024 to people in need. This represents a 10 percent increase over fiscal year 2023. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b: | Member services advances the operations of partner food banks through capability development, consulting, assessment and training. The Feeding America national office conducts a national network standards review for each Network member every 18-36 months to ensure compliance with the highest standards of food safety, management, governance and accountability. Due the need to social distance during the pandemic and an overhaul of national standards, some standards reviews were delayed. Significant portions of the member services FY24 budget helped to provide grants to partner food banks supporting food sourcing and sharing, capacity building, and the development of services reaching communities disproportionately impacted by food insecurity such as communities that are racially marginalized and/or rural communities, the development of innovative charitable feeding programs, and other strategic initiatives. Of all food and funds raised by the national office, more than 94 percent goes directly back to Network members to support programs and services, including more than $239 million of direct support in the form of grants to the Network. Our Member Services program also advances logistics and service capacity through information technology; prepares our Network for responses to natural disasters through planning, information sharing and product deployment through disaster services; offers fundraising and food sourcing capacity building opportunities, and shares best practices and wisdom among Network members through knowledge and learning. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c: | Public awareness and education services advance awareness of and engagement with the issue of hunger through marketing and engagement programs. All of which aim to mobilize the public and drive awareness and support of both the issue of domestic hunger generally and Feeding America specifically. We believe the U.S. public has a significant role to play in ending hunger. We have seen that people do indeed want to help people in need when they better understand who is affected by food insecurity, the extent of the problem, how it relates to their everyday lives and what they can do to address it. Feeding America is focused on delivering this information through targeted initiatives such as Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaigns, media outreach and additional marketing programs designed to reach people during relevant time periods. These initiatives are created and supported by world class creative agencies, media partners and content distributers. |
| Programs and Policy | Feeding America's national programs are targeted, scalable distribution models that increase access to meals through benefits access, groceries and meals to children, families, and seniors. We strengthen our network by providing grant funding, program standards, technical assistance, and training resources that increase capacity, build awareness, and improve equitable access. We have expanded the reach of our national programs by providing 171 million meals through programs that feed children, such as kids cafe, backpack, and school pantry programs; by providing eligible families access to over 347 million meals through supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) application assistance; and by providing 203 million meals worth of nutritious food to food-insecure seniors through senior programs. Our public policy and advocacy programs educate federal lawmakers and policy influencers about hunger in America and identify and advance policy solutions that assist individuals who are struggling with hunger and strengthen food banks. Our non-partisan efforts help protect and strengthen federal nutrition programs that provide meals to families, children and seniors in need and policies that facilitate and support charitable giving of food and funds to non-profits providing meals to hungry families in America. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee of the Feeding America Board of Directors reviewed the prepared form 990 during February 2025, followed by a sign-off by the full Board of Directors in March 2025. All bodies reviewed the data and had the opportunity to offer refinements to narrative language. Our accounting Firm, RSM US LLP, also reviewed these forms. The final Form 990 was submitted to the Internal Revenue Service shortly after review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Annually, Executive Team members (currently approximately the fourteen highest-ranking staff members) and Board members are required to sign a Conflict of Interest form disclosing any such issues. Executive Team member forms are reviewed by the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Boards' are reviewed by the Secretary to the Board to ensure compliance. Any areas of concern are thoroughly discussed and remedied at this time and throughout the year. Board members with a conflict are required to recuse themselves from voting on such matters in which they have a conflict. Feeding America is committed to strong governance, financial transparency, and compliance with IRS and nonprofit best practices. Legal Settlements & Compliance: Feeding America routinely resolves operational and contractual matters in alignment with ethical and legal best practices. From 2019 to 2023, legal settlements were fully resolved, with $10,004 recorded in 2023. Feeding America remains fully compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements. Grant Allocation & Reallocation Process: Feeding America maintains strict oversight of all grant funds to ensure alignment with donor intent and community impact. Any grant recipient seeking a funding reallocation must submit a formal request through the Grants Management System (GMS). Only reallocations that align with the original grant purpose and Feeding America's mission are approved. Tax Compliance & UBIT Reporting: Feeding America adheres to all IRS tax regulations under Section 501(c)(3) and complies with ASC 740 for reporting unrelated business income tax (UBIT). The organization does not have any unrecognized tax liabilities and remains committed to full compliance with nonprofit tax laws. Governance & Board Oversight: Feeding America operates with rigorous governance standards overseen by the Board of Directors. Governance policies include: - A Conflict-of-Interest Policy reviewed and enforced annually. - A Whistleblower Policy, ensuring ethical transparency. - A Document Retention & Destruction Policy, upholding compliance with record-keeping best practices. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Executive Compensation Committee of the Feeding America Board of Directors is charged with overseeing issues surrounding executive pay and benefits. Committee members are fully independent of Feeding America management, have no personal interest in executive compensation and are not related to or under the control of any individual whose compensation is under review. The Committee determines the Chief Executive Officer's compensation based on a competitive market analysis. Compensation determinations are also based on competitive market data for disqualified persons - recommended by the CEO with assistance from the Chief Human Resources Officer (or designated Executive team member) and approved by the Committee. The Committee approves all compensation noted above in advance of their implementation and documents its discussions and determinations in the Committee's meeting minutes. The Executive Compensation Committee of the Feeding America Board of Directors and Feeding America work with a consulting firm that specializes in compensation services to not-for-profit organizations, with a primary focus on executive leadership. They provide data to the Committee to evaluate the reasonableness of each Executive's total cash compensation. Compensation decisions are consistent with Feeding America's Board approved executive compensation philosophy. Compensation decisions are documented in the Committee's meeting minutes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The most recent audited Financial Statements are made available on the Feeding America public website (https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/financials) as well as other charitable rating agencies. The Conflict of Interest Policy is available to the general public upon written request to the Feeding America national office. Governing documents are not currently available to the public. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 10b: | Each member food bank is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that enters into a legal and binding contract with Feeding America. The contract defines mutual accountability between both parties and outlines a set of compliance standards that detail administrative, operating, and non-compliance policies. A compliance audit is conducted by Feeding America every 18-36 months based on a member's compliance history. The visit allows Feeding America to verify compliance with the member contract. Failure to maintain compliance can result in probation, member sanctions and even termination, but typically only after steps are taken by Feeding America staff to assist the member in achieving compliance. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 10B: | Part VIII line 10b does not include the following direct costs related to support the National Grocery program: salaries, technology, occupancy and office expenses. |
| Form 990, Part IX: | Lines 5 to 24c include the following allocation of indirect expenses: Program Services $8,818,294 Management & General ($17,238,789) Fundraising Expenses $8,420,495 |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in Value of Gift Annuities -84,145. Write-off of Pledges -1,236,347. |
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