Nonprofit · EIN 36-3673599
FEEDING AMERICA
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,001,395,215 | $5,006,685,690 | -$5,290,475 | $572,495,646 | $52,136,992 | $520,358,654 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,047,685,550 | $5,089,874,237 | -$42,188,687 | $573,702,390 | $50,656,876 | $523,045,514 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $4,916,912,461 | $4,933,690,967 | -$16,778,506 | $626,129,732 | $62,229,963 | $563,899,769 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,847,095,428
- Program service revenue
- $74,438,089
- Investment income
- $17,120,796
- Royalties
- $54,081,530
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,334,572
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,106,565
- Other revenue
- $62,740,902
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,771,873,654
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,439,517
- Other salaries and wages
- $51,819,614
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $71,595,150
- Professional fundraising fees
- $4,077,689
- Legal fees
- $54,991
- Accounting fees
- $191,280
- Occupancy
- $3,252,618
- Travel
- $1,653,402
- Depreciation
- $9,344,450
- Program services (functional)
- $4,923,592,418
- Management and general (functional)
- $16,791,894
- Fundraising (functional)
- $66,301,378
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $573,702,390
- Total assets, end of year
- $572,495,646
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,136,992
- Net assets, end of year
- $520,358,654
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,533,229
- Publicly traded securities
- $107,470,876
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $417,599,482
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $102,759,172
- Gross receipts
- $5,109,104,956
- Employees
- 421
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Babineaux-Fontenot | CEO Officer | 40 | $1,048,375 | $165,653 |
| Linda Nageotte | President & COO Officer | 40 | $484,760 | $42,525 |
| Paul Henrys | Treasurer Officer | 40 | $459,073 | $22,300 |
| Maryann Byrdak | Chief Info. Officer until 12/24 Key employee | 40 | $403,617 | $45,528 |
| Kathryn Strickland | Chief Network Officer Key employee | 40 | $390,910 | $33,483 |
| Casey Marsh | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $372,015 | $43,191 |
| Matt Hayes | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 40 | $337,192 | $49,174 |
| Ami McReynolds | Chief Advocacy & Community Officer Key employee | 40 | $347,926 | $33,095 |
| Erika Thiem | Chief Supply Chain Officer Key employee | 40 | $345,084 | $26,929 |
| Vincent Hall | Chief Gov Relations Officer Key employee | 40 | $334,034 | $29,907 |
| Claire Wellington | Secretary Officer | 40 | $281,522 | $36,765 |
| Lauren Biedron | Sr. VP, Corporate Partnerships Highest-paid employee | 40 | $279,959 | $28,108 |
| Rajesh Mirchandani | Chief Comm & CE Officer until 8/24 Key employee | 40 | $293,171 | $11,400 |
| Ronald Martin | VP, Finance/Controller Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,181 | $43,057 |
| Steven Carlberg | VP, Infrastructure Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $274,791 | $19,209 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Luscombe | VP, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management Highest-paid employee | 40 | $260,352 | $24,332 |
| Daniel Nisbet | VP of Development until 5/24 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,998 | $17,781 |
| Jennifer Polk | Chief Mkt & Comm Officer until 6/24 Key employee | 40 | $236,977 | $32,177 |
| Melanie Hall | Chief Research Officer Key employee | 40 | $172,753 | $25,213 |
| Shawn O'Grady | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelvin Taketa | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Alonzo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rahsaan G Bernard | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Bourne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kofi Bruce | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelvin Buncum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie L Butner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rita Carreon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Dennis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Howze | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Kallman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Maehr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce McPheron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Mensah | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Toni Stanger-McLaughin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Babineaux-Fontenot | CEO Officer | 40 | $949,866 | $163,636 |
| Paul Henrys | Treasurer Officer | 40 | $435,735 | $21,206 |
| Jennifer Polk | Chief Marketing & Comm. Officer Key employee | 40 | $375,996 | $54,922 |
| Maryann Byrdak | Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $367,906 | $53,224 |
| Kathryn Strickland | Chief Network Officer Key employee | 40 | $371,033 | $31,812 |
| Casey Marsh | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $349,043 | $53,700 |
| Erika Thiem | Chief Supply Chain Officer Key employee | 40 | $358,491 | $29,559 |
| Matt Hayes | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 40 | $318,071 | $52,303 |
| Ami McReynolds | Chief Equity & Programs Officer Key employee | 40 | $327,173 | $32,358 |
| Vincent Hall | Chief Gov Relations Officer Key employee | 40 | $313,684 | $30,899 |
| Erica Greeley | VP, Economic Mobility Highest-paid employee | 40 | $298,547 | $30,042 |
| Rajesh Mirchandani | Chief Comm & Community Engmt Officer Key employee | 40 | $303,616 | $20,908 |
| Daniel Nisbet | VP of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $272,945 | $37,453 |
| Mark Stephens | Chief Innovation Officer Key employee | 40 | $261,607 | $38,891 |
| Claire Wellington | Secretary Officer | 40 | $263,879 | $36,194 |
| Christine Greeley | VP, Brand Marketing and Content Highest-paid employee | 40 | $248,787 | $27,173 |
| Julia Luscombe | VP, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management Highest-paid employee | 40 | $245,475 | $26,141 |
| Steven Carlberg | VP, Infrastructure Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,045 | $18,642 |
| William Summerfelt | Chief Research Officer until 6/23 Key employee | 40 | $254,117 | $9,873 |
| Katherine Fitzgerald | Former President & COO Former | 40 | $120,081 | $11,546 |
| Linda Nageotte | President & COO as of 11/16/2023 Officer | 40 | $61,902 | $5,370 |
| Kelvin Taketa | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Rodkin | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Alonzo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rahsaan G Bernard | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Bourne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelvin Buncum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Dennis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Howze | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Kallman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Maehr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce McPheron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Mensah | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawn O'Grady | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Sayles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Toni Stanger-McLaughin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Babineaux-Fontenot | CEO Officer | 40 | $904,012 | $110,482 |
| Katherine Fitzgerald | President & COO until 2/23 Key employee | 40 | $489,891 | $44,144 |
| Paul Henrys | Treasurer Officer | 40 | $418,943 | $19,540 |
| Maryann Byrdak | Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $346,395 | $51,596 |
| Kathryn Strickland | Chief Network Officer Key employee | 40 | $353,891 | $29,433 |
| Casey Marsh | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $332,886 | $48,125 |
| Matt Hayes | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 40 | $294,205 | $48,760 |
| Ami McReynolds | Chief Equity & Programs Officer Key employee | 40 | $316,061 | $26,751 |
| Vincent Hall | Chief Gov Relations Officer Key employee | 40 | $304,766 | $29,202 |
| Erika Thiem | Chief Supply Chain Officer Key employee | 40 | $299,591 | $27,329 |
| Nancy Curby | EVP, Enterprise Effectiveness Highest-paid employee | 40 | $299,357 | $21,609 |
| Elizabeth Nielsen | SVP Digital and Direct Marketing Highest-paid employee | 40 | $304,669 | $12,219 |
| Jennifer Polk | Chief Marketing & Comm. Officer Key employee | 40 | $262,487 | $46,172 |
| Angela DePaul | VP, Communication Highest-paid employee | 40 | $284,414 | $19,369 |
| Daniel Nisbet | VP of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,050 | $36,629 |
| Claire Wellington | Secretary Officer | 40 | $252,030 | $34,218 |
| Matthew Hackler | VP, Strategy Capacity Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,510 | $29,245 |
| William Summerfelt | Chief Research Officer until 6/23 Key employee | 40 | $252,733 | $18,194 |
| Kelvin Taketa | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Rodkin | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Alonzo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rahsaan G Bernard | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelvin Buncum | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Dennis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Kallman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Maehr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce McPheron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Mensah | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Sayles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Toni Stanger-McLaughin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paris Watts-Stanfield | Director (Until 09/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 161 N CLARK ST STE 700, CHICAGO, IL 60601-3389
- In care of
- % DEBORAH HARRIS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, 161 North Clark Street 700, Chicago, IL 60601
- Signed the 990
- Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO
- Phone
- (800) 771-2303
- Website
- www.feedingamerica.org
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
Our mission is to advance change in America by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all in partnership with partner food banks, policymakers, supporters, and the communities we serve.
Program accomplishments
- Food Procurement - See Schedule OExpenses $4,737,956,899 · grants $4,642,472,671 · revenue $68,932,238
- Member Services - See Schedule OExpenses $99,330,931 · grants $82,252,930 · revenue $5,505,851
- Public Awareness and Education - See Schedule OExpenses $12,801,885 · grants $1,240,000
- Our Research and Evaluation Team spearheads critical research initiatives to better understand food insecurity and to continually improve our strategies to end it. We analyze the dynamics at play among the Nation's food insecure individuals and families, the patterns surrounding their use of our services, and endeavor to utilize this data to ultimately create better local feeding programs. Additionally, we investigate our own Organizational operations as a network, identifying opportunities for continual growth and refinement.During fiscal year 2025, we released the fourteenth consecutive edition of Map the Meal Gap, our signature study on overall and child food insecurity in every county and congressional district in the United States. Not only does this study allow our partners, policy makers, donors and the public to understand the picture of food insecurity in their communities, it provides our food banks with data that enables them to target their services to people most in need. Feeding America also released county-level food insecurity estimates for Black and Latino households, providing new insights into racial inequities at the local level. Feeding America produced The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2021 which documents the prevalence of food insecurity among the senior population age 60 and older in the United States, and older adults age 50-59.In order to best use our resources as a network and work toward meeting our collective needs of having more timely neighbor insights now and into the future, Feeding America is scaling no-cost data collection platform to support neighbor intake at partner agencies across the country. This platform is a preferred provider for food banks implementing Service Insights, a network-wide approach to electronically collect consistent administrative intake data from and about the people who access the Feeding America network. Collecting this data electronically, using a common framework, will enable us to have a complete and up-to-date understanding of who we are serving locally and nationally. Feeding America launched a new initiative, the Network Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Approach, aimed at creating a common and consistent approach to program evaluation, using a shared language, in order to better understand the effectiveness of food bank programs across the network. We hosted our first ever evaluation grant to support local communities to assess and improve their programs.Expenses $73,502,703 · grants $45,908,053 · revenue $8,352,056
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3673599
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $572,495,646
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,109,104,956
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,001,395,215 | $5,006,685,690 | $572,495,646 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,047,685,550 | $5,089,874,237 | $573,702,390 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,916,912,461 | $4,933,690,967 | $626,129,732 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,267,241,782 | $4,231,609,823 | $644,823,513 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3673599).
Questions about FEEDING AMERICA
- What is the EIN of FEEDING AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FEEDING AMERICA is 36-3673599.
- Is FEEDING AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to FEEDING AMERICA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FEEDING AMERICA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FEEDING AMERICA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FEEDING AMERICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FEEDING AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Claire Babineaux-Fontenot.
- Who are the officers and directors of FEEDING AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,048,375 (Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO).
- How much revenue does FEEDING AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,001,395,215, expenses of $5,006,685,690 and total assets of $572,495,646 at year end.
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