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Feeding America
US nonprofit organization and food bank network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feeding America is a United States–based non-profit organization that is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies.[3] Forbes ranks it as the largest U.S. charity by revenue.[4] Feeding America was known as America's Second Harvest until August 31, 2008.[5]
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Formation | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as America's Second Harvest) |
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Founder | John van Hengel |
Type | Non-profit |
Headquarters | 161 North Clark Street Suite 700,[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Coordinates | 41°53′11″N 87°37′36″W |
Region served | United States |
Membership | 200 food banks |
CEO | Claire Babineaux-Fontenot |
Main organ | Board of directors |
Revenue | $3.574 billion (2021)[2] |
Website | feedingamerica |
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