Lesea Global Feed The Hungry Incorporated
LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry (Feed The Hungry) is a South Bend, IN–based 501(c)(3) mission organization that provides food, emergency relief, and partner-driven programs worldwide. The official site lists the EIN, physical address, contact details, program pages, impact metrics (100M+ meals, 650,000+ children served) and financial/disclosure documents.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established food-security or emergency-relief charities (local food banks, regional distribution partners, and national relief organizations) with capacity to manage medium-to-large operating grants and to deliver direct food or emergency assistance.
Good Fit
- • Direct mission alignment with food distribution, hunger relief, or emergency relief operations.
- • Organizational capacity to deploy and report on sizable programmatic grants (six-figure or larger).
- • Existing experience as a distribution or partner organization serving communities in one of the states the funder has supported.
- • Clear operational metrics (meals distributed, people served) and demonstrated logistics/partner capacity.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached about 25 states and the foundation sent roughly 84% of dollars out of its home state, indicating a national footprint rather than a local-only focus.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 78 distinct recipients including many independent food banks and relief charities; while the top five recipients received a meaningful share, the portfolio still funds a large and diverse set of organizations.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of a public application process is absent, but behavioral evidence shows substantial turnover in the latest year (about 35 new recipients, ~45%), so unfamiliar organizations have demonstrably entered the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
