WYDE Association Signs Exclusive Feed the Children Partnership and Distributes First On-Chain Charitable Grant

WYDE Association announced an exclusive national partnership with Feed the Children on April 8, distributing its first charitable grant as Impact Exchange trading fees cross 20,000 meals funded on-chain.

WYDE Association Signs Exclusive Feed the Children Partnership and Distributes First On-Chain Charitable Grant WYDE Association announced an exclusive national partnership with Feed the Children on April 8, distributing its first charitable grant as Impact Exchange trading fees cross 20,000 meals funded on-chain. Aaron Rafferty April 12, 2026 Key Takeaways: WYDE Association , a Wyoming 501(c)(4) nonprofit, announced an exclusive national hunger-relief partnership with Feed the Children on April 8, marking the first charitable grant distribution under the model. Feed the Children reached 14.9 million people in FY2025 and distributed $364.7 million in food and essentials across the United States and eight countries internationally. The partnership announcement coincided with the WYDE Impact Exchange crossing 20,000 meals funded based on trading fees generated through the $EAT token, with all fee allocations and grant distributions recorded on the Base blockchain and publicly verifiable. The April 8 announcement, distributed by GlobeNewswire , marks the first time a national hunger-relief nonprofit has become the exclusive grant recipient for a crypto-native impact token. Feed the Children, founded in 1979, operates across all 50 states and distributed $364.7 million in food, essentials, and educational resources last fiscal year. "When innovation and purpose come together, it opens new pathways to reach families experiencing hunger and hardship," said Emily Callahan, president and CEO of Feed the Children. "We're encouraged by efforts like this that help expand awareness and support for the urgent work of ending childhood hunger so children everywhere can have the food, essentials and opportunities they need to grow and thrive." The WYDE Association, formed as a Wyomi