As food insecurity continues to rise across the United States, the CHS Foundation and CoBank are joining forces to support Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, with a combined $2 million donation. The CHS Foundation and CoBank will each contribute $1 million to help food banks meet growing demand for food, with a focus on rural communities.

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According to Feeding America, 47 million people in the U.S. experience food insecurity, including nearly 14 million children. Hunger is present in every community, and food banks are experiencing heightened demand as families work hard to afford basic necessities. According to Feeding America, 86% of counties with the highest food insecurity are rural.

“CHS and the CHS Foundation believe in the power of the cooperative system to support rural communities,” says Jay Debertin, CHS president and CEO. “Through this combined effort with CoBank and Feeding America, we’re helping families in rural America have access to the food they need.”

Funds from the CHS Foundation and CoBank will support rural food banks, ensuring support reaches the places where the need is most immediate and where our members, customers and employees live and work.

“Food insecurity is a growing challenge in rural America, where families are struggling to put meals on the table,” says Tom Halverson, CEO of CoBank. “Our mission is rooted in strengthening rural communities, and this partnership with the CHS Foundation and Feeding America is about delivering nourishment where it’s needed most.”

The donation comes at a time when food banks are doing everything they can to support their communities. Feeding America’s network of more than 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs continues to serve millions of people in America each week.

“Ending hunger for good in rural communities - where food insecurity rates are disproportionately high, especially among children - requires dedicated partnerships and collective action. We are so grateful for this collaborative, generous and focused donation from the CHS Foundation and CoBank,” said Linda Nageotte, president and chief operating officer at Feeding America.

About CHS Foundation

The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., is focused on investing in rural communities and developing a new generation of agriculture leaders for lifelong success. Together with our partners, we are igniting innovation and driving excellence in agriculture, serving co-op communities, cultivating high-impact programs for rural youth, and accelerating potential for careers in agriculture. Learn more at www.chsinc.com/stewardship.

About CHS

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) creates connections to empower agriculture. As a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, CHS serves customers in 65 countries and employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. We provide critical crop inputs, market access and risk management services that help farmers feed the world. Our diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses recorded revenues of approximately $35 billion in fiscal year 2025. CHS is committed to reducing our impact on the planet, finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, and investing in ways to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities.

About CoBank

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 78,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

About Feeding America

Feeding America is committed to an America where no one is hungry. We support tens of millions of people who experience food insecurity to get the food and resources they say they need to thrive as part of a nationwide network of food banks, statewide food bank associations, food pantries and meal programs. We also invest in innovative solutions to increase equitable access to nutritious food, advocate for legislation that improves food security and work to address factors that impact food security, such as health, cost of living and employment. We partner with people experiencing food insecurity, policymakers, organizations, and supporters, united with them in a movement to end hunger. Visit FeedingAmerica.org to learn more.

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Funds from the CHS Foundation and CoBank will support rural food banks, ensuring support reaches the places where the need is most immediate and where our members, customers and employees live and work.