WYDE Association Partners with Feed the Children for Hunger Relief Grants

The nonprofit's Impact Exchange has funded over 20,000 meals through cryptocurrency transactions.

Apr. 8, 2026 at 5:01pm

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WYDE Association, a Wyoming-based nonprofit, has announced an exclusive national partnership with the hunger relief organization Feed the Children. The partnership will allow WYDE to distribute charitable grants funded through transaction fees generated on its WYDE Impact Exchange, which has already facilitated over 20,000 meals. Feed the Children will be the exclusive national grant recipient for WYDE's hunger relief efforts.

Why it matters

This partnership represents a novel approach to funding hunger relief efforts, leveraging cryptocurrency transactions and a contributory consumption model to generate charitable impact. It demonstrates how innovative financial technologies can be harnessed to address pressing social issues like childhood hunger.

The details

WYDE's Impact Exchange operates on the Base blockchain, with all fee allocations and grant distributions publicly verifiable. The 20,000-meal milestone was calculated based on fees generated through WYDE's $EAT cryptocurrency, which automatically sets aside a portion of each transaction to fund meals. WYDE describes this as 'contributory consumption,' where everyday financial behavior produces charitable impact.

  • WYDE's $EAT cryptocurrency went live on Coinbase on December 10th.
  • The partnership with Feed the Children was announced on April 8, 2026.

The players

WYDE Association

A Wyoming 501(c)(4) nonprofit that operates the WYDE Impact Exchange, where transaction-based fees fund verified hunger relief organizations through charitable grants.

Feed the Children

A global movement working to end childhood hunger in the U.S. and around the world, providing food, essentials, and opportunities to children and families in need.

Emily Callahan

President and CEO of Feed the Children.

Martin Simms

Co-Founder of WYDE.

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What they’re saying

“When innovation and purpose come together, it opens new pathways to reach families experiencing hunger and hardship. 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.”

— Emily Callahan, President and CEO of Feed the Children

“Feed the Children can operate at the scale we're building toward. We're treating impact the way public markets treat earnings. You report actuals, verify them, and let the numbers build credibility. This first grant is the beginning of what we believe reaches a billion meals.”

— Martin Simms, Co-Founder of WYDE

What’s next

WYDE and Feed the Children plan to continue expanding their partnership, with the goal of reaching 1 billion meals funded through the WYDE Impact Exchange.

The takeaway

This innovative partnership demonstrates how new financial technologies like cryptocurrency can be leveraged to create sustainable funding streams for critical social causes like ending childhood hunger. By tying charitable impact directly to everyday financial transactions, WYDE and Feed the Children are pioneering a novel approach to driving large-scale change.