Our mission is to reduce hunger and ensure that every neighbor has reliable access to healthy food in West Central Texas.
A $1.07 million grant to Comanche Cty Mobile Food Pant anchors the Food Bank of West Central Texas’s recent giving and shows how heavily the organization relies on direct food-access partnerships across its service area. The foundation funds nutritional assistance through local pantries, mobile food distribution, school weekend meal support, and partner-agency logistics, with every recorded grant going to recipients in Texas. Its largest awards are concentrated among community food providers in Abilene, Brownwood, Comanche, and other West Central Texas towns, often repeated over multiple years. That pattern suggests an operating model built around sustained support for local food-delivery infrastructure rather than one-time project funding. The Food Bank of West Central Texas also supports child-focused food access through Food4Kids, which provides weekend meal packs and school-based support for chronically hungry children. In addition to food distribution, the organization funds pantry capacity, mobile pantry routes, and community food access programs that help neighbors receive reliable food assistance through partner agencies and school partners. Its 2025 filing shows a large annual grantmaking footprint and a balance sheet that supports ongoing distribution work.
Nutritional assistance is the core of this funder’s grantmaking. The largest recent award went to Comanche Cty Mobile Food Pant for nutritional assistance, and similar support went to Good Samaritan Ministries in Brownwood, showing a consistent emphasis on direct food access through local partners. Abilene-based agencies are a major part of the portfolio. Sacred Heart Loaves & Fishes, United Methodist Food Pantry, ABA Social Min Inc Food Pantr, and City Light Community Ministry each received support for food aid across multiple years, indicating ongoing operational backing rather than isolated project grants. The foundation also supports child hunger work through Food4Kids. That program provides weekend meal packs for chronically hungry children through schools and community partners in West Central Texas and the Big Country. Senior food access appears as well, including support for Rose Park Senior Pantry in Abilene.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $9,452, a median of $26,155, and a p75 of $67,645. The recent grants list also shows a wide upper tail, including several awards above $100,000 and one grant above $1 million. Recipients appear across multiple years, with several organizations receiving repeated support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern is programmatic and direct-service oriented, centered on food distribution and partner-agency support. The foundation also operates programs that accept unsolicited support in several areas, including Food4Kids, NeighborGoods, and partner-agency food distribution.
$4.1M
$16.6M
$9M
$8.4M
Most grants fall between $9K and $68K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$68K
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The grant record is entirely local: 100% of grants went to recipients in Texas, and the top giving state is TX. Most recipients are in West Central Texas cities such as Abilene, Brownwood, Comanche, Breckenridge, Gorman, Hamlin, and Santa Anna. Abilene appears frequently among recipient locations, reflecting the foundation’s service-area focus. The portfolio also reaches nearby community food sites and mobile pantry programs in surrounding towns within the 13-county area.
Its recent grants center on nutritional assistance and food distribution. The active program list also includes child food security through Food4Kids, partner-agency pantry support, mobile pantry distribution, senior services, SNAP assistance, and food rescue / food waste reduction.
Recurring support is common. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Sacred Heart Loaves & Fishes, Good Samaritan Ministries, United Methodist Food Pantry, and Breckenridge Mobile Food Pant, each showing awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $9,452, median $26,155, and p75 $67,645. The recent grant list also includes much larger awards, including a $1,073,790 grant to Comanche Cty Mobile Food Pant.
Yes. The recipient distribution is 100% in Texas, with the top giving state also TX. Recent recipient cities include Abilene, Brownwood, Comanche, Breckenridge, Gorman, Hamlin, and Santa Anna.
Yes for several active programs. Food4Kids accepts unsolicited support, NeighborGoods accepts unsolicited support, and the partner-agency food distribution program also accepts unsolicited support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Food Bank of West Central Texas that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Sites must provide a facility, a site coordinator, and volunteers to distribute food. The program operates through community sites and partner agencies in the Food Bank's West Central Texas service area.
Who can apply: The program is delivered through partnerships with senior feeding sites and community organizations in the Food Bank's 13-county service area. Participating sites serve local senior residents.
Who can apply: Local schools or school systems partnering with the Food Bank to provide weekend meals to students; partnership inquiries accepted via partner form.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Ministries | Brownwood, TX | $350,445In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Sacred Heart Loaves & Fishes | Abilene, TX | $304,851In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| United Methodist Food Pantry | Abilene, TX | $244,389In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Pop-Up Pantry Nolan | Abilene, TX | $175,488In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Rose Park Senior Pantry | Abilene, TX | $170,094In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritonal Assistance |
| Comanche Cty Mobile Food Pant | Comanche, TX | $163,770In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Community Mission of Colorado | Colorado City, TX | $151,260In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| St Vincent Mobile Food Pantr | Abilene, TX | $137,966In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Breckenridge Mobile Food Pant | Breckenridge, TX | $127,128In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| ABA Social Min Inc Food Pantr | Abilene, TX | $117,240In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutrtional Assistance |
| Santa Anna Mobile Food Pantry | Santa Anna, TX | $115,234In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Pop-Up Pantry Callahan | Abilene, TX | $112,973In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Dignity Health Management | Abilene, TX | $109,564In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Miles Mobile Food Pantry | Miles, TX | $108,128In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Gorman Community Food Bank | Gorman, TX | $106,963In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutrtional Assistance |
| Fisher Cty Mobile Food Pantry | Rotan, TX | $93,500In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Christian Service Center | Abilene, TX | $77,587In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Ballinger Min All Comm Pantry | Ballinger, TX | $67,096In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Sweetwater Food Pantry | Abilene, TX | $64,452In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Aldersgate Abilene Mobile Foo | Abilene, TX | $63,877In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Rising Star Mobile Food Pantr | Rising Star, TX | $63,125In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Presbyterian Food Pantry | Abilene, TX | $62,160In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Ranger Community Quarter Stor | Abilene, TX | $58,361In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Hamlin Communit Food Bank | Hamlin, TX | $48,633In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| City Light Community Ministry | Abilene, TX | $47,200In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Pop-Up Pantry Taylor | Abilene, TX | $37,084In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Beltway Park Church Food Pant | Abilene, TX | $36,377In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| The Salvation Army of Comanch | Abilene, TX | $35,666In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| St Johns Church Food Pantry | Brownwood, TX | $33,865In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Stamford Community Food Bank | Stamford, TX | $33,090In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Highland Food Pantry | Abilene, TX | $32,197In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Ballinger Cares Inc | Abilene, TX | $31,676In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| All For One Missions | Abilene, TX | $31,446In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| South Pointe Church Food Pant | Abilene, TX | $30,879In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| 180 House | Abilene, TX | $29,613In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Freedom Fellowship in Early | Abilene, TX | $27,876In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Sweetwater Brown Bag | Abilene, TX | $27,183In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Elm Street COC | Abilene, TX | $26,967In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Cross Plains Food Pantry | Cross Plains, TX | $26,304In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| First Methodist Church of Ans | Abilene, TX | $26,155In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Samaritan House Food Pantry | Winters, TX | $25,905In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| The Salvation Army | Abilene, TX | $24,179In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| The Blessing Box Cisco | Cisco, TX | $24,099In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Freedom Fellowship | Abilene, TX | $23,428In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| The Salvation Army Bwd Servic | Brownwood, TX | $22,831In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Pop-Up Pantry Schackelford | Abilene, TX | $17,440In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| New Beginning Church Food Pan | Brownwood, TX | $17,193In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Long Early Learning Center | Abilene, TX | $17,172In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| Love & Care Ministries | Abilene, TX | $16,953In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
| First Baptist Church Lueders | Abilene, TX | $16,258In-kind: food | 2026 | Nutritional Assistance |
Good Samaritan Ministries
$350,445In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Sacred Heart Loaves & Fishes
$304,851In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
United Methodist Food Pantry
$244,389In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Pop-Up Pantry Nolan
$175,488In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Rose Park Senior Pantry
$170,094In-kind: foodNutritonal Assistance
Comanche Cty Mobile Food Pant
$163,770In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Community Mission of Colorado
$151,260In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
St Vincent Mobile Food Pantr
$137,966In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Breckenridge Mobile Food Pant
$127,128In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
ABA Social Min Inc Food Pantr
$117,240In-kind: foodNutrtional Assistance
Santa Anna Mobile Food Pantry
$115,234In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Pop-Up Pantry Callahan
$112,973In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Dignity Health Management
$109,564In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Miles Mobile Food Pantry
$108,128In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Gorman Community Food Bank
$106,963In-kind: foodNutrtional Assistance
Fisher Cty Mobile Food Pantry
$93,500In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Christian Service Center
$77,587In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Ballinger Min All Comm Pantry
$67,096In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Sweetwater Food Pantry
$64,452In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Aldersgate Abilene Mobile Foo
$63,877In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Rising Star Mobile Food Pantr
$63,125In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Presbyterian Food Pantry
$62,160In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Ranger Community Quarter Stor
$58,361In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Hamlin Communit Food Bank
$48,633In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
City Light Community Ministry
$47,200In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Pop-Up Pantry Taylor
$37,084In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Beltway Park Church Food Pant
$36,377In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
The Salvation Army of Comanch
$35,666In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
St Johns Church Food Pantry
$33,865In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Stamford Community Food Bank
$33,090In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Highland Food Pantry
$32,197In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Ballinger Cares Inc
$31,676In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
All For One Missions
$31,446In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
South Pointe Church Food Pant
$30,879In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
180 House
$29,613In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Freedom Fellowship in Early
$27,876In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Sweetwater Brown Bag
$27,183In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Elm Street COC
$26,967In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Cross Plains Food Pantry
$26,304In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
First Methodist Church of Ans
$26,155In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Samaritan House Food Pantry
$25,905In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
The Salvation Army
$24,179In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
The Blessing Box Cisco
$24,099In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Freedom Fellowship
$23,428In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
The Salvation Army Bwd Servic
$22,831In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Pop-Up Pantry Schackelford
$17,440In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
New Beginning Church Food Pan
$17,193In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
Long Early Learning Center
$17,172In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
First Baptist Church Lueders
$16,258In-kind: foodNutritional Assistance
