To feed the hungry in West Texas through food distribution, partnerships, and programs that provide nutritious food and address the root causes of hunger.
West Texas Food Bank’s recent grant record is dominated by very large annual awards dedicated to a single purpose: feeding people across West Texas. The three largest grants on file, from 2023 through 2025, range from $16.9 million to $20.4 million and each is described in simple operational terms such as “Feed people” and “Feeding people.” That pattern fits a foundation that functions as a regional food bank rather than a conventional grantmaker. Its work centers on food distribution, food procurement, and direct hunger relief for food-insecure individuals and households across a 19-county service area. The scale of giving is matched by a wide operational footprint. West Texas Food Bank supports partner agencies, school-based feeding, senior nutrition, mobile pantries, and disaster response distribution. Among the named program areas are Food 2 Kids, which includes backpack programs, school pantries, Kids Café, and summer feeding support, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program senior box program for income-eligible older adults. The grant record reflects a local funder using large in-kind and program-oriented resources to move food through community partners and direct distribution channels.
Child nutrition is one of the clearest program areas in West Texas Food Bank’s work. Through Food 2 Kids, the organization supplies backpack weekend food sacks, school pantry support, Kids Café meal support, and summer feeding resources. Its stated geography includes Midland, Odessa, Pecos, and other communities within the 19-county service area. Senior nutrition is another defined focus. The foundation manages the USDA-funded Commodity Supplemental Food Program senior box program for income-eligible adults 60 and older, distributing monthly commodity boxes through a network of Senior Box Agencies. It also supports emergency food access and rural outreach through drive-thru pantries and a Disaster Response Mobile Pantry. Partner agencies receive pantry items, fresh produce, dairy, meats, breads, and other grocery staples for local distribution.
West Texas Food Bank gives at a very large scale, with annual grants of $55,694,678 and a typical award band clustered tightly in the high tens of millions: p25 at $17,628,228, median at $18,389,434, and p75 at $19,413,828. The recent record shows a year-by-year pattern rather than one-off outliers, with major awards appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is operating locally and gives only in Texas, with 100% of grants landing in the HQ state. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$20.4M
$36.7M
$27.2M
$29.1M
Most grants fall between $17.6M and $19.4M, with a median of $18.4M.
25th Percentile
$17.6M
Median
$18.4M
75th Percentile
$19.4M
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West Texas Food Bank gives locally, and every recorded grant goes to recipients in Texas. The recent grants point to West Texas communities rather than a broad multistate footprint, with recipient locations identified as West Texas, Odessa, and Midland. The service area is described as 19 counties in West Texas, and the foundation’s mobile and partner-agency systems are built around that region. Grant distribution is fully concentrated in the HQ state, but the giving footprint is broader than Odessa itself because it serves rural and underserved communities across the West Texas area.
Its stated focus areas include food security, child nutrition, senior nutrition, disaster relief, food procurement, SNAP outreach, and nutrition & wellness. The operating programs also point to emergency food distribution, school pantries, partner agency support, and mobile pantry response across a 19-county West Texas service area.
The grant-size distribution is very high and tightly clustered: p25 is $17,628,228, the median is $18,389,434, and p75 is $19,413,828. The three largest recent grants are all in the same broad range, from $16,867,023 to $20,438,221.
No. The geographic scope of giving is local, top state by grant count is Texas, and 100% of grants are recorded in the HQ state. The recent grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It supports partner agencies, schools, after-school programs, and community organizations that help distribute food. The active programs include a Partner Agency Program, Food 2 Kids school and backpack support, senior box agencies, and mobile pantry distribution in rural and underserved communities.
It uses partner-agency distribution, school pantry and child-feeding programs, drive-thru pantries in Midland and Odessa, a Disaster Response Mobile Pantry, and a Primarius food-ordering portal for partner agencies. The model combines direct distribution with in-kind food provisioning to local community organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from West Texas Food Bank that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be an approved West Texas Food Bank partner agency with required onboarding/training completed; ordering access provided via the Primarius portal.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations individuals | West Texas, TX | $20,438,221 | 2025 | Feeding people |
| NPOs individuals | West Texas, TX | $18,389,434 | 2024 | Feeding people |
| Nonprofit organizations individuals | West, TX | $16,867,023 | 2023 | Feed people |
Nonprofit organizations individuals
$20,438,221Feeding people
NPOs individuals
$18,389,434Feeding people
Nonprofit organizations individuals
$16,867,023Feed people
