Lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas by supporting a network of food banks and advancing solutions to end hunger across the state.
Feeding Texas directs its recent grantmaking toward a statewide food-bank network, with very large awards tied to produce acquisition, nutrition education, and hunger-relief operations. Its largest recent grant in the record is $12,079,402 to Collaborative for Fresh Produce in Weslaco for produce acquisition and distribution, showing how central food sourcing is to the funder’s work. The pattern also includes repeated support for major Texas food banks such as Houston Food Bank and San Antonio Food Bank, each funded across multiple years for outreach and nutrition education programs. That mix points to a funder that supports both upstream food supply and downstream community access. The foundation’s giving is organized around food security in Texas rather than around many separate issue silos. Recent awards reach food banks in large metros and border communities alike, from Dallas and Austin to McAllen and El Paso. Feeding Texas also backs collaborative infrastructure, including regional produce and food-system efforts that connect local producers with food-insecure communities. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on statewide coordination, food access, and practical delivery systems.
In local food systems, Feeding Texas supported Collaborative for Fresh Produce with $8,866,353 in 2023 for produce acquisition and distribution, then renewed that work with $4,752,221 in 2024. That same theme appears in the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which is designed to help food banks buy from local farmers and producers in Texas. For nutrition education and outreach, the foundation gave $10,229,928 to Galveston County Food Bank in Texas City in 2023 and $10,219,809 to Houston Food Bank in 2025 for outreach and nutrition education programs. The same program area also supported Central Texas Food Bank Inc. in Austin and North Texas Food Bank in Dallas across multiple years. Feeding Texas also funds emergency and crisis response through food-bank operations, with awards to South Texas Food Bank in Laredo and West Texas Food Bank in El Paso listed among its recent grants.
Feeding Texas’ recent grants are large relative to typical nonprofit awards: the p25 grant size is $351,191, the median is $805,286, and the p75 is $2,309,902. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations over multiple years, including Houston Food Bank, Central Texas Food Bank Inc., North Texas Food Bank, East Texas Food Bank, and others. That points to sustained operating support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited requests.
$49.5M
$18.5M
$54.7M
$55.1M
Most grants fall between $351K and $2.3M, with a median of $805K.
25th Percentile
$351K
Median
$805K
75th Percentile
$2.3M
About 97% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Feeding Texas gives almost entirely within Texas: 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is Texas. The recipient map is concentrated in major Texas food-bank hubs and border communities, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, McAllen, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Beaumont, Conroe, Richardson, Texas City, Tyler, and Weslaco. All grants in the recent sample are to U.S. recipients.
It mainly funds hunger relief, food bank network support, SNAP and benefit enrollment assistance, local food systems, food is medicine and nutrition programs, emergency response, and policy and advocacy. The recent grants show especially large awards for produce acquisition and distribution plus outreach and nutrition education programs.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Houston Food Bank, Central Texas Food Bank Inc., North Texas Food Bank, East Texas Food Bank, Coastal Bend Food Bank, and South Texas Food Bank. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support rather than one-time project funding.
Typical awards are large: the p25 grant size is $351,191, the median is $805,286, and the p75 is $2,309,902. The recent grant list also includes multi-million-dollar awards, including several grants above $5 million.
Giving is overwhelmingly Texas-based. Ninety-seven percent of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent grant list includes food banks and collaborative partners in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, McAllen, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Beaumont, Conroe, Richardson, Texas City, Tyler, and Weslaco.
Yes for the active grant programs listed. Both the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program and the Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center are marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE | WESLACO, TX | $12,079,402 | 2025 | PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | HOUSTON, TX | $10,219,809 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,344,322 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | DALLAS, TX | $4,198,404 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK INC | AUSTIN, TX | $3,485,922 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK | TYLER, TX | $2,936,963 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY | MCALLEN, TX | $2,354,294 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK | FORT WORTH, TX | $2,090,845 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | LAREDO, TX | $1,041,651 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK | EL PASO, TX | $866,397 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | EL PASO, TX | $746,182 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK | LUBBOCK, TX | $596,073 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS | ABILINE, TX | $543,735 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK | AMARILLO, TX | $509,016 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK | BYAN, TX | $492,018 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK | CONROE, TX | $395,649 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK | WICHITA FALLS, TX | $336,372 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $334,160 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK | BEAUMONT, TX | $307,953 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $229,317 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK | PHOENIX, AZ | $228,908 | 2025 | SOUTHWEST BOUNDLESS COLLABORATION GRANT TRAVEL |
| GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK | TEXAS CITY, TX | $135,870 | 2025 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,214,008 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE | RICHARDSON, TX | $4,752,221 | 2024 | PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION |
| HOUSTON FOOD BANK | HOUSTON, TX | $4,208,763 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,628,199 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | DALLAS, TX | $2,613,963 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY | MCALLEN, TX | $1,995,721 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $1,897,153 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK INC | AUSTIN, TX | $1,685,106 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK | TYLER, TX | $1,276,395 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK | CONROE, TX | $920,086 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK | EL PASO, TX | $872,823 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | EL PASO, TX | $821,179 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK | LUBBOCK, TX | $820,354 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $790,219 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | LAREDO, TX | $717,924 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK | AMARILLO, TX | $514,262 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK | BYAN, TX | $510,204 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CONCHO VALLEY REGIONAL FOOD BANK | SAN ANGELO, TX | $404,419 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK | WICHITA FALLS, TX | $317,091 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK | BEAUMONT, TX | $308,327 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FOOD BANK OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS | ABILINE, TX | $261,852 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK | TEXAS CITY, TX | $162,434 | 2024 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY | SAN AUGUSTINE, TX | $26,500 | 2024 | NUTRITION EDUCATION |
| PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT | FORT WORTH, TX | $26,500 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF |
| CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK | PHOENIX, AZ | $9,175 | 2024 | SOUTHWEST BOUNDLESS COLLABORATION GRANT TRAVEL |
| GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK | TEXAS CITY, TX | $10,229,928 | 2023 | OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE | RICHARDSON, TX | $8,866,353 | 2023 | PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION |
COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE
$12,079,402PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION
HOUSTON FOOD BANK
$10,219,809OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
$5,344,322OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$4,198,404OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK INC
$3,485,922OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$2,936,963OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
$2,354,294OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK
$2,090,845OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$1,041,651OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK
$866,397OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$746,182OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK
$596,073OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
$543,735OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK
$509,016OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK
$492,018OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK
$395,649OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK
$336,372OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK
$334,160OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$307,953OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT
$229,317OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK
$228,908SOUTHWEST BOUNDLESS COLLABORATION GRANT TRAVEL
GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK
$135,870OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK
$5,214,008OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE
$4,752,221PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION
HOUSTON FOOD BANK
$4,208,763OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
$3,628,199OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$2,613,963OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
$1,995,721OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK
$1,897,153OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK INC
$1,685,106OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$1,276,395OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK
$920,086OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK
$872,823OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$821,179OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK
$820,354OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT
$790,219OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$717,924OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK
$514,262OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK
$510,204OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CONCHO VALLEY REGIONAL FOOD BANK
$404,419OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK
$317,091OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$308,327OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOOD BANK OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
$261,852OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK
$162,434OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY
$26,500NUTRITION EDUCATION
PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT
$26,500DISASTER RELIEF
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
$10,000CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK
$9,175SOUTHWEST BOUNDLESS COLLABORATION GRANT TRAVEL
GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK
$10,229,928OUTREACH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE
$8,866,353PRODUCE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION