The foundation is overwhelmingly focused on hunger relief in the North Texas region, primarily funding food distribution and partner organizations rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated causes. Nearly the entire reported endowment was distributed in very large, concentrated grants to operating partners and pass-through channels that directly support food access. Smaller, repeat grants to the Feeding North Texas Foundation suggest support for an affiliated or intermediary philanthropy that sustains local food programs. The giving is operational and programmatic rather than exploratory or diversified across issue areas.
North Texas Food Bank’s reported giving is dominated by two enormous hunger-relief grants, one of $159,404,581 in 2024 and another of $149,623,728 in 2023, both routed to Various Organizations for hunger relief. That pattern shows a funder that operates through large, concentrated transfers to local distribution and service channels rather than a broad mix of unrelated grants. The foundation’s role is tightly tied to food access in North Texas, with giving centered on organizations that move food, meals, and emergency assistance to people facing food insecurity. A second thread in the data is support for Feeding North Texas Foundation, which received general support grants in both 2023 and 2024. Those awards, while much smaller than the large pass-through grants, point to an affiliated infrastructure relationship that helps sustain local food-system capacity over time. Across the available record, the foundation’s grantmaking is local, program-driven, and closely aligned with direct hunger relief.
In emergency food assistance, the foundation backed large-scale distribution by giving $159,404,581 in 2024 to Various Organizations for hunger relief. The following year’s $149,623,728 award to Various Organizations for hunger relief shows the same operational approach across consecutive years. Support for affiliated infrastructure also appears in the grants to Feeding North Texas Foundation. In 2024, it received $445,165 for general support, following a 2023 grant of $278,898 for the same purpose. That pattern suggests recurring backing for a local entity connected to hunger-relief operations. The grant record also reflects a strong emphasis on direct service delivery through partner organizations that help food-insecure individuals and families access food in the North Texas region.
Typical grant size is highly skewed: the p25 is $403,598, the median is $75,034,446, and the p75 is $152,068,941. That spread reflects a few extremely large awards alongside much smaller support grants. The recent record also shows repetition across years: Feeding North Texas Foundation received general support in both 2023 and 2024, while the largest grants were again routed to Various Organizations for hunger relief in consecutive years. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$208.7M
$190.7M
$273.1M
$264.3M
Most grants fall between $404K and $152.1M, with a median of $75M.
25th Percentile
$404K
Median
$75M
75th Percentile
$152.1M
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Extremely concentrated, large-dollar grants delivered via a small number of awards and pass-through mechanisms; repeat support to an affiliated intermediary and to networks of local hunger-relief partners rather than many small, diverse grantees.
Notable grantees: VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, FEEDING NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION
Grantmaking is local and fully in Texas: 100% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in the HQ state. The largest awards were directed to various organizations in Texas, and the recurring foundation grant went to Plano, TX. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 4 grants going to U.S. recipients.
It funds hunger relief and food access work. The largest grants in the record went to Various Organizations for hunger relief, and the focus areas center on food banks and pantries, meal programs, emergency food assistance, and food security in North Texas.
No. The grant record shows 100% of grants to recipients in Texas, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
There is a recurring pattern. Feeding North Texas Foundation received general support in 2023 and again in 2024, and the two largest hunger-relief grants were also repeated across consecutive years to Various Organizations.
The distribution is very wide: p25 is $403,598, median grant size is $75,034,446, and p75 is $152,068,941. That indicates a small number of very large grants drive most of the reported giving.
No. The profile lists funds individuals as False, so the grants are made to organizations rather than to people directly.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARING LIFE COMM OUTREACH | MESQUITE, TX | $25,612,731In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $22,451,446In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $13,666,823In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| FAITH AT WORK MINISTRIES | KEMP, TX | $8,827,516In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| METROCREST SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $7,676,847In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| NETWORK OF COMMUNITY MINISTRY | RICHARDSON, TX | $6,123,240In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| THE STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER | PLANO, TX | $5,148,860In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| SALVATION ARMY N TX COMMAND | DALLAS, TX | $5,037,967In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| AMAZING GRACE FOOD PANTRY | WYLIE, TX | $4,456,102In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CHASE OAKS FAMILY CENTER | PLANO, TX | $4,449,885In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| BROTHER BILLS HELPING HAND | DALLAS, TX | $4,400,956In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| GOOD SAMARITANS | GARLAND, TX | $4,079,983In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| MINNIES FOOD PANTRY | PLANO, TX | $3,992,724In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| MANNA HOUSE | MIDLOTHIAN, TX | $3,622,886In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| LAMAR CO FOOD PANTRY INC | PARIS, TX | $2,951,474In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| 5 LOAVES FOOD PANTRY | SACHSE, TX | $2,943,950In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| EQUAL HEART | DALLAS, TX | $2,674,850In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| MASTERKEY MINISTRIES OF GRAYSON CTY INC | SHERMAN, TX | $2,614,283In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| HOPKINS CO COMMUNICTY CHEST & MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE | SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX | $2,598,410In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH | ALLEN, TX | $2,293,519In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| SAMARITAN INN | MCKINNEY, TX | $2,175,778In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CATHEDRAL OF HOPE | DALLAS, TX | $2,124,626In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CUMBY FOOD PANTRY | CUMBY, TX | $2,084,395In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| HUNT COUNTY SHARED MINISTRIES | GREENVILLE, TX | $2,054,571In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CITY SQUARE | DALLAS, TX | $1,927,720In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF MCKINNEY | MCKINNEY, TX | $1,898,973In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| COMPASSION CORSICANA | CORSICANA, TX | $1,898,176In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| COMMUNITY LIFELINE CENTER | MCKINNEY, TX | $1,819,136In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| GRAND CENTRAL STATION | SHERMAN, TX | $1,752,976In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CHRISTIAN BENEVOLENT OUTREACH | PLANO, TX | $1,724,108In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| BRIGHTER BITES | HOUSTON, TX | $1,577,722In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| LAKE AREA SHARED MINISTRIES | QUINLAN, TX | $1,564,627In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION | LEWISVILLE, TX | $1,535,108In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| WILKINSON CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $1,476,802In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $1,384,869In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| KAUFMAN CHRISTIAN HELP CENTER | KAUFMAN, TX | $1,277,808In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| BAPTIST BENEVOLENT IRVING | IRVING, TX | $1,271,900In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| LADIES OF CHARITY DBA VICKERY MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD | DALLAS, TX | $1,242,463In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| SHARE CENTER | TERRELL, TX | $1,194,248In-kind (goods, not cash) | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| PLEASANT GROVE FOOD PANTRY | DALLAS, TX | $1,186,254In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLIN COUNTY | PLANO, TX | $1,154,268In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| ST PHILIPS COMMUNITY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $1,073,645In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| RESOURCE CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $1,049,787In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| FEEDING NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION | PLANO, TX | $1,000,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | DALLAS, TX | $906,828In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| NEIGHBORS NOURISHING NEIGHBORS | PROSPER, TX | $884,348In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| WAXAHACHIE CARE SERVICES | WAXAHACHIE, TX | $861,703In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| HELPING HANDS OF ENNIS | ENNIS, TX | $845,923In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| DALLAS WEST CHURCH OF CHRIST | DALLAS, TX | $803,132In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
| FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY | MCALLEN, TX | $792,577In-kind: food | 2026 | HUNGER RELIEF |
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS
$13,666,823In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
FAITH AT WORK MINISTRIES
$8,827,516In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
HUNGER RELIEF
SALVATION ARMY N TX COMMAND
$5,037,967In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
AMAZING GRACE FOOD PANTRY
$4,456,102In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
CHASE OAKS FAMILY CENTER
$4,449,885In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
GOOD SAMARITANS
$4,079,983In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
MANNA HOUSE
$3,622,886In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
LAMAR CO FOOD PANTRY INC
$2,951,474In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
5 LOAVES FOOD PANTRY
$2,943,950In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
MASTERKEY MINISTRIES OF GRAYSON CTY INC
$2,614,283In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
HOPKINS CO COMMUNICTY CHEST & MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
$2,598,410In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
CATHEDRAL OF HOPE
$2,124,626In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
CUMBY FOOD PANTRY
$2,084,395In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
HUNT COUNTY SHARED MINISTRIES
$2,054,571In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF MCKINNEY
$1,898,973In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
COMMUNITY LIFELINE CENTER
$1,819,136In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
GRAND CENTRAL STATION
$1,752,976In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
CHRISTIAN BENEVOLENT OUTREACH
$1,724,108In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
LAKE AREA SHARED MINISTRIES
$1,564,627In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
THE STEWPOT
$1,384,869In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
KAUFMAN CHRISTIAN HELP CENTER
$1,277,808In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
BAPTIST BENEVOLENT IRVING
$1,271,900In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
LADIES OF CHARITY DBA VICKERY MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD
$1,242,463In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
SHARE CENTER
$1,194,248In-kind (goods, not cash)HUNGER RELIEF
PLEASANT GROVE FOOD PANTRY
$1,186,254In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLIN COUNTY
$1,154,268In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
FEEDING NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS NOURISHING NEIGHBORS
$884,348In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
WAXAHACHIE CARE SERVICES
$861,703In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
HELPING HANDS OF ENNIS
$845,923In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
DALLAS WEST CHURCH OF CHRIST
$803,132In-kind: foodHUNGER RELIEF
Current and upcoming funding from North Texas Food Bank that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must be NTFB partners, including Sharing Life and Crossroads partners, and be in good standing. Applicants must meet all competitive grant eligibility criteria.
Deadline: The 2027 application opens November 9 and closes December 17. Agency site visits occur March 22-April 16, funding decisions are made in May, and awards are paid in June.
Who can apply: Applicants must be NTFB partners, including Sharing Life and Crossroads partners, and be in good standing. Applicants must meet all competitive grant eligibility criteria.
Deadline: The 2027 application opens November 9 and closes December 17. Agency site visits occur March 22-April 16, funding decisions are made in May, and awards are paid in June.
Who can apply: Applicants must be NTFB partners, including Sharing Life and Crossroads partners, and be in good standing. Applicants must meet all competitive grant eligibility criteria.
Deadline: The 2027 application opens November 9 and closes December 17. Agency site visits occur March 22-April 16, funding decisions are made in May, and awards are paid in June.
Who can apply: Applicants must be an NTFB partner in good standing and have experienced an emergent situation that disrupted or greatly decreased the organization's food distribution.
Deadline: Applications are accepted year round as emergencies arise; awards are limited to a maximum of $10,000 annually based on NTFB's July 1-June 30 fiscal year.
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