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Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

$39M
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$9.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$234MPublic Benefit$461kHealth$426kPublic Safety & Disaster$110kEducation$9k
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $69k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $529k
  • $250k+18 grants · $39M
$429,565
Median grant
2
States reached
$8.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE$9,533,434
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK$7,569,010
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$6,948,255
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK$3,114,409
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK INC$2,971,980
FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY$2,096,888
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK$1,293,981
TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK$992,189
EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK$594,778
SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK$547,305
BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK$454,310
HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK$429,565
SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK$398,184
COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK$368,594
WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK$351,759
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $19.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $10.2M → 14%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $4.0M → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $1.4M → 14%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $1.5M → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $260k → 14%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $472k → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $162k → 14%SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $317k → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $158k → 14%SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $308k → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $136k → 14%SOUTH EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $308k → 19%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $103k → 14%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $283k → 19%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $177k → 19%SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $137k → 19%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$274M · 28 repeat orgs$184k to everyone else

28 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
9

Total granted

$274M
$115k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+75%

Still filing today

93%
22%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Food & NutritionHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementCivil RightsPublic BenefitRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE
    8× · 2018–2025 · $55M · revenue +159% · 33% of their budget
  • The Houston Food Bank
    9× · 2017–2025 · $39M · revenue +107%
  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
    9× · 2017–2025 · $27M · revenue +105%

Funded once

  • AC
    Angelina County & Cities Health Dist
    one grant, 2022 · $33k
  • GP
    GRAND PRAIRIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
    one grant, 2018 · $20k
  • AF
    ARKANSAS FOODBANKgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $11k · revenue +75%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Hays County Food Bank

To alleviate hunger by distributing food to families who are food deprived through a network of volunteers and other agencies within Hays County.

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2
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
3
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc

To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…

Food & Nutrition
4
Central California Food Bank

Ccfb is dedicated to ending hunger, working with over 200 partner agencies to provide food to those experiencing hunger. our mission: transforming lives together, in the passionate pursuit to end hunger in central ca - one meal, one…

Food & Nutrition
5
Community Food Bank of San Benito County

Our mission is to provide food, nutritional education, and advocacy for those in need within san benito county, while pursuing our ultimate vision that no resident will suffer from hunger or malnutrition in san benito county.

Education
6
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc

The mission of the regional food bank of oklahoma is to lead a network that provides nutritious food and pathways to self-sufficiency for people facing hunger. our vision is an oklahoma where no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
7
Tillman County Food Bank Foundation
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8
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
9
The Food Bank for Larimer County

To provide food to all in need through community partnerships and hunger relief programs. Our vision is a hunger-free Larimer County.

Food & Nutrition
10
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

The food bank of northeast arkansas provides hunger relief to people in need in twelve counties in northeast arkansas by raising awareness, securing resources, and distributing food through a network of non-profit agencies and programs.

Human Services
11
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's mission is to be the Food Source for people in need. Partnering with organizations to feed the hungry, we advocate and build a community solution to a community problem. By leveraging an abundance of…

Food & Nutrition
12
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is South Texas Food Bank; the most unlike its peers is Corpus Christi Fish for Life. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
26/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Houston Food Bank: $39,216,847 · OtherThe Houston Food BankNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $27,495,412 · OtherNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $21,133,462 · OtherSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANKTarrant Area Food Bank: $13,434,431 · OtherTarrant Area Food BankREGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $10,519,103 · OtherREGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANKFOOD BANK OF RIO GRANDE VALLEY INC: $10,488,200 · OtherFOOD BANK OF RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $6,002,418 · Other+13 more: $9,247,237 · Other+13 moreCOLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE: $55,198,696 · Food & NutritionCOLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCECentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $16,761,204 · Food & NutritionCentral Texas Food Bank IncBrighter Bites Inc: $10,187,184 · Food & NutritionBrighter Bites IncCOASTAL BEND FOOD BANK: $6,695,029 · Food & NutritionCOASTAL BEND FOOD BANKEL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER: $5,824,231 · Food & NutritionSOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK INC: $4,291,836 · Food & NutritionTHE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF VICTORIA DBA FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT: $4,087,281 · Food & Nutrition+6 more: $8,514,690 · Food & Nutrition+6 moreGALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $12,398,761 · Human ServicesSoutheast Texas Food Bank Inc: $7,546,784 · Human ServicesSOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $4,498,278 · Community ImprovementCenter for Public Policy Priorities: $451,000 · Public BenefitCorpus Christi Fish For Life: $35,000 · Recreation & SportsCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Other$137,537,110Food & Nutrition$111,560,151Human Services$19,945,545Community Improvement$4,498,278Public Benefit$451,000Recreation & Sports$35,000Civil Rights$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE: $55,198,696 over 8y, 33% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $39,216,847 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $27,495,412 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $21,133,462 over 9y, 2.5% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $16,761,204 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $13,434,431 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetGALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $12,398,761 over 7y, 53% of budgetREGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $10,519,103 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetFOOD BANK OF RIO GRANDE VALLEY INC: $10,488,200 over 9y, 5.0% of budgetBrighter Bites Inc: $10,187,184 over 5y, 35% of budgetSoutheast Texas Food Bank Inc: $7,546,784 over 9y, 17% of budgetCOASTAL BEND FOOD BANK: $6,695,029 over 9y, 6.9% of budgetMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $6,002,418 over 9y, 9.8% of budgetEL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER: $5,824,231 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetSOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $4,498,278 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetSOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK INC: $4,291,836 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetWEST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $4,097,395 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF VICTORIA DBA FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT: $4,087,281 over 9y, 15% of budgetHIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK: $3,443,431 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetBRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC: $3,038,755 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetWICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK: $2,706,715 over 9y, 6.7% of budgetFood Bank of West Central Texas: $2,088,972 over 9y, 8.1% of budgetConcho Valley Regional Food Bank: $1,092,064 over 7y, 8.9% of budgetARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK: $558,734 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Public Policy Priorities: $451,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetCommunity Food Bank: $110,333 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetARKANSAS FOODBANK: $11,181 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds COLLABORATIVE FOR FRESH PRODUCE ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Central Texas Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds Tarrant Area Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds REGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK OF RIO GRANDE VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds Brighter Bites Inc ↗
  • Who funds Southeast Texas Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH PLAINS FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF VICTORIA DBA FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT ↗
  • Who funds HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Food Bank of West Central Texas ↗
  • Who funds Concho Valley Regional Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA FOOD BANK NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds Center for Public Policy Priorities ↗
  • Who funds Community Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Corpus Christi Fish For Life ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS FOODBANK ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Feeding AmericaBeaumont Foundation o…Texas Bankers Foundat…First Community Found…Farmlink ProjectThe Houston Food BankTexas Mutual Insuranc…Share Our StrengthEnterprise Holdings F…Greater Houston Commu…Collaborative for Fre…Marni & Morris Propp …
Feeding AmericaIL32.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Feeding America · Beaumont Foundation of America · Texas Bankers Foundation · First Community Foundation Inc · Farmlink Project · The Houston Food Bank · Texas Mutual Insurance Company · Share Our Strength · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Collaborative for Fresh Produce · Marni & Morris Propp II Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Feeding Texas funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Feeding Texas. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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