Funding search · EIN 742181456 · Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank

Name: The Houston Food Bank grants, 2023–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

866
grants reported: $282.6M
total given: 2023–2023
filing years: $52,718
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

distribution food

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

In-kind food to church-based pantries across greater Houston
Bulk food transfers to neighboring county food banks
Faith and community resource centers doing weekly distributions
School-site food programs (Backpack Buddy, school markets)
Kids' meals and Kids Cafe feeding sites
Disaster distributions run by the food bank itself

Typical grant

Median value is $52,718, with the middle half between $14,515 and $244,781, and these are food values passed to partner agencies rather than cash awards. The largest transfers go to other regional food banks that redistribute at scale, led by Montgomery County Food Bank at $16.9M and Galveston County Food Bank at $13.6M, plus a handful of very high volume church pantries above $3M. The record covers only 2023, but the structure is a standing partner network, so distributions run continuously to agencies that stay in compliance rather than being awarded in cycles.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Food Distribution Program”
“(PS)”
“(FB)”
“(MOBILE)”
“DISASTER DISTRIBUTIONS”

Positioning adjacent work

Do not pitch a grant. Seek partner agency status so food value flows to your distribution site.
Anchor to an existing high-volume partner church or school market rather than proposing a standalone site.
Frame need in pounds distributed and households served weekly, not program budget dollars.
If your work is research or evaluation, attach it to disaster distribution or school-site feeding.

Worth knowing: Every recipient is in Texas and effectively inside the Houston-area service region, and the top ten recipients absorb roughly 28 percent of the $282.6M total. This is an in-kind food pipeline to a vetted partner network, heavily weighted toward churches and county food banks, so there is no discretionary cash pool for outside projects.

5 grants matching “jacinto” · $254,701

$104,889
San Jacinto College Central Campus (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$79,052
San Jacinto College North Campus (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$45,600
San Jacinto College South Campus (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$17,741
Jacinto City Elementary School (Galena Park Isd) (Bb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$7,419
San Jacinto Elementary School (Goose Creek) (Bb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Montgomery County Food Bank (Fb)1 grant · $17.0M
Galveston County Food Bank (Fb)1 grant · $13.6M
Crc at Houston Food Bank (Ea)1 grant · $10.6M
Bethel'S Heavenly Hands (Ffc)1 grant · $7.7M
Brazos Valley Food Bank (Fb)1 grant · $6.0M
Annam Community Development Corporation at Vietnamese American Center (Ps)1 grant · $5.6M
Impact Houston Resource Center - Impact Houston Church of Christ (Ps)1 grant · $5.6M
Iglesia Bautista Melrose (Ps)1 grant · $4.7M
Joseph House Community Outreach Center (Ps)1 grant · $4.2M
Keegan Kitchen (Kc)1 grant · $4.1M

Grant history

The 100 largest of 866 grants.

$17.0M
Montgomery County Food Bank (Fb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$13.6M
Galveston County Food Bank (Fb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$10.6M
Crc at Houston Food Bank (Ea) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$7.7M
Bethel'S Heavenly Hands (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$6.0M
Brazos Valley Food Bank (Fb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$5.6M
Annam Community Development Corporation at Vietnamese American Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$5.6M
Impact Houston Resource Center - Impact Houston Church of Christ (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$4.7M
Iglesia Bautista Melrose (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$4.2M
Joseph House Community Outreach Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$4.1M
Keegan Kitchen (Kc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.9M
The King'S Palace - Redeemed Christian Church of God (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.8M
Hearts and Hands of Baytown (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.7M
Royalty Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.6M
Katy Christian Ministries (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.1M
West Houston Assistance Ministries (Wham) (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.1M
Bible Way Fellowship Baptist (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$3.0M
Community of Faith Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.5M
Brazoria County Dream Center (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.4M
Fondren Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.3M
Second Mile Mission Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.3M
Catholic Charities - Maime George Community Center (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.2M
Sacred Heart of Jesus Social Ministry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.1M
Promised Land Ministries Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.1M
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church - St Thomas Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.1M
Brazosport Cares Food Pantry (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$2.0M
Christian Outreach Center - Living Word Fellowship Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.9M
Catholic Charities - Guadalupe Family Assistance Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.9M
Houston Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church Community Services (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.9M
Ymca - Tellepsen Family Ymca (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.9M
Rosenberg Richmond Helping Hands (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.7M
Hfb Disaster Distributions (Hfb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.7M
Almeda Plaza Missionary Baptist Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.7M
Chapelwood United Methodist Church - Fair Haven Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.7M
Christian Helping Hands (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.6M
Wesley Community Center - Wesley Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.6M
Houston'S First Baptist Church Faith Center - Long Point (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.5M
Iglesia Trinidad (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.5M
Hi-Way Tabernacle Assembly of God (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.5M
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church - Iglesia Fuente De Esperanza (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.4M
Woodsedge Community Church - Hope Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Iglesia Centro Cristiano - Gulf Coast Christian Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Icna Relief (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Casa Juan Diego (Pantry) (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Crosby Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Aa Milne Elementary (Bb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.3M
Southeast Texas Food Bank (Fb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.2M
Hope for Families at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.2M
Kids' Meals (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.2M
The Well On Mastersroad (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.2M
De Zavala Middle School (Ms) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.1M
Rock of Ages Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.1M
La Walters Ministries at Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.1M
Trinity Klein Lutheran Church - Restoring Hope Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
Grace Episcopal Church (Mobile) (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
Northwest Assistance Ministries (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
Mission Bells Food Pantry at Christ the King Episcopal Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
Alvin-Manvel Community Food Pantry at First Christian Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$1.0M
Committee for a Better Galena Park at Galena Park Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$989,323
Target Hunger (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$986,059
Legacy Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$976,232
Good Shepherd Mission (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$975,712
Community Family Centers (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$934,975
Sealy Christian Pantry (Mobile) (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$931,240
Gulf Coast Community Services Association (Gccsa) (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$917,271
Victory Life Church International (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$896,435
Houston Area Community Service (Hacs) (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$892,827
Missouri Street Church of Christ (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$873,210
Victory Family Outreach Ministries - Victory Family Rescue Mission (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$850,122
Iglesia Cristiana Vision Divina (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$813,564
Eyes On Me at the Hangar Unity Center (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$807,235
East Spring Branch Food Pantry at Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$804,239
Pasadena Community Ministries (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$803,958
Ocher Foundation (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$788,528
Ymca - International Services (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$778,772
Isaac Generation Assembly - Redeemed Christian Church of God (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$776,705
Ymca - Willow Creek Apartment Homes (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$774,424
Living Word Chapel (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$770,535
Cypress Assistance Ministries (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$756,492
East End Social Services - House of Hope Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$744,376
First Baptist Church - New Waverly (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$743,795
Spirit of Sharing (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$742,849
Mesa Outreach at Bear Creek United Methodist Church (Sb) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$732,785
Humble Area Assistance Ministries (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$728,581
Open Door Mission (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$726,981
Helping Hands of the Community (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$722,795
Children Like Loni at Attack Povertyfriends of North Rosenberg (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$721,979
You Belong Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$718,894
Houston'S First Baptist Church Faith Center - Ranchester (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$715,817
Southside Church of Christ (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$687,937
Abiding Faith United Methodist Church - Abba'S Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$680,767
Cy-Fair Helping Hands (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$668,569
356 Food Pantry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$654,358
University of Houston - Downtown (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$652,204
Brazosport College (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$651,498
Houston Catholic Charities - Richmond (Ffc) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$649,077
East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$641,462
St Peter'S Episcopal Church (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$630,601
Iglesia Trinidad North Houston at New Life En Cristo (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program
$622,120
Magnificat Houses - Loaves and Fishes (Ps) · 2023
Food Distribution Program

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.