Discovering Healthy Foods
Discovering Healthy Foods is a public charity based in Humble, Texas. Formed in 2016, it says its mission is to provide food reimbursement funds to child care and adult care centers through the Texas Department of Agriculture, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Discovering Healthy Foods at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,401
- +34.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $2,131,786
- +11.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $2,092,681
- +6.5% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Discovering Healthy Foods
- Contact
Mailing address: 21330 Aldine Westfield Apt 105, Humble, TX 77338
Phone: (281) 821-7013
Website: https://discoveringhealthyfoods.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Discovering Healthy Foods funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 31 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Discovering Healthy Foods gives
- 46% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $950K (2021) to $985K (2020). In 2021 it made 13 grants totaling $950K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Nutrition Services Inc Spring, TX | — | $179,843 |
| Portfolio Resident Services Houston, TX | — | $144,809 |
| Anointed Ark Academy Houston, TX | — | $143,855 |
| SHAMIKAY INC dba RIGHT STEPS CHILDCARE AND ACADEMY Houston, TX | — | $142,252 |
| Above & Beyond Houston, TX | — | $92,183 |
| Silver Sta R Academy Houston, TX | — | $58,140 |
| True Love at Risk Humble, TX | — | $52,347 |
| True Love Child Care Humble, TX | — | $35,368 |
| Big Blue Marble Academy Friendswood, TX | — | $27,188 |
| Teals Healthy Meals Missouri City, TX | — | $26,119 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,401 | $2,131,786 | $2,092,681 | — | — |
| 2023 | $3,263 | $1,919,758 | $1,964,876 | — | — |
| 2022 | $121,810 | $2,780,737 | $2,705,361 | — | — |
| 2021 | $73,849 | $1,602,798 | $1,641,658 | $950,170 | 13 |
| 2020 | $427,540 | $2,067,074 | $1,828,909 | $984,748 | 18 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide food reimbursement funds to child care and adult care centers through the Texas Department of Agriculture, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A reported 2021 recipient, Portfolio Resident Services Inc. of Houston, describes its own mission as providing quality social assistance to low-income residents, including programs designed to raise their cultural and family standards.
Grantmaking
The 2024, 2023, and 2022 filings each report zero grants. Separately, Portfolio Resident Services Inc. received $144,809 in 2021. The available information does not establish a typical grant size or describe an application process.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Tanisha Butles as President and Paula Lyrse as a Member.
Discovering Healthy Foods is led by Tanisha Butles, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Tanisha Butles
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$67K (2022) → $0 (2024)
Roy Cook
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$41K (2022) → $0 (2024)
Paula Lyrse
Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $67K, to Tanisha Butles (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Discovering Healthy Foods
How large is Discovering Healthy Foods?
Discovering Healthy Foods reported $4K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What does Discovering Healthy Foods fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide food reimbursement funds to child care and adult care centers through the Texas Department of Agriculture, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Discovering Healthy Foods?
Discovering Healthy Foods has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check discoveringhealthyfoods.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Discovering Healthy Foods's EIN?
Discovering Healthy Foods's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3900885. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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