Feeding Texas
Feeding Texas is a statewide network of food banks based in Austin, Texas, that leads a unified effort to address hunger across the state. The organization says it works with 20 member food banks and reaches more than 4 million Texans annually with food and resources. Its 2025 filing identifies it as a public charity.
Feeding Texas at a glance
In short: Feeding Texas gave $39.2M across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Texas. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $39,188,628
- -20.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,632,860
- -27.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $413,875
- Total assets
- $8,266,249
- -55.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Feeding Texas
- Contact
Mailing address: 701 Tillery Street Unit 12-254, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (215) 771-4435
Website: https://feedingtexas.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Feeding Texas funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Collaborative for Fresh Produce ($9.5M). Together the top 10 received $35.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
123 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 34 grants of 123 (28%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Feeding Texas describes its work as statewide, and its website says its food bank network reaches every county in Texas. In 2025, 99% of its reported grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 1% to recipients in Arizona.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Feeding Texas open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 24 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $34K; repeat grants $1.8M. How we count
Medians: $34K first-time, $442K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.9M (2019) to $56.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $39.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Collaborative for Fresh Produce Weslaco, TX | Produce Acquisition and Distribution | $9,533,434 |
| North Texas Food Bank Dallas, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $7,569,010 |
| Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $6,948,255 |
| San Antonio Food Bank San Antonio, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $3,114,409 |
| Central Texas Food Bank Inc Austin, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $2,971,980 |
| Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley McAllen, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $2,096,888 |
| El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank El Paso, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $1,293,981 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank Fort Worth, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $992,189 |
| East Texas Food Bank Tyler, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $594,778 |
| South Plains Food Bank Lubbock, TX | Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs | $547,305 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,266,249 | $44,565,033 | $44,468,447 | $39,188,628 | 24 | $24,363 |
| 2024 | $18,521,952 | $54,696,269 | $55,137,873 | $49,473,262 | 22 | — |
| 2023 | $23,296,883 | $38,829,070 | $39,317,564 | $34,764,878 | 26 | — |
| 2022 | $21,888,099 | $60,013,807 | $60,287,505 | $56,113,024 | 26 | — |
| 2021 | $8,415,215 | $40,252,458 | $38,578,060 | $34,815,131 | 25 | — |
| 2020 | $7,674,297 | $20,009,907 | $19,548,090 | $16,838,340 | 23 | — |
| 2019 | $3,705,130 | $17,091,088 | $17,340,572 | $14,879,076 | 23 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Feeding Texas’s mission is “to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas.” Its filing describes funding food acquisition and distribution through member food banks, application assistance for people potentially eligible for HHSC social service programs, and programs intended to help SNAP-eligible and other food-insecure people make healthy food choices on limited budgets and choose physically active lifestyles.
The organization describes its broader work as including policy and advocacy, community resources and benefits, community health and partnerships, crisis response and recovery, and local food systems. Its website says it provides member food banks with best practices, technical assistance, and targeted resources, and advocates for state and federal policy solutions.
The 2025 grants show support for food banks and a produce-distribution organization. The Collaborative for Fresh Produce, which received the largest listed grant, says its mission is to source and distribute surplus produce to people in need through partnerships with growers and Feeding America food banks. The Houston Food Bank says its mission is to provide food for better lives; the San Antonio Food Bank describes its mission as fighting hunger through food distribution, programs, education, and advocacy; and Central Texas Food Bank says it works to increase food access through nutritious food, advocacy, programs, education, and innovative solutions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Feeding Texas reported 24 grants totaling $39,188,628. Grant amounts ranged from $33,594 to $9,533,434, with a median of $413,874.
The largest listed grants included $9,533,434 to the Collaborative for Fresh Produce for produce acquisition and distribution; $7,569,010 to North Texas Food Bank and $6,948,255 to Houston Food Bank for outreach and nutrition education programs; and $3,114,409 to San Antonio Food Bank and $2,971,980 to Central Texas Food Bank, also for outreach and nutrition education programs. Other listed grants included $2,096,888 to Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, $1,293,981 to El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, and $992,189 to Tarrant Area Food Bank. Their stated grant purposes were outreach and nutrition education programs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Celia Cole as CEO; Gentil Cabral as CFO; Joshua Montemayor as CFP Executive Director; Rachel Koay as Chief Equity & Impact Officer; Jeanie Escalona as Finance Administrator; Wesley Story as VP of Marketing & Communications; and Jamie Olson as VP of Policy & Advocacy. It also lists Libby Campbell as past chair, Trisha Cunningham as chair, and Robin Cadle as treasurer.
Feeding Texas is led by Celia Cole, CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Celia Cole
CEO
On filings since 2019
35.5 hrs/week
$131K (2019) → $192K (2025)
Joshua Montemayor
Cfp Executive Director
On filings since 2024
35.5 hrs/week
$175K (2024) → $186K (2025)
Trisha Cunningham
Chair
Director → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alma Boubel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beatriz Hanson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Greene
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donnie Vanackeren
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Cooper
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Goodell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Mangapora
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zack Wilson
Director
Past Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dina Jeffries
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Butner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Marlow
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Libby Salinas
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Zernial
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sari Vatske
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Emerson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David O'Neill
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Koay
Chief Equity & Impact Officer
On filings since 2022
35.5 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $131K (2025)
Gentil Cabral
CFO
On filings since 2024
35.5 hrs/week
$61K (2025)
Jamie Olson
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy
On filings since 2024
35.5 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $112K (2025)
Jeanie Escalona
Finance Administrator
On filings since 2024
35.5 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Wesley Story
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Communications Director → Vice President of Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
35.5 hrs/week
$106K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Libby Campbell
Past Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Cadle
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Kidd
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Alan Robinson (2023–2024) — CFO
- Former: Lee Pipkin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dawn Starostka (2021–2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Greg Grace (2022–2023) — CFO
- Former: Dennis Cullinane (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kara Nickens (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Christine Shippey (2022) — Director
- Former: Derrick Chubbs (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: James G. Grace (2019–2021) — CFO
- Former: Barb Newhouse (2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Maher (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stuart Haniff (2020) — Director
- Former: Allison Hulett (2019) — Director
- Former: Bo Soderbergh (2019) — Director
- Former: David Weaver (2019) — Director
- Former: Ronald Meijerink (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $192K, to Celia Cole (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Feeding Texas
How much does Feeding Texas give each year?
Feeding Texas gave $39.2M across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $49.5M across 22 grants.
What is Feeding Texas's typical grant size?
Feeding Texas's median grant in 2025 was $413,875, and its average grant was $1,632,860, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Feeding Texas that year got $34K on average.
Where does Feeding Texas give grants?
Feeding Texas gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were El Paso, TX (3 grants).
Does Feeding Texas give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Feeding Texas's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Outreach and Nutrition Education Programs" (20 grants).
Who are Feeding Texas's largest grantees?
Feeding Texas's largest 2025 grantees include Collaborative for Fresh Produce ($9,533,434), North Texas Food Bank ($7,569,010) and Houston Food Bank ($6,948,255), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Feeding Texas?
Feeding Texas reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $44.6M.
What does Feeding Texas fund?
Feeding Texas’s mission is “to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Feeding Texas?
Feeding Texas has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check feedingtexas.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Feeding Texas's EIN?
Feeding Texas's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2762542. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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