The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
All activities involve food and wine related education, events, seminars, and other activities directly related to the publics awareness of the uses of food and wine or raising money for the community.
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas at a glance
In short: The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas gave $65K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,500
- +29.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,125
- -35.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,750
- Total assets
- $2,278,605
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
Who The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sustainable Food Center ($25K). Together the top 4 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas gives
- Giving grew 330% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $80K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Food Center Austin, TX | GRANT | $25,000 |
| Caritas of Austin Austin, TX | GRANT | $15,000 |
| Keep Austin Fed Austin, TX | GRANT | $12,500 |
| Sunday Lunchbox Austin, TX | GRANT | $12,000 |
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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 | $2,278,605 | $184,753 | $580,812 | $64,500 | 4 | $34,097 |
| 2024 | $2,321,170 | $567,369 | $677,550 | $50,000 | 2 | $41,130 |
| 2023 | $2,112,384 | $577,414 | $631,383 | $75,000 | 4 | $8 |
| 2022 | $2,041,354 | $616,266 | $580,267 | $15,000 | 1 | $10 |
| 2021 | $2,119,923 | $483,810 | $360,510 | $21,638 | 2 | $61,955 |
| 2020 | $1,756,282 | $244,420 | $419,550 | $80,130 | 2 | $16,194 |
About The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
Based on IRS filings
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $65K. Net investment income was $34K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas is led by Denise Silverman, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Denise Silverman
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$107K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Mari Robinson
President
Board Director → President Elect, 2023
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Compere
Board Director
Board Director → Board Treasurer, 2022
Board Treasurer → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Kronberg
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Valdez
Board Director
Board President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Waddington
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Soncy Chin
Board Director
Dvlpmnt Com → Board Secretary, 2021
Board Secretary → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Noel
Board Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniela Dasuta
Board Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Brown
Board Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Maples
Board Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Sanders
Board Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anjan Nandula
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Norris
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Chozet
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Garcia
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Traci Velebil
Board Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Estes
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Potts
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Francesca Repucci
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Spalding
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Pearce Shaw
Past President
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Hester
Board Treasurer
Board Director → Board Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Frazier
Board Secretary
Board Director → Board Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Roosa
President Elect
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: David Jabour (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Linda Poole (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Stephanie Simpson (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Brooke Paup (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Daniel Bleier (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Don Heath (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Don Neville (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Ellen Troxclair (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Lauren Holbrook (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Maura Sharp (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Jamie Chozet (2021–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Amber Pearce (2020–2022) — Board President Elect
- Former: Andrew West (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Fredrik Osterberg (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Meghan Caiazzo (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Paul Ozbirn (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Joelle Cousins (2021–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Cristin Moxy Castro (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Pat Conroy (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Amaya Sergio (2021) — Board Director
- Former: Kells Howard (2021) — Board Director
- Former: Howard Kells (2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Stone (2020) — Director
- Former: Lara Keel (2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Tipton (2020) — Director
- Former: Todd Kercheval (2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Goebel (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $124K, to Denise Silverman (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas
How much does The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas give each year?
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas gave $65K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $50K across 2 grants.
What is The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas's typical grant size?
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas's median grant in 2025 was $13,750, and its average grant was $16,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas give grants?
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (4 grants).
Does The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grant" (4 grants).
How large is The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas?
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $185K.
What is The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas's EIN?
The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2846361. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
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