THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK

Financial Information

Total Assets:
$154,916,055
Total Giving:
$52,867,689

Area of Service:

54% of grants stay in Texas.
Four other states receive a large number of grants: Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Areas of Interest:

Social & Human Services
Education
Health

Programs

Back Pack Buddy: Provides nutritious, kid-friendly food to at-risk children in schools, ensuring they have meals over weekends and school holidays
Community Assistance Program: Assists individuals in applying for state-funded social and health services, including SNAP, Medicaid, and Children’s Medicaid, to help meet their basic needs. ​
Community Resource Center<: Offers additional support for eligible participants in affiliated programs, providing resources to help them achieve long-term stability.
Food For Change: An innovative strategy that goes beyond emergency food assistance to address the root causes of hunger, partnering with community organizations to provide health and economic opportunities. ​
Kids Café: Serves nourishing meals year-round to child care, after-school, and summer meal program sites, ensuring children have access to healthy food. ​
Nutrition Education & Health Promotion: Offers classes in nutrition, food safety, meal preparation, and budgeting to empower individuals with skills to improve their health and move toward more secure lives.
School Market: Provides food to students and their families at middle and high schools, ensuring they have access to nutritious meals.
Senior Box Program: Delivers a monthly box of food to low-income seniors and other individuals, helping them maintain a healthy diet

Grants

History shows that 46% of their giving goes to Social & Human Services, almost 29% goes to Religion and 6% goes to support Education.
Grants in recent years include:
$685,505 for San Antonio Food Bank;
$825,326 for Chapel of Prayer; and
$276,305 for Brazoria County Dream Center.

Limitations

None

Summary

The Foundation aims to provide “food for better lives” and envisions a world that doesn’t need food banks. It serves over 1 million people in 18 southeast Texas counties who are food insecure.

Additional

The Houston Food Bank Foundation, located in Houston, Texas, was established in 1982.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

www.houstonfoodbank.org

Located in:

Houston,

Texas

United States

Contact Information / Process

Phone #:
713-223-3700
Email:
[email protected]
Application Address:
The Houston Food Bank
535 Port Wall Street
Houston, Texas 77029
Procedures:
Applicants must complete an online application on the foundation website.
The deadline is December 7.

Donors & Leadership

Founder:
Joan and Stanford Alexander
Director:
Amy Ragan, Chief Development Officer
Ben Samuels, Board Member
Bernardo Martins, Chief Financial Officer
Brian Greene, President and Chief Executive Officer
Casey Ferrell, Senior Director of Data & Technology
Charles Davidson, Board Member
Darryl Montgomery, Board Member
Daryl Gardner, Senior Director of Operations
Eimear Bonner, Board Member
Eve McFadden, Board Member
Greg Grissom, Board Member
James Bell, Board Member
James Day, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Dodson, Board Member
Jose Campuzano, Senior Director of Logistics
Kathy Fountain, Chief Financial Officer
Kendace Culbreth, Chief Human Resource Officer
Laura Juliano, Board of Directors Chair
Lisa Helfman, Board Member
Marcela Donadio, Board Member
Maredith Duncan, Board Member
Mathew Toomes, Chief Operating Officer
Mayra Vazquez, Board Member
Michael Harris, Board Member
Miguel Calatayud, Board Member
Nicole Lander, Chief Impact Officer
Paula McKenzie, Capital Campaign Director
Serene Coleman, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Steve Retzloff, Board Treasurer
Tracy Vaught, Board Member
Troy Harding, Board Member

EIN:

742181456