Public Charity

The Houston Food Bank

The Houston Food Bank, of Houston, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $435.4M in revenue, $429.8M in expenses, $164.4M in total assets. 789 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $133.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 742181456 Houston, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$435.4M
Total Expenses$429.8M
Total Assets$164.4M
Grant Records789
Funding Total$133.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR BETTER LIVES. LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED ACCESS TO 136 MILLION NUTRITIOUS MEALS IN 18 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH OUR 1,600 COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHICH INCLUDES FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING FOOD, WE PROVIDE SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS TO PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND ARE AIMED AT HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE LONG-TERM STABILITY, INCLUDING NUTRITION EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, HEALTH MANAGEMENT, AND HELP WITH SECURING STATE-FUNDED ASSISTANCE.

Where $100 goes at The Houston Food Bank

How The Houston Food Bank divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$94
Food distribution
98% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,752,106 grants; 30 lbs of produce; 8,351 teachers
$1
Child hunger initiatives
1% of program spending
$1
Community assistance program
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 14,240,908 meals; 256 classes; 2,415 individuals

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Executive Gift Officer Amy Ragan
Chief Operating Officer Banh Hai Duong
President/CEO Brian Greene
BOARD MEMBER Cathy Easter
BOARD MEMBER Charles Davidson
Chief financial officer Chinelo Aralu

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$40,790,470 20 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$39,485,077 83 grants
General Support
$37,401,165 315 grants
Health & Medicine
$4,138,559 37 grants
Human & Social Services
$3,622,272 121 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $435.4M $429.8M $164.4M
2024 $366.3M $358.4M $156.8M
2023 $298.5M $314.9M $154.9M
2022 $376.4M $364.9M $160.3M
2021 $452.6M $427.5M $174.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $452.6M to $435.4M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $164.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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