Houston food bank's mission is to provide food for better lives. LAST year we provided access to 123 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.
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$186K
Grants Given
$249.6M
HOUSTON FOOD BANK
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Address
535 Portwall ST
Houston, TX, 77029-133
Governance
Voting board members18
Independent members17
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %80.0%
Permanent endowment %10.5%
Endowment held by related orgYes
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$8.4M
Net to org$3.3M
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