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WEST Texas Food Bank

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % JOSEPH RUIZ
Other · ODESSA, TX · EIN 75-2057692

About

The WTFB exists to collect, purchase, and distribute food to feed the hungry in 19 counties in West Texas in partnership with volunteers and community organizations and to educate these partners and the public at large about the real face of hunger.

In care of Joseph RUIZ

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
77
Volunteers
13,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$27.2M
Expenses
$29.1M
Assets
$36.7M
Liabilities
$959K

Financial history

$30.7M$15.3M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $27.2M · Peak FY2023: $30.7M · Avg: $20.4M

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$20.4M
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
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Address

411 S Pagewood AVE
Odessa, TX, 79761-610

Governance

Voting board members23
Independent members23
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
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %81.0%
Permanent endowment %19.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$1.0M
Net to org$857K
Retained by contractors$168K
ChannelsMail · Email · Grant solicitation
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