North Texas Food Bank

Name

North Texas Food Bank

Legal name

North Texas Food Bank

Website

https://ntfb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

North Texas Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1982 that distributes 116 million meals annually across 13 North Texas counties to 744,000 food-insecure individuals through mobile pantries, ~500 partner agencies, and senior and child nutrition programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA)

Keywords

• Hunger relief services
• Food bank distribution
• Food assistance programs
• Mobile pantry services
• Nonprofit food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Multi-year grants from corporate foundations (Albertsons and Tom Thumb Foundation, Texas Instruments Foundation, Walmart Foundation) to support strategic initiatives, food rescue programs, and operational capacity building.
2. Corporate Donations: Financial contributions from corporate partners including Bank of America, BJ's Wholesale Club, Access Healthcare, PlainsCapital Bank, and others for sponsorship of trucks, events, and general operations.
3. Special Events Fundraising: Revenue generated from signature events including Mahj & Mingle, Taste of the Cowboys, Empty Bowls, Shakespeare in the Park partnerships, and holiday campaigns.
4. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via website, mail, and planned giving programs. Every $1 provides access to three nutritious meals.
5. Food Rescue Partnerships: Collection and redistribution of food from local grocers and food donors, supported by grants for equipment and capacity building.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

North Texas Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hunger relief organization that collects, warehouses, and distributes donated and purchased food to food-insecure individuals, families, children, and seniors across 13 North Texas counties. Its core operations include Mobile Pantry truck distributions, a network of nearly 500 Feeding Partners, monthly senior food boxes through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), child hunger programs, nutrition education services, and SNAP benefits application assistance.

Product overview

The North Texas Food Bank operates a comprehensive food assistance ecosystem comprising multiple interconnected programs and volunteer initiatives. The core offering centers on food distribution through a network of over 200 Partner Agencies and Mobile Pantry programs serving 13 counties. The product portfolio includes direct food assistance (Mobile Food Distribution, Senior Food Box/CSFP, SNAP assistance), child-focused programs (Kids Camp, Child Hunger Programs), nutrition education (Nutrition Services with Cooking Matters classes), and garden programs (Jan's Garden). Supporting these core services are volunteer programs including the NTFB Kernels leadership program, Junior Kernels youth summer program, Speakers Bureau, and Social Media Ambassadors, as well as signature fundraising events. The organization leverages a volunteer management platform and donation processing infrastructure to coordinate operations across its 9,200-square-mile service area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Pantry Food Distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 in 6 North Texans (744,000 people) facing food insecurity served through network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• BJ's Wholesale ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Grand Prairie and Waxahachie store openings include partnerships with NTFB to support local food distribution. Regular donations of perishable goods to support food security initiatives.
• Dallas CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026Mobile food distribution event hosted at Dallas College West Dallas Center on March 24, 2026, providing about 60 pounds of groceries to support families following spring break.
• Dallas Theater CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Holiday season collaboration raising funds and nonperishable food items. Partnership since 2007 has raised over $966,000, providing more than 2.9 million meals. Donations collected during A Christmas Carol performances.
• American Heart Association and Medical City HealthcareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Sponsored co-branded container pantry at Uplift Infinity Preparatory in Irving. Supported by HCA Healthcare Foundation. Can hold approximately 3,000 pounds of food and provide up to 360,000 meals annually. Addresses food access surge following government shutdown.
• Side Quest ArcademinorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 November 2025Turkey Tilt Pinball Tournament held November 20, 2025 with all proceeds donated to NTFB. Event marked one-year anniversary of monthly pinball competitions, involving IFPA circuit participants.
• Texas Super KingscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 July 2025Professional cricket team (Major League Cricket) featured on co-branded truck with Access Healthcare. Partnership highlights food insecurity issues and corporate community support.
• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational food bank network affiliation providing access to food resources, advocacy support, and shared best practices. NTFB operates as a member food bank.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Central Texas Food Bank: Feeding America member food bank serving the Austin/Central Texas region. Operates the same mobile pantry, partner agency, and senior/child nutrition program mix, providing a comparable Texas-state benchmark.
• Tarrant Area Food Bank: Regional Feeding America-affiliated food bank serving Tarrant County and surrounding North Texas counties. Direct geographic peer with overlapping service area, similar mobile pantry and partner agency model, and similar donation-driven funding structure.
• Houston Food Bank: One of the largest food banks in the Feeding America network, serving southeast Texas. Direct operational peer with comparable distribution scale, partner agency network, and senior/child feeding programs; benchmarks NTFB's larger-scale playbook.
• San Antonio Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Southwest Texas with a similarly broad partner-agency and direct-distribution model. Comparable in scale and program mix; provides another Texas-market benchmark for fundraising and operating efficiency.
• Food Bank of the Rockies: Large regional Feeding America-affiliated food bank serving Colorado and Wyoming. Closely comparable in mission, partner network model, and scale; useful peer for mobile pantry and rural-underserved distribution benchmarks.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida: Large regional food bank operating a comparable mobile pantry, partner agency, and senior/child program mix. Similar scale and mission; comparable in operational efficiency metrics.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National umbrella network of 200+ food banks to which NTFB belongs. Provides shared infrastructure, advocacy, and Walmart/Feeding America joint grants; not a direct competitor but the closest strategic parent-equivalent peer for benchmarking and grant flows.
• Goodwill Industries International: Large national nonprofit social services operator. Operates adjacent workforce-development and community programs overlapping with NTFB's 'Fulfilling Futures' job-training expansion; competes for similar corporate social responsibility and foundation funding.

Emerging players

• Meals on Wheels America: National nonprofit focused on senior meal delivery. Overlaps with NTFB's senior feeding programs (CSFP and DoorDash delivery) and competes for senior-focused donor dollars, but specializes in home delivery rather than distribution.
• No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): National nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger. Directly overlaps with NTFB's child hunger programs and Kids Camp, and competes for child-focused corporate and donor dollars, but operates as a grantmaker/advocate rather than a direct distributor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@northtexasfoodbank
• Facebookfacebook.com/feednorthtexas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-texas-food-bank
• Instagraminstagram.com/northtexasfoodbank
• TikToktiktok.com/@northtexasfoodbank

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments

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