Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to North Texas Food Bank

The $200,000 grant will enable the NTFB to provide 600,000 meals to North Texans facing hunger amid increased need.

Earlier this month, the Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation provided a $200,000 grant to the North Texas Food Bank to help meet the growing demand for food assistance.

Texas is now the second-most food-insecure state in the nation, according to the USDA, and the 13-county area served by the NTFB has the fourth-highest number of food insecure persons in the country. The funds will enable the NTFB to provide 600,000 meals to North Texans facing hunger.

The grant brings Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation’s total giving since 2011 to nearly $1 million, or around 300 million meals for our neighbors facing hunger.

“We are proud to partner with the North Texas Food Bank to help address the critical issue of hunger in North Texas,” said Chris Curia, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer for Energy Transfer. “Throughout our 28-year history, we have been committed to making a difference in the communities in which we live and work, and we know that these funds will assist in combating hunger for many North Texans.”

The 2024 gift is part of a sponsorship that features the Energy Transfer and Sunoco logos on two co-branded NTFB trucks that were recently unveiled as part of the Food Bank’s new fleet. The trucks deliver food across the NTFB’s 10,000-square-mile service area. Along with its grant, Energy Transfer/Sunoco employees spent a morning earlier this year volunteering in the warehouse at the NTFB’s Perot Family Campus.

“We are very proud of employees who support our stewardship initiatives with their time and talents by volunteering,” Curia said. “It’s a great way to build relationships in their communities and become more personally connected with the impact we are trying to make.”

The NTFB could not do what it does without the critical support of corporate partners like Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation.

“Through their gift, the Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation has shown a shared dedication and passion in providing nourishment and hope for our neighbors facing hunger,” said Trisha Cunningham, North Texas Food Bank President and CEO. “We are so grateful for the generous and critical support the community provides, and partners like Energy Transfer/Sunoco bring us close to our goal of a hunger-free, healthy North Texas.”

Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation specializes in the transportation, storage and terminalling of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products. Since its founding in 1996, it has made itself into one of the largest infrastructure companies with more than 125,000 miles of pipelines and related assets across 44 states—more than any other U.S. midstream company—with international offices in Beijing and Panama City, Panama. Curia said giving back to the communities in which they operate has long been important to the company.

“Both Energy Transfer and Sunoco LP have longstanding commitments to strengthen local communities, focusing on critical issues such as disaster relief, youth services, as well as hunger and health, among others. We recognize that the work that the NTFB does in its communities is critical to peoples’ livelihood because it affects everything from health to education to financial success.”