Texas Instruments Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to North Texas Food Bank
The generous grant will support NTFB’s new strategic vision and provide access to 3 million meals for neighbors facing hunger.
The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation awarded North Texas Food Bank a $1 million grant to support NTFB’s new five-year strategic initiative, Fulfilling Futures.
The grant will help NTFB work toward the central goal of its strategic plan: meeting at least 80% of the food needs in every ZIP code across its 12-county service area over the next five years. While the organization distributed more than 137 million meals last year, gaps remain when viewed at the neighborhood level. The funding will help provide an additional 3 million meals to North Texans facing hunger.
“The generous grant from the TI Foundation is making a real difference for the 774,000 North Texans facing food insecurity,” said Trisha Cunningham, president and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank. “This support not only helps us provide nutritious meals to children, older adults, and families in need—it also strengthens our new strategic plan, allowing us to expand our reach and serve even more people in the communities where they live. As a former TI employee, I’m especially proud to see the company’s ongoing commitment to North Texas, both through this critical funding and the many employees who volunteer their time to support our mission.”
The Fulfilling Futures initiative was developed to address this urgent need by expanding NTFB’s reach, closing critical meal gaps, strengthening partnerships, and supporting long-term well-being through a more holistic approach to hunger relief.
“TI has a long-standing commitment to strengthening the communities where our employees live and work, and supporting our neighbors in North Texas is a key part of that,” said Andy Smith, director of TI giving and volunteering and executive director of the TI Foundation. “We want to help address the challenges that matter most to this region, like hunger, because tackling those issues makes our community stronger for everyone. Through this grant and the ongoing efforts of our employee volunteers, we’re proud to stand with the North Texas Food Bank in its vital work.”
TI and the TI Foundation have a longstanding history of supporting hunger relief efforts in North Texas. Since 2018, the TI Foundation has contributed more than $6 million to NTFB, including matching the donations and volunteer time of TI employees and retirees. TI employees are active volunteers and have logged over 2,000 volunteer hours in this same timeframe, including through multiple shifts this year.
Recent data shows Texas now leads the nation in hunger, surpassing California, with nearly 5.4 million people experiencing food insecurity. About 33% of those are children. More than 1.3 million of those Texans live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ranking it No. 1 for hunger in Texas and No. 3 among metro areas nationwide.