Wine and Food Foundation of Texas
An Austin foundation that since the 1980s has cultivated the local wine and food community through education and events, investing nearly two million dollars in scholarships and grants for the hospitality industry.
Financial profile
Wine and Food Foundation of Texas · EIN 74-2846361 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $577,414 | $503,792 | $0 | $631,383 | $2,088,149 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $616,266 | $496,079 | $0 | $580,267 | $1,841,107 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $483,810 | $521,085 | $0 | $360,510 | $2,077,623 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $244,420 | $197,335 | $0 | $419,550 | $1,667,803 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $598,100 | $170,601 | $0 | $498,856 | $1,742,539 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $671,213 | $401,550 | $10,000 | $549,784 | $1,512,253 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Wine and Food Foundation of Texas is read alongside.
CAWGF
California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation
An industry's foundation that puts its money not into its growers but into the children of the people who…
NVV
Napa Valley Vintners
A regional trade association of Napa Valley wineries that positions itself as the authority on the region…
43 companies named
WFPF
World Food Prize Foundation
A Des Moines foundation carrying Norman Borlaug's legacy by awarding the World Food Prize, convening on food…
50 companies named
IACP
International Association of Culinary Professionals
A member-driven community of culinary professionals founded in 1978 by cooking teachers, now spanning chefs…
ACF
American Culinary Federation
The professional body of American chefs, teaching the craft, certifying its levels and competing to display it
Who backs WFFT
Every company Wine and Food Foundation of Texas names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| HEB logo | Corporate partner | AMSA EF GHP GSACC KTB +2 |
| SWG logo | Corporate partner | HANYC IRMA KCC MCCI NVV |
| Captrust Logo | Corporate partner | GAC LRBA MNA NASRA |
| Advantest | Corporate partner | ICS |
| Logo-TwinLiquors | Corporate partner | ACC |
| Michael-Best | Corporate partner | WMC |
| RNDC logo | Corporate partner | LRA |
| Yelp-Logo | Corporate partner | NRF |
| Assembly Hall logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Brigham-Royalties | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Chris-Carpenter-logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| download.png logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Drenner | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Hill Country Galleria Logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Hydrate IV Bar | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| JW Marriott logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| mf sothebys | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| PPDS | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Premiere-Events-Logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Reyes | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| San-Benedetto | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Strong Events logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| The Texas Wine School logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| Too Good Strategy logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| VWS-Logo | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| WFF_Sponsor_Culturemap | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| WFF_Sponsor_Prisma | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
| WFF_Sponsor_SommSpace | Corporate partner | Only Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
AWFF Partners. Read September 28, 2026. Logo wall of paid sponsorship and in-kind partners, no year stated; unlabeled logos identified from file names and logo images. Public radio station and one unidentified event logo omitted.
Who backs Wine and Food Foundation of Texas's peers, but not Wine and Food Foundation of Texas
Companies named publicly by at least one of Wine and Food Foundation of Texas's five peer societies, and not found in Wine and Food Foundation of Texas's reviewed public records.
| Company | NVV | WFPF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Advisory Group San Francisco | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Aggreko | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Alliant Energy | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| AMAEA: Wine Filtration & Fining Solutions | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| American AgCredit | Strategic Partners | 1 of 2 | |
| Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Auberge du Soleil | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Bank of America | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Bankers Trust | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Barbier Security Group | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| BASF | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Bayer | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Beau Wine Tours | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Berlin Packaging | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Bright Event Rentals | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Brotemarkle, Davis & Co | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Bruce W. Gerleman Jethro's BBQ | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Bush's Best | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Calistoga Coffee Company | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Cargill | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Casey's | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Chevron | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Chobani | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| CoBank | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Corteva agriscience | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| CVA Central Valley Ag Group | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Dentons | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| ETS Laboratories | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Fareway Stores, Inc. | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Farm Bureau Financial Services | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Farmer Mac | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| FarmersEdge | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Fedway Associates | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| G3 Enterprises | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| General Beverage Sales Company | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Gilmore Valet Service | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Grgich Hills | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Grow Indigo | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Holmes Van & Storage, Inc. | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Hormel Foods | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| HyVee | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Iowa Savings Bank | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| J.P. Morgan | Strategic Partners | 1 of 2 | |
| Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| John Deere | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Kemin | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Koltiv | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| KraneShares | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Kwik Trip | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Marketing A la Carte | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Martignetti Companies | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Meadowood Napa Valley | Strategic Partners | 1 of 2 | |
| Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| MidAmerican Energy | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| MMIT Business Solutions Group | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Mosaic | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Neumann Brothers | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Niman Ranch | Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| OCP North America | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Perficut | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Pivot Bio | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Platinum Advisors | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Portocork | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack Hotel | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Principal Financial Group | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Private Spring Water | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Pure Luxury Transportation | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Republic National Distributing Company | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Riedel Crystal of America | Strategic Partners | 1 of 2 | |
| RUAN | Borlaug Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Saxco International | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Silicon Valley Bank | Strategic Partners | 1 of 2 | |
| Stine | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Studio Iowa | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Sukup | Laureate Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Syngenta | John Ruan III Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| The Lux Productions | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| The Waldinger Corporation | President Circle Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Tonnellerie Quintessence | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Tugboat | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Twilight Design | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| U.S. Erectors | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Upper Valley Disposal Service | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Vinpak Inc. | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Willis Automotive | Hunger Fighters Legacy Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Wine Service Cooperative | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Wine Services | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Wine Spectator | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 | |
| Wineshipping | Industry Heroes | 1 of 2 | |
| Woodhouse Chocolate | Friends of Napa Valley Vintners | 1 of 2 |
The outside view
An Austin foundation that since the 1980s has cultivated the local wine and food community through education and events, investing nearly two million dollars in scholarships and grants for the hospitality industry.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.
Strengths
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