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Spotlight recipient Nutrition & Services for Seniors, represented by Janci Kimball, with Beaumont Market President Bill Darling.
BEAUMONT - October 15, 2026 – Hancock Whitney awarded more than $2 million in charitable grants to 78 organizations across Southeast Texas at the annual Harvest of Giving awards ceremony. Grant recipients and charitable partners were honored at the 2026 Harvest of Giving ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 434 Fannin St. in Beaumont.
Presented on behalf of the Helen G. Bell Charitable Trust, H.E. Kate Dishman Charitable Foundation Trust, Eva Dujay Foundation – Mary Harold Medical Fund, H.H. & Edna Houseman Charitable Trust, Roy & M. Permenter Charitable Foundation, and B.A. & Elinor Steinhagen Benevolent Trust, the grants support organizations addressing five key areas including the Arts, Community Services, Education, Health Care and Services for the Disadvantaged.
“As we head into the holiday season, we are reminded of the incredible impact of investing in our community,” said Bill Darling, Beaumont market president at Hancock Whitney. “Harvest of Giving celebrates the nonprofits and charitable partners whose dedication is making a lasting impact in the lives of local communities. Hancock Whitney is proud to support their efforts towards a stronger and more vibrant Southeast Texas.”
Hancock Whitney Trust and Asset Management serves as trustee for the charitable foundations, managing assets and overseeing funding. Each grant season, nonprofits apply for funding through the unified grant application and are considered based on their proposed use of funds. This year, the combined Foundations and the Houseman Foundations received 95 applications from organizations seeking funding.
For 45 years, Hancock Whitney Trust and Asset Management has helped facilitate charitable giving throughout Southeast Texas, overseeing $46.5 million in charitable assets and 2,300 grants benefiting local organizations and community projects.
Nutrition and Services for Seniors was also honored with the Hancock Whitney Community Spotlight Award.
“Nutrition and Services for Seniors is honored to be a grant recipient on top of the Community Spotlight Award,” said Janci Kimball, executive director at Nutrition & Services for Seniors. “This funding allows us to continue providing essential services to the seniors in our community who need them most. We are grateful to Hancock Whitney and their partners for their generosity and dedication to giving back.”
Grant Recipients
Grant recipients, by category, include:
Arts
Community Services
Education
Health
Social Welfare
About Hancock Whitney
Since the late 1800s, Hancock Whitney has embodied core values of Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, Commitment to Service, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility. Hancock Whitney offices and financial centers in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas offer comprehensive financial products and services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; private banking; trust and investment services; healthcare banking; and mortgage services. The company also operates combined loan and deposit production offices in the greater metropolitan areas of Nashville, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. More information is available at www.hancockwhitney.com