About Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
The Community Foundation supports a thriving Texas Hill Country through grantmaking, investment management of charitable assets, academic scholarships, nonprofit education, and civic leadership. It aims to support quality of life, community-wide issues, and organizations making the region a better place to live.
Focus Areas
Arts and CultureBasic NeedsEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentEducation and scholarshipsNonprofit developmentAnimal welfareEnvironmental stewardshipYouth services
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations
Funding Style
general operating support
About Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc awards large general-support grants across a mix of local civic, religious, educational, and community-serving organizations, with several six- and seven-figure awards appearing in recent years. That pattern includes $1,148,701 to National Compassion Fund for general support in 2023 and $1,060,000 to Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity for general support in 2024. The grant list also shows support for public institutions and place-based community work, such as $1,000,425 to the City of Fredricksburg and $690,917 to Hill Country University Center Foundation, both in 2024. The foundation’s stated aims are tied to the Hill Country: fostering a thriving region, inspiring greater giving, celebrating legacy and heritage, and stewarding charitable resources for today and tomorrow. Its active programs include scholarships, a competitive Community Impact Fund, Sisterhood for Good, and dedicated flood relief and recovery efforts. The organization gives primarily to nonprofits and uses unrestricted or core funding in many awards, which makes it relevant to researchers tracking flexible support rather than tightly restricted project grants.
What Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Funds
One clear thread in the foundation’s work is education. It operates a universal scholarship application through Community Foundation Scholarships and a separate Scholarship Program for students in the Hill Country, with trustees awarding multiple named scholarships in different academic fields and disciplines. Community-based services are another focus. The Community Impact Fund provides competitive grants for local nonprofit organizations in Bandera, Blanco, and Edwards counties, and the program is described as supporting both general operating support and program support. The foundation also backs recovery and housing-related work. In recent grants, it gave $300,380 to Habitat for Humanity Kerr County for general support in 2025 and $251,454 to the same organization in 2023. It also awarded $208,880 to Hill Country Rehabilitation House in 2023, showing support for organizations serving people with broader community and care needs.
How Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low tens of thousands: the grant-size distribution is p25 $10,000, median $14,750, and p75 $30,000. That sits alongside a smaller number of much larger grants, which pushes the overall pattern toward mixed-scale support rather than a single fixed grant level. The funding is local, and 90% of grants go to recipients in Texas. Recent grants also show repeat support across years for the same organizations, including Habitat for Humanity Kerr County and Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. The foundation is a nonprofit grantmaker; no individual giving or program-related investments are indicated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$60M
Total Assets
$173.2M
Total Revenue
$163M
Total Expenses
$63.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local21 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AUSTIN DICKSON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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