Previous Recipients
A Child's Place Learning Center, Inc. - Repair/replace HVAC system: $16,500.00
A Child's Place Learning Center, Inc. - Operating support: $40,000.00
A Doggie 4 You - Drill a new water well and construct water storage tank: $15,000.00
American Red Cross - Support for local Home Fire Relief & Recovery program: $15,000.00
Any Baby Can (Reese Johnson Fund) - Operating support: $450.00
Art 2 Heart - Operating support: $18,500.00
Arthur Nagel Community Clinic, Inc. - Operating support: $30,000.00
Bandera Foster Closet - "Sleepy Heads" project to purchase mattresses, bed frames, sheets & pillows: $5,000.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Inc. - Operating support: $12,000.00
Blessings in a Backpack (Boerne, Tx Chapter) - Weekend food bags for food insecure children at Boerne ISD: $9,000.00
Boys & Girls Club of Bandera County - Operating support: $25,000.00
Boys & Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country - Operating support for Boerne, Comfort & Fredericksburg Clubs: $30,000.00
Christian Men's Job Corps of Kerr County - Operating support: $30,000.00
Christian Women's Job Corps - Operating support: $30,000.00
Comfort Golden Age Center Foundation - Support for senior center & meals-on-wheels: $15,000.00
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country - Maintenance and preservation of Glen Rest Cemetery: $5,000.00
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country - Sponsorship of 2023 Nonprofit Summit: $5,000.00
First Presbyterian Church - Operating support for YES program: $15,000.00
Frio Canyon E.M.S., Inc. - Capital campaign to build new EMS operations center: $100,000.00
Habitat for Humanity-Kerr County - Partial construction costs for one new home at 712 Gilmer Street: $60,000.00
Hill Country Arts Foundation - Operating Support: $10,000.00
Hill Country CASA - Collaborative workspace with child protective services: $25,000.00
Hill Country Christian Counseling Center, Inc. - Operating support: $50,000.00
Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries - Operating support: $50,000.00
Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show Association - Purchase of laptops, backdrops, projection equipment and scales: $20,000.00
Hill Country Mission for Health, Inc. - Operating support: $50,000.00
Hill Country Rehabilitation House - Purchase of new kitchen appliances for men's sober living home: $20,000.00
Hill Country Youth Ranch - Operating support for enrichment programs: $100,000.00
Honor Veterans Now - Provide Meals-on-Wheels to veterans under 60 in the Hill Country: $5,000.00
Junction Community After School Program - Operating support: $5,000.00
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Inc. - Purchase & installation of audio-visual equipment: $10,000.00
Kerr County 4-H - Fund Live, Learn & Grow Outdoor Education Program: $10,000.00
Kerr County Christian Action Council - Operating support: $50,000.00
Kerr County United Way (Johnson Fund) - Operating support: $450.00
Kerr County Vincentian Organization - Repair fire sprinkler system: $8,490.00
Kerr County YMCA - Operating support: $50,000.00
KerrKonnect - Operating support: $10,000.00
Kerrville ISD - Sponsorship of Antler Stadium Scoreboard for 2023-2024 season: $10,000.00
Kerrville Pets Alive! - Assist residents of Kerr County with pet care & supplies: $25,000.00
Light on the Hill - Support for transitional housing program: $15,000.00
Medina Community Library - Installation of ADA approved door operators at 2 library entrances: $5,879.00
Mercy Gate Ministries - Direct care programs for survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation: $25,000.00
Rainbow Senior Center Foundation, Inc. - Operating support: $25,000.00
Raphael Community Free Clinic, Inc. - Sponsorship for signage/logo on Kerrville Mobile Medical Clinic: $1,500.00
Raphael Community Free Clinic, Inc. - Operating support: $100,000.00
Salvation Army - 2023 Red Kettle Campaign (Board Initiative): $25,000.00
San Antonio Food Bank - "Pop Up Market" food distribution events in the Hill Country: $25,000.00
Schreiner University - Hope Totes Service Project: $1,923.00
Schreiner University - Support for nursing program & Hill Country College Fund: $175,000.00
Schreiner University (Landers Fund) - Support for nursing program: $22,500.00
Peterson Health - "Today. Tomorrow. Always." Capital Campaign: $666,666.66
Peterson Health - Nursing scholarships: $10,000.00
Sight Savers America - Fund eye care screenings for local children & assistive technology for adults: $25,000.00
Symphony of the Hills Association - 2023 Children's Adventures in Music Program: $7,500.00
Texas Heritage Music Foundation, Inc. - Support for public schools (Bard Project) & nursing homes (The Music Connection): $20,000.00
Texas Hill Country Higher Education Development Foundation - Operating support: $10,000.00
Texas Lions Camp, Inc. - Operating support to offset costs for local campers: $50,000.00
Texas Public Radio - Operating support for radio station KTXI: $5,000.00
The Ultimate Gift of Life Foundation - Organ donor promotion: $6,000.00
Young Life-Kerr County - Summer camp scholarships for middle & high school students: $12,000.00