The Community Impact Fund is the Community Foundation’s competitive grantmaking process for nonprofit organizations. It is a responsive, open application process with one annual deadline. The Fund invests in four focus areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Basic Needs
- Environment
- Youth Development
Applicants must be nonprofits classified as a 501(c)(3) organization and they must be located in or providing services to residents in Bandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Real or Uvalde counties. To find out more about eligibility and types of support, please review the Community Impact Fund’s Grant Guidelines.
The Community Impact Fund made the following investments in 2021:
- American Red Cross Serving the Texas Hill Country - $7,500
- Any Baby Can of San Antonio, Inc. - $7,000
- Arms of Hope - $5,000
- Arthur Nagel Community Clinic, Inc. - $12,000
- Bandera County Committee on Aging/dba Silver Sage - $10,000
- Children’s Association for Maximum Potential - $7,500
- CMJC and CWJC of Gillespie County - $7,500
- Comfort Public Library - $7,000
- Dietert Center - $10,000
- El Progreso Library - $7,500
- Families and Literacy, Inc. - $10,000
- Friends of Cibolo Wilderness - $5,000
- Frontier Times Museum - $6,000
- Gillespie County Historical Society, Inc. - $7,500
- Habitat for Humanity Kerr County - $12,500
- Hill Country Arts Foundation - $4,215
- Hill Country CASA - $10,000
- Hill Country Christian Counseling Center, Inc/dba New Hope - $8,000
- Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries - $10,000
- Hill Country Mission for Health, Inc. - $10,000
- Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center - $7,000
- Hill Country Youth Orchestra, Inc. - $15,000
- Honor Veterans Now - $5,000
- Kendall County Women’s Shelter - $10,000
- Kerr Arts and Cultural Center - $9,500
- Kerr County Christian Action Council - $5,000
- Kerr County Vincentian Organization - $15,000
- K’STAR, Inc. - $10,000
- Mercy Gate Ministries - $3,500
- Rainbow Senior Center - $8,000
- Raphael Community Free Clinic - $10,000
- Riverside Nature Center Association - $5,000
- Texas Heritage Music Foundation - $5,000
- Texas Ramp Project - $10,000
- The Texas Hill Country University Center Foundation - $10,000
- The Ultimate Gift of Life - $1,500
- Volunteer Services Center - $10,000
If you still have questions after reviewing the Community Impact Fund Grant Guidelines, please contact the Grants and Scholarships Manager, Ingrid Cunyus at 830-896-8611 or ingrid@communityfoundation.net.