More than 130 people are dead after devastating flash floods slammed the Texas Hill Country on July 4. Search and recovery efforts continue along the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of the disaster. More than a foot of rain fell in less than 12 hours over a large part of the western Guadalupe River basin, including the area of Kerrville and […]
Month: July 2025
Community Foundation gives $300K to HPS to help with flood recovery effort
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country awarded the Hunt Preservation Society $300,000 in emergency relief funds this week to families still reeling from the devastating Kerr County floods. During a special event at Hunt School, 155 households received cash assistance through personal checks. Volunteers, local teachers and bankers joined forces to ensure the […]
Texas Hill Country nonprofit raises $60M for flood relief in weeks after deadly storms
A Texas Hill Country nonprofit raised $60 million for flood relief efforts in the two-and-a-half weeks since Fourth of July storms inundated parts of Central Texas, its chief executive announced Tuesday morning. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country began distributing the funding to nonprofits through its Kerr County Relief Fund, which it formed the […]
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Announces $60 Million Raised Through Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
KERRVILLE, Texas, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country today provided an update regarding the donations raised through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. Since the Fund’s inception, $60 million in donations has been received to support flood relief efforts, with grants awarded to 35 nonprofit organizations across the region. The announcement was […]
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund raises $30 million in a week, distributes $5 million in initial grants
KERR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A week after devastating flash floods swept through Central Texas, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced that it has raised more than $30 million through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and distributed $5 million in initial grants to support recovery efforts. At least 120 people across six counties have been […]
More than $30 million in donations raised one week after devastating floods
In the week since deadly floods ravaged Texas, more than $30 million for relief has been raised, and more donations from around the world continue to pour in. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund on July 4 in response to the devastating event. More than100,000 individual donations […]
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Announces $30 Million Raised Through Kerr County Flood Relief Fund Including $5 Million in Initial Emergency Grants Distributed Today
KERRVILLE, Texas, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced today that it has received more than $30 million in just one week for the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support flood relief efforts following the devastating storms that swept across the region. The announcement was […]
Businesses, donors funnel $30M to small nonprofit this week to help with floods
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, a nonprofit used to doling out just a few million dollars annually to rural needs, announced July 11 that it received more than $30 million in one week for the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. Read full article here: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2025/07/11/texas-flood-relief-donations.html
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announces first round of flood relief grants
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country hosted a press conference Friday to announce the first round of grants from the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The fund was established on July 4, 2025, in response to recent flooding in the area. Austin Dickson, CEO of the foundation, opened the event by inviting participants […]
Community Foundation announces $30 million donations, distributes $5 million
A week after catastrophic flooding devastated Kerr County and its neighbors, the Community Foundation of The Texas Hill Country announced that donations from around the world have poured in through its Kerr County Flood Relief Fund in the amount of $30 million, $5 million of which was distributed to meet immediate needs for local organizations […]