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← THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$162,968,768
Total expenses
$63,760,537
Contributions and grants received
$159,249,388
Grants paid
$60,584,514
Program service revenue
$111,494
Investment income
$3,604,098
Other revenue
$3,788
Total assets, end of year
$173,195,099
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,416,364
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$148,778,735
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$61,683,509
Management and general expenses
$873,203
Fundraising expenses
$1,203,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$61,683,509

Program services were 96.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $67,166

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $29,892

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $159,152,330

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,463,754

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AGENCY FUNDS ADMIN FEES

    total $111,494 · related or exempt $111,494

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,316,661 · excluded $2,316,661

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $9,849 · excluded $9,849

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $57,364,726

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $56,045,487 · other assets $31,802

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,319,239 · other assets -$31,802

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,287,437 · excluded $1,287,437

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $67,166

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,061

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,061 · excluded -$6,061

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $60,087,418 · program services $60,087,418

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $497,096 · program services $497,096

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $250,675 · program services $112,804 · management and general $100,270 · fundraising $37,601

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $390,262 · program services $175,618 · management and general $156,105 · fundraising $58,539

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $42,863 · program services $14,994 · management and general $17,860 · fundraising $10,009

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,936 · program services $21,571 · management and general $19,175 · fundraising $7,190

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $476,092 · program services $466,011 · management and general $10,081

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,075 · management and general $32,075

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $316,214 · management and general $316,214

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $217,926 · program services $213,670 · management and general $4,256

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,940 · management and general $40,940

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,005 · program services $26,386 · management and general $28,072 · fundraising $12,547

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $71,756 · program services $35,878 · management and general $35,878

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,941 · program services $12,464 · management and general $14,802 · fundraising $4,675

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,732 · program services $7,366 · management and general $7,366

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,436 · program services $4,218 · management and general $4,218

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,988 · program services $7,997 · management and general $23,991

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,923 · management and general $2,923

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $1,054,288 · management and general $10,219 · fundraising $1,044,069

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $29,195 · fundraising $29,195

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $15,671 · management and general $15,671

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $12,091 · management and general $12,091

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,014 · program services $18 · management and general $20,996

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,076,618

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,906,749 · end of year $19,708,764

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $67,574 · end of year $100,853

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,645 · end of year $4,151

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,184,821

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $133,047

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $696,162 · end of year $1,051,774

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $49,555,576 · end of year $141,838,409

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,088,006 · end of year $4,400,403

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,767 · end of year $14,127

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,737 · end of year $5,281

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $537,900 · end of year $11,618,759

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $355,300 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,858,006 · end of year $12,792,324

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,745,816 · end of year $27,673,867

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,084,720 · end of year $121,104,868

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO FOSTER A THRIVING HILL COUNTRY BY RAISING FUNDS, MAKING GRANTS AND STEWARDING CHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR THE REGION. THE FOUNDATION'S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES BANDERA, BLANCO, EDWARDS, GILLESPIE, KENDALL, KERR, KIMBLE, MASON, REAL AND UVALDE COUNTIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PHILANTHROPIC ENDOWMENT FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY REGION.MOST IMPACTFUL IN 2025 WAS RAISING FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF FUND FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS.

  • THE FOUNDATION CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY INDIVIDUAL DONORS, CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO BENEFIT THE SERVICE AREA OF THE FOUNDATION. THE INDIVIDUAL FUNDS MAKE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THEIR GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS.

    Expenses $61,683,509 · Grants $60,584,514 · Revenue $111,494

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tina Woods

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Peter Lewis

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Judy Hutcherson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gilberto Paiz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Karol Schreiner

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Sonny Baldwin

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patti Berkstresser

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Caroline Eidson

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Ronnie Jung

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Carl Luckenbach

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Sheri Rutledge

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lisa Sanchez

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Carleton Turner

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Austin Dickson

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $250,675
    From this org
    $236,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,315
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,967
    Bonus
    $47,822
    Other
    $11,571
    Deferred
    $14,315
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $250,675
  • Amy Rector

    BUSINESS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $129,289
    From this org
    $125,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,500
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
AUSTIN DICKSON RECEIVED A BONUS. DUE TO THE DRASTIC INCREASE IN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORKING HOURS FOR THE FOUNDATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED FOR AUSTIN DICKSON TO BE COMPENSATED ACCORDINGLY.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LLC

    HOLDING COMPANY FOR REAL ESTATE · TX · income $338,603 · assets $900

    Directly controlled by THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
17 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602059349301405

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