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Nonprofit 2026

After two floods, the Hill Country Quilt Guild has given away more than 1,000 quilts — and is ready to give more

The guild's major public event is its Quilt Show, last held in 2023 and next scheduled for May 2027. The show features professional judging, national vendors, and a handmade marketplace.

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Kerr County Water Alliance honors flood victim with a push for structural change

The alliance is now transitioning its organizational structure from a 501(c)(3) to a 501(c)(4), a move that will allow it to legally lobby elected officials and support political candidates who prioritize sustainable groundwater management — something its current nonprofit status prohibits.

Community Foundation deploys $5 million and 36 case managers — and still can’t keep up

The foundation's primary recovery model focuses on immediate stabilization: direct emergency financial assistance, temporary housing, home repairs, down payment assistance, and RV and mobile home replacements. Its ten-county regional footprint means the case management load extends well beyond Kerr County's borders.

Riverside Nature Center rebuilt after 2025. Town Creek destroyed it again. A shipping container saved the rainwater tank.

Long-term, Etzler's strategic vision includes expanding the visitor center, building out the Nature Lab, and — as a "pie in the sky" goal — launching a dedicated outdoor nature school.

Chamber Foundation raised $2.3 million after 2025 flood. After 2026, it has $35,000.

"I challenge you to go into a business you've never been to and buy something," she said. "Those simple things will help our retailers not only survive, but thrive. They are the backbone of our economy."

Our Lady of the Hills takes in Notre Dame students after flood, turns shared campus into a community

"Preschool through 12th grade are all in the same building," Principal Bridget Collins said Tuesday on Lead Live. "It's a hopping place."

West Kerr Public School Foundation postpones fundraiser, keeps giving grants to classrooms

After its Ingram-focused launch, the board quickly recognized that West Kerr operates as "its own little world" — where elementary students in Hunt and Divide eventually matriculate to Ingram Tom Moore High School.

Together With Hill Country Veterans: 40 suicides a year in the Hill Country, and a general who says lean in

Oates urged residents not to brush past warning signs. In men, anger is frequently a clinical indicator of depression. An abnormal reaction to a normal event warrants a direct conversation.

Eight members, $140,000 raised: Kerrville Sunrise Lions Club punches far above its weight in flood relief

The club's appeal to donors is speed. Unlike large grant-making organizations, the Sunrise Lions can get emergency funds into family hands within days.

Silver Sage Community Center: 56,975 meals, 17 routes, and a volunteer corps averaging in their 60s

The numbers from their most recent impact report: 56,975 Meals on Wheels delivered, 20,965 congregate lunches served, and 670,000 pounds of food distributed through drive-thru events in partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank.