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Hill Country Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Burnet, TX EIN: 74-2452519 Website

Financial aid to the community

Hill Country Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Hill Country Community Foundation gave $73K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $24K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$73,450
+22.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$24,483
-18.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$24,750
Total assets
$15,755,085
+10.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Hill Country Community Foundation

Who Hill Country Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes: $35KBoys & Girls Club of theHighland Lakes$35KBurnet Cisd: $25KBurnet Cisd$25KWeakday Ministries: $14KWeakday Ministries$14K

The largest 2024 recipient was Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes ($35K). Together the top 3 received $73K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Burnet

How Hill Country Community Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 63% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2020) to $73K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $73K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes Burnet, TXCommunity Support$35,000
Burnet Cisd Burnet, TXCommunity Support$24,750
Weakday Ministries Burnet, TXCommunity Support$13,700
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$15,755,085$1,475,661$641,290$73,4503$797,735
2023$14,208,422$1,718,847$503,639$60,0002$453,417
2022$12,179,003$1,072,146$477,906$45,0002$397,325
2021$10,961,378$1,265,498$439,854$45,0002$587,986
2020$10,162,268$1,003,010$444,163$45,0002$165,149

About Hill Country Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hill Country Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Burnet, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $15.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $73K. Net investment income was $798K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hill Country Community Foundation is led by David Bennett, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • David Bennett

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cary Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Hoover

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith McBurnett

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Stripling

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tj Reed

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Pena

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricky Langley

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Faulkenberry

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cody Henson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Floyd

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deana Thomas

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Calvin Boyd (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dale Hill (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Philip Thurman (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Mike Lucksinger (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sallye Long (2020–2021) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hill Country Community Foundation

How much does Hill Country Community Foundation give each year?

Hill Country Community Foundation gave $73K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $60K across 2 grants.

What is Hill Country Community Foundation's typical grant size?

Hill Country Community Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $24,750, and its average grant was $24,483, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Hill Country Community Foundation give grants?

Hill Country Community Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Burnet, TX (3 grants).

Does Hill Country Community Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Hill Country Community Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (3 grants).

How large is Hill Country Community Foundation?

Hill Country Community Foundation reported $15.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Hill Country Community Foundation's EIN?

Hill Country Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2452519. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 13, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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