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Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Rural Community Health Fund (RCHF)

Geographic Scope: Central Texas rural communities including Bastrop, Caldwell, East Williamson, and Hays counties

Partnership: Co-administered by Greater Fayette Community Foundation and St. David's Foundation

Focus Areas:

  • Food insecurity and nutrition programs

  • Workforce development and job training

  • Mental health services and crisis support

  • Support for unhoused and homeless populations

  • Senior care and wellness

  • Youth leadership and athletics

  • Health equity and community health worker training

  • Substance abuse recovery support
  • Mission: Address transformative, community-driven health projects in rural Central Texas, fostering resilience and promoting health equity with emphasis on underserved and BIPOC communities.

    2024-2025 Grantees: 19 organizations awarded grants across multiple counties addressing key challenges including food insecurity, workforce development, mental health, and homelessness.

    Key Programs Supported:

  • Medication Aide Training Program (Career Tracks)

  • Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program (Allure Alliance Inc.)

  • YouthBuild job training programs (American YouthWorks)

  • Peer recovery support (Outsiders Anonymous)

  • Unhoused veteran support programs (Homeless Outreach Mitigation and Emergency Center)

  • Youth mentorship and wellness programs

  • Direct service initiatives (shoes, school supplies, meals)
  • Contact: Greater Fayette Community Foundation, PO Box 664, La Grange, TX 78945 | Phone: (979) 797-2180 | Email: info@greaterfayette.com

    What Greater Fayette Community Foundatio actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    34
    Total given
    $644K
    Median grant
    $12K
    Range
    $6,602–$85K
    • By dollars: Texas 98%, Tennessee 2%. Top recipient cities: La Grange, TX; San Marcos, TX; Bastrop, TX.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

    Example grants

    • Arts for Rural Texas · Fayetteville, TX

      Endowment liquidatio

      $85K

    • Blinn College · Brenham, TX

      Education & research

      $69K

    • Bastrop County African American Fou · Bastrop, TX

      Program expenses

      $23K

    • Breaking Bread Outreach · San Marcos, TX

      Program expenses

      $23K

    • Power 2 Prosper Community Foudation · San Marcos, TX

      Access network

      $23K

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    community-healthfood-securitymental-healthhomelessworkforce-developmentseniorsyouth-programsaddiction-recoveryhealth-disparitiesbipoc

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