Hill Country Alliance
Austin, TX ·EIN 26-0106908 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
Who funds Hill Country Alliance?
Hill Country Alliance is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by Windward Fund ($1.4M), The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation ($1.2M), Water Foundation ($348K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Hill Country Alliance between 2020–2024.
Showing top 25 of 30 funders by total given.
What grants has Hill Country Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | To build tools and networks for a more resilient Hill Country | $210,000 |
| 2024 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | To launch the Conservation Accelerator Project for the Hill Country | $157,000 |
| 2024 | Water Foundation | WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION | $133,000 |
| 2024 | Still Water Foundation | CHARITABLE - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $120,000 |
| 2024 | The Horizon Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Rushing River Foundation | DONATION TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION OF RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT AROUND THE NEED TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND HERITAGE OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | John & Florence Newman Foundation | ROOTS AND REACH INITIATIVE | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Toward general operations | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Toward developing a 10-year land conservation plan for central Texas | $35,000 |
| 2024 | The Bill M and Cecile Autrey Ham | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Favrot Fund | THE MISSION OF THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE IS TO BRING TOGETHER AN EVER-EXPANDING ALLIANCE OF GROUPS THROUGHOUT A MULTI-COUNTY REGION OF CENTRAL TEXAS WITH THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF PRESERVING OPEN SPACES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY AND THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO FUND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO ENHANCE LAND AND WATER STEWARDSHIP THROUGH 4 INITIATIVES: DIRECT LANDOWNER ENGAGEMENTS; BRING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LANDOWNERS IN THE WATERSHED; ENHANCING COLLABORATION IN THE WATERSHED; AND SUPPORTING LOCAL GRASS ROOTS CONSERVATION. | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Shield-ayres Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Dixon Water Foundation | HEADWATERS CHALLENGE | $16,000 |
| 2024 | The Burdine Johnson Foundation | 2 PROJECTS (MODEL HOA & CITY TO CITY OUTREACH) | $15,000 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of the Texas | GENERAL SUPPORT | $14,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $13,000 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Land Conservation and Stewardship Program ($6,000) and Water Resources Program ($6,000) | $12,000 |
| 2024 | H E Butt Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Tim and Karen Hixon Foundation | OPERATING FUND | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Abundant Grace Foundation | OPERATIONS | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Carson Family Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Herbert Kenneth and Janet Cleaves Acord | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $2,500 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | General Operating Support | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Shell Usa Company Foundation | 250 | $250 |
| 2023 | Water Foundation | WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION | $215,000 |
| 2023 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | To scale the impact of efforts to protect the land and water resources of the Hill Country | $205,000 |
| 2023 | The Horizon Foundation | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS | $97,000 |
| 2023 | Meadows Foundation Inc | Toward building community resilience in the face of water scarcity in the Hill Country | $85,000 |
| 2023 | Still Water Foundation | CHARITABLE - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $60,000 |
| 2023 | Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Toward operating support to advance conservation in the Texas Hill Country | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 92 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Hill Country Alliance?
Hill Country Alliance is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by Windward Fund ($1.4M), The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation ($1.2M), Water Foundation ($348K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Hill Country Alliance between 2020–2024.
Who is Hill Country Alliance's largest funder?
Windward Fund is the largest recorded funder of Hill Country Alliance, with $1.4M across 2 grants (2020–2021).
How much grant funding has Hill Country Alliance received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.9M in grants to Hill Country Alliance across 92 grants from 30 funders between 2020–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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