Our Funded Partners

Serving Gillespie, Blanco, Llano, and Mason Counties, and Comfort

We’re honored to partner with organizations that share our vision for a healthier Hill Country. Each of the partners below has received Create Healthy funding in support of their vital programs and initiatives.

Totals represent cumulative contributions to date.

  • Bethany Lutheran Church — $2,100,000.00

  • The Good Samaritan Center — $1,690,500.00
  • Frontera Healthcare Network, Inc. — $1,360,196.00
  • Fredericksburg Tennis Center Foundation — $1,250,000.00
  • FBG Friends of the Field — $900,000.00
  • Little Hearts Child Development Center — $771,786.00
  • Hill Country Community Needs Council — $578,500.00
  • Fredericksburg Independent School District — $512,000.00
  • Fredericksburg ISD Education Foundation — $278,116.01
  • The Grace Center — $263,000.00
  • Hill Country MHDD — $260,269.00
  • Comfort Golden Age Center Foundation — $257,000.00

  • Texas Wine Revolution – Wellness Uncorked — $250,500.00
  • Fredericksburg Academic Boosters — $214,900.00
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country — $148,000.00
  • Hill Country CASA, Inc. — $140,000.00
  • First United Methodist Church, Mason – Steady Steps Childcare — $133,324.00
  • St. Mary’s Catholic School — $125,000.00
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes – Llano Club — $110,000.00
  • Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country – Kerr County Flood Relief — $100,000.00
  • Blanco Education Foundation – $194,000
  • Llano ISD Education Foundation – $89,700
  • Caritas Family Assistance Network, Inc. – $84,000
  • Fredericksburg Police Department Foundation Fund – $75,000
  • Hill Country University Center – $75,000
  • The Golden Hub Community Center – $75,000
  • Gaddis United Methodist Church – Pass it On Scholarship – $65, 100
  • Holy Ghost Lutheran Church – $58,000
  • Mason ISD Scholarship Foundation – $56,700
  • San Antonio Food Bank (Comfort and Mason Markets) – $50,500
  • Gillespie County Fair Association – $50,000
  • Harper Independent School District – $50,000
  • Texas A&M Foundation – $50,000
  • 1Hope For Kids, Inc. – $45,850
  • Harper ISD Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. – $44,100
  • Johnson City Community Education Foundation – $41,300
  • Fredericksburg High School Project Graduation, Inc – $40,000
  • Fredericksburg Rotary Club Foundation – $39,845

  • Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country – Nimitz Rotary Club – $30,000.00

  • Friends of the Written Word Inc. – $25,500.00
  • Central Texas Food Bank, Inc. -$25,000.00
  • Christian Men’s Life Skills of Kerr County -$25,000.00
  • Community Resource Center of Texas – $25,000.00
  • Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries – $25,000.00
  • OneStar Foundation – Crabapple Fire Relief Fund – $25,000.00
  • Fredericksburg Parks Foundation – $21,600.10
  • Lights Spectacular Hill Country Style, Inc. $20,000.00
  • Fredericksburg Billie Boosters, Inc. – $19,500.00
  • NAMI Texas, Inc.- $11,801.09
  • Admiral Nimitz Foundation – $11,200.00
  • Star Bright Foundation – $10,000.00
  • Texas Ramp Project – $10,000.00
  • Morning Hope Ministries – $9,270.00
  • Heart of the Hills Pregnancy Resources – $7,500.00
  • Junior Golf Foundation – $7,500.00
  • Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce – $6,500.00
  • Undue Medical Debt – $6,200.00
  • Harper Community Park – $5,200.00
  • City of Fredericksburg – $5,000.00
  • Comfort Independent School District – $5,000.00
  • Mercy Gate Ministries – $5,000.00

  • Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department – $4,000.00
  • Stonewall Chamber of Commerce – $3,500.00
  • Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Events Foundation, Inc. – $2,500.00
  • Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library – $2,000.00
  • Little League Baseball, Inc. – $2,000.00
  • Blanco County Emergency Services Auxiliary – $1,500.00
  • Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club – $1,500.00
  • Round Mountain Volunteer Fire Department – $1,500.00
  • Tierra Linda Volunteer Fire Dept. – $1,500.00
  • Comfort Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000.00
  • Doss Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000.00
  • Harper Volunteer Fire Department, Inc – $1,000.00
  • Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000.00
  • Llano Crawfish Open, Inc.– $1,000.00
  • Llano Volunteer Fire Department Fund – $1,000.00
  • Mason Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000.00
  • Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000.00
  • Willow City Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc. – $1,000.00
  • Gillespie County Committee on Aging – $500.00
  • Gillespie Extension, Inc – $500.00
  • Harper Library – $500.00
  • FHS Journalism Department – $300.00

Hear from Our Partners

“They are helping a lot of nonprofits. They are assisting more than just in Gillespie County – they are assisting quite a few counties in the Hill Country.”  

Cindy Heifner, Executive Director, Hill County Community Needs Council

“Create Healthy have been extremely, extremely generous to Llano ISD. They have provided scholarships to students for the last two years, and they have provided a sizable donation for playground stuff at Llano ISD as well. It’s very gracious that they have gone well above any expectations.”

James “Jaime” Payne, Assistant Superintendent, Llano Independent School District

“We’re just incredibly grateful to Create Healthy for this funding. It’s made it possible to provide supportive counseling and education for our hospitality workers who are the very reason our region is such a desirable place to live and visit.”

Valerie Elkins, Chair, Board of Directors, Texas Wine Auction Foundation

“Although Create Healthy helped us fund childcare, we are also funding mental health, healthy lifestyles, and the future of our community. The ripple effect of this funding is just phenomenal because when parents know their kids are in a safe, warm, welcoming environment, they’re able to work and add to the economic base of Llano.”

Bill Drake, Executive Director, The Boys & Girls Club of The Highland Lakes

“Regional partners like Create Healthy are an important lifeline for our program. Create Healthy’s support puts medical students in Llano, Mason, and Fredericksburg clinics and practices and brings healthcare fairs to life for young people. The impact happens in the Hill Country. The funds stay local and help build pathways for tomorrow’s healthcare providers.”

Curtis J. Donaldson, Executive Director, Texas A&M Rural Medicine

Create Healthy is doing a great job at being proactive and holding sharing sessions, so that we can pinpoint the areas that we need to focus on. And funding wise, they’ve been great supporters of the nonprofits and new programs and stuff that we’re all working towards.” 

Denise Usener, Executive Director, Golden Hub Community Center

“You can’t identify problems and come up with solutions if you don’t have the conversations. And, they’re willing to have the conversations. They’re willing to ask the questions. They’re willing to write the check. The appreciation of being included in the seat at the table is huge. I think it’s huge for our community to see what Create Healthy has done for the school, because they’ve donated so much to the playground equipment, and they’ve donated like $50,000 in the last two years to scholarship opportunities for students that are graduating from Harper and going on. That’s a lot of money for our small school. That really made a difference for some kids going to college. 

Leigh Anne Lake, School Counselor, Harper Independent School District
Create Healthy is doing a great job at being proactive and holding sharing sessions, so that we can pinpoint the areas that we need to focus on. And funding wise, they’ve been great supporters of the nonprofits and new programs and stuff that we’re all working towards.” 
Bonnie Stewart, Superintendent, Harper Independent School District
“We see people walk in with fear and leave with hope. That transformation doesn’t happen without trusted partners like Create Healthy who believe in the long road to healing.”
Hattie Heiner, Executive Director, The Grace Center of Fredericksburg

BOOST YOUR IMPACT

Apply for a Create Healthy Grant

Create Healthy provides grants and other donations to area non-profit organizations to support their work in behavioral health, early childhood development, healthy living, and health education. Applications are accepted year-round and may be submitted any time. Funding decisions are made quarterly. Applications submitted by the first of February, May, August, and November will be considered in that quarter.

Grant Criteria:

  • Recipients must be a 501(c)3 non-profit organization or public entity.

  • The project must support mental health, childcare and early childhood education, healthy living, or health education.
  • Recipients must serve residents of Gillespie, Blanco, Llano, or Mason Counties, or Comfort.
  • Before submitting a grant application, please contact grants@createhealthy.org if your proposed request is less than $25,000.

Email completed applications to Grants@CreateHealthy.org.