© 2025 Hal & Charlie Peterson Foundation

The Hal & Charlie

Peterson Foundation

APPLICANT

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

American Red Cross

Fund "Ready Communities, Neighbors Helping Neighbors" Project in Kerr County

$10,000.00

Any Baby Can (Reese Johnson Fund)

General operating support

$450.00

Art2Heart

Fund program support

$10000.00

Arthur Nagel Community Clinic, Inc.

Fund operating support

$50,000.00

Bandera City Marshal's Office

Fund replacement of patrol car laptops & E-citation printers

$22,500.00

Bandera County Committee on Aging, Inc.

Fund support for Meals on Wheels program

$60,000.00

Bandera Natural History Museum

General operating support

$25,000.00

Blessings in a Backpack (Boerne, TX Chapter)

Fund weekend food bags for 30 food insecure children at Boerne ISD

$9,750.00

Boys & Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country

Operating support for Boerne, Comfort & Fredericksburg Clubs

$30,000.00

Castle Lake Ranch Volunteer Fire Department

Assist funding for purchase of small footprint, off road capable fire engine

$40,000.00

Charlotte Mason Schools International

Security upgrades including entry gate and ballistic film on glass doors

$50,000.00

Christian Men's Job Corps of Kerr County

Program support for educational & mandated training/life skills & anger management

$30,000.00

Christian Women's Job Corps

Assist with program support

$30,000.00

Church of the Colored People of Gillespie County

Installation of fire suppression system & custom blinds for newly built schoolhouse replica

$10,000.00

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

Fund assistance to Kerrville Perpetual Care Cemetery Assn.

$5,000.00

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

Assist funding of the 2024 Nonprofit Summit

$5,000.00

Community Health Development, Inc.

Assist with construction of primary care medical center in Leakey

$100,000.00

Community Health Development, Inc.

Assist with construction of primary care medical facility in Leakey, TX

$100,000.00

Doyle School Community Center

Operating support for food assistance programs

$25,000.00

Echo Hill, Inc.

Camp scholarships for children of Gold Star, Fallen Military Heroes & Fallen First Responders

$25,000.00

Families & Literacy, Inc.

Operating support for core adult education programs and web-based curriculum

$25,000.00

First Presbyterian Church

Fund operating support for YES program

$15,000.00

Friends of the Cibolo Wilderness

Assist funding of youth development program "Deep Roots"

$10,000.00

Habitat for Humanity-Kerr County

Partial construction costs for one new home at 720 Gilmer Street

$60,000.00

Hill Country Arts Foundation

Replace electronic messaging sign at the HCAF entrance

$49,500.00

Hill Country Christian Counseling Center, Inc.

Fund operating support

$50,000.00

Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries

Fund operating support

$50,000.00

Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show Association

Fund support & purchase of FFA & 4-H animal projects at 2025 sale

$25,000.00

Hill Country Mission for Health, Inc.

Fund operating support

$50,000.00

Hill Country Youth Ranch

Operating support for enrichment programs

$100,000.00

Ingram ISD

Three year sponsorship for Ingram ISD Scoreboard

$10,000.00

Ingram Little League

Construction of concession/bathrooms/equipment building

$50,000.00

Junction Community After School Program

Fund program support

$6,000.00

Kendall County Partnership for Parks

Assist funding for sunshades for Comfort Park & Joshua Springs Park & Preserve

$10,000.00

Kerr County Area CAM

Replace computers, software, IT equipment & freezers & purchase generator

$36,915.00

Kerr County Christian Action Council

General operating support

$50,000.00

Kerr County YMCA

Operating support & building repairs

$50,000.00

KerrKonnect

Fund operating support

$10,000.00

Kerrville ISD

Sponsorship of Antler Stadium Scoreboard for 2024-2025 season

$10,000.00

Kerrville Pets Alive!

Operating support distribution from Randall & Sonja Johnson Fund

$450.00

Little Hearts Child Development Center

Assist funding startup salaries for staff at new child care center

$50,000.00

Mercy Gate Ministries

Transitional housing for women in Mercy Gate Ministries programs

$50,000.00

Playhouse 2000, Inc.

Support for "Youth Initiative" & assist funding to replace HVAC at VK Garage Theater

$55,000.00

Rainbow Senior Center Foundation, Inc.

Fund operating support

$25,000.00

Raphael Community Free Clinic, Inc.

Fund operating support

$115,000.00

Salvation Army

Assist funding of the 2024 Red Kettle Campaign (Board Initiative)

$25,000.00

Salvation Army

Purchase of two 12-passenger vans

$110,000.00

San Antonio Food Bank

Assist funding for "Pop Up Market" food distribution events in the Hill Country

$30,000.00

Schreiner University

Fund support for the Hill Country College Fund scholarship program

$175,000.00

Schreiner University (Landers Fund)

Distribution of Landers Fund for 2024

$22,500.00

Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital (Lapham Fund)

Fund distribution of Lapham Fund for 2024

$10,000.00

Symphony of the Hills Association

Assist funding of the 2024 Children's Adventures in Music Program

$7,500.00

Texas Heritage Music Foundation, Inc.

Fund program support for public schools and nursing homes

$20,000.00

Texas Lions Camp, Inc.

Assist funding "Paving the Way" campaign for road, parking, cooking pavilion & cabins

$100,000.00

Texas Round Up Animal Alliance

Operating support for dog food, enrichment  toys & supplies

$10,000.00

Volunteer Services Council for Kerrville State Hospital

Replace computers in library & computer lab, provide technology for music/art therapy

$17,000.00

West Kerr County Chamber of Commerce

Purchase & installation of 12 streetlights

$127,000.00

Young Life-Kerr County

Summer camp scholarships for middle & high school students

$12,000.00







2024 Grant Distributions