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THE CAILLOUX FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS. GRANTS ARE ONLY AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED AS TAX-EXEMPT 501(c)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

The Foundation has geographic boundaries for accepting grant proposals. Only requests originating in Kerr and the surrounding communities (Gillespie, Bandera, Edwards, Real, and Kimble Counties) will be considered. Grants awarded outside those counties are initiated by the Foundation.

Grant applications for specific projects or programs, technical assistance, and capital projects are considered. Grants for general operations will normally not be considered and, when approved, shall generally be approved as challenge grants.

Grants are made in these fields of interest as they relate to the mission statement of the Foundation:

Civic
Community Service
Cultural
Education
Child Development
Health & Rehabilitation
Animal Welfare

The Foundation looks for one or more of the following conditions in an inquiry:

A collaborative network exists that multiplies the impact of the grant.
Foundation support would be vital or catalytic to a proposed project’s success.
The proposed project is likely to continue and expand after the grant period.
The proposed project is innovative and efficient in its use of funds.
The project can be self-supporting.
The proposal is a request for matching or challenge funding.
The proposed project is well-planned.

Grants are not made to supporting organizations. The Foundation does not fund church or seminary construction or church-related entities unless such entities meet Foundation criteria and serve as a separate entity from the church.

To submit a letter of inquiry, please follow the instructions on this site. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time throughout the year.

2010 - BCFS Hill Country Resource Center building, Kerrville, Texas

2011 - Divide Volunteer Fire Department rescue truck, Kerr County, Texas

2011 - Elm Pass Volunteer Fire Department tanker truck, Center Point, Texas

2017 - Gladney Center for Adoption cooling tower replacement, Fort Worth, Texas

2017 - Gladney Center for Adoption staffers with new cooling tower, Fort Worth, Texas

2015 - Hill Country Youth Ranch vehicle fleet upgrade, Ingram, Texas

2009 - Hunt Volunteer Fire Department brush truck, Hunt, Texas

2017 - Ingram Police Department patrol vehicle at The Cailloux Foundation office, Kerrville, Texas

2011 - Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society and Resale Shop, Kerrville, Texas

2010 - Kathleen Cox Cailloux Hall at Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas

2010 - Kerrville Fire Department brush truck, Kerrville, Texas

2011 - Leakey Volunteer Fire Department pumper truck, Leakey, Texas

2008 - Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School campus, Kerrville, Texas

2017 - Plaque honoring Cailloux Foundation board member Mark Moore on Medina Volunteer Fire Department fire truck, Medina, Texas

2017 - Pregnancy Resource Center Save the Storks van at The Cailloux Foundation office, Kerrville, Texas

2013 - Mountaineer Athletic Complex at Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas

1998-2017 Texas Heritage Music Foundation Living History Day program, Kerrville, Texas

2000 - Raphael Community Free Clinic capital project, Kerrville, Texas

2012 - Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch operating support, Utopia, Texas