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Community Foundation reports large relief fund, $9.75 million granted so far and new Ingram ISD support
Summary
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country described a rapid fundraising campaign and a slate of emergency grants for households, businesses, first responders and Ingram ISD; the foundation said it had raised large donations and committed $9.75 million in grants to vetted nonprofits, with a $1.25 million grant for Ingram ISD.
Austin Nixon, chief executive officer of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, told the court the foundation opened the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund within hours of the flood and is managing both short- and long-term philanthropic responses.
"On at 09:46 in the morning on July 4, the Community Foundation created the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund," Nixon said, adding that the fund had drawn national and international donations. He told the court the organization had "raised over $60,000,000 in…
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