June 27, 2003

KERRVILLE— The Cailloux Foundation announced that $510,000 in grants have been awarded during the second quarter of 2003. The awards range in size from $4,000 to $350,000.

 The Hill Country Youth Ranch (HCYR) in Ingram, TX was awarded $350,000 to construct a new vocational educational complex on the 7,000-acre Big Springs Ranch near Leakey, TX. A portion of the grant will be used to create a permanent endowment restricted to future maintenance of the building. The HCYR is a residential facility providing long-term care for abused, abandoned, and troubled children. The children who reside at the Big Springs campus are doing well socially, but need and receive additional academic assistance. The project is part of a five-phase development campaign at Big Springs Ranch.

 The Foundation provided $150,000 to the YMCA of San Antonio & the Hill Country for improvements including campsites, rustic cabins, a septic system, and signage at Roberts Ranch in East Kerr County. The Ranch was donated to the YMCA in 2000. It currently serves the YMCA as a wilderness camp with a fragile ecosystem. Careful development of the 1,100-acre site will preserve stands of rare Linden trees while providing primitive camping and educational opportunities for older children.

 The Texas Heritage Music Foundation of Kerrville, TX was awarded $6,000 to provide educational materials and transportation to more than 900 children to attend the annual Texas Heritage Living History Day. The singers and speakers performing at the September 2003 event will represent cowboy, vaquero, farmer, buffalo soldier, and Native American themes.

 A grant of $4,000 was awarded to the Hill Country Special Olympics of Kerrville to provide T-shirts, medals, plaques, equipment, and refreshments for the Annual Invitational Track and Field Meet in April. More than 160 mentally retarded children and young adults as well as 100 adult and teenage volunteers participated in the event.

 Floyd A. and Kathleen C. Cailloux created The Cailloux Foundation in 1994. The Foundation’s mission is to perpetuate their vision through the betterment of individual lives, with emphasis on the needs of disadvantaged children. Mr. Cailloux was co-founder of Keystone International and was instrumental in the company becoming a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial valves for general industry. In 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Cailloux moved from Houston to Kerrville, Texas where they became very involved in charitable endeavors in the Texas Hill Country and around the state. The Foundation continues these endeavors by quietly awarding grants to eligible nonprofit organizations mainly in the Hill Country.

The application process for the Foundation consists of an initial letter of inquiry from a nonprofit organization to help Foundation staff determine if a project fits within its guidelines. Grantees may complete an on-line letter of inquiry form or mail a letter of inquiry to the Foundation. The grant guidelines include a suggested format for a paper letter of inquiry. If a project does fit, a link to an Internet grant application form or a full paper grant application will be provided for the agency to complete. Please read the application process section on this site for more information regarding inquiries to the Foundation. n