The GVTC Foundation

The Guadalupe Valley Telecommunications Cooperative (GVTC) started The GVTC Foundation in 2006, but GVTC started in 1951 as a cooperative providing telecommunications in the Texas Hill Country. The GVTC Foundation helps organizations that provide Health & Human Services, Education, Youth Programs, Cultural Programs, and Volunteer Emergency Services. The GVTC Foundation’s mission is to profoundly enhance the quality of life in the communities served by funding 501(c)3 nonprofits, so the community-based customer has the services they need. 

As a cooperative, GVTC is member-owned and 87% of GVTC employees contribute their payroll deduction. 100% of GVTC directors participate in the foundation as well. Both are matched by GVTC at 150%. Anyone can make a donation to the GVTC Foundation and GVTC will match those donations dollar-for-dollar. You can designate where the funds are given provided, they match the areas assigned by GVTC. Otherwise, the money goes to the general fund and 98 cents of every dollar is redistributed to the community. GVTC has 11 counties that they serve: Bexar, Blanco, Bastrop, Comal, Caldwell. DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays and Kendall. 

In 2012, GVTC started the Thanksgiving Give Back Project where they work with families and youth groups. Youth groups do community service through can drives and GVTC works with businesses, churches and other nonprofits to help GVTC prepare complete Thanksgiving Dinners that are hand-delivered to families in need.

The GVTC Foundation currently has 148 partner nonprofits that they support. GVTC Communications has 225 employees that spend 32,000 hours helping the community. We are dedicated to creating positive, lasting change and are here to support and uplift those who call our service areas home. The GVTC Foundation is here for you. To learn more call 830-885-8450 or visit us online at www.gvtc.com/foundation.