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2025 Non-Profit of the Year
This Westie is awarded to a non-profit organization that has recognized a need within our community and who through community responsibility, innovation, growth, sound business practices and community partnerships has served our community with vision and integrity.
(see below for past winners)
Finalist: Abigail E. Keller Foundation (AEKF)
The Abigail E. Keller Foundation (AEKF) was established to support medically fragile children and their families by addressing critical gaps in care that often go unmet. Rooted in lived experience, the Foundation provides compassionate, family-centered support designed to ease both the emotional and financial burdens faced by families navigating complex medical journeys.
Through programs such as direct financial assistance, Birthday Boxes for children receiving hospice care, Pink Santa holiday support, Family Care Baskets, and community outreach initiatives, AEKF delivers meaningful resources to families across Central Texas during their most vulnerable moments.
As pediatric healthcare advances and survival rates increase, more children are living with complex medical conditions, creating a growing need for respite and palliative care. In response, AEKF is advancing plans for Abbey House, which will become Texas’s first pediatric respite and hospice home.
Guided by innovation, collaboration, and integrity, AEKF envisions a community where medically fragile children are surrounded by dignity, comfort, and comprehensive care—and where families are never alone. Through its mission-driven work, the Foundation is building a lasting legacy of support for these special families.
Finalist: Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas
Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas embodies the spirit of community by showing up for children and families when they need it most. By recognizing the profound need for hope, joy, and relief during a child’s critical illness, the organization brings people together to create life-changing moments that extend far beyond a single wish.
Through creativity, innovation, and strong partnerships with volunteers, medical professionals, donors, and local businesses, Make-A-Wish delivers each wish with care, compassion, and heart. As the chapter has grown to grant more than 200 wishes annually, it has remained deeply rooted in its mission while continually finding new ways to reach more families across the region.
Guided by vision, integrity, and a deep sense of responsibility, Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas transforms compassion into action. Each wish granted not only uplifts a child but also strengthens the community that rallies behind them, creating lasting impact through collective generosity and hope.
Finalist: Wonders & WorriesFor 25 years, Wonders & Worries has exemplified innovation, integrity, and community responsibility by providing free, professional support for children and teenagers who have a parent with serious illness or injury. The organization has impacted more than 21,000 children and parents since 2001.
Through thoughtful growth and strong operational practices, Wonders & Worries has expanded its reach while remaining committed to providing free, high-quality support. Its innovative virtual resources and flexible programming allow families to engage in ways that best meet their individual needs, ensuring care is accessible and meaningful.
The organization’s continually evaluated programs reflect a commitment to excellence and measurable impact. Through trusted partnerships with medical providers, schools, businesses, and community organizations, Wonders & Worries leads with purpose and collaboration. By meeting families where they are and supporting them through life’s most difficult moments, Wonders & Worries continues to make a profound and lasting difference in the community.
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