Press Release - Nov. 7, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Cindy Posey, Anna+Anton Olson Legacy Foundation
Email: cindy@anna-anton.org
Date: November 7, 2025
Anna+Anton Olson Legacy Foundation awards $160,000 to strengthen local nonprofits in Taylor, Hutto, and Georgetown.
Georgetown, Texas — The Anna+Anton Olson Legacy Foundation (Anna+Anton) today announced the recipients of its 5th Annual Grant Cycle, awarding over $160,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Taylor, Hutto, and Georgetown. A record 32 applications requested more than $480,000—evidence of both community need and the Foundation’s growing impact.
While Anna+Anton’s annual funding level is typically $150,000, additional funding was approved this year to help offset extraordinary operational challenges faced by many local nonprofits.
Anna+Anton is the only foundation in the area focused exclusively on nonprofit sustainability, investing in the people, systems, and infrastructure that keep community organizations strong and effective.
“Based on feedback from our nonprofit partners, we made a major decision to direct our grants toward strengthening internal operational capabilities rather than launching or expanding programs,” said Larry Olson, founder of the Anna+Anton Olson Legacy Foundation. “Each year, we look for creative strategies that build capacity and long-term sustainability. This year’s grants bring us closer to that goal.”
2025 Grant Recipients
Taylor
Agape Food Pantry of Taylor
Boys & Girls Club of East Williamson County
Laundry Love of Taylor
Say Cheese
Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry
Taylor CAN
Taylor Educational Enrichment Foundation
Hutto
Simple Sparrow
Georgetown
Assistance League of Georgetown Area
CASA of Williamson County
Faith in Action Georgetown
Georgetown Backpack Buddies
Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties (Meals on Wheels)
Palace Theater
The Caring Place
The Georgetown Project
Types of Projects Funded
Immediate Operational Need Gap Funding
- Loss of government grant funding
- Significant increase in facility rental costs
- Budget shortfalls due to surging client demand
- Technology and equipment replacement/upgrades
- Cold storage expansion
Capacity-Building Investments
- Communications upgrades to improve volunteer-client coordination
- Implementation of donor-management software
- Organizational scaling and revitalization initiatives
- Strategic planning for long-term sustainability
“The response to our sustainability focus has been unmistakable,” Olson added. “The record number of applications shows how vital operational support is to the health and longevity of our nonprofit community.”
All Anna+Anton giving aligns with three priorities:
1. Expanding opportunities for underserved children;
2. Fostering an entrepreneurial spirit in youth and young adults; and
3. Providing independence and dignity to seniors striving to remain in their homes.
The Anna+Anton Olson Legacy Foundation honors the lives of Swedish immigrants Anna and Anton Olson, who settled on a farm outside Taylor in 1916. Their legacy guides the Foundation’s commitment to big ideas, bold action, and building community across Taylor, Hutto, and Georgetown.
Learn more: www.anna-anton.org