Community Shop Grant Program
Each year, we proudly award grants to local organizations that make a difference in our community.
Congratulations to our 2026 grant recipients!
In less than a year at our new location, Community Shop is honored to recognize our 2026 Grant Recipients! We are deeply grateful for your generous donations and the unwavering support of our volunteers. Read below to learn about our 2026 Grant Recipients and their mission to support Aransas County.
Cat Tales Rescue TX
Award: $11,000
Since receiving its 501(c)(3) certification in 2019 through 2025, Cat Tales Rescue TX rescued 2,644 homeless cats. All received a medical review with spay/neuter surgery before rehoming. This 2026 Community Shop Grant enables CTRTX to continue its mission to seek out homeless cats in Aransas County and improve their lives.
CTRTX places cats under its care with several different programs including adoption at no-kill shelters, direct adoptions and TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) programs so the cats are not a burden, but an asset to the community.
Aransas County Animal Care
Award: $12,300
We are incredibly honored to have received this grant from The Community Shop!
This support will go directly toward educating our youth by teaching our children empathy and responsible pet ownership today, we are preventing the neglect and shelter over crowding tomorrow. Our Team will have a more polished and professional presence at local events, creating a warm, welcoming space for families to meet their future best friends. We will have the resources on hand to turn conversations into successful, lifelong adoptions.
Our goal is to be more than a just a facility. We want to be a resource and partner to every resident of Aransas County. Partnerships like this make our work possible.
Thank you, Community shop, for investing in our mission and our community!
The Well Rockport
Award: $14,000
The Well Rockport extends its sincere gratitude to the Rockport Community Shop for their generous grant and support of our mission.
The Well Rockport is dedicated to assisting women and children navigating difficult or unsafe situations by connecting them with trusted local resources, including shelter, counseling, and advocacy services. This funding will help strengthen our outreach efforts, expand community awareness, and support the development of our volunteer program. It will ensure more individuals in need can access help quickly and safely.
We are honored by this investment in our work and our shared commitment to building a stronger, safer community.
Rockport volunteer fire dept
Award: $31,800
The Rockport Volunteer Fire Department would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Community Shop for their continued support of our department and the community we are proud to serve.
Thanks to the Community Shop’s generous contribution, our department was able to purchase new stabilization equipment used during vehicle extractions and rescue operations. With the ever-increasing volume of traffic on the bypass and surrounding roadways, it was time for our department to upgrade this critical life-saving equipment.
Because of their support, we were able to purchase two complete Rescue-Jack stabilization kits, one for each of our new engines ensuring that our firefighters have the tools they need to safely and effectively stabilize vehicles during rescue incidents.
Investments like this directly impact the safety of both our responders and the citizens we serve. The Community Shop continues to demonstrate an incredible commitment to the people of Rockport and Aransas County.
Thank you for your continued dedication to the members of this community that we both proudly serve.
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2026 Grant Recipients
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Community Shop Volunteers
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2026 Awards Ceremony
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Rockport Volunteer Fire Department
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Cat Tales Rescue TX
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Aransas County Animal Care
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The Well Rockport
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2022-2024 Grant Recipients
2024 Grant Recipients
$85,000 Rockport-Fulton Good Samaritans
$60,000 Aransas County Council on Aging
$30,000 Fulton Volunteer Fire Department
$30,000 Rockport Volunteer Fire Department
$25,000 Lamar Volunteer Fire Department
$25,000 Children’s Coalition of Aransas County
$21,800 Friends of the Aransas County Library
$15,000 Another Chance Rescue
$15,000 Cat Tales Rescue
$15,000 Humane Society and Adoption Center
$15,000 Wings Rescue
$13,300 Rockport Cultural Arts District
$12,000 Woman’s Club of Aransas County
$10,000 Camp Aranzazu
$10,000 Friends of the Fulton Mansion
$10,000 Odyssey After School Program
$10,000 Rockport Art Association
$7,500 Christmas on the Beach
$7,000 The June Project
$6,500 Access Counseling
$5,000 Aransas County ISD Education Foundation
$5,000 Keep Aransas County Beautiful
$5,000 OBJECTIVE22 Corporation
$5,000 Rockport Friends Inc.
$4,000 Aransas County Community Garden
$3,000 Friends of the History Center
$3,000 Rockport-Fulton HS Project Graduation
$2,500 Piecemakers by the Bay
$1,000 Rockport-Fulton Tour of Historic Homes
Totaling $456,600.00
2023 Grant Recipients
$80,000 Rockport-Fulton Good Samaritans
$50,000 Rockport Volunteer Fire Department
$45,000 Aransas County Council on Aging
$40,000 Fulton Volunteer Fire Department
$30,000 Habitat for Humanity of Aransas County
$28,000 Camp ARANZAZU
$25,000 Children’s Coalition of Aransas County
$25,000 Coastal Bend Troop Support
$25,000 Texas Maritime Museum
$20,000 Lamar Volunteer Fire Department
$15,000 Another Chance RFT
$15,000 Wings Rescue
$12,500 Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Aransas County
$10,000 Aransas County Medical Services
$10,000 Aransas First Land Trust
$10,000 Cat Tales Rescue TX
$10,000 Humane Society of Aransas County
$10,000 Odyssey After School
$10,000 Rockport Cultural Arts District
$7,000 Aransas County Women’s Lions Club
$6,500 Fulton Learning Center
$5,000 ACISD Education Foundation
$5,000 Boys & Girls Club of Aransas County
$5,000 The June Project
$5,000 Rockport Center for the Arts
$4,000 C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation
$4,000 Operation Santa Claus
$3,500 Keep Aransas County Beautiful
$3,500 Rockport Lions Club
$3,000 Friends of the History Center
$3,000 Project Graduation
$2,500 Aransas County 4-H Archery Project
$2,000 OBJECTIVE22 Corporation
$2,000 Rockport Friends
$1,500 Aransas/San Pat Master Gardeners
$1,500 Piecemakers by the Bay
$1,000 Coastal Bend Band of Brothers
$1,000 R-F Tour of Historic Homes
Totaling $536,500.00
2022 Grant Recipients
$75,000 Rockport-Fulton Good Samaritans
$50,000 Rockport Volunteer Fire Department
$40,000 Aransas County Council on Aging
$25,000 Habitat for Humanity of Aransas County
$25,000 Fulton Volunteer Fire Department
$25,000 Coastal Bend Troop Support
$20,000 Lamar Volunteer Fire Department
$18,000 Texas Maritime Museum
$15,375 Camp ARANZAZU
$15,000 Wings Rescue
$10,000 Another Chance RFT
$10,000 Humane Society of Aransas County
$10,000 Rockport Little Theatre
$8,000 Access Counseling
$8,000 Odyssey After School
$8,000 Rockport Cultural Arts District
$5,000 ACISD Education Foundation
$5,000 Cat Tales Rescue
$5,000 The June Project
$5,000 Aransas County Women’s Lions Club
$5,000 ABC Learning Center
$4,000 Operation Santa Claus
$4,000 Project Graduation
$3,500 Keep Aransas County Beautiful
$2,000 Rockport Friends Inc.
$1,500 Rockport Lions Club
$1,000 Boys & Girls Club of Aransas County
$1,000 Youth Leadership Aransas County
$500 Piecemakers by the Bay
Totaling $405,875.00
