WHERE WE GIVE
To learn more about each non-profit we support and to find a link to their websites, scroll down below the 2023 listed donations.
2025
1. Capitol School of Austin - to support the Camp for All Scholarship Program for students at the school who could not otherwise attend the annual school sponsored camp experience weekend.
2. CAST for Kids - to underwrite a second year C.A.S.T. for Kids fishing event at Lake Whitney.
3. Cook Children’s Hospital – Research Foundation - to continue to support the GIFTT research project for genetic and chromosomal testing.
4. Fort Worth Country Day School (FWCD) - to add additional funds to the the endowed “Strother Norman ’25 Scholarship Fund.”
2024
1. Jr Mavs - to provide travel expenses and equipment for out of town tournaments for Junior Wheelchair basketball players who could not attend without financial assistance.
2. Believe It Foundation - to provide funds to expand the Believe It Bikes Program in San Antonio schools.
3. Capitol School of Austin - to support the updating and expansion of the library and its materials on the school campus.
4. Cook’s Research GIFTT Program - to help with the funding and Genetic and Chromosomal research in the GIFTT Pilot Project.
2023
1. Fort Worth Country Day School - to establish an endowed scholarship, The Strother Norman’25 Climb That Mountain Scholarship Fund, to provide financial assistance to students who have a physical, psychological, developmental, or emotional mountain climb, with the goal of passing forward the gift and blessing that FWCD offers to all its students.
2. Adapt Able - to initiate and provide seed money for a children’s Adapt Able Scuba Camp which was named Youth Experiencing Scuba (YES) – Adapt Able Foundation, providing a week long scuba camp of underwater exploration.
3. Believe It Foundation - to purchase adaptive bikes for PE and Special Needs Programs in the San Antonio School District.
4. Be An Angel to purchase wheelchairs for Casa de Luz in the Dominica Republic.
ADAPT ABLE YES (YOUTH EXPERIENCING SCUBA)
Youth Experiencing Scuba (YES) is a transformative, week-long adaptive diving program created by the Adapt-Able Foundation. It is designed to open a world of opportunity, connection, and confidence for youth living with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges.
The goal is to bring young people together who share similar challenges, by fostering friendships, inclusion, and shared joy. In addition, it offers an underwater experience, helping to overcome perceived limitations as it fosters independence. Amazing programs promote friendship and inclusion with others who live lives of limitations. Participants learn about marine life, ocean conservation, teamwork, responsibility and mindfulness, values that carry over into daily life.
In 2024 Climb That Mountain supported SCUBA YES by providing seed money for 8 adaptive divers and their families in 2024 to experience a week-long scuba camp at Jr. Scientists in the Sea, a marine-biology camp in Panama City, Florida. CTM continues to follow SCUBA YES, as we discover new ways and initiatives in which we can be of service. To learn more about the camp click on this link.
The C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation is a a501c3 non-profit organization that offers over 210 fishing events for special needs children all over the country. Their mission is to enrich the lives of children with special needs, support their families, and strengthen communities through the sport of fishing. Their goal is to empower families and communities to celebrate children with special needs, making these children feel valued and loved so they can overcome limitations and be successful.
In June 2024 Climb That Mountain underwrote a CAST for Kids event at Parson’s Marina in Lake Whitney, Texas. 18 children boarded 14 fishing boats piloted by volunteers, with almost all children catching one or more fish. It was beyond amazing to experience firsthand the joy of that outing. CTM continues to support C.A.S.T for kids by underwriting events and donating for special needs. For many it was the first time ever to experience being in a boat, and it was beyond joy to experience firsthand the joy of those children and that outing. Learn more about a CAST for Kids event near you here.
C.A.S.T. for Kids
JUNIOR MAVERICKS WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
The Dallas Junior Wheelchair Mavericks Is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1979 with a mission to offer a competitive and recreational atmosphere in which children with disabilities can have a happier and healthier lifestyle.
Over the years, CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN has supported the Jr. Mavs by providing travel/accommodations for players to attend required out-of-town tournaments. To attend a Jr. Mavs basketball game, to watch these children compete, is a sight that warms the heart and fills the spirit. If you want to join us in supporting and/or donating to the Jr. Mavs, visit this link. Click here for donations via Venmo.
Be An Angel’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children with special needs by providing adaptive equipment, hearing devices, select services, and support programs. They believe that children are the heart and soul of humanity, that they represent all that is good within us, and that we can help children with special needs experience life at their fullest potential.
CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN is especially interested in providing wheelchairs for children in the underserved internation community. In the past we have donated to Casa de Luz which is translated as House of Light. This house of refuge is a bright star in the lives of 40 severely disabled children in the Dominican Republic. Born into poverty, these children were neglected with no one to care for them. At Casa de Luz they receive medical care, needed equipment, nourishment, physical therapy, and a loving family. We continue to follow Be An Angel, desiring to partner with them in new initiatives. Find out more about what House of Light is doing and how you can help here.
BE AN ANGEL
The Believe It Foundation was founded in 2008 for the purpose of enriching the lives of physically challenged children through the inclusion of those children in the lives and experiences of those who do not face the same limitations. Their vision is to prevent these children from needless exclusion from opportunities to participate in sporting and family activities. They have supported hundreds of children with physical challenges through school-based programs, camps, excursions, social activities, and college scholarships.
CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN supports the Bikes In Schools program which to date (2025) has provided 275 adaptive bikes in 20 San Antonio school districts, serving thousands of students . The program works in coordination with PE programs and Special Education teachers in their respective districts. The goal is to promote social inclusion for the physically disabled. We continue to follow and support this amazing non profit organization, for continued expansion of this adaptive biking program that helps so many children Learn more about the Bikes in Schools program here.
BELIEVE IT FOUNDATION
Adapt-Able Foundation is a veteran operated non-profit organization, dedicated to bringing together adaptive and able-bodied people so that everybody can have their lives changed by experiencing SCUBA. This program creates experiences in water for people with physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities to enjoy SCUBA diving.
In 2023 CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN supported Adapt-Able by providing funding for scuba training for the physically handicapped to experience the freedom of movement and independence in the water. WE continue to keep them close to our heart in prayer, keeping up with their programs and stepping in when needed or requested
Learn more about Adapt-Able here.
ADAPT-ABLE SCUBA
Texas Language Learning Alternatives, Inc. (dba Capitol School of Austin) is a private, non-profit school option for children with speech, language, and learning differences. Established in 1990, CSA is Austin’s first and only private, specialized program for children with primarily language-based learning differences.
The school was established to give students, with all types of communication challenges, the chance to reach their full potential. Their dedicated staff provides a personalized approach that focuses on each student’s strengths and individual development. CSA students have learning potential but are at risk for failure in traditional settings because they process information differently. CSA addresses these differences by integrating therapy and preschool/school-age curriculum to maximize each child’s potential.
Climb That Mountain has supported CSA (Capitol of Austin) by providing funds to update the library facilities, provided needed equipment and books, and supported their Peter Hancock Memorial Camp for All Scholarship program. CSA is very close to CTM’s heart, and we follow their progress, partnering with them for special needs and initiatives. You can learn more about CSA here.
CAPITOL SCHOOL OF AUSTIN
COOK CHILDREN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION
Cook’s Children’s Medical Center is an amazing institution, that provides medical expertise, child life, cancer care, family support, spiritual care, and research in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1918 it opened its doors with the vision to provide medical care for every child in the area regardless of their family’s ability to pay. To date, its services have ministered to a multitude of families, including our own.
In addition, Cooks offers one of the largest pediatric genetics centers in the United States, providing both clinical and metabolic genetics evaluation, testing, treatment and counseling to children with intellectual disability, neurologic diseases such as seizures, birth defects, hearing loss, blindness, and other puzzling health issues. The doctors and medical team work closely with the whole family to help them understand their child’s specific genetic disorder and treatment plan as well as assist with referrals to community resource services.
For the past two years, CTM has partnered with Cooks in the area of Genetic Research. We continue to be amazed by the growth of their research center and programs and will continue to do so in the future. To learn more about Cook Children’s visit this link. To learn more about their research foundation, click here and here.
FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Fort Worth Country Day school is a private, independent, co-educational, non-denominational college preparatory school, located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school offers a rigorous academic program that integrates curriculum, arts and athletics, to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of its students. Its core values set forth a standard of conduct that is the foundation of productive life. These values include integrity, kindness, courage, respect, responsibility, and scholarship. Its mission is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program. Our family has been the beneficiary of this amazing campus and these amazing people, and we are so grateful.
In 2023 Climb That Mountain established an endowed scholarship, The Strother Norman ’25 Climb That Mountain Scholarship, a needs based scholarship for kids K-12. Named after Strother Norman whose automobile accident at age 5 changed his life. A huge physical mountain was placed before him. Thanks to the Fort Worth Country Day family, Strother has climbed that mountain and succeeded beyond his wildest expectations.
Through this experience, we have become aware that many students in our community also have challenges: physical, emotional, developmental, and psychological. This 3- year scholarship undergirds and encourages those who face these overwhelming obstacles. The scholarship’s goal is to pass forward the blessings the Norman family has received from FWCD, to children who have these large mountains to climb. For more about FWCD or to donate to this scholarship, visit this link and scrol down to scholarship. This scholarship is offered every 3 years.