Membership
Annual Dues
Membership in the Tobin Hill Community Association helps support our efforts to preserve and enhance the quality of life, historic character, and sense of community in Tobin Hill.
Membership Options
Resident Household Member — $15/year
Includes voting privileges for eligible household members.
Business Member — $75/year
For businesses, organizations, and non-resident property owners operating in Tobin Hill.
Community Partner — $150/year
Provides additional support for THCA programs, events, and neighborhood initiatives.
Neighborhood Champion — $500/year
Demonstrates a strong commitment to preserving and enhancing the Tobin Hill community.
Cornerstone Sponsor — $1,000/year
Our highest level of business support helps fund neighborhood advocacy, communications, beautification, and community-building efforts.
All Resident Household, Business Member, Community Partner, Neighborhood Champion, and Cornerstone Sponsor memberships include one designated voting representative.
Please select the membership level that best fits you or your organization below to begin the application process.
Benefits of Membership
Quality of Life
Monthly e-newsletter connecting Tobin Hill residents and businesses to the public and each other while keeping readers apprised of important issues and exciting community events in Tobin Hill.
Social events at Tobin Hill residents and businesses.
Coordinated trash pick-up days.
Support for our local nonprofits.
Infrastructure
Advocacy for new and repaired streets and sidewalks
New projects, including Terry Court Park.
Awards
American Planning Association, San Antonio Section, 2008 “Community of the Year.”
Third-best ranking in San Antonio as a “very walkable" neighborhood by Walk Score in its most recent report.
Branding, Marketing, and Communications
Visual branding, marketing, and public relations campaigns promoting Tobin Hill as an integrated and wonderful place to live.
THCA Website.
Tobin Tuesday Newsletter with updates and events.
Advocacy
Providing a strong, proactive voice to city, county, state, and federal officials for resolving community issues.
Monthly monitoring of San Antonio’s Zoning Commission, Historic Design & Review Committee, Board of Adjustments, and City Council. Representation before these entities as needed for Tobin Hill issues.
Economic Development
Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Zone, with over $500,000 in THCA capacity funding and facade improvement matching grants up to $15,000 to individual property and business owners.
Empowerment Zone
Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
Fundraising: Contributions from corporate, nonprofit, government and individual donors are used for community solutions and to leverage membership dollars.
Historic Preservation
Tobin Hill Historic District and East French Historic District.
Saving and restoring blighted and/or vacant buildings.
Community Events, Programs and Projects
National Night Out. Food and drink, fire truck and police cruiser for kids, visits from city VIPs and lots of neighbor camaraderie.
Informal neighborhood socials hosted by residents in their homes.
Annual Membership Meeting and periodic public meetings
Leadership and Commitment to Community
THCA boasts an astounding 89% membership involvement in its programs, initiatives and events.
THCA’s seven-member volunteer Board of Directors has over 135 years of non profit, private and public business management and executive experience and includes a lawyer and 3 MBAs.
Tobin Hill Pride
A campaign providing volunteers and neighbors concrete ways to improve their community.