Finley River Community Foundation
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 1176
Ozark, MO 65721
Established May 17, 2001
Board of Governors:
Janis Creek, President • Jackie Barger, Vice President • Randy Mitchum, Treasurer • Margie Beadles, Secretary • Dr. Cindy Baker • Brian Cathey • Carole and Clifton Collins • Elise Crain • Susan Haralson • Jana Humble • Joseph L. LaBarge Jr. • Karen Miller • John Nixon • Sarah Orr • Kathryn Owens • Debbie Phillips • Dale and Rachel Robertson • Tom and Patti Tobin • John Torgerson • Dr. Mark Woods
For additional information, please contact Janis Creek, President, at (417) 224-0346
Total Assets (as of 12/31/11): $1,077,261
News and Updates
FRCF Completes Hunger Challenge
Christian County’s Least of These food pantry received much-needed new funding in November 2011, thanks to more than $6,700 raised by the Finley River Community Foundation. You can read more about the FRCF’s success at the Christian County Headliner News website.
2011: A Year of Milestones
FRCF board members Karen Miller and Margie Beadles welcome guests at the Foundation’s 10th anniversary celebration in September (the official anniversary date was in May).
The Finley River Community Foundation lived up to its reputation in 2011 as one of the CFO’s most active affiliates with a year of milestones and awards:
• FRCF reached the milestone of $1 million total assets earlier this year, celebrating with a flash-mob style get-together on the historic Ozark square. One of just 14 affiliates to reach the number, the FRCF was awarded a $500 unrestricted grant by the CFO to commemorate the feat.
• The FRCF also received a CFO President’s Grant — this one for $2,500 — for winning the Legacy Leadership Challenge, which ended in June. In the challenge, CFO affiliates were encouraged to promote membership among their boards and in their communities for their Legacy Societies of donors who have made the decision to give back to their communities through bequests or estates. The FRCF had 100 percent participation among its board members. A portion of the $2,500 discretionary grant went to the local food pantry in the Ozarks Hunger Challenge.
• And though the milestone wasn’t celebrated until late September with a gorgeous reception, the Finley River Community Foundation turned 10 years old in May.
As if that weren’t enough for one year, the FRCF had other accomplishments as well:
• The Finley River Community Foundation held its first scholarship reception in May for students receiving the scholarships, and their parents. There were several scholarship donors in attendance who enjoyed visiting with the recipients.
• Janis Creek replaced Sarah Adams-Orr as President of the FRCF late in FY11. And longtime Board Member and Ozark Youth Empowerment Project sponsor Karen Miller joined the CFO Board of Directors for the new fiscal year that began in July.
Read more about the Finley River Community Foundation here.
Funds and Grantmaking
Existing Funds:
E. Dean and Mary Adams Fund (unrestricted)
Ryan Capps Memorial Scholarship Fund
Care to Learn – Ozark Fund
Christian County Domestic Violence Fund
Friends of the Christian County Museum Fund
Christian County Historical Society Endowment Fund
City of Ozark Employees Fund
Clifton and Carole Collins Fund (donor advised)
Cornerstone Capacity Building Fund
Cosmopolitan Club of Ozark GFWC Fund
Bill Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund
M. Elise Crain Fund
Madeline Endicott Memorial Fund
Exchange Bank Scholarship Fund
Finley River Administrative Endowment Fund
Finley River Community Foundation Unrestricted Fund
Finley River Hunger Challenge Fund
Neal and Betty Grubaugh Scholarship Fund for History Majors
Hanks-Wilson Ozark High School Scholarship Fund
Daniel F. Hedgpeth Memorial Fund
Helen Hawkins Scholarship Fund
Highlandville-Spokane Athletic Fund
Rayo Howard Capacity Building Fund for the Christian County Historical Society
Least of These Hunger Challenge Fund
Steven Lorenz Memorial Fund
Dennis Miller Memorial Fund
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund
Nixon Family and Community Fund
Mark & Sarah Orr Family Fund
Ozark Bank Fund
Ozark Boosters Club Fund
Ozark Class of 2009 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark Class of 2010 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark Class of 2011 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark Class of 2012 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark Class of 2013 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark Class of 2014 Project Graduation Fund
Ozark High School Alumni Scholarship Fund
Ozark Main Street Endowment Fund
Ozark Parks Fund
Ozark Presbyterian Church Capital Improvement Fund
Ozark Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund
Ozark School Museum Fund
Ozark Teachers and Employees Fund
Phillips Family Fund
Josephine Plummer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Riverside Bridge Fund
Sandy Russell Memorial Scholarship for Ozark Public Schools Fund
Sparta R-III School Foundation Fund
Sparta R-III School Foundation Endowment Fund
The Matthew P. Stoelb Continuing the Journey Scholarship Fund
Women In Need Fund
Women In Need Endowment Fund
Youth Empowerment Project of Ozark Capacity Building Fund
Youth Empowerment Project of Ozark Endowment Fund
Legacy Society Members:
Dr. Cindy Baker
Jackie Barger
Margie Beadles
Brian Cathey
Carole Collins
Elise Crain
Janis Creek
Susan Haralson
Joseph L. LaBarge, Jr.
Karen Miller
Randy Mitchum
John Nixon
Mark & Sarah Orr
Kathryn Owens
Bill & Debbie Phillips
Dale & Rachel Robertson
Tom & Patti Tobin
John Torgerson
Mark Woods
Community Grants for Fiscal Year 2011
Care to Learn — Ozark Student Needs, $14,360
Ozark South Elementary, blank books for journals, YEPO Grant, $105
Ozark High School, culinary class, butane burners, YEPO Grant, $120
Finley River School, quilting supplies, YEPO Grant, $400
Ozark High School, media class accessories, YEPO Grant, $600
Ozark North Elementary School, soccer trainers and scooters, $789
Ozark South Elementary, hearing assessment tool, $705
Ozark High School, CPR training tools and equipment, $702
Least of These, food and hygiene products, $1,000
Women In Need, funds for women in financial crisis, $781
Children’s Smile Center, custom crowns for teens, $2,000
Christian County Family Crisis Center, funding for propane, $2,500
Ozark R-VI Schools, backpack program, $350