Community Foundation of the Ozarks


Mount Vernon Area Community Foundation

Contact Information:
P.O. Box 228
Mt. Vernon, MO 65712

Established March 16, 2005

Board of Governors:
Steve Fairchild, President • Charlotte Cole • Steve Daugherty • Dave Eden • Jenny Force • Sherry Rouner • Nancy Smith-Leach • Carolyn Stellwagen • Tom Wilks

For additional information please contact, Steve Fairchild, President, at (417) 466-2185.

Total Assets (as of 12/31/11): $885,881

News and Updates

Awareness, Involvement Grows in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Area Community Foundation volunteer and local rancher Steve Jones seasons thin ribeyes for the MVACF’s annual dinner.

In 2011, the Mount Vernon Area Community Foundation awarded $5,000 in grants to five local organizations. The money will help feed hungry residents, buy computers for the library, help build a new pavilion in the main city park, provide a Nintendo Wii and a television to promote exercise among senior citizens, and pay for supplies for the county disaster response team.

In addition to the grantmaking process, the year’s highlights include the annual Grilled Ribeye Steak Sandwich Dinner, which attracted more than 80 people for the mouth-watering steaks prepared by local ranchers.

Click here to read more about the Mount Vernon Area Community Foundation.

Fund and Grantmaking

Existing Funds:
First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon Fund
First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon Endowment Fund
Mt. Vernon Area Community Foundation Administrative Fund
Mt. Vernon Area Community Foundation Grant Making Endowment Fund
Mt. Vernon Booster Club Track Fund
# Olivia, Betty and J.R. Moody Fund*
Pavilion Project Fund
Lorraine A. Sutkus and Nancy Weisacosky Scholarship and Teacher Award Fund*
Ann and Doug Sickles Memorial Scholarship Fund
St. Susanne’s Catholic Church Hunger Challenge Fund

*Established as an at-large fund of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
# Denotes that this is a Legacy Fund, established by bequest.

Legacy Society

John L. Hayes & Susanne M. Sickles
Winter Skelton

Community Grants Fiscal Year 2010

John Taylor Senior Center, $1,192
Lawrence County Emergency Management, training materials, $375
Barry Lawrence Regional Library, computers, $1,000
St. Susanne’s Catholic Church, food pantry, $695

Affiliates List

Aurora
Benton County
Bolivar Area
Bourbon
Carthage
Cassville
Crawford County
DACO
Dallas County
Dent County
Douglas County
El Dorado Springs
Eldon
Finley River
Hermann
Hickory County
Houston
Jacks Fork
Lake of the Ozarks
Lockwood
Meramec
Marshfield
Monett
Mountain Grove Area
Mt. Vernon Area
Neosho
Nixa
Oregon County
Ozark County
Ozark Foothills
Republic
Ripley County
Ste. Genevieve County
St. James Area
Sarcoxie
Seymour
Stockton
Southwest Missouri
Table Rock Lake
Taney County
Truman Lake
West Plains
Willard
Willow Springs