Greater Seymour Area Foundation
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 456
Seymour, Missouri 65746
Established August 13, 1998
Board of Governors:
Janice Blankenship, President • Ron Giedd, President Emeritus • Charlie Haywood,Vice President • Marilyn Mingus, Treasurer • Rachel Hoagland, Secretary • Lee Binley • Dusty Capon • Amber Cook • Helen Lamb • Skipper Maybee • Dan Underwood • Renne Wallace
For additional information, please contact Janice Blankenship, president, at 417-935-4801.
Total Assets (as of 12/31/11): $1,354,661
News and Updates
GSAF Caps Off Another Great Year
For a town of any size, the giving spirit and cooperation in Seymour is second to none. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks knows this. That’s why, in spring 2011, the Greater Seymour Area Foundation and many of its beneficiaries were the subject of a short film by Brandon Goodwin. “The Story of Seymour” can be viewed above.
Why Seymour? Let us count the ways.
A grant was given for cameras for each of the Seymour city police officers. These tiny cameras snap on the front of their shirts to help with information and protection when dealing with those that have broken the law. It gives them additional legal help, if needed. Information can be downloaded into their computers.
A matching grant for up to $2,500 was offered; it was to be a permanent benefit and to beautify the town. The Seymour Senior Citizens Group asked for help on their building front to tuck the brick, clean and seal the bricks and a new sign. Work was finished in July 2011.
Finally, one of the GSAF’s major fundraisers again went off without a hitch for the 13th year in a row, GSAF president Janice Blankenship said.
“After GSAF started in 1998 a fundraiser was needed; we decided to try a silent and live auction. I asked four non-board
members to help me with the planning and they graciously said yes,” Blankenship said.
“These four people are still that committee, one now on the [GSAF] board,” she added. “It would not happen without Theresa Cummins, Karen Hoagland, Amie Frantz, and Rachel Hoagland (now a GSAF board member). We appreciate their help of 15 hours that day plus the planning to make it a better experience for those attending.”
For more news about the Greater Seymour Area Foundation click here.
Related on the web: 2008 GSAF Annual Report (pdf format)
Funds and Grantmaking
Existing Funds:
Jackie Dale Blankenship Memorial Scholarship Fund
Blaine A. Childress Scholarship Fund*
Blaine A. Childress Seymour, Missouri, Library Cultural Arts Fund*
Mattie E. Childress Memorial Fund*
Robert B. Childress Memorial Fund*
Fordland Clinic Fund
Fordland Clinic Endowment Fund
The Fordland Imagination Library Fund
Fordland Youth Gardening Project Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Ron Giedd President Emeritus Fund
Greater Seymour Area Fund (unrestricted)
GSAF Administrative Fund
GSAF Administrative Endowment Fund
Jerry and Carol Kleier Family and Community Fund
# Ruby Knutson and Esther Miles Fund
Lone Star Freewill Baptist Church Scholarship Fund
Mansfield Imagination Library Fund
Mansfield/Norwood Community Fund
Mansfield Youth Gardening Project Fund
Frances Pringle 4-H Capacity Building Fund of the Webster County Extension Council
Frances Pringle Capacity Building Fund of the Webster County Extension Council
Sue (Coutchie) Loughrige Scholarship Fund
School Moms Building Restoration Fund
Seymour Area Arts Council Fund
Seymour Area Arts Council Building Fund – Building Cultural Arts in Seymour
Seymour FFA Alumni Association Activities Fund”
Seymour FFA Leadership Development Activities Fund in honor of Gerald Rudolph, Frank Ipock, and Kevin Lynn
Seymour Historical Preservation Society
Seymour Hunger Challenge Fund
Seymour Pals Fund (field of interest-children)
Seymour Pharmacy Corporate Grantmaking Fund
The Seymour Dolly Parton Imagination Library Fund
Seymour Senior Quality of Life Fund
Seymour Elite Youth Empowerment Endowment Fund
Seymour United Methodist Church Endowment Fund
Seymour Youth Empowerment Capacity Building Fund
Seymour Youth Gardening Project Fund
The Silvey Cemetery Fund
Southern Webster County Food Pantry (Kings) Hunger Challenge Fund
Wellness for Webster County Scholarship
Dan & Nancy Underwood Family and Community Fund
Legacy Society Members:
Anonymous
Ron Giedd
# Denotes that this is a Legacy Fund, established by bequest.
*Established as an at-large fund of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Community Grants Fiscal Year 2010
Seymour Dolly Parton Imagination Library,
for books, $842
Dollywood Foundation, $919
Ozarks Family YMCA, Basketball goal for indoor pool, Seymour YEP Grant, $500
Seymour R-2 School District, Stu Co recycling project, Seymour YEP Grant, $350
Newborns in Need, Inc., SW Mo. Chapter, $810
Angel-Baby Cat Rescue, $600
Seymour R-2 School District, Accelerated Reader program, $1,500
Seymour Community Library Fund, $601
Seymour Head Start, $851
Seymour Police Department, $745
Seymour Senior Citizens Center, $801
YMCA Seymour, $290
Webster County Hope Center, $1,000
Ozarks Family YMCA, Seymour branch, $100
Dollywood Foundation, books, $458
Seymour High School, Seymour YEP grant, $500
Dollywood Foundation, books, $174.90