St. James Area Community Foundation
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 94
St. James, MO, 65559
Learn more at the SJACF Facebook Fan page
Established May 13, 2003
Elected Officers:
Wendy Chitwood – Co-President
Lindsey Woessner – Co-President
Kelly Money – Secretary
Jenna Davis – Treasurer
Errica Hartley – Publicity
Board of Governors:
Wendy Chitwood – Lindsey Pantaleo – Errica Hartley – Jon Hartley – Kelly Money – Nick Pantaleo – Jenna Davis – Jeff Davis – Beverly Pelligrin
Total Assets (as of 12/31/11): $70,040
St James Area Community Foundation Community Grantmaking Program
The St James Area Community Foundation supports organizations and projects serving the St James area.
Please complete the following application form and return it with requested attachments to the St James Area Community Foundation at the above address. Responses should be printed or typed in the spaces provided. If you have questions, you may contact Co-President Lindsey Pantaleo at 573-263-1884 or at stjamescfo@gmail.com or any Board member.
STJCFO Grant Application (PDF format).
STJCFO Grant Application (MS Word format).
News and Updates
St. James Area CF Grants $2,000 to YEP Coffeehouse Project
(Pictured left to right: Terrill Story, Ramona Rhinhart, YEP board members, and Community Foundation board members: Kelly Money, Errica Hartley, Lindsey Pantaleo, Jenna Davis, & Jon Hartley.)
Recently, the St. James Area Community Foundation granted $2,000 to the St. James Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) to help them with their Firehouse Coffee Shop. St. James YEP’s Firehouse Coffee Shop has emerged from a place-based grant from the Rural School Partnership’s Coover grants program.
The partnership between the local community foundation and the school-centered YEP program is exactly the kind of collaboration that is needed to strengthen school and community in small towns. Congratulations to everyone in St. James for this good work.
Also in the last few weeks, the St. James Area CF threw a New Year’s Eve Gala at Matt’s Steakhouse, where they raised more than $10,000, as posted on their Facebook page.
If you would like to learn more about the Firehouse Coffee Shop project, go to the St. James YEP link at http://yep.groupspot.net/St.-James/Default.aspx.
Fundraising Efforts 2011
After a few years of inactivity, the St James Area Community Foundation has reorganized and refocused its fundraising efforts with new leadership and a brand new Board of Governors. The STJCFO worked on many fundraising events this year to help jump-start community awareness of the foundation and its mission. Thanks to everyone who supported us in raising money at the following events:
February 2011 – Progressive Dinner & Silent Auction; $13,000 Raised for the new Community Hall Renovation Fund
May 2011 – Gator Raffle & St Pat’s Parade; $1,000 Raised for the new Community Hall Renovation Fund
June 2011 – Joplin Fundraiser; $765 Raised for the Joplin Recovery Fund
September 2011 – Grape & Fall Festival; $836 Raised for St James CFO Grantmaking Program
Funds and Grantmaking
Existing Funds:
Terri L. Bruner Music Scholarship Fund
Community Hall Renovation Fund
St. James Area Community Foundation Grantmaking Fund
St. James Caring Center Endowment Fund
St. James Memorial Endowment Fund
St. James Schools Enhancement Endowment Fund
St. James Capacity Building Fund
PO Box 94, St James, MO 65559