Community Foundation of the Ozarks

The Willow Springs Community Foundation is pleased to announce that they met their goal of raising $26,000 as part of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. This money will matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign. Representatives from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks were on hand to present a check for the matching funds on Friday, July 17, 2009. The local match was made possible thanks to the generosity of Steve and Ginny Norman.

The Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks is a dollar for dollar challenge grant in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that is part of an overall regional effort to enhance community grantmaking endowments, establish administrative/operations endowments, and promote appropriate and best practices by community foundation board of directors. This initiative is made possible through the generosity of the Harry Cooper Supply Company.

Pictured above, from left: Lou Wehmer, Gary Funk, Phill Knott, Joe Schneider and Sheila Burtchett.

The Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation has successfully completed the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The Cooper Campaign is a matching grant program offered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that provides matching funds for local community grant making. In order to meet the challenge, the Hickory County Foundation raised $10,000. The Cooper Challenge provided a dollar for dollar match to funds raised locally for a total of $20,000 for the Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation.

Pictured above: (left to right) Walter Darling, Pam Jackson, Alisa Carter from the Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation accept a check from Winter Skelton representing matching funds for the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks.

The Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation received its matching check today from CFO representative Winter Skelton. The Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks is a dollar for dollar challenge grant in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that is part of an overall regional effort to enhance community grantmaking endowments, establish administrative/operations endowments, and promote appropriate and best practices by community foundation board of directors. This initiative is made possible through the generosity of the Harry Cooper Supply Company. See more photos and news from the Cooper Campaign here.

The Community Foundation of the Hermann Area has successfully completed the Harry Cooper Challenge. The Harry Cooper Challenge is a matching grant program offered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) that provides matching funds for local community grant making. In order to meet the challenge, the Community Foundation of the Hermann Area has raised over $27,300. The Cooper Challenge provided a dollar for dollar match to funds raised locally.

The Community Foundation of the Hermann Area received its matching check today from CFO representative Julie Leeth. The permanent endowment of $54,600 will generate ongoing revenue from which grants that benefit the Hermann Area can be made.

Pictured above: Community Foundation of the Hermann Area Board Members receive matching check for Cooper Challenge. (l.to r.) Fred Brandenburg, Steve Mueller, Julie Leeth (from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks), Chris Neale, Jim Holland, Debbie Weingarth, Muriel Brison, and Glenn Warnebold. Not pictured Dr. Carl Pierce and Gerald Engemann.