Community Foundation of the Ozarks

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.

Congratulations to the Monett Area Community Foundation for their successful completion of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. They raised $20,000 that will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign.

Pictured above: Leaders from the Monett Area Community Foundation accept a check representing the matching funds for their Cooper Campaign efforts.

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.

Congratulations to the 37 CFO affiliate community foundations that participated in the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The effort has been a huge success for philanthropy in the Ozarks, generating $2.2 million in charitable resources for our communities. The Cooper Campaign will directly 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. The slideshow below features check presentations for most of the participating foundations. We’ve still got a few check presentations to left, so keep checking back. For individual photos and more news about the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks, click here.

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A complete list of participating affiliate foundations is below. (more…)