Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation
Contact Information:
3019 Fair St.
Poplar Bluff MO, 63901
Established November 28, 2011
For more information, contact Felicity Brady, Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, (573) 785-6402
Total Assets (as of 3/31/12): $363,248 in 20 funds
News and Updates
In October 2011, the Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation was created to serve Missouri’s Bootheel region. It will include the funds and assets of the Butler County Community Foundation. The Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation is a charitable arm of the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, which is based in Poplar Bluff and covers five counties – Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley and Wayne — and 16 cities in southeast Missouri.
Funds and Grantmaking
Existing Funds:
Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff, Inc. Capacity Building Fund
Butler County Community Foundation Capacity Building Fund
Butler County Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Butler County Community Foundation Resource Council Capacity Building Fund
Butler County Council on Aging Fund
Butler County Historical Society Fund
Cape Arrowhead, Inc. Fund
Kent Chronister Memorial Scholarship Fund
Foothill Families Fund
Claudia Foundation Fund
Friends of the Poplar Bluff Public Library Fund
Hogg Family Fund
Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research Capacity Building Fund
Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research Endowment Fund
Ripley Butler Clay Fund*
Share at Storks Landing Fund
Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation
>Auxiliary of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Endowment Fund
>Dr. Michael D. Laseter Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
>Margie J. Miller Endowment Fund
>Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation Capacity Building Fund
>Mary Lynn Wolpers Scholarship Endowment Fund
*This fund is also a component fund of the Ripley County Community Foundation.
Community Grants for Fiscal Year 2011
Costs associated with infant bereavement program, $1,357
Grants as Part of the Share at Storks Landing Project, $1,891
