Cape Area Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the communities of Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City.
980 N. Kingshighway, Suite 103 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701 | (573) 450-0629 | Email Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in the Cape Area through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
Since our founding on August 26, 2015, Cape Area Community Foundation has distributed more than $735,626 in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $643,191 as of December 31, 2019.
Our Leadership
Stan Irwin, President
Our foundation is led by members of the community.
Stan Irwin, President
Michelle Jones, Past President
Skip Smallwood, Secretary
John Ryan, Treasurer
Dr. Trudy Lee
Dale Rauh
Moe Sandfort
Robbie Guard, Board Advisor
Funds
Trinity Lutheran School Foundation Endowment Fund
Cape Girardeau County Extension Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation Geospatial Futures Fund
Cape County Park Development Fund
CGPS Foundation - JE Family Community Teacher Organization Fund
Honorable Young Men’s Club Fund
Joyce Petty Overby Scholarship Fund
Cape Girardeau PORCH Initiative Fund
Cape Girardeau Police Department K-9 Unit Fund
Maurice R. and Patricia J. Sandfort Family Fund
Community Counseling Center Foundation Fund
Franklin School Backpack Program Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation General Fund
John and Angela Grimm Family Fund
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Foundation Fund
Amelia Harris Fisher Memorial Endowment Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Endowment Fund
Cape Girardeau Police Explorer Fund
Cape Girardeau Police Department Donation Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Tiger Lilies Fund
Cape Girardeau Fire/Rescue Foundation Fund
Cape Area Community Foundation Administrative Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation Decade of the Fifties Scholarship Fund
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation - AFJROTC Fund
Cape Girardeau Community Foundation Grantmaking Fund
Cape CASA General Fund
Community Caring Council - Capacity Fund
Care to Learn - Cape Girardeau Fund
Bill Ewing Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts Inc. Fund
Tipton Family Foundation
Southeast Council on Philanthropy (SECOP) Project Fund
Terry W. Kitchen Scholarship Endowment Fund
Coach Dick Wadlington Scholarship Endowment Fund
Trinity Lutheran School Fund
Our Nonprofit Partners
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Cape Girardeau County Extension Service
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Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Foundation
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