Finley River Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the communities of Ozark and Christian County.
P.O. Box 1176 | Ozark, Missouri 65721 | (417) 693-8128 | Email Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in Christian County through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
Since its founding on May 17, 2001, the FRCF has distributed more than $4.9 million in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $4,681,096 as of June 30, 2022.
Our Leadership
Our foundation is led by members of our community.
Gerald Chambers, President
Mike Woody, Vice President
Hollie Estes, Treasurer
Elise Crain, Secretary
Janis Creek
John Hedgpeth
Carl Hefner
Jean Ann Hutchinson
Todd Johnson
Jessica Martin
Dana Murfin
Nichole Rucker
Zeke Young
Jackie Barger, Honorary Board Member
Carole Collins, Honorary Board Member
Finley River Community Foundation awards Coover Regional Recovery Grants
June 24, 2021 — The Finley River Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $10,000 to six nonprofit agencies for recovery needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grants are made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust Company in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The FRCF is one of 30 CFO affiliate foundations to receive Coover grant funding this year and chose to use its award to hold a community recovery grant round for eligible nonprofits.
The FRCF awarded its Coover Regional Recovery Grants to:
- Children's Smile Center: $1,250 to purchase gloves for staff at the Ozark clinic
- Dogwood Ranch Corp.: $2,500 for Healing Reins Equine Therapy Scholarships
- Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland: $1,250 for COVID-19 safety protocols at Camp Finbrooke
- Least of These Inc.: $1,250 to support the Full Plate program
- Volunteers in Medicine Christian County: $2,500 for medications and immunizations
- Women in Need of the Ozarks: $1,250 to support the Sustaining Working Women program
“One of the benefits of the CFO’s affiliate network is the ability of local leaders to make decisions in the best interests of their own communities,” said Jill Reynolds, senior vice president at Commerce Trust. “Using leaders across rural Missouri to award Coover Charitable Foundation grant dollars has contributed to this partnership’s success in distributing more than $7 million since 2002.”
Finley River Legacy Society
- Dr. Cindy Baker
- Jackie Barger
- Margie Beadles
- Earl M. Brake Jr.
- Brian Cathey
- Clifton* and Carole Collins
- Elise Crain
- Janis Creek
- Hollie Estes
- Susan Haralson
- Mary Teresa Hedgpeth
- Patty Johns
- Joseph L. LaBarge Jr.
- Matthew Lemmon
- Samuel and Jessica Martin
- Karen L. Miller
- Randy Mitchum
- John Nixon
- Mark* and Sarah Orr
- Kathryn Owens
- Bill and Debbie Phillips
- Dale and Rachel Robertson
- Nichole Rucker
- Tom and Patti Tobin
- John D. Torgerson
- Mark A. Woods
*Deceased
Available Grants
The application period for affiliate community grantmaking programs are open at various times through the year.
Funds
Springfield Community Strength Alliance Fund
Friends of the Garrison Spring Project Fund
Jason and Tara Holcomb Charitable Fund
FRCF Administrative Capacity Fund
Danny Clinton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Youth Empowerment Project of Ozark Capacity Building Fund
Neal and Betty Grubaugh Scholarship
Josephine Plummer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ozark School District Foundation Fund
Bill Hanks and Wilbur Wilson OHS Scholarship Fund
John and Culah Nixon Family Foundation
Mark and Sarah Orr Family Fund
Helping Hands of the Ozarks Fund
Claude and Pauline Craker Scholarship Fund
Madeline Endicott Memorial Fund
Sandy Russell Memorial Scholarship for Ozark Public Schools Fund
Finley River Administrative Endowment Fund
Ozark Presbyterian Church Capital Improvement Fund
Daniel F. Hedgpeth Memorial Fund
Rayo Howard Capacity Building Fund for the Christian County Historical Society
Ozark Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund
Finley River Community Foundation Unrestricted Fund
MRTF Irrevocable Endowment Fund
Ryan Capps Memorial Scholarship Fund
Clifton and Carole Collins Fund
Christian County Child Welfare Advisory Committee Fund
Christian County Family Crisis Center - Freedom’s Rest Fund (Finley River)
Shirley M. McCudden Scholarship Fund
Friends of the Christian County Library Fund
Thomas Ligon Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund
Christian County Library Foundation Fund (Finley)
Chlorene Hedgpeth Memorial Fund
Christian County Historical Society Endowment Fund
Bill Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund
Jack Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ozark High School Alumni Scholarship Fund
Cosmopolitan Club of Ozark G.F.W.C. Fund
100 Fold Christian County Fund
Beadles, Pryer, McCoy Scholarship Fund
Earl M. Brake Jr. Scholarship Fund in Honor of Bert W. and Mamie Bridges
Ozark Bank Fund (Finley River)
Earl M. Brake Jr. Fund in Honor of Bert W. and Mamie Bridges
The J.H. Phillips and Jared and Abbey Barger Autism Scholarship
Sparta R-III School Foundation Fund
Children’s Smile Center Endowment Fund
