Meramec Regional Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the Meramec region.
4 Industrial Drive | St. James, MO 65559 | (417) 265-2993, ext. 114 | Email Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in the eight-county Meramec region through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
Meramec Regional Community Foundation is the charitable partner of the Meramec Regional Planning Commission, serving Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties.
Since our founding on June 4, 2010, Meramec Regional Community Foundation has distributed more than $848,000 back to the community. We now hold assets totaling $3,048,111 as of December 31, 2019.
Our Leadership
Vicki Lange, Chair
Our foundation is led by citizens of our eight-county region.
Vicki Lange, Chair (Osage County)
Randy Becht (Pulaski County)
Gary Brown (Dent County)
Cindy Merx (Washington County)
Barb Schaller (Maries County)
Wendy Young (Phelps County)
Vacancy (Crawford County)
Vacancy (Gasconade County)
Greg Harris (MRCF at-large)
Ray Walden (MRPC at-large)
Steve Vogt (MRPC at-large)
Bonnie Prigge, MRPC Executive Director (at-large)
Maria Bancroft, Foundation Coordinator
Meramec Regional Legacy Society
- Shawn and Maria Bancroft
- Richard and Jeanne Cavender
- Lucia Flaim
- Mike* and Virgie Mahan
- Stephen and Joanne Zap
*Deceased
Available Grants
The application period for MRCF’s community grantmaking program runs Oct. 31, 2019, to Jan. 31, 2020. Click on the link below for more information.
Funds
Ozark Actors Theatre Endowment Fund
Dent County Disaster Relief Fund
Mae, Grace and George Bacon Scholarship Fund
Newburg Community Grantmaking Endowment Fund
Gasconade County Disaster Relief Fund
Crawford County Disaster Relief Fund
Groves Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Community Partnership Fund
Belle Lions Club Memorial Scholarship in memory of David R. Sassmann Fund
Phelps County Senior Center Fund
Meramec Regional Community Foundation Capacity Building Fund
The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center Fund
Osage County Disaster Relief Fund
Meramec Regional Community Foundation Community Grantmaking Fund
Party/Butler Family Scholarship Fund
Ted and Edna Leffler Scholarship Fund
The Claude and Irene Morgan Scholarship Fund
Meramec Regional Planning Commission Capacity Fund
CASA of South Central Missouri Capacity Fund
Maries County R-II Archery Club Scholarship Fund
Richard and Jeanne Cavender Scholarship for Public Service
Maries County R-2 Project Graduation Fund
Maries County Disaster Relief Fund
Maries County R-II School Foundation Community Scholarship Fund
Maries County R-2 PTO Scholarship Fund
Kaeding-Winter Scholarship Fund
Rolla Area Animal Shelter Building Fund (S.A.V.E.)
The Ruth and Gene Ridenhour MD Scholarship Fund 2
Phelps County Disaster Relief Fund
The Ruth and Gene Ridenhour MD Scholarship Fund
Pulaski County Disaster Relief Fund
Rolla Area Animal Shelter Endowment Fund (S.A.V.E.)
Rotary Club of Pulaski County Giving Fund
Phelps County PHA Capacity Building Fund
Schierloh Family Fund for Maries County R-II Schools
Route 66 Neon Park Development Fund
Schierloh Family Fund for State Technical College of Missouri
Alan D. and Yvonne L. Skouby Scholarship Fund
Washington County Disaster Relief Fund
