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Since our founding on Oct. 12, 2020, Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation has distributed more than $221,685 in grants to the community. We now hold assets totaling $948,356 as of June 30, 2023.
Greg Hoffman, President
The founding board of the Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation. Top row, left to right: Greg Hoffman, president; Kelly Ast, vice president; Wayne Reinert, treasurer; Sheree Gayman, secretary; and Betsy Curtis. Bottom row, left to right: Amanda Fisher; Jennifer Gundy; George Knox; Neal Quitno; Steve Russ; and Cindy Thompson. (Not pictured: Henry Hodes)
April 24, 2025 — Greg Hoffman received the Stanley Ball Leadership Award in recognition for his outstanding leadership to the Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
Hoffman was recognized for his selfless leadership and success in starting the affiliate foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic. By carefully selecting a board of dedicated individuals, Hoffman demonstrated his understanding of the importance of collaborative leadership. In addition to his volunteer leadership of the NVCCF board, Hoffman serves on the CFO’s board of directors.
The Stanley Ball Leadership Award includes a $2,000 grant from the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation, managed by Central Trust Company, to supplement NVCCF’s annual grantmaking. Ball, who died in 2015, was the founding president of the Nixa Community Foundation, the CFO’s first regional affiliate.
This award was part of the CFO’s annual recognition of affiliates and affiliate leaders, presented April 10 prior to the Rural Philanthropy Summit. The conference, cohosted by the CFO and Philanthropy Missouri, was held April 11 at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark. For a full list of honorees and grant recipients, visit cfozarks.org/affiliates2025.
“We believe that place-based philanthropy can be transformative for a community, but it requires passionate leaders to make that transformation possible,” said Alice Wingo, vice president of affiliates for the CFO. “We are grateful that these forward-thinking leaders volunteer so much of their time and energy to improve the quality of life for everyone in their communities.”
April 27, 2023 — During the Rural Philanthropy Summit on April 25, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks selected the Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation as an Affiliate of the Year. The award recognizes the NVCCF’s excellence in leadership in the CFO’s 53-member affiliate network and comes with a $6,000 prize grant. NVCCF President Greg Hoffman accepted the award.
The Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation was selected because it substantially increased its assets, funds and grantmaking, and because of its partnership with the city of Nevada and the Nevada R-V School District to create new recreational facilities that will benefit the local community.
The Ash Grove Area Community Foundation, Barton County Community Foundation, Cape Area Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Lake were also recognized as Affiliates of the Year.
The affiliates were selected using several criteria — asset growth, new funds established, overall grantmaking and new Legacy Society members in the 2022 fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 — along with examples of community leadership, collaboration and the promotion of planned giving.
In addition to grant prizes presented in honor of affiliate leaders, affiliate foundations received a total of $23,000 to supplement their annual grantmaking to the communities they serve. The awards mark 30 years of the CFO’s Affiliate Foundation program, which began in 1993 with the establishment of the Nixa Community Foundation.
“For 30 years, our regional affiliate foundations have done so much to improve the quality of life in many communities across our wide service area,” said Alice Wingo, the CFO’s vice president of affiliates. “Our foundation leaders work hard to build long-term, sustainable resources that will benefit all sectors of a community. With exemplary foundations and leaders like the ones honored today, these 53 towns, counties and regions have bright futures ahead.”
The awards capped off the Rural Philanthropy Summit, presented by the CFO and Philanthropy Missouri at the Oasis Convention Center. The event is believed to be the first statewide gathering of philanthropists and foundations focused on the development of rural communities.
Nov. 23, 2022 — Great Southern Bank of Nevada has presented the Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation with a $5,000 gift to support the community campaign to build new multipurpose recreational facilities in Nevada. Great Southern representatives Sabrina John and Melinda Crowley presented the check to NVCCF President Greg Hoffman at the bank’s Nevada branch on Friday, Nov. 18.
“Our community is so fortunate to have the support of businesses like Great Southern Bank helping make Nevada/Vernon County a great place to live,” said Hoffman.
In July, the NVCCF, in partnership with City of Nevada and the Nevada R-V School District, launched the $1 million fundraising campaign to build the new recreational facilities. The project will include four tennis courts and two basketball courts at Walton Park. The courts will offer perimeter seating and lighting. Additionally, the lot which formerly housed the old First Baptist Church will become the home to 10 pickleball courts, three of which will have extra space for wheelchair accessibility. The proximity to the Community Center and the senior center will offer easy accessibility for young and old.
Donors can support the campaign by making a secure, online gift to the Multipurpose Court Fund, held by the NVCCF, at cfozarks.org/nevada. In addition to online credit card donations, gifts by cash or check can be made to the NVCCF and mailed to P.O. Box 411, Nevada, MO 64772. Please note “NVCCF Multipurpose Court Fund” in the memo line.
Working with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, the NVCCF can facilitate other types of gifts such as stock, personal property or real estate. Contact Amy Bishop at NevadaVernoncf@cfozarks.org or 417-667-1075 for more information.
This $1 million campaign is the NVCCF’s first community fundraising effort. Established in October 2020 as a regional affiliate of the CFO, the NVCCF serves as the community’s charitable resource, working with donors and nonprofits to improve the quality of life for all residents of Vernon County. Since its founding two years ago, the NVCCF has granted more than $41,000 back to the community.
July 14, 2022 — The Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation, in partnership with City of Nevada and the Nevada R-V School District, is launching a $1 million fundraising campaign to build new outdoor recreational facilities. Gifts to the Outdoor Recreational Facility Fund, held by the NVCCF, will support the construction of new basketball, pickleball and tennis courts in Nevada. Donors can make a secure online gift at cfozarks.org/nevada.
With the agreement of the McHugh family, two basketball courts and four tennis courts are planned for the space formerly known as McHugh Soccer Field near Walton Park and Walton Pool. In the empty lot that formerly housed First Baptist Church, 10 pickleball courts will be built, including three with wheelchair accessibility.
“We are excited that this investment in outdoor recreational facilities will benefit our community for generations to come,” NVCCF President.Greg Hoffman said. “To help our community continue to grow and thrive, we want to stay abreast of what families are looking for in a potential hometown and help our community offer amenities such as these to encourage more people to call Nevada home.”
In addition to online credit card donations, gifts by cash or check can be made to the Nevada/Vernon County Community Foundation and mailed to P.O. Box 411, Nevada, MO 64772. Please note “Outdoor Recreational Facility Fund” in the memo line.
Working with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, the NVCCF can facilitate other types of gifts such as stock, personal property or real estate. Contact Amy Bishop at nevadavernoncf@cfozarks.org or 417-667-1075 for more information.
This $1 million campaign is the NVCCF’s first community fundraising effort. Established in October 2020 as a regional affiliate of the CFO, the NVCCF serves as the community’s charitable resource, working with donors and nonprofits to improve the quality of life for all residents of Vernon County. Since its founding two years ago, the NVCCF has granted more than $41,000 back to the community.
