
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the Ozark Foothills region.
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the Ozark Foothills region.
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation is the charitable partner of the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, serving Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley and Wayne counties.
Since our founding on Nov. 28, 2011, Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation has distributed more than $739,273 back to the community. We now hold assets totaling $1,865,782 as of June 30, 2022.
Russell French, President
Russell French, President
Scott Dill, Secretary
Dr. Jim Jones
Alan Lutes
Marie Obourn
Rebeca Pacheo
Felicity Ray
Susan Skaggs
Ted Thompson
Lydia Keller, Coordinator
May 5, 2021 — The Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation has awarded total grants of $10,000 to four 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 Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation 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 Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation awarded its Coover Regional Recovery Grants to:
“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.”
Auxiliary of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Scholarship Fund
Naylor Community Restoration Fund
Friends of the Carter County Courthouse Fund
Mary Lynn Wolpers Scholarship Endowment Fund
Kay Jewell United Cancer Assistance Network Endowment Fund
Van Buren Area and Carter County Emergency Flood Relief Fund
Van Buren R-1 School District Disaster Recovery Fund
Dr. Michael D. Laseter Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission Endowment Fund
Friends of the Poplar Bluff Public Library Fund
Ellington Area and Reynolds County Emergency Flood Relief Fund
Kiwanis Bacon Memorial Park Fund
Ozark Foothills Regional Development Fund
Doniphan Area and Ripley County Emergency Flood Relief Fund
Aloyce and James Barnhill Scholarship Fund
Greenville R-II School Foundation Fund
Ripley County Chamber of Commerce Fund
Poplar Bluff Area & Butler County Emergency Flood Relief Fund
Margie J. Miller Endowment Fund
Auxiliary of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Endowment Fund
Big Springs Resource Conservation and Development Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Poplar Bluff Inc. Capacity Building Fund
Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation Capacity Building Fund
Ripley County Community Partnership Fund
Clearwater Piedmont Alumni Association Fund
Butler County Community Resource Council Capacity Building Fund
Clearwater R-1 School Foundation Fund
Butler County Council on Aging Fund
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation Capacity Building Fund
The Ripley Butler Clay Fund (Butler)
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation Endowment Fund