Greater Seymour Area Foundation
A trusted resource for philanthropy serving the Seymour area.
P.O. Box 232 | Seymour, MO 65746 | (417) 343-9171 | Email Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in the Seymour area through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
Since our founding on Aug. 13, 1998, Greater Seymour Area Foundation has distributed more than $1.1 million back to the community. We now hold assets totaling $1,619,691 as of June 30, 2022.
Our Leadership
Our foundation is led by members of our community.
Renne Wallace, President
Janice Blankenship, Secretary
Marilyn Mingus, Treasurer
Dr. Ron Giedd
Denise Burt
Helen Lamb
Skipper Maybee
Greater Seymour Legacy Society
- Anonymous
- Gary L. Childress and Donna A. Childress
- Ron Giedd
Funds
Greater Seymour Area Foundation Administrative Capacity Fund
Mansfield/Norwood Community Fund
Fordland Clinic Endowment Fund
Seymour Area Arts Council Building Fund-Building Cultural Arts in Seymour
Jerry and Carol Kleier Family and Community Fund
Sue (Coutchie) Loughrige Scholarship Fund
Blaine A. Childress Seymour, Missouri, Library Cultural Arts Fund
Lone Star Freewill Baptist Church Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Giedd President Emeritus Fund
Historic Owen Theater Operating Fund
Fordland Imagination Library Fund
Seymour Dolly Parton Imagination Library Fund
Fordland Memorial Library Fund
Steven Cummins Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jackie Dale Blankenship Memorial Scholarship Fund
Seymour Elite YEP Endowment Fund
Seymour Youth Empowerment Project Capacity Building Fund
Seymour Senior Quality of Life Fund
Seymour FFA Leadership Development Activities Fund in honor of G. Rudolph, F. Ipock and KL Rudolph
Seymour Pharmacy Corporate Grantmaking Fund
GSAF Administrative Endowment Fund
Seymour Community Development Association Fund
Seymour Historical Preservation Society Fund
Seymour Area Arts Council Fund
Seymour Library Endowment Fund
Seymour Pals Fund in memory of Michael Wayne Barlow
Endowment Fund of the Webster County Extension Council
Frances Pringle 4-H Capacity Building Fund Of the Webster County Extension Council
Frances Pringle Capacity Building Fund Of the Webster County Extension Council
