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Sheila Michaels named 2024 Humanitarian

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CFO grants $12,000 in Inclusion & Belonging program

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CFO, Musgrave Foundation grant $302,000 for nonprofit capital needs

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2025 Rural Philanthropy Summit: Stronger Together

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Community Focus Report releases 20th anniversary edition, announces program’s future

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CFO opens $66,000 Everyone Outdoors Grant Program

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Coover, CFO open mental health grant program for rural youth

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Watch: 2024 Musgrave Multi-Year Grants

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Humanitarian Award nomination period open through Sept. 16

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CFO receives National Standards accreditation

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CFO, Musgrave Foundation grant $75,000 for hailstorm recovery

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Three adults stand in front of a building entrance with panels displaying a bulldog-style school crest, holding a large presentation check. The check, dated May 2026, is made out to “Cabool R‑IV School District” in the amount of $5,000 from the Louis L. & Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation, managed by Commerce Trust, with “Coover/RSP Celebrate Rural Grant Program” and “Community Foundation of the Ozarks” noted at the bottom.

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CFO, Coover Foundation grant $98,000 to 24 rural schools

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Parting Shot: Firehouse Coffee Shop

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Passion for Progress: Micah Titterington

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Passion for Progress: Re Baker-Dietz

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Passion & Purpose: Spring 2026

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Passion & Purpose: Winter 2025-26

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Annual Report FY25

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