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CFO awards $149,000 for COVID-19 regional recovery

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Ash Grove Area establishes 50th affiliate of CFO

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Student African American Brotherhood moves headquarters to Springfield

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CFO crosses $2 million milestone for COVID-19 grantmaking

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CFO announces 10 COVID-19 Recovery and three Pitt Technology Group grants

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A Note from Brian: May 2020

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SRAC awards $37,000 in Arts Relief and Recovery Grants

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Estate gift funds scholarships for Missouri State students from Barton, Vernon counties

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Major gift highlights CFO’s sixth week of COVID-19 grants

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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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