How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Travis Fisher
PO Box 14075
Springfield, MO 65814
(417) 501-9982
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Stronger pathways award application the application should include the applicant organization's name, EIN, and primary contact information, along with a description of the organization's mission and services. Applicants must explain how the requested grant funds will be used, the specific activities to be funded, and the anticipated outcomes or impact of the project. The application should indicate whether the funding will support existing programs or expand current services and identify the geographic area where the proposed activities or services will be provided. A detailed, categorized project budget is required, including personnel, supplies, training, travel, other direct costs, and indirect costs.
- Deadlines
- The application period runs from december 1 through january 31.
- Restrictions
- Applicants must provide services to children in greene county or be located in greene county. Active grant cycles for fye 6/30/2026 are subject to a maximum funding limitation of $60,000 for awards issued during july 2025, and a revised maximum individual limitation of $50,000 for future awards approved in june 2026.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$1,761,000
- Grants listed
- 45
- Assets, end of year
- $44,657,639
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Tax year 2024
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $41,873,171
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Tax year 2023
$1,759,000
- Grants listed
- 43
- Assets, end of year
- $36,635,229
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Care to LearnSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$60,000 -
CasaSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$60,000 -
Community Partnership of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$60,000 -
Drew Lewis FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$60,000 -
The KitchenSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$60,000 -
Foster Adopt ConnectSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$59,500 -
Family Violence Center Inc DBA Harmony HouseSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$58,000 -
Betty and Bobby Allison Counseling CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
Boys and Girls Club SpringfieldSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
Camp BarnabasBranson, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
CrosslinesSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
Ozarks Food HarvestSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
The Doula FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
Willard Public SchoolsWillard, MO
Youth services
$54,000 -
Child Advocacy CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$52,500 -
The ARC of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
United Way of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Brightli FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$48,000 -
Dream CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$48,000 -
Lost and FoundSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$48,000 -
Make A WishBallwin, MO
Youth services
$48,000 -
Ozarks Regional YMCASpringfield, MO
Youth services
$48,000 -
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$45,000 -
BigbrothersbigsistersoftheozarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$42,500 -
Childrens Miracle NetworkSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$42,000 -
Developmental Center of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$42,000 -
Encompass AcademySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$42,000 -
Ozarks Literacy CouncilSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$42,000 -
Ronald McDonald HouseSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$38,000 -
Willard Childrens Charitable FoundationWillard, MO
Youth services
$30,000 -
Ozarks Trail CouncilSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$29,500 -
Catholic Charities of Southern MissouriSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$26,500 -
I Pour LiveSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$26,000 -
Girls on the RunSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$24,000 -
Champion Athletes of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$21,500 -
Springfield Regional Arts CouncilSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$21,500 -
The Victim CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$21,000 -
Isabel's HouseSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$18,500 -
Foundation for Springfield Public SchoolsSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$13,500 -
Music TherapySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$12,000 -
The Otc FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$9,500 -
The Tooth Truck IncSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$8,000 -
Engage MobilitySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$7,000 -
A Bed for IzzySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$6,000 -
Good DadsSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$5,000
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2025 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.
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A Bed for IzzySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Barnabus FoundationBranson, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
BigbrothersbigsistersoftheozarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Boys and Girls Club SpringfieldSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Burrell Behavioral HealthSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Care to LearnSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Casa of Southwest MissouriSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Catholic Charities of Southern MissouriSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Champion Athletes of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Child Advocacy CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Community Partnership of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Crisis Nursury of the Ozarks IncSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
CrosslinesSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Developmental Center of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Doula Foundation of Mid-America IncSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Drew Lewis FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Encompass AcademySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Engage MobilitySpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Family Violence Center IncSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Foster Adopt ConnectSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Foundation for Springfield Public SchoolsSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Generations VillageWillard, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Girls on the RunSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Good DadsSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Good Samiritans Boys RanchSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Help Give HopeSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Hope FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
I Pour LiveSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
KVC SpringfieldSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Lake Country SoccerSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Lost and FoundSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Make A Wish Missouri & KansasBallwin, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Mercy Hospital Foundation SpringfieldSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Music Therapy of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Northpoint Church DBA Dream CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
On Angel's WingsSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Operation BlessingsVirginia Beach, VA
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ozarks Food HarvestSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ozarks Literacy CouncilSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ozarks Regional YMCASpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ozarks Tech FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ozarks Trail Council Scounting AmericaSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Ronald McDonald HouseSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Springfield Aquatics ClubOzark, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Springfield Area Sports Hall of FameSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Springfield Regional Arts CouncilSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
The ARC of the OzarksSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
The Library FoundationSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
The Victim CenterSpringfield, MO
Youth services
$50,000 -
Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolWalnut Grove, MO
Youth services
$50,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services9 grants $355,50046% of the total
- Crime and legal aid2 grants $71,0009% of the total
- Health3 grants $66,5009% of the total
- Community development1 grant $60,0008% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $57,0007% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $54,0007% of the total
- 4 other causes4 grants $114,50015% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Missouri45 grants $1,761,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Jeffrey C HutchensTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Travis FisherCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Hours 20Pay $53,813
The return
More foundations
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- Foundations that fund crime and legal aid in Missouri
- Foundations that fund health in Missouri
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