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Donors of $5,000 or more

Reflects gifts and pledges of $5,000 or more recorded in a single year, consistent with Schedule B of IRS Form 990.

(Alphabetical listing, updated Feb. 22, 2024)

  • Jim and Janet Anderson
  • Arvest Foundation
  • Kate Baird and Mike Stevens (The La Boda Fund)
  • Rob and Sally Baird Fund
  • Thomas H. and Josephine Baird Memorial Fund
  • Tom and Jamie Baird
  • Jim Baker
  • Annie Busch
  • Tom and Chandler Carlson
  • Joe and Marie Carmichael
  • James Leon Combs
  • Mark and Mary Eck
  • Thomas and Kay Finnie Fund
  • Fogle Family Fund
  • Rob and Cindy Fulp
  • Craig and Mary Kay Frazier
  • Larry and Glenna Frazier
  • Galanes Family Foundation
  • Great Southern Bank
  • Jim and Mary Hagale
  • Sam F. and June S. Hamra
  • Hatch Foundation
  • Hal Higdon
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hoeman
  • Jeff Hutchens/Hutchens Industries
  • Kim and Fritz Jacobi
  • Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation
  • John and Kerry Jungmann
  • Randy and Chantelle Kammerdiener
  • Mike and Beverly Keltner
  • Kelly and Louise Knauer
  • Andy and Cindy Lear
  • Merrill Lynch Nelson Hallam Group
  • John E. Moore Jr.
  • David and Stacey O'Reilly
  • Ryan and Brandi O'Reilly
  • Pendleton Family Foundation
  • Eric Peterson
  • Thomas and Kimberly Prater Family Fund
  • M. Suzanne Shaw
  • Gail and Clif Smart
  • SMC Packaging Group/Southern Missouri Containers Inc.
  • Stephen H. Snead
  • SRC Holdings Corp.
  • Jack Stack
  • Earl A. Steinert Jr.
  • David Stoeffler
  • Turner Family Foundation
  • Michael and Nancy White
  • Tal and Rosalie O'Reilly Wooten Family Foundation Fund

Donors giving less than $5,000

Note: Donors giving less than $5,000 may choose to be omitted from this list.

(Alphabetical listing, updated Feb. 29, 2024)

  • Anonymous
  • Drew Albert
  • Teresa Allen
  • Maridel Allinder
  • Ana Aparicio
  • Jim Atteberry
  • Rick Ayre
  • Ron and Paula Baird
  • Barb Baker
  • Judy Baker
  • Kemery Baldwin
  • Sandy Balsters
  • Dennis Barr
  • Cheryl Bartkowski
  • Jane Bennett
  • Linda and Jerry Benson
  • Dr. John and Roseann Bentley
  • Lisa Berger
  • Denis Bergquist
  • Stephen Berkwitz
  • Michael Bishop-Jones
  • Brad Bledsoe
  • Abby and Roy Blunt
  • Barbara Bolton
  • Jonathan Booze
  • Kent Boyd
  • LeAnn Brazeal
  • Greg and Betsy Burris
  • Geoffrey Butler
  • Dana Carroll
  • Scott Whiteley Carter
  • Tom Carver
  • Margaret Castrey
  • David Catlin
  • William Cheek
  • Richard Chiles
  • Sue Chrisman
  • Eric and Betty Christiansen
  • Stephen Christiansen
  • Lacie Clark
  • Lynn S. Cline
  • Marthe Close
  • Angela Collins
  • Bruce Colony
  • Community Foundation of the Ozarks (President's Fund)
  • Ann Compton
  • William Cooper
  • Laura Cowart
  • Raymond Crespo
  • Linda Crim
  • Ethel Curbow
  • Robin Daniels
  • Janet and Herb Dankert
  • Andy Dalton
  • Rita Davis
  • George Deatz
  • Paula Deschamp
  • Kara DeBacker
  • Ernest Decamp
  • Eric Eckert
  • Jane Elder
  • Perry Elkins
  • Cynthia Erb
  • Miranda Eudaly
  • In honor of Dale Freeman
  • Judy Freeman
  • Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
  • Steve Gardner
  • Duan Gavel
  • Ella Goeppinger
  • Juliana Goodwin
  • Jo Hamilton
  • Beth Harkins
  • Mark and Angie Harrell
  • Ralph Harris
  • David and Sandy Harrison
  • Debbie and Bill Hart
  • Donald Hartley
  • Gretchen Heinz
  • Holly Henderson
  • Richard Hernandez
  • Joe and Linda Hills
  • Sony Hocklander
  • Crista Hogan
  • Jamie Holdt
  • David Hutchison
  • Institute for Mature Learners
  • Tamera Jahnke
  • John Jasinski
  • Warford and Jane Ann Johnson
  • Judi Kamien and Roy Lloyd
  • Terry Kapp
  • Paul Kincaid
  • Sandra King
  • Gordon and Laura Kinne
  • Winter and Marshall Kinne Family Fund
  • Keith LaFerriere
  • Roberta Laney
  • George Latimer
  • Andrew Lear
  • Linda Leicht
  • Patrick Logue
  • Kay Logsdon
  • Nicholas London
  • Lisa Longwell
  • Guy Mace
  • Nancy Maddy
  • Steve Mann
  • Cory Matteson
  • Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center (Community Match)
  • Rick Matz
  • Renie McClay
  • Lindsey McDaniel
  • Elaine McDonald
  • Patricia McGregor
  • Morey and Norm Mechlin
  • Terry O. and Mary Kay Meek Fund
  • John E. Melton
  • Merrill Lynch/Nelson Hallam Group
  • John Mihalevich
  • John F. Monaghan
  • Jonna Montileone
  • Victoria Moore
  • Patricia Morey
  • James Morris
  • Daniel Moser
  • Sarah Muegge
  • Arden Munson
  • Debra Murray
  • Larry Murphy
  • Network for Good
  • Michael O'Brien
  • Kathleen O’Dell
  • David B. Offer
  • Charlie O’Reilly
  • Barbara Parker
  • Betty and Todd Parnell
  • Mary Ann Pendergraft
  • Richard Pendleton
  • Jim Penn
  • Amanda Pfeifer
  • Francine Pratt
  • Raeanne Presley
  • Martin Preuss
  • Joyce Pyle
  • Jerry Clark Quinn
  • Brian Ranft
  • Laura Ransin
  • Lee Rasch
  • Tom Reinbold
  • Stacy Rexwinkle
  • John Richards
  • Kevin Dwight Richardson
  • Betty Ridge
  • Mark Ringenberg
  • James Robinette
  • Nicholas Rodenberg
  • Doug Roller
  • Debbie Rollinson
  • Tim Roth
  • Jeff Rowe
  • Rita Ruckert
  • George Salmon
  • Peter Salter
  • Gloria Scarlet
  • Debbie Seitzer
  • Melissa Shantz
  • David Shaw
  • Terry Shelton
  • Mary Alice Simpson
  • Jeanie Skibiski
  • John Smalley
  • Cathy Smith
  • Erica Smith
  • Ted A. Smith
  • Stephanie Stenger
  • Mike Stevens
  • Bill Stoeffler
  • Christine Stoeffler
  • John Tate
  • Charles and Jan Taylor
  • Oxana Tronina
  • John Twitty
  • Theda Vaughn
  • Melissa Wakefield
  • John E. Wanamaker
  • David Welde
  • Terry Whaley
  • Mike and Nancy White
  • Carmen Wiles
  • Ronnie Willis
  • Doris Wilson
  • Jym Wilson
  • Mark Woolsey
  • Rusty Worley
  • John Wyrsch
  • Vonda Yarberry
  • Mike Yeomans