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The Benton County Philanthropic Society (PHIL) is currently accepting applications for its 2023 community grant round. All applications are due by 5:00 PM on September 15, 2023. This year, the Patterson Family Foundation has awarded a one-time matching grant of $25,000, bringing the total grant budget to $50,000.
The maximum request amount is $25,000, to be granted to the first-place finalist, with additional grants of $15,000 and $10,000 being awarded to the second and third ranked agencies.
Nonprofit agencies with 501(c)3 or similar tax-exempt status like schools, faith-based organizations or governmental entities are eligible to apply. In awarding grants, the Benton County PHIL and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks will not discriminate in the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
Eligible nonprofits can begin the application process online at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants. For questions about the program, please contact Suzie Brodersen at (660) 287-2389. For technical assistance with the application, contact Rachel Tripp at the CFO at (417) 864-6199.
The Benton County Philanthropic Society was founded in 2022 with the purpose of creating a membership of like-minded philanthropic leaders in Benton County. Their mission is to create impactful contributions to the Benton County area through the collection of membership dues each year.
Founded in 1973, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is the region’s largest public charitable foundation serving a network of donors, 53 regional affiliate foundations — including the Benton County Community Foundation — and nonprofit partners across central and southern Missouri.
