Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust, presented grants to three Texas County school districts.
Cabool and Summersville each received $5,000. Houston’s total was $4,988.
Those awarded grants at Cabool were Sheena Jackson and Dr. Nathan Christeson. Her grant will support “The Pup Cup,” a student-operated drink store. His will support “The Bark,” the student-created district magazine.
Houston’s grant will support student-produced photography and video projects documenting achievement and daily life at the district.
Summersville will use its money to install a mascot-theme window wrap and upgrade landscaping at the school’s front entrance.
The Coover/RSP Celebrate Rural Grants fund projects that amplify local voices, showcase student success and strengthen community connections.
“We know schools are the heart of many rural communities, and these grants deepen those connections,” said Jill Reynolds, senior vice president at Commerce Trust and chair of the Coover Foundation grant selection committee. “We’re grateful to support these rural school districts, their students and communities.”
The Coover/RSP Celebrate Rural Grants are the latest in the Coover Charitable Foundation’s long-standing support of the CFO’s Rural Schools Partnership and its commitment to grantmaking that advances rural communities. The CFO recently partnered with Coover Foundation, Commerce Trust and The HWS Charitable Foundation Inc. to present $500,000 to 23 nonprofits and school districts through the Coover Regional Resiliency Grant Program. Learn more at cfozarks.org/coover26.
The CFO founded the Rural Schools Partnership in 2009 as part of its regional commitment because schools are anchors for rural communities. Through the partnership, the CFO manages funds for rural school districts and school foundations. In addition to the collaboration with the Coover Charitable Foundation, key programs include the Ozarks Teacher Corps and the Youth Empowerment Project.
CFO has community affiliates at Cabool and Houston.
