MFA Oil Employees Give Back & Latest Foundation Grants

February 26, 2024

Written By Adam Buckallew

MFA Oil employees raised nearly $62,000 for charity while engaging in 2023 Week of Giving festivities from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. A company donation of $16,000 boosted the total to almost $78,000 that will be distributed to the Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association, Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition, Second Chance Animal Rescue, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The Week of Giving campaign will result in the following charitable contributions:

• The Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association – $18,036.85
• Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition – $14,449.53
• Second Chance Animal Rescue – $14,789.33
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – $31,085.90

MFA Oil Foundation Grant Recipients

The MFA Oil Foundation provides cash grants to non–profit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant concentration of members and employees. In October, the foundation approved $95,650 in grants to 53 organizations.

4th Street Theatre, Inc. – Moberly, Mo.
Aurora R–8 School District – Aurora, Mo.
Bevier C–4 School District – Bevier, Mo.
Beyond the Walls Outreach of Arkansas – Maynard, Ark.
Blackwater PTO – Blackwater, Mo.
Blue Jeans Community Center – Monroe City, Ind.
Chariton County Cupboard/Brunswick Food Pantry – Brunswick, Mo.
City of Exline – Exline, Iowa
City of Refuge – Columbia, Mo.
City of Richland – Richland, Mo.
City of Walker – Walker, Mo.
Community Childcare Learning Center- Moberly, Mo.
Dade County Youth Fair Inc. – Lockwood, Mo.
Earthwise Industries – Troy, Mo.
Freeburg Community Fire Association, Inc. – Freeburg, Mo.
Friends of Mid–Missouri Fisher House – Columbia, Mo.
Good Neighbor Food Cupboard – Diamond City, Ark.
Good Samaritan Boys Ranch – Brighton, Mo.
Green City Historical Preservation – Green City, Mo.
Greenville R–2 School – Greenville, Mo.
Hamilton Fire Protection District – Hamilton, Mo.
Hammond Mill Camp, Inc. – Pottersville, Mo.
Holliday C–2 School – Holliday, Mo.
Independent Living Resource Center – Jefferson City, Mo.
Jamestown Rural Fire Protection District – Jamestown, Mo.
Jasper Elementary PTA – Jasper, Mo.
Johnson County Adult Literacy Program – Warrensburg, Mo.
Kaleidoscope Discovery Center – Rolla, Mo.
Lewistown Fire Dept. Auxiliary – Lewistown, Mo.
Lyon County Fire District #5 – Hartford, Kan.
Madison County Senior Citizen Council on Aging – Fredericktown, Mo.
Mark Twain FFA – Center, Mo.
MLV Foundation – Carthage, Mo.
Moms Breaking the Silence – Brookfield, Mo.
Moniteau County Nutrition Center – Tipton, Mo.
On My Own Inc. – Nevada, Mo.
Open Door Service Center, Inc. – Sedalia, Mo.
Ozark Mountain School District – Western Grove, Ark.
Pleasant View R–VI Community Club – Trenton, Mo.
Rainbow Abilities Center – Union, Mo.
Randolph County Fair – Pocahontas, Ark.
Riverside School District – Lake City, Ark.
Russell House – Rolla, Mo.
Salem Area Community Betterment Association – Salem, Mo.
Shelby County Food Pantry – Shelbina, Mo.
Shelby County Senior Citizens Association – Shelbina, Mo.
South Harrison Elementary School – Bethany, Mo.
Southeast Missouri Food Bank – Sikeston, Mo.
Town of Carrollton Police Department – Carrollton, Mo.
Unionville Fire Department – Unionville, Mo.
Vernon County Youth Fair – Nevada, Mo.
Warren County Pathfinders – Warrenton, Mo.
Wellington–Napoleon R–IX School District – Wellington, Mo.