Giving Back

The trees were gone. Rubble was strewn everywhere. A landscape of catastrophe was all that remained of a majority of Dawson Springs, Ky. A December tornado—one of many that tore through eight states—left many residents of the small town in the western portion of the Bluegrass State homeless. Jeff Spurlin, […]

Donations from the Annual MFA Oil Charity Golf Scramble and Concert Provide Over $1 Million of Support for Operation Homefront Over Seven Years MFA Oil announces its Seventh Annual Charity Golf Scramble and Concert benefitting Operation Homefront raised $150,000 in donations and more than $1 million of support for America’s […]

The donation of a three-acre parcel of land in Tebbetts, Mo. may help preserve a part of the community’s cultural heritage. On May 5, MFA Oil Company transferred the deed to a strip of property along Missouri Highway 94 to African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. The land donated by MFA […]

Donating resources to youth and education are two of the primary ways the MFA Oil Foundation seeks to support the communities where MFA Oil does business. MFA Oil recognizes the important role of public education in building and maintaining healthy communities in the towns and cities it serves. The stronger […]

The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and Harry S. Truman Veterans’ Hospital have entered into a three-year agreement to use CCUA’s urban farm site at 1209 Smith St. in Columbia to develop a new community space for mid-Missouri veterans. Beginning in the spring of 2020, the two organizations will work […]

At the outset of the pandemic, many people bunkered down in their homes and self-isolated for safety. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where many occupants are elderly and have chronic medical conditions, banned visitors to protect the health of their residents. While the seclusion helped keep the virus out […]

Just north of Harrisburg, Mo., there’s a home that serves as a refuge for children who have been mistreated or neglected. Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home offers children a safe, loving home environment and an opportunity for stability. “The kids we serve have been removed from their homes for some […]

MFA Oil employees pledged to give $51,606 to four nonprofit organizations during the company’s annual Week of Giving campaign. More than 170 employees contributed to the fundraising effort which ran from Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 in support of Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association, Children’s Miracle Network at […]

The Kenny Rogers Children’s Center in Sikeston, Mo., which provides a wide array of developmental and therapeutic services to children with special needs, has a new tool to design and create intricate prosthetics. In December 2018, the MFA Oil Foundation presented a $2,000 grant to the center to aid in […]

On any given Tuesday, a jovial group of women can be found sewing blankets, infant clothing and accessories in a Hartville, Mo. church. The women share two passions—sewing and giving back to their local community. These ladies make up the Southwestern Missouri Chapter of Newborns in Need, an organization devoted […]

Every day after school, about 50 children from Chillicothe, Mo., arrive at the North Missouri Center for Youth and Families. The kids range from kindergarteners to eighth graders, but they all take part in the center’s PowerUP! Afterschool program, which provides a nurturing environment for tutoring, help with homework, enrichment […]

Every 24 seconds, a fire department responds to an alarm somewhere in the United States. In most cases, it’s volunteer firefighters who show up to battle the flames or render emergency services. These volunteers save not only lives but also money—more than $139.8 billion annually for local governments, according to […]