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MFA Oil Foundation Gives More than $219,000 to Community Organizations

The MFA Oil Foundation announces it awarded $219,943 in grants to 132 nonprofit organizations during its 2022 fiscal year, which ended on Aug. 31, 2022. The grants were distributed to 108 communities throughout a seven-state region where MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy-supply cooperative, operates. “Our vision is to empower […]

A young person wearing glasses holds up a blue jacket with Oklahoma and an emblem on it. They are standing in front of a honeycomb-patterned wall with plaques. Theyre also holding a letter in the other hand.

MFA Oil Supports State FFA Organizations

As a farmer-owned cooperative, MFA Oil understands the need to support programs dedicated to developing future leaders in agriculture. The company has partnered with state FFA organizations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma to sponsor opportunities for youth to pursue hands-on educational, personal development and leadership training. One of the […]

Pictured L to R: Sarah Cheesman, Operation Homefront Region 2 West Area Manager; Jon Ihler, MFA Oil President and CEO; AJ Kahn, Operation Homefront Region 2 East Area Manager; Whitney, Lyvina and Nova Alamo, active-duty military family members; and Brig Gen Robert D. Thomas, USAF, Retired, COO, Operation Homefront.

MFA Oil Raises $160,000 to Support Military Families

MFA Oil announces its Eighth Annual Charity Golf Scramble and Concert benefitting Operation Homefront raised $160,000 in donations in support of America’s military families. The event was held on June 6, 2022, in Columbia, Mo., at The Club at Old Hawthorne with more than 230 golfers. Since 2015, MFA Oil […]

A devastated landscape with debris scattered across the ground, including wooden planks and metal sheets. A leafless, uprooted tree stands amid the wreckage under a clear blue sky. A damaged car is partially visible on the right.

Tornado Relief

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, […]

Pictured L to R: Ashley Bower, MFA Oil Senior Manager of Marketing Services; Jon Ihler, MFA Oil President and CEO; AJ Kahn, Operation Homefront Area Manager – Region 2; Jennifer Bach, MFA Oil Senior Director of Break Time Operations; and Kenny Steeves, Senior Vice President of MFA Oil Operations.

MFA Oil Raises More than $1 Million for Military Families

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 […]

From left to right - Don Smith, MFA Oil director of mergers and acquisitions; Rev. Stephanie Allen, of the St. Paul AME Church in Columbia, Mo.; Emily Fisher, MFA Oil mergers and acquisitions analyst; Rev. Darlene Singer Smith, presiding elder of the AME Church’s St. Louis and Columbia District; and Jon Ihler, MFA Oil president and CEO.

MFA Oil Donates Land for Relocation of Historic Church

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 […]

A group of children pose in two rows in front of a brick wall with ST. ELIZABETH R-IV SCHOOL on it. One child in the front row holds up a document. The kids are smiling and casually dressed.

Giving Back – Supporting Schools and Students

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 […]

A group of people wearing jackets and hats are planting seedlings in neat rows in a community garden. They are on their knees, working in a freshly tilled plot surrounded by straw mulch. Several small buildings are visible in the background.

Urban Farm to Serve Central Missouri Veterans

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 […]

Video chat helps keep older adults connected during pandemic

Connecting in the Time of COVID

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 […]

A child wearing a blue Coyote Hill t-shirt stands smiling with hands on hips in the foreground. In the background, a group of people gather on a gravel path with green fields and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

A Safe Haven for Kids

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 […]

Three people smiling and holding a large ceremonial check for $16,415.22 made out to the Food Bank for Central & NE Missouri. The check is presented by MFA Oil, Big O Tires, and Jiffy Lube. The event date is November 16, 2018.

MFA Oil Employees Give Back

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 […]

A group of adults and one child stand indoors in front of a colorful indoor playground, holding a large check for $2,000 made out to the Kenny Rogers Childrens Center. Everyone is smiling, and the date on the check is 12/13/19.

Caring for Kids with Special Needs

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 […]

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