Funding search · EIN 431660744 · Lamar, MO
Finley Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 75
- grants reported
- $654,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- About Our Kids3 grants · $300,000
- Missouri State University3 grants · $63,500
- Pittsburg State University3 grants · $63,500
- Missouri Southern State University3 grants · $55,500
- University of Missouri-Columbia3 grants · $33,000
- Ozark Technical Community College3 grants · $22,000
- Crowder College3 grants · $15,000
- Missouri University Science Technol3 grants · $13,000
- University of Arkansas3 grants · $11,000
- Southwest Baptist University2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 75 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
About Our Kids · Lamar, MO · 2024
General Fund
- $100,000
About Our Kids · Lamar, MO · 2023
General Fund
- $100,000
About Our Kids · Lamar, MO · 2022
General Fund
- $24,000
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $24,000
Pittsburg State University · Pittsburg, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $21,500
Pittsburg State University · Pittsburg, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,500
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $19,500
Missouri Southern State University · Joplin, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $19,000
Missouri Southern State University · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $19,000
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $18,000
Pittsburg State University · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $17,000
Missouri Southern State University · Joplin, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $13,000
University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $11,000
Ozark Technical Community College · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $10,000
Ozark Technical Community College · Springfield, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $10,000
University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $10,000
University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,000
Crowder College · Neosho, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,000
Southwest Baptist University · Bolivar, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Crowder College · Neosho, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Missouri University Science Technol · Rolla, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Missouri University Science Technol · Rolla, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Southwest Baptist University · Bolivar, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Southern Baptist University · Bolivar, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Ozark Christian College · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Missouri University Science Technol · Rolla, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Cottey College · Nevada, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Fort Scott Community College · Fort Scott, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ozark Christian College · Joplin, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Cottey College · Nevada, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Crowder College · Neosho, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Evangel University · Springfield, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Fort Scott Community College · Fort Scott, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Cottey College · Nevada, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Evangel University · Springfield, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ozark Christian College · Joplin, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Cox College · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Evangel University · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Labette County Community College · Parsons, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Metropolitan State University of De · Denver, CO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Midway University · Midway, KY · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Mission University · Springfield, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Missouri Welding Institute · Nevada, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
United States Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Columbia Southern University · Orange Beach, AL · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Cox College · Springfield, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Labette County Community College · Parsons, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Midway University · Midway, KY · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Northeast Oklahoma a M College · Miami, OK · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Paul Mitchell the School · St Louis, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
United States Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Metropolitan Community College · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Ozark Technical Community College · Springfield, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
United States Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Wichita Technical Institute · Wichita, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
William Jewell College · Liberty, MO · 2022
Scholarship
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