Our Main Work

Our main work is to facilitate philanthropy. We want to make charitable giving easy, fun, accessible, and having impact. We help donors provide revenue to causes they care about deeply. We provide excellent customer service, treating donors, donations, and grants as the true gifts they are.

The Community Foundation of Central Missouri is a full-range, one-stop, charitable giving shop offering a mix of investment and fund management services, grant guidance and support, and knowledge of the nonprofit sector.

Our Mission

The Community Foundation of Central Missouri inspires and nurtures philanthropy for the public good.

Our Vision

The Foundation leads the way by employing the sustainable power of philanthropy in support of nonprofit missions in our service area.

Core values for CFCM’s work:

  • Encourage generosity and a philanthropic spirit
  • Be ethical, trustworthy, and guided by personal integrity
  • Be transparent and responsible stewards of the public trust
  • Be collaborative, inclusive, community-focused, and people-centered
  • Emphasize quality and excellence in all we do
  • Adhere to sound and generally accepted standards of fiscal accountability
  • Adopt goals that reflect the needs of communities we serve
  • Establish long-lasting relationships that will strengthen our ability to help others