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Unrestricted gifts have played an essential role for our colleges and universities since the founding of the Missouri Colleges Fund in 1952. These important gifts have a profound impact on the ability of our institutions to meet their changing needs.
All undesignated funds are used by member colleges and universities to provide need-based financial aid for students.
Funds can also be directed to one of our Scholars Programs, click below for more information.
2010 Annual Report
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Tax-exempt contributions to the Fund from businesses, corporations, financial institutions, foundations and individuals enable the member schools to provide scholarship assistance to students who need help to supplement the loans and sacrifices that they make to achieve this value-added education.
Missouri Colleges Fund offers a variety of donation options for all areas and levels of interest. Click the buttons below to find out more about the community commitment to Missouri students.
Please also take a look at out 2010 Annual Report for a complete donor roster.
2010 annual report
Missouri Colleges Fund Inc. has several donors who have supported independant higher education in Missouri for more than 50 years.
Central Bank - 52
Charles H Taylor Memorial Trust - 54
Commerce Bank - 56
Echo Valley Foundation - 50
Edison Family Foundation - 54
Emerson - 53
First Federal Bank, F.S. B. - 50
Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation - 58
GlaxoSmithKline - 50
Herman T & Phenie R Pott Foundation - 54
Hillyard, Inc. - 53
Kansas City Life Insurance Company - 51
Kansas City Star - 55
Massman Foundation - 52
Nichols Company Charitable Trust - 55
Norfolk Southern Foundation - 55
Parmelee Foundation - 50
Peterson Manufacturing Company - 53
Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Co Foundation - 56
Tension Envelope Foundation - 55
Avila University is a Catholic, four-year, co-educational university located in south Kansas City, Missouri. Avila was founded in 1916 and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet. The academic programs at Avila are designed to provide a balance of liberal arts and pre-professional education and reflect a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Avila’s values-based education promotes the worth, dignity and potential of each
human being and encourages service to others.
For more than 150 years, Central Methodist University has been preparing
leaders of character in the context of the liberal arts. Opportunities for service and leadership development abound through student organizations and activities. Students choose from a comprehensive curriculum of more than 40 majors and pre-professional programs in a highly personalized environment. CMU also offers degree completion programs around the state in partnership with community colleges and other schools, hospitals, businesses and community organizations.
Columbia College is a private, not-for profit, coeducational liberal arts and
sciences college that takes pride in small classes, experienced faculty and academic excellence. A nationally ranked, accredited institution, the college has earned a reputation as being entrepreneurial by expanding its Day Campus to serve adults, including military service members, through online and in-seat programs. Columbia College serves 29,000 students worldwide through its Day Campus, Evening Campus, 35 Nationwide Campuses, Online Campus and Graduate Studies, and is known for balancing quality education with financial value. Founded as Christian Female College, it
was the first women’s college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. Columbia College, where someday starts today.
Culver-Stockton College offers an innovative curriculum that blends its rich
heritage of a comprehensive liberal arts education with hands-on experiential courses and opportunities. EXP_CSC includes a freshman year experience, with seminars, and foundation courses; the core curriculum; and a senior capstone experience. Every course and every major emphasizes experiential learning. The innovative academic calendar includes a three week term each semester during which students select from an array of experiential learning options that include immersion courses, internships, research, and travel-related courses that incorporate travel domestically or abroad. Students can also combine courses into an individualized major or design their own major. CSC offers a nursing program in conjunction with the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Quincy, IL, and a 3/2 pre-professional program in occupational therapy affiliated with Washington University, St. Louis, MO. EXP_CSC continues the mission of the college to provide students of promise a superb education within an active learning community founded upon integrity and the best values of faith and the human spirit.
Drury University is located on 90 acres in Springfield’s historic Midtown
neighborhood. All students since 1989 have graduated with a minor in global studies thanks to Drury’s interdisciplinary academic core, Global Perspectives 21. Drury is an accredited private university combining a broad liberal arts education with professional programs and personal development. Hands-on community involvement and internships complement engaged coursework in more than 70 areas of study. U.S. News & World Report has named Drury as #11 among Midwestern regional universities. Drury was the only school in Missouri to make The Princeton Review’s 2010 Green Guide.
Green campus efforts include trayless dining, residence hall solar panels, an
on-campus recycling center and a new LEED-Gold certified event center.
Evangel University has a strong reputation for academic excellence, offering more than 100 undergraduate programs that are intended to prepare students in the arts, sciences and professions. Nine graduate programs are offered in psychology, education, school counseling and organizational leadership. For more than 55 years, Evangel has focused on the integration of spiritual, intellectual, social and physical aspects of students’ lives. Maintaining focus on meeting student needs, more than $50-million has been invested during the past 12 years in an extensive campus renovation and
development program. Alumni support and steady leadership are hallmarks of Evangel University. President Robert H. Spence is the longest-tenured college president in the State of Missouri, having served at Evangel since May, 1974.
Fontbonne University is a Catholic coeducational institution of higher education offering liberal arts and professional programs. The university is
known for offering high-quality academic programs in a values-based studentcentered environment. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Fontbonne is located in a beautiful suburb in the heart of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Fontbonne’s programs, faculty and campus attract students from across the U.S. and many other countries, making for a student body that is 39 percent diverse. Thirty-seven majors, 24 minors and 18 graduate degrees span a wide range of offerings, from the nationally known
deaf education program to dietetics to sports management. The university also boasts a new Colleges of Global Business and Professional Studies, as well as a robust offering of programs offered in a convenient, accelerated model for busy adults.
Located on the hills along the banks of the mighty Mississippi, HLG’s scenic
setting reflects the beauty of Mark Twain’s idyllic hometown. The rolling
110-acre campus is conveniently located on the north edge of Hannibal,
Missouri. Hannibal is located approximately 100 miles north of St. Louis. Hannibal-LaGrange College is a four-year Christian liberal arts college
that offers more than 30 majors, an online program, an adult education
completion program, intercollegiate athletics, honors program, overseas
study, and internships. Students from 26 states and 29 countries make HLG
their home away from home. HLG maintains a strong commitment to providing an excellent liberal arts education in a distinctively Christian environment, thus preparing students for both personal and career effectiveness. HLG is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Nestled on 130 acres only 20 minutes west of downtown St. Louis, Maryville is home to more than 3,600 students of all ages and backgrounds. The University offers approximately 50 undergraduate, nine masters and three doctoral programs in four areas: Arts and Sciences, Education, Health Professions and Business. Maryville’s convenient location and wellestablished
relationships with surrounding corporations, hospitals and schools allow students to pursue exceptional internships and other innovative learning opportunities. Maryville is consistently ranked as one of the top 30 Midwest
Master’s universities by U.S. News & World Report.
Located in St. Louis, Missouri Baptist University is a premier Christ-centered
university that since 1964 has equipped students with the tools needed to impact society on a global scale. With a total enrollment now exceeding 5,000, MBU offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees, a host of minors that are offered within seven academic divisions, seven master degrees, the Educational Specialist and the Doctor of Education. Classes are offered at many locations throughout Missouri and Western Illinois. Grounded in a Biblically-based Christian perspective, the University aims to enrich students’
lives while providing educational services to the community.
Park University is a national leader in higher education with over 24,000 students at 43 campus centers located in 21 states and online. Since its founding in 1875, Park’s academic programs have consistently demonstrated
academic excellence and the University have issued more than 50,000 degrees. Park University and the U.S. Military have a longstanding relationship and Park has been recognized as one of the largest providers of online undergraduate education to military learners worldwide. Park boasts a diverse student body of more than 700 international students, representing 112 countries, and has a 42 percent student representation from racial, ethnic and cultural groups typically underrepresented
in colleges and universities. The University has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top 100 American colleges/universities graduating Hispanic,
African-American and American-Indian students.
Rockhurst University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution with more than 100 years of experience educating students in the cultural heart of Kansas City. The university’s approach is rooted in the 450-year-old Jesuit tradition of academic excellence of inspiring students to think and communicate effectively, to foster a love of lifelong learning, to serve others and to find God in all things.
With more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and offering more than 50 programs of study, Rockhurst University provides the perfect college setting. The Princeton Review has named it a Best Midwestern College and U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks it among the top master’s universities in the Midwest.
The Jesuit approach of the liberal arts curriculum puts particular emphasis on caring for each student in and out of the classroom. Students are challenged, inspired and assisted by exceptional faculty members, of which 87 percent hold the highest degree in their field. A very low student-to-faculty ratio means each student is treated as an individual with unique concerns and abilities. Also, students have the benefit of upperclassmen mentors, caring residential life staff and counseling resources.
Students experience rigorous academics within a tight-knit community that wants them to succeed. That’s why 97.9 percent of them report they are employed or accepted into graduate school within six months of graduation.
Since 1878, Southwest Baptist University has been a Christ-centered, caring academic community preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society. SBU faculty brings learning and faith together to give students a liberal arts education education that offers more than just preparation for a career. Students are given the guidance and opportunities to expand their world, grow their faith, and discover their calling. The goal is for students to
begin a life of direction. To gain global experience, students are encouraged to study internationally or to do a short-term mission project in a different culture. SBU’s unique Intercultural Studies major requires students to spend a six=month semester living abroad. Servant leadership is a fundamental component of the SBU experience and is a required part of the SBU Honors Program. Alumni can be found serving all over the world from the boardroom, to the classroom, and on the mission field. SBU has been recognized for being one of America’s 100 Best College Buys for 15 years and one of America’s Best Christian Colleges for 14 consecutive years. SBU’s financial aid program has been recognized as one of America’s Best College Scholarships for the past four years.
Westminster is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation according to its rankings in such publications as U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine. This selective coeducational college is a residential campus and is known for its small class sizes and quality one-on-one instruction by an excellent faculty. Committed to preparing leaders for a global community, Westminster is nationally recognized for its diverse
student body. Over 14 percent of the student body is international from 65 different countries, and domestic students come from 25 different states. Recently, the College initiated one of the first transnational studies programs in the nation. Westminster is also internationally recognized for hosting world leaders for major speeches, including Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946 and is home to the National Churchill Museum, the only North American museum totally devoted to Churchill’s life and work. This great statesman’s life and work have been incorporated into Westminster curriculum and across the range of activities and events that underpin the whole Westminster experience through The Churchill Institute on campus. The College is also the site of the largest contiguous section of the Berlin Wall in America and what is believed to be the oldest church in North America, a 17th century Christopher Wren church which was relocated from London to Fulton, Missouri. More detailed information on Westminster can be found at the College web site, www.westminster-mo.edu.
William Jewell College is committed to bringing together talented students and gifted faculty mentors within a vibrant community sparked by a rigorous and intentional liberal arts curriculum. As the Kansas City region’s only national liberal arts college, William Jewell offers a full range of personal and professional development experiences. The college has been named among “America’s Best” in nationally published rankings including U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes Magazine. The Oxbridge Honors Program and Harriman-Jewell Series in the performing arts are among the college’s internationally recognized programs. William Jewell’s Nonprofit Leadership major is one of only 13 undergraduate nonprofit
degree programs in the country.
Founded in 1870, William Woods University expanded its mission in 1992
to address the coeducational needs of working adults. WWU is located on 180 scenic acres in Fulton, Mo., and served more than 3,800 students statewide and in Arkansas in the past 12 months. William Woods is a coeducational, independent professions-oriented liberal arts-based institution. Unique undergraduate programs of study include a four-year American Sign Language program (one of approximately 30 in North America), an internationally recognized equestrian studies program and a degree in juvenile justice (first in the state). The university also offers undergraduate and graduate programs for working adults, including the associate of arts in liberal studies; bachelor’s degrees in management and paralegal studies;
master of business administration (with specialties in accounting, agribusiness,
healthcare management and human resources, marketing, and public relations), master of education (in administration, curriculum/instruction or
athletics/activities administration) and educational specialist.
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