The Bobby Allison Fund is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for nonprofit organizations and agencies providing services to the children and youth of Greene County, Missouri. Bobby Allison was known as someone who cared a great deal about Ozarks children in need. He demonstrated his caring by personally funding organizations, hospitals, universities, churches, and agencies providing supportive services to families and youth in the Southwest Missouri area. Bobby was particularly passionate about helping children who lacked crucial resources and needed support, healthcare, or a place to go and play. Although Bobby Allison passed away in 2022, his legacy of caring and giving continues through The Bobby Allison Fund. The Stronger Pathways Award is dedicated to financing nonprofit entities offering services to area children, youth, and families.

Mission

We are dedicated to supporting services creating a better life for children and youth.

The Bobby Allison Fund offers funding to nonprofit organizations and agencies providing services to Greene County children, youth and families. The Stronger Pathways Award hopes to strengthen and expand the service capabilities of our area’s many wonderful nonprofit organizations so they may better serve children and youth of all ages. The award funding is intended to provide 12 months of financial assistance to qualifying entities. Applications for the award open in December and close January 31st of each year. Award funding is typically presented in June of each year. For more information on the grant please see the Qualifying Agencies and Award Amount & Funding Period sections. You may also reach out to tfisher@bobbyallisonfund.org for questions.

-Eligible applicants must provide services to children or youth or families with children/youth

-Eligible applicants must have an official nonprofit status (e.g., 501c3) or be a school

-Awarded services provided by the applicant must take place in Greene County or benefit children/youth from Greene County

Agencies may apply as a single entity or in partnership with other organizations/agencies. The award amount cap for funding multiple organizations under one application will be the same as single organization applicants (see the Award Amount & Funding Period section for award amount details and other specifics).

-Stronger Pathways Awards for FY27 will be issued in the amount of $50,000. Organizations not selected for a $50,000 award may be issued an award for a lesser amount

• Organizations may choose to apply in partnership with other organizations in which case the eligible range of funding will remain the same for said application

• At least one of the entities applying under an application must have a nonprofit status or be a school/school system

-The funding period is set to fund 12 months of expenses from July 1st through June 30th of the following year

• Application periods open in December and close at the end of January each year

• Applicants will need to submit a completed application to include the budget summary section