Table Rock Lake Community Foundation: Accepting grant applications through August 31

Table Rock Lake Community Foundation’s (TRLCF) 2026 grant application opportunity is now open. The deadline for submitting an application is on August 31. Eligible applicants encompass a wide variety of worthy organizations in Stone and Southeast Barry counties, with TRLCF considering grant proposals from non-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations, schools and governmental agencies. 

Applicants must be able to  demonstrate that funds will be used serving residents from these specific areas. In recent years, dozens of community-focused organizations and agencies have benefited from these grants, ranging from several hundred dollars to a cap of $3,000.  

Schools, governments, communities and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for this grant. Annually, this chapter of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks releases between twenty and thirty thousand dollars in grants.  

A major role of the Table Rock Lake Community Foundation is to establish endowed funds for the purpose of funding this community grant-making program, made possible by charitable donors who have established funding programs and have placed the decision-making action in the hands of community leaders serving on the TRLCF Board of Directors. 

In 2025, TRLCF awarded a total of $24,836 to organizations including Branson Humane Society, Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks, Children's Smile Center, Discover Crane, Foster Adopt Connect, Kimberling Area Library Association, Pathways Project Coalition of the Ozarks, Reeds Spring Wolf Pack Foundation, Shell Knob in the Spotlight and the Tri-Lakes Humane Society.  

Applicants should use the online application platform provided through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

The online application platform can be accessed from this website: www.cfozarks.org/find-grants. Click “Table Rock Lake Community Foundation Community Grantmaking” to find the application portal.  

Contact Nita Jane Ayres with questions about this grant program: GrantInfo@tablerocklakecommunityfoundation.org 

Completed applications must be received by August 31, 2026. Requests from individuals will not be considered.