Aurora Area Community Foundation

02/09/2026

The grant cycle is open for Hometown Partners. The deadline to apply is February 26th. The grant is for $2,000.

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks offers competitive and discretionary grantmaking cycles throughout the year. View currently open grant opportunities. Scholarship applications are accepted beginning each year.

12/31/2025

Happy New Year Everyone!

Seven hours and some change remain until the clock strikes midnight on 2025.

Won't you join me in donating to the third round of Hometown Partners Giving Circle as you ring in the new year? This was launched by the Aurora Area Community Foundation.

A suggested donation of $100 will help us reach our goal, but any amount at all is appreciated.

The giving circle gives power to the people in the communities they serve. We want to continue to support Aurora, Marionville and Verona.

Here's a direct link--

https://tinyurl.com/27zwzr7m

or mail a check to:

AACF

c/o Kim McCully-Mobley/coordinator

P.O. Box 940

Aurora, MO 65605

Here's to more good things as

All
Roads
Lead
Home.

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11/07/2025

We are kicking off our third round of the Hometown Partners Giving Circle.

For just $100, you can join us in making a difference in the communities we serve. These towns are Aurora, Marionville and Verona.

We will be offering a grant round after the holidays to support a local cause.

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Good Luck!--The 2025 winter grant round is up and running. Grant applications are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, December 18th. The AACF has $35,000 to distribute.

10/03/2025

We are proud to be supporting Good Neighbor Week. Let's finish strong.

⏳ Missouri Good Neighbor Week has started (Sept 28 – Oct 4)! ⏳
Neighbors, the clock is ticking! If you haven’t shared your act of kindness yet, now’s the time. A simple gesture—bringing in someone’s trash can, inviting a neighbor for coffee, or checking in on an elderly friend—can make a huge difference.
💡 Remember: When you report your good neighbor story on the Missouri Good Neighbor Week website, you’ll be entered into a random drawing for over $1000 in prizes! Don’t miss your chance to spread kindness AND be recognized for it.
Let’s finish this week strong by filling our neighborhood with generosity and connection. Every act counts, and yours might inspire someone else to step up.
👉 Share your act of kindness here before the week ends: https://missourigoodneighborweek.com

10/03/2025

Changemakers: Celebrating good things across the Ozarks.

10/03/2025

Get your name on the list!

08/11/2025

Marionville Schools received some funds for a Middle School math game room upgrade earlier this year. The funds came from the Aurora Area Community Foundation, which serves Aurora, Marionville and Verona. On hand to present the check to MacKenzie Vickers was Rick Boyer, board member. More than $37,000 in grants were awarded this year.

08/05/2025

Jim Carr's is the best kept secret in town. Mary Pendergrass and her crew knocked it out of the park for us last night as we welcomed the Children's Smile Center board of directors to town for the August quarterly meeting.

We had a fruit and cheese tray too heavy to carry and some chicken salad sandwiches paired with some ham salad sandwiches. Top all of that off with homemade brownies and chips and we had some happy campers.

The dinner was made possible through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and Youth Empowerment as a Thank You to the Smile Center, one of our community partners.

07/17/2025

The Pregnancy Care Center received a $2,000 grant this year from the AACF board of directors. The funds are earmarked for BrightCourse curriculum covering such topics as childbirth, pregnancy and parenting. Receiving the check was Rebecca Haine, executive director. Making the presentation was Melvey Hillhouse in behalf of the AACF board.