To be a unifying force that connects people, celebrates shared passions, and drives meaningful charitable impact year after year by producing signature events that raise funds and awareness for nonprofits and first responders in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Inc gives through event-driven charitable support for nonprofits and first responders in the Lake of the Ozarks region, with a clear emphasis on local public-safety and community needs. In recent grants, fire equipment is a recurring priority: Coffman Bend Fire Assoc received $72,226 in 2025 after $63,705 in 2024 and $51,175 in 2023, while Northwest Fire District received $26,639 in 2025 and $23,850 in 2024. The foundation also supports broader community services, including a $73,176 grant to Make a Wish Foundation in Chesterfield, Missouri for program funding and $44,932 to Greeneview Elks 2857 in Camdenton for a community grant. Other awards reached local organizations in Sunrise Beach, Laurie, Osage Beach, and Camdenton, showing a grantmaker tied closely to the region it serves. Its stated purpose is to connect people, celebrate shared passions, and drive charitable impact year after year by producing signature events that raise funds and awareness for nonprofits and first responders.
Public safety is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Inc supported Coffman Bend Fire Assoc with $72,226 in 2025 for fire equipment, following similar awards in 2024 and 2023, and gave $34,028 to Mid-co Fire District in Camdenton for fire equipment in 2025. Community-based programming is another visible area: Greeneview Elks 2857 in Camdenton received $44,932 in 2025 as a community grant. The foundation also funds broader human services work, including $73,176 to Make a Wish Foundation in Chesterfield for program funding. Education appears in the active grant-program descriptions, which cite support for education, healthcare, life safety, and community vitality across the Lake of the Ozarks region.
Typical awards cluster in the five-figure range, with p25 at $7,658, a median of $13,320, and p75 at $25,444. The recent grant list also shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Coffman Bend Fire Assoc, Make a Wish Foundation, Greeneview Elks 2857, Osage Community Elks, Lauriesunrise Beach Rotary, Northwest Fire District, Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance, and The Changing Table. The organization’s support is tied to charitable giving from its events and fundraising activities, and the active grant programs indicate unsolicited charity applications are accepted.
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$971K
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
MARK D MAASEN
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Grants are localized to Missouri, with 100% of recipient grants going to the state. Recent awards cluster in the Lake of the Ozarks area and nearby communities such as Climax Springs, Camdenton, Laurie, Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach, and Gravois Mills. Chesterfield appears as an out-of-area recipient city within Missouri. The pattern is regional rather than national, with no grants shown outside the U.S.
The foundation says it raises funds through its events and fundraising activities, then provides charitable support to nonprofits and first responder organizations through a charity application. Its active programs describe community grants, event support, and shootout grants for the Lake of the Ozarks region in Missouri.
Recent and program descriptions point to local municipal fire departments, volunteer fire companies, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and first responders. The foundation also lists education, healthcare, life safety, and community vitality among supported areas.
Typical grants fall in the five-figure range: p25 is $7,658, the median is $13,320, and p75 is $25,444. Recent awards include both smaller community grants and larger equipment and program grants.
Yes. The active grant-program descriptions say the charity application is the mechanism for organizations to seek support, and they note that unsolicited applications are accepted. The geography for those programs is the Lake of the Ozarks region in Missouri.
Every recipient grant in the dataset goes to Missouri, and the listed recipients are concentrated in the Lake of the Ozarks region. Cities appearing repeatedly include Camdenton, Climax Springs, Laurie, Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach, and Gravois Mills.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOCIATION INC | CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO | $81,289 | 2026 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| LAKE OF THE OZARKS WATERSHED ALLIAN | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $62,762 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| NORTHWEST FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO | $31,661 | 2026 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| ELKS LODGE 2705 | GRAVOIS MILLS, MO | $28,959 | 2026 | COMMUNIT PROGRAMS |
| LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES INC | CAMDENTON, MO | $22,016 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSOURI | BALLWIN, MO | $17,186 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| MID-COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | CAMDENTON, MO | $17,000 | 2026 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| GREENVIEW ELKS LODGE 2857 | GREENVIEW, MO | $13,517 | 2026 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
| SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE UPPER ELEMENTAR | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $13,111 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE MA | LAKE OZARK, MO | $12,147 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| OSAGE BEACH FPD | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $8,612 | 2026 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 21 | LAKE OZARK, MO | $8,512 | 2026 | COMMNITY PROGRAMS |
| DAYBREAK ROTARY | LAKE OZARK, MO | $8,173 | 2026 | COMMUITY PROGRAMS |
| SUNRISE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $7,224 | 2026 | POLICE EQUIPMENT |
| LIVABILITIES | GRAVOIS MILLS, MO | $6,702 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| WONDERLAND CAMP | ROCKY MOUNT, MO | $6,122 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH KNIGHTS O | GRAVOIS MILLS, MO | $5,746 | 2026 | COMMUNIT PROGRAMS |
| KIDS' HARBOR LLC | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $5,655 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| LAKE WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $5,366 | 2026 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | CHESTERFIELD, MO | $73,176 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOC | CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO | $72,226 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| ELKS LODGE 2705 | GRAVOIS MILLS, MO | $48,003 | 2025 | — |
| GREENEVIEW ELKS 2857 | CAMDENTON, MO | $44,932 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
| LAKE OF THE OZARKS WATERSHED ALLIAN | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $41,148 | 2025 | — |
| OSAGE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP UPPER ELEM | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $40,910 | 2025 | — |
| LAURIESUNRISE BEACH ROTARY | LAURIE, MO | $37,442 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
| MID-CO FIRE DISTRICT | CAMDENTON, MO | $34,028 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| NORTHWEST FIRE DISTRICT | CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO | $26,639 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPEMENT |
| LIVABILITES | GRAVOIS MILL, MO | $18,279 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| THE CHANGING TABLE | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $16,687 | 2025 | — |
| LAKE WEST CHAMBER | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $16,445 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES | CAMDENTON, MO | $16,037 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | LAURIE, MO | $14,934 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| MAGIC DRAGON TRAILS | LAKE OZARK, MO | $14,387 | 2025 | — |
| KIDS HARBOR | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $13,215 | 2025 | — |
| SUNRISE BEACH FIRE DISTRICT | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $10,428 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| MICHAEL N BOHRN MEDICAL | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $10,240 | 2025 | — |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 21 | LAKE OZARK, MO | $9,160 | 2025 | — |
| JESSICA & MALCHI BRAZIL FOUNDATION | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $8,905 | 2025 | — |
| CAMDENTON LIL HOGS | MONTREAL, MO | $8,565 | 2025 | — |
| FF 14-17 FIRE ASSOCIATION | EDWARDS, MO | $8,122 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| WONDERLAND CAMP | ROCKY MOUNT, MO | $7,973 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS |
| SUNRISE BEACH POLICE DEPT | SUNRISE BEACH, MO | $7,560 | 2025 | — |
| LAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | OSAGE BEACH, MO | $7,440 | 2025 | — |
| CITIZENS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | CAMDENTON, MO | $6,665 | 2025 | — |
| LAKE OZARK FIRE DITSTRICT | LAKE OZARK, MO | $6,107 | 2025 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOC | CLIMAX SPRINGS, MO | $63,705 | 2024 | FIRE EQUIPMENT |
| GREENEVIEW ELKS 2857 | CAMDENTON, MO | $40,527 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
| OSAGE COMMUNITY ELKS | LAURIE, MO | $39,920 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| LAURIESUNRISE BEACH ROTARY | LAURIE, MO | $36,627 | 2024 | COMMUNITY GRANT |
COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOCIATION INC
$81,289FIRE EQUIPMENT
LAKE OF THE OZARKS WATERSHED ALLIAN
$62,762COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
NORTHWEST FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
$31,661FIRE EQUIPMENT
ELKS LODGE 2705
$28,959COMMUNIT PROGRAMS
LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES INC
$22,016COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
PROGRAM FUNDING
MID-COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
$17,000FIRE EQUIPMENT
GREENVIEW ELKS LODGE 2857
$13,517COMMUNITY GRANT
SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE UPPER ELEMENTAR
$13,111COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LAKE MA
$12,147COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
OSAGE BEACH FPD
$8,612FIRE EQUIPMENT
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 21
$8,512COMMNITY PROGRAMS
DAYBREAK ROTARY
$8,173COMMUITY PROGRAMS
SUNRISE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
$7,224POLICE EQUIPMENT
LIVABILITIES
$6,702COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
WONDERLAND CAMP
$6,122COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH KNIGHTS O
$5,746COMMUNIT PROGRAMS
LAKE WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$5,366COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOC
$72,226FIRE EQUIPMENT
ELKS LODGE 2705
$48,003GREENEVIEW ELKS 2857
$44,932COMMUNITY GRANT
LAKE OF THE OZARKS WATERSHED ALLIAN
$41,148OSAGE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP UPPER ELEM
$40,910LAURIESUNRISE BEACH ROTARY
$37,442COMMUNITY GRANT
MID-CO FIRE DISTRICT
$34,028FIRE EQUIPMENT
NORTHWEST FIRE DISTRICT
$26,639FIRE EQUIPEMENT
LIVABILITES
$18,279COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
THE CHANGING TABLE
$16,687LAKE WEST CHAMBER
$16,445COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES
$16,037COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
$14,934COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
MAGIC DRAGON TRAILS
$14,387SUNRISE BEACH FIRE DISTRICT
$10,428FIRE EQUIPMENT
MICHAEL N BOHRN MEDICAL
$10,240BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 21
$9,160CAMDENTON LIL HOGS
$8,565FF 14-17 FIRE ASSOCIATION
$8,122FIRE EQUIPMENT
WONDERLAND CAMP
$7,973COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
SUNRISE BEACH POLICE DEPT
$7,560CITIZENS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$6,665LAKE OZARK FIRE DITSTRICT
$6,107FIRE EQUIPMENT
COFFMAN BEND FIRE ASSOC
$63,705FIRE EQUIPMENT
GREENEVIEW ELKS 2857
$40,527COMMUNITY GRANT
OSAGE COMMUNITY ELKS
$39,920COMMUNITY GRANTS
LAURIESUNRISE BEACH ROTARY
$36,627COMMUNITY GRANT