About Missouri Community Action Network
To advocate for low-income Missourians and strengthen the Community Action Network.
Focus Areas
Poverty alleviationEconomic securityFamily stabilityEducationJob trainingWorkforce developmentHealth care accessHousingEnergy assistanceAdvocacyCapacity buildingPoverty awareness
Who They Fund
adult learnersjobseekersunderemployed workers / those seeking upskilling
About Missouri Community Action Network
Missouri Community Action Network’s recent grantmaking is defined by SkillUp subgrants to Missouri community action agencies, with awards that routinely reach six figures. The largest recent grant in the provided list was $428,051 to Ozark Action Inc in West Plains for a SkillUp subgrant, and the foundation also made a $421,003 SkillUp subgrant to Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation in Portageville. Those awards sit alongside a broader pattern of support for the state’s community action network, matching the organization’s stated emphasis on helping people in poverty, educating the public about poverty, and supporting Community Action staff development. The foundation’s grant history shows a practical, network-based role rather than individual funding. Its recent recipients are Missouri-based agencies that serve local communities, and the grants are framed as subgrants, which points to pass-through support for program delivery within the network. Leadership is listed under Megan Bania, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025. Across the recent grants list, Missouri Community Action Network gives through repeated awards to the same agencies over multiple years, especially around its SkillUp work.
What Missouri Community Action Network Funds
Workforce development is one of the clearest themes in the recent grant list. Missouri Community Action Network gave $313,689 to Ozark Action Inc in West Plains for a SkillUp subgrant, and $246,422 to Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation in Portageville for the same purpose. These awards align with the foundation’s topic taxonomy around career readiness, job placement, and upskilling. The network also supports community action infrastructure. It gave $233,976 to South Central Missouri Community Action Agency in Winona and $145,525 to Community Action Agency of St Louis County in Overland, both as SkillUp subgrants. A third strand is regional delivery through local community action agencies, including $212,970 to North East Community Action Corporation in Bowling Green. The repeated SkillUp label suggests a program line that is sustained across multiple agencies rather than a one-off project.
How Missouri Community Action Network Gives
Typical grant size sits in a mid-six-figure to low-six-figure band, with a p25 of $104,619, median of $157,994, and p75 of $215,423. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating ongoing support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation operates as a pass-through funder through subgrants, and its active grant program for the MACA Annual Conference/Link Up shows it also makes smaller sponsorship-style awards. The Missouri Start Smart item is described as a reported state-administered grant and is not an unsolicited application path.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$5.1M
Total Revenue
$5.1M
Total Expenses
$3.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $105K and $215K, with a median of $158K.
25th Percentile
$105K
Median
$158K
75th Percentile
$215K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Megan Bania
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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