About Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging
To develop a coordinated delivery system of services to assist and enable older Missourians to remain in their own homes as long as possible and enhance the quality of life for all older Missourians.
Focus Areas
Nutrition / Meal ProgramsIn-home services / Personal careFamily caregiver supportLong-term care placement assistanceTransportationVolunteer coordinationInformation & assistance / Medicare help
Funding Style
general operating supportsector-specific (transportation) fundingunrestricted/general support
Topics
transportation systems
About Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging
Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Inc directs its grantmaking toward helping older Missourians stay in their own homes, with service delivery centered on nutrition, transportation, and in-home support. The largest grants in the recent record go to local aging-service providers that keep meals moving and older adults connected to care. Butler County Council on Aging received $432,887 in 2024 for nutrition, followed by $395,352 in 2023 for the same purpose, showing a continuing commitment to meal support. Southeast Missouri Transportation also received major support, including $375,000 in 2024, reflecting the agency’s attention to getting seniors where they need to go. The foundation’s recent awards are concentrated in county and city aging networks across southeast Missouri, including recipients in Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Fredericktown, and Chaffee. Its current program list also points to direct support for caregivers and homemaker/personal care services, both tied to aging in place. Across the grants shown, the funder acts as a regional pass-through for older-adult services rather than a broad philanthropic generalist.
What Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Funds
Nutrition is the clearest funding theme in the recent grants table. The agency awarded $319,276 to Cape Girardeau Council on Aging in 2024 for nutrition, and $295,291 to Senior Services of Chaffee Mo Inc for the same purpose. Transportation is another recurring area: Southeast Missouri Transportation in Fredericktown received $375,000 in 2024, following $298,705 in 2023. The funder also supports local nutrition centers and senior centers across small Missouri communities, including Charleston Nutrition Center Inc in Charleston, Ripley County Senior Citizens Club in Doniphan, and City of Park Hills Missouri in Park Hills. Those awards show a service model built around community-based providers that deliver meals and related support close to where older adults live.
How Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Gives
Typical grant size sits in the middle six figures: p25 is $121,012, median is $188,936, and p75 is $237,301. The recent grants list also shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including multiple renewals for nutrition and transportation providers. That pattern suggests ongoing operating support for established local service networks rather than isolated project-only funding. The foundation also runs structured programs with very small supply grants under the Family Caregiver Support Program, where awards range from $0 to $250, and in-home services for seniors age 60+ under the Homemaker Chores & Personal Care program. Both active programs accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$5.7M
Total Revenue
$12.2M
Total Expenses
$12.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $121K and $237K, with a median of $189K.
25th Percentile
$121K
Median
$189K
75th Percentile
$237K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LANA JOHNSON
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