The Finley Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Lamar, MO and focuses exclusively on human services. Its entire documented grantmaking went to a single nonprofit, About Our Kids Inc, suggesting a strong, sustained commitment to that organization—likely supporting services for children and families through general operating support.
Highly concentrated: all documented funds were directed to one repeat grantee across multiple grants, provided as general operating support rather than restricted/project funding.
Finley Charitable Foundation Inc has a clear dual pattern in its documented giving: a large recurring general-fund commitment to About Our Kids Inc in Lamar, Missouri, alongside a broad scholarship portfolio for students at Midwest colleges and universities. The largest recent grants are $100,000 general-fund awards to About Our Kids Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing continuity rather than one-off support. That same continuity appears in the education side of the docket, where the foundation repeatedly supports the same set of institutions over multiple years, including Pittsburg State University, Missouri State University, and Missouri Southern State University. The grants suggest a funder that balances community-based human services with education access, using both unrestricted nonprofit support and designated scholarship funding. Its giving is documented across several years and reaches more than one campus in Missouri and neighboring states, but the strongest signal is sustained backing for a single Lamar-based nonprofit serving local needs. In addition to institutional grants, the foundation also funds individuals through scholarships, making its pattern unusual among small regional foundations with a concentrated local core and a wider student-support lane.
Human services is the most visible nonprofit focus in the record. Finley Charitable Foundation Inc gave $100,000 in 2025 to About Our Kids Inc for General Fund support, matching similar awards in 2023 and 2024. On the education side, it has backed multiple scholarship programs at Missouri and regional campuses, including $24,000 to Pittsburg State University in 2024 for Scholarship and $24,000 to Missouri State University in 2024 for Scholarship. The foundation also supports technical and vocational pathways: it gave $11,000 to Ozark Technical Community College in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 for Scholarship. Smaller awards extend that pattern to State Technical College of Missouri and Ozark Christian College, indicating an emphasis on student financial aid across different postsecondary settings.
The typical grant size is modest: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the p75 is $4,750. That distribution fits a portfolio built around many scholarship awards plus a few much larger general-fund grants. The foundation’s documented giving also repeats across years, especially at About Our Kids Inc and several colleges, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. It does make grants to individuals through scholarships, and the record shows only grantmaking, not program-related investments. The grant descriptions indicate a mix of general fund support and designated scholarship funding.
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$236K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 60% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: About Our Kids Inc
Giving is regional and heavily concentrated in Missouri, which receives 60% of grants by recipient location and is also the top state by grant count. Lamar appears in the record through About Our Kids Inc, while other Missouri recipients include Springfield, Joplin, Columbia, Neosho, Bolivar, Rolla, and Linn. Outside Missouri, grants also go to Pittsburg, Kansas, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. All documented grants in the dataset are to U.S. recipients.
The record shows two main beneficiary types: nonprofit organizations and individual students receiving scholarships. Nonprofit support includes general-fund grants, while the education side consists of scholarship awards to universities and colleges. The foundation also funds individuals directly through scholarship support.
Its documented giving centers on local child- and family-focused direct services in Lamar, Missouri, unrestricted support for a small nonprofit, and scholarship funding for education access. The grant descriptions also show student financial support and general fund support for nonprofit operations.
The grant-size distribution is small to mid-sized overall: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $2,000, and p75 is $4,750. That pattern is consistent with a scholarship-heavy portfolio and a smaller number of larger operating grants.
Yes. The clearest example is About Our Kids Inc, which received $100,000 general-fund grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Several education recipients also appear in multiple years, including Pittsburg State University, Missouri State University, and Missouri Southern State University.
Missouri is the top state by grant count, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list also includes several Missouri cities such as Lamar, Springfield, Joplin, Columbia, Neosho, Bolivar, Rolla, and Linn, plus grants in Kansas and Arkansas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About Our Kids Inc | Lamar, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS | $21,500 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $20,500 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin, MO | $19,500 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO | $13,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Ozark Technical Community College | Springfield, MO | $11,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar, MO | $6,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Crowder College | Neosho, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Missouri University Science Technol | Rolla, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin, MO | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott, KS | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Cottey College | Nevada, MO | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Missouri Welding Institute | Nevada, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Metropolitan State University of De | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Mission University | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Cox College | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Midway University | Midway, KY | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Evangel University | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Labette County Community College | Parsons, KS | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| United States Military Academy | West Point, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| About Our Kids Inc | Lamar, MO | $100,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $24,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin, MO | $19,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS | $18,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Ozark Technical Community College | Springfield, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Missouri University Science Technol | Rolla, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar, MO | $4,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin, MO | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn, MO | $3,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Evangel University | Springfield, MO | $2,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Cottey College | Nevada, MO | $2,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Crowder College | Neosho, MO | $2,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott, KS | $2,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Cox College | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Northeast Oklahoma A M College | Miami, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| United States Military Academy | West Point, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Midway University | Midway, KY | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Labette County Community College | Parsons, KS | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Paul Mitchell The School | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
About Our Kids Inc
$100,000General Fund
Pittsburg State University
$21,500Scholarship
Missouri State University
$20,500Scholarship
Missouri Southern State University
$19,500Scholarship
University of Missouri-Columbia
$13,000Scholarship
Ozark Technical Community College
$11,000Scholarship
Southwest Baptist University
Scholarship
University of Arkansas
$5,000Scholarship
Crowder College
$5,000Scholarship
Missouri University Science Technol
$5,000Scholarship
Ozark Christian College
$2,000Scholarship
Fort Scott Community College
$2,000Scholarship
Cottey College
$2,000Scholarship
Missouri Welding Institute
$1,000Scholarship
Metropolitan State University of De
$1,000Scholarship
Mission University
$1,000Scholarship
Kansas State University
$1,000Scholarship
Cox College
$1,000Scholarship
College of the Ozarks
$1,000Scholarship
Midway University
$1,000Scholarship
Evangel University
$1,000Scholarship
Southern New Hampshire University
$1,000Scholarship
Labette County Community College
$1,000Scholarship
United States Military Academy
$1,000Scholarship
University of Central Missouri
$1,000Scholarship
About Our Kids Inc
$100,000General Fund
Missouri State University
$24,000Scholarship
Missouri Southern State University
$19,000Scholarship
Pittsburg State University
$18,000Scholarship
University of Missouri-Columbia
$10,000Scholarship
Ozark Technical Community College
$10,000Scholarship
Missouri University Science Technol
$5,000Scholarship
Southwest Baptist University
$4,000Scholarship
Ozark Christian College
$3,000Scholarship
University of Arkansas
$3,000Scholarship
State Technical College of Missouri
$3,000Scholarship
Evangel University
$2,000Scholarship
Cottey College
$2,000Scholarship
Crowder College
$2,000Scholarship
Fort Scott Community College
$2,000Scholarship
Pomona College
$1,000Scholarship
Kansas State University
$1,000Scholarship
Cox College
$1,000Scholarship
Northeast Oklahoma A M College
$1,000Scholarship
United States Military Academy
$1,000Scholarship
Northwest Missouri State University
$1,000Scholarship
Southern New Hampshire University
$1,000Scholarship
Midway University
$1,000Scholarship
Labette County Community College
$1,000Scholarship
Paul Mitchell The School
$1,000Scholarship