Apply for a Grant
Community Foundation of the Lake administers over 50 charitable funds and scholarships. Many of these funds hold formal grant rounds each year to help identify vetted non-profit organizations that are actively seeking financial assistance to help advance their mission in the Lake Area. If you’re a non-profit in need of additional capital, please check here regularly, as new grant rounds are posted quarterly.
Now Accepting Applications for Community Grants!
Application Period: 12/1/25 - 1/15/26
Who Can Apply: 501(c)(3) Non-Profits in Camden, Miller and Morgan Counties.
Grant Focus: Local Non-Profits that are building the educational, cultural, health and economic development of the Lake area.
Award Amount: up to $7,000 per winner.
The Community Foundation of the Lake works to improve the quality of life for individuals in the Lake of the Ozarks area through thoughtful grantmaking and community leadership. The Community Foundation of the Lake is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Grant decisions are made by the grant committee.
The unique role of a community foundation is to conduct a flexible community grantmaking program which addresses the most important needs of the community at any one time. The flexibility this requires is made possible by charitable donors who established unrestricted or field-of-interest funds and place the decision-making in the hands of the community leaders serving on our Board of Directors as well as dollars raised by the Community Foundation of the Lake.
Grant proposals are accepted according to an announced timetable, and grant recommendations are made as funds are available. 501(c)(3) organizations or other IRS approved entities (government entities, school districts, and churches) serving the Lake of the Ozarks area are eligible to apply.
Contact Dawn Busick, CFL Grant Chair, with questions about this grant program at (573) 286-6796 or email drbusick14@gmail.com. Contact Latesa Carter for questions about the application process or with technical questions (417) 864-6199 ext. 3754.
The Community Foundation of the Lake has awarded more than $880,000 in grants in our Lake community since its inception in 2009.