Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation is a private foundation based in Springfield, Missouri. Its stated grant program prioritizes children’s health needs in Southwest Missouri and supports 501(c)(3) organizations addressing children’s physical, mental, and dental health needs.
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation at a glance
In short: Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation gave $88K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $87,729
- +7.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,617
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,269,146
- +5.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (6 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact the organization for information about the application form and materials, deadlines, and award restrictions.
- Review Cycle
- The full-application deadline will be posted in the approval letter.
- Deadline
- The full-application deadline will be posted in the approval letter.
- Contact
Application contact: Marla Witthar
Mailing address: PO Box 3195, Springfield, MO 65808-3195
Phone: (417) 889-2550
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation
Who Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Smile Center ($9K). Together the top 10 received $56K.
Grant Size Distribution
86 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 86 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The grant-program description identifies children’s health needs in Southwest Missouri, in the area around Springfield, as its priority. In 2025, all reported grant dollars went to Missouri recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 19 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $81K (2024) to $91K (2021). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $88K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Smile Center Ozark, MO | Program Support | $8,850 |
| Catholic Charities of SW MO Springfield, MO | Program Support | $6,000 |
| Good Samaritan Boys Ranch Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,850 |
| Arc of the Ozarks Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Child Advovacy Center Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Crosslines Community Outreach Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Drew Lewis Foundation Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Foster Adopt Connect Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Harmony House Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| KVC Missouri Springfield, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,269,146 | $115,081 | $138,428 | $87,729 | 19 | $118,705 | $37,955 | $106,247 |
| 2024 | $2,154,267 | $99,803 | $127,837 | $81,279 | 16 | $109,195 | $44,043 | $101,740 |
| 2023 | $2,046,185 | $87,893 | $129,500 | $86,175 | 17 | $111,686 | $48,198 | $96,921 |
| 2022 | $2,014,525 | $125,040 | $133,209 | $90,044 | 20 | $113,755 | $57,483 | $110,041 |
| 2021 | $2,372,509 | $142,204 | $133,360 | $91,482 | 14 | — | $25,936 | $107,008 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $106K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s grant-program description says it exists to help children in the Springfield area access critical healthcare and aims to support organizations addressing children’s physical, mental, and dental health needs. It identifies Southwest Missouri as its service area but does not provide the counties in the available program description.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of services. Good Samaritan Boys Ranch describes its work as supporting youth and families in Missouri’s foster care system. Arc of the Ozarks says it provides services for people with disabilities to support their community integration and quality of life. Fordland Clinic describes its mission as improving the health of its rural community by offering healthcare regardless of insurance or income. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $87,729. Grant amounts ranged from $1,325 to $8,850, with a median of $5,000. The largest reported awards included $8,850 to Children’s Smile Center; $6,000 to Catholic Charities of SW MO; and $5,850 to Good Samaritan Boys Ranch. The foundation also awarded $5,000 each to Arc of the Ozarks and Drew Lewis Foundation, among other organizations. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri.
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. The filing directs applicants to contact the organization for information about application materials and award restrictions. The grant-program description says the deadline for a full application will be provided in an approval letter.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s 2025 filing lists Cindy Fulp as president, Rebecca Barrientos as treasurer, and Dr. John Mihalevich as secretary. It also lists Rebecca Rhoades, Marsha Ballard, Mike Schnake, Ellen Hammock, Rhonda Mammen, Dr. Doug McNeal, and Susy Barr as members.
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation is led by Cindy Fulp, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cindy Fulp
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Hammock
Member
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Grabeel
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Mihalevich
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Schnake
Member
Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Barrientos
Treasurer
Treasurer → Member, 2022
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Mammen
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug McNeal
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Johnson
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Ballard
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Oke-Thomas
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susy Barr
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Rhoades
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Becky Rhoades (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Ferba Lofton (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Jill Headley (2024) — Member
- Former: Janet Anderson (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Julie Leeth (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Sheila Dullum (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Shelby Smith (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Adam Whitten (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Nancy Hoeman (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Travis Tindall (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: David Fields (2021) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation
How much does Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation give each year?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation gave $88K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $81K across 16 grants.
What is Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's typical grant size?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,617, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation give grants?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Springfield, MO (18 grants).
Does Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (19 grants).
Who are Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's largest grantees?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Smile Center ($8,850), Catholic Charities of SW MO ($6,000) and Good Samaritan Boys Ranch ($5,850), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $119K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $106K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation fund?
The foundation’s grant-program description says it exists to help children in the Springfield area access critical healthcare and aims to support organizations addressing children’s physical, mental, and dental health needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation?
Contact the organization for information about the application form and materials, deadlines, and award restrictions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's EIN?
Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1551131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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