Stafford Family Charitable Trust
The Stafford Family Charitable Trust is a private family charitable trust established in 1988 and administered by Simmons Bank in Columbia, Missouri. The bank-hosted page describes the trust’s grant focus on central Missouri, distribution schedule (Selection Committee meets each February and August), and provides application and contact details (including an application PDF).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local central-Missouri charity (small-to-mid sized) proposing capital or project-specific work—community services, youth programs, health initiatives, housing, or facility improvements.
Good Fit
- • Based and operating in central Missouri (Columbia area)
- • Request is for a capital project, equipment, facility or campaign pledge
- • Project budget in the foundation’s historical grant range (roughly $2K–$37.5K)
- • Can submit by the posted deadlines and include required attachments
- • Demonstrable local impact or partnership with Columbia-area stakeholders
Geography
All observed grants across 2022–2024 were made within Missouri with an explicit central-Missouri restriction, indicating a local, in-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
The trust funded 12 distinct recipients in 2022, 8 in 2023, and 6 in 2024; recipients appear to be independent local charities across several issue areas, showing a moderate spread rather than a single-beneficiary pattern.
New Applicants
A clear public application PDF, posted submission deadlines, and a bank trust contact route are provided on the website, and filings show multiple new grantees in recent years, supporting a high likelihood that unfamiliar local applicants can be considered.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
