Inaugural Scholarships Announced

Inaugural Scholarships Announced

Ever since we first publicized our partnership with the University of Missouri, we have been looking forward to making this post, so we are beyond thrilled that the candidate pool…
Down By The Riverside

Down By The Riverside

Every family has stories. Many of these get passed down from one generation to the next. And occasionally, a story will have just the right mix of mystery and appeal…
Show Me The Money

Show Me The Money

Last month, we started talking about the process of establishing a foundation, and now we turn to one of the most important aspects of running a foundation: bookkeeping. In order…
Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight

Between 1818 and 1836, Congress passed a series of laws providing pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, many of whom were in poor health and destitute. These veterans had…
How To Start A Foundation

How To Start A Foundation

This month we celebrate our first anniversary as a non-profit, so we thought it would be instructive to document the steps we took to establish our private foundation for anyone…