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Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation

Accepts applications Chillicothe, Missouri · EIN 200308527

Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation is a private foundation in Chillicothe, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $130,798 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $60,275. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $114,684 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$99,05319$2.4 million
2024$114,68420$2.7 million
2025$130,79820$2.9 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Cowherd
PO Box 228, Chillicothe, MO 64601
Phone or email(660) 646-0627, rcowherd@ccttlaw.com
What to submitCompleted application for scholarship
DeadlinesDetermined by the board of directors annually
RestrictionsRecipients of financial assistance for secondary education must be a resident of harrison or gentry county Missouri and graduate from a school district located within either county.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri20$130,798

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
South Harrison R-Ii School District
Bethany, MO
Education$60,275
Albany R-Iii School
Albany, MO
Education$16,500
Pattonsburg R-Ii School District
Pattonsburg, MO
Education$12,993
Gilman City R-Iv School
Gilman City, MO
Education$12,000
Cainsville R-1 School
Cainsville, MO
Education$8,400
Ridgeway R-V School District
Ridgeway, MO
Education$5,000
North Harrison R-Iii School
Eagleville, MO
Education$1,771
King City R-I School District
King City, MO
Education$1,500
Stanberry R-Ii School District
Stanberry, MO
Education$1,359
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Determined by the board of directors annually.

How much does Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation give?

$130,798 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Cowherd (President), Derek Brown (Secretary), Carl C Thompson (Vice President/Treasurer) and Ann Graner (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Kenneth N & Rosemary B Williford Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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