Phelps County R-III School receives grant

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MFA Manager Karalee Curtis, left, presents Phelps County R-III Superintendent Bob Cottengim with a grant in the amount of $1,000 to help purchase STEM supplies.

MFA Oil Foundation

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a grant to the Phelps County R-III School District to assist with purchasing STEM Course related items. The MFA Oil Foundation provides support to non-profit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant concentration of members and employees. Since it was established in 1998, the MFA Oil Foundation has awarded more than three million dollars in grants.

MFA Oil Senior Director of Employee Engagement and Culture Tom May described the MFA Oil Foundation as “a program that allows our company to give support back to the rural communities that are the foundation of our business. The grants the Foundation awards help support many youth programs and organizations active in addressing and solving community problems and improving the quality of life.”