The MFA Oil Foundation Board of Directors approved more than $40,000 in grants to 17 organizations at its most recent board meeting held Thursday, June 23, 2016. The full list of recipients and how they plan to use their grants follows:

in2Action, Columbia, Mo. – Three computers

Bernita Hughes Elementary, Adair, Okla. – Shelving, tables & chairs for school library

Monroe City (Mo.) Food Bank – One 6 x 12 cargo trailer

Eldon (Mo.) Community Food Pantry – Three chest freezers

Stanberry (Mo.) R-II School – Chromebooks for students

Macon County (Mo.) Town & Country Fair – 10 x 14 building

Audrain County (Mo.) Crisis Intervention Services – Two computers

Wynne (Mo.) High School – Two iPad mini tablets

Perry (Mo.) Volunteer Fire Department – Thermal camera

Community R-VI School, Laddonia, Mo. – Five robotics teaching kits

Purdy (Mo.) R-II Schools Athletic Department – Bleachers, prep work & concrete pad

City of La Plata (Mo.) Police Department – Four tasers & body cameras

Food for Morgan County, Mo. – Heavy-weight tables

Stepping Stone Sanctuary, Trumann, Ark. – Commercial meat grinder & ice maker

Jamestown (Mo.) Community Pool – Tables & chairs

South Grand Lake Lions Club, Langley, Okla. – Materials for baseball fields

Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia, Mo. – Renovations & expansion of the BGC current main site building