Club Foundation
The Rotary Club of Columbia Northwest Foundation, also known as the Northwest “Club Foundation“, is an avenue for the club to accumulate funds in a permanent endowed funding source and to do so in a tax qualified 501(c)(3) corporation. This Foundation, formed by Northwest Rotary members in the late nineteen nineties, is focused on funding to local philanthropic activities in Columbia and the surrounding area. It is the perfect complement to the Rotary Foundation, formed by Rotary International, which focuses on service activities on an international level.
On a semi-annual basis, the Foundation solicits qualified 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for Foundation funds. Interested organizations should submit their requests by including all information requested on the Foundation Application Form. Applications postmarked on or before March 15 will be acted upon by June 30. Applications postmarked on or before September 15 will be acted upon by December 31.  Applications can be mailed to Columbia Northwest Rotary Foundation, PO Box 189, Columbia, MO 65205. As of June 2009, the Foundation has distributed a total of over $70,000 to approximately fifty local organizations. Â
The Foundation’s primary source of funding includes annual contributions from Club members, proceeds from the Club’s Annual Rotary Rose Sale, Patterson Pot ticket sales and fines, and investment interest earned on the corpus. Persons contributing $1,000 or more are distinguished as Joe Machens Fellows. Annual contributions of $100 or more qualify for the distinction of Joe Machens Sustaining Member. Contributions can be made at the same time as annual Club dues or anytime during the year. The Joe Machens Fellow distinction is in honor of a deceased member that exemplified “service above self”.Â
For more information contact Shara Runyan at (573) 443-8669 or by email at s.runyan@mchsi.com
Joe Machens Fellows
| Charlie Atkins Bob Bevins Tony Bott George Carney Bob Doroghazi Gary Drewing David Duffy David Dunafon Brad Eiffert Mike Flanagan Mark Foreman Ben Galloway Bob Gerding Andy Gingrich Larry Grossmann Mark Hassemer Richard Hauschild David Horner David Jobe David Machens Marcia Machens Martha Machens Rick Matson Jim McKinney Keith McLaughlin | Larry Mead Rich Miller Anne Moore Randy Mueller Rob Murray Lenard Politte Bill Ramlow Bob Reeves Jim Ritter Rotary Club of Columbia Northwest Scott Robinson Shara Runyan State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation Len Scheffler Dan Scotten Tom Smith Greg Steinhoff John Thompson Bob Tice Jerry Twitty Ken Unger Mike Vangel Kathi Vom Saal Don Waltman |
Joe Machens Sustaining Members
| Sam Bennett Chris Bouchard Dan Brown Larry Colgin Bill Crabb Terry Culver Kat Cunningham Mike Dunn Chris Edwards Pamela Franta Dave Froman Jeff Glenn Dan Goldschmidt Rolla Grace Andy Graham Todd Hoien Joel Jeffries Julie Johnson Bill Klang, Jr. Alice Leeper Ken Lewis Sharon Lynch Greg Mattli Mike Mayer | Jack Mohatt Mike Morgan Carrie Mulkey Gary Oxenhandler Fred Parry Dennie Pendergrass Jerry Price Jerome Rader Paul Ratcliffe Rick Ravenhill Tom Richards Gary Robinson Rick Royer Stephen Rust Jim Salmo Bob Schattgen Jack Smith Kirby Smith Blake Starkey Russ Starr Jay Stewart Jerry Thompson Bill Wagner  |
