Community Funds

Sedalia Heritage Foundation Community Funds

Historic Katy Depot
600 East Third * Sedalia, MO 65301
660-826-2932
katydepotsedalia@gmail.com

Board of Directors:
President – Kyle Herrick
Vice President – Joe Fischer
Treasurer – Dan Pilliard
Secretary – Connie Patterson
Steve Ellebrecht
Deborah Biermann
Administrator – Jill White

Active Funds

The Katy Depot Fund supports preservation, maintenance, interpretation, promotion, and operation of this historic landmark.

The General Fund supports administrative, operating costs and special projects of the Sedalia Heritage Foundation.

The motto of the Sedalia Area Literacy Council is “Building a Reader and a Library one book at a time!” They are doing this by publishing a newborn book of nursery rhymes that is given to all new moms and babies leaving the local hospital to inspire parents to read to their children. They distribute books to children at Head Start locations and at summer free lunch programs in Pettis County. SALC offers grants for updated reading materials and technology to improve and encourage literacy in our growing community. SALC takes books to senior housing communities and the Pettis County jail. Their goals are to formulate and participate in programs that will increase the literacy rate, promote reading, and link local businesses, education, and the community.

The Pettis County Community Santa has been in existence in our community in some form for over 40 years. We are funded entirely by donations and all board members are volunteers. We are gifted with a building so that all donations go directly to families in need. Our goal is to ensure that each child has a holiday experience that is similar to his peers. Our mission is to feed the hearts and souls of these children and their families. Children receive toys specifically chosen for each of them based on their wish list. Toys are selected to promote creative and developmental play. Additionally, each child receives at least 2 new books, and each family gets one or more board games. It is our belief that children who are read to by parents are less likely to be neglected by that parent. Likewise, a family that plays together develops a stronger bond. The families in our program are vetted based of Family Support and Children’s Division guidelines for poverty and their residence in our community. Our numbers vary from year to year but generally fall around 1000 plus children. We also provide gift cards to the elderly and disabled who apply. Over the years, we have seen countless recipients who return and give donations to Community Santa when they are back on their feet.

The mission of the Sedalia Firefighters’ Memorial Fund is to maintain and improve the Sedalia Firefighters’ Memorial, and honor the firefighters who gave their lives for the citizens of Sedalia. Sedalia Firefighters put on a yearly poker run to raise money which also funds scholarships for local students who are pursuing careers as firefighters or in emergency pre-hospital medicine.

The Northwest Alumni Association (NWAA) Scholarship, founded in 2000, is composed of six volunteer members. Their purpose is to seek, promote, offer, and distribute scholarship grants assisting students to continue their secondary education following graduation from Pettis County R-V School District of Hughesville, Missouri.

The mission of the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market is to provide local producers and consumers a reliable, regulated marketplace for the direct exchange of high quality locally grown and locally made goods. By providing a unique environment, the market strives to meet the needs of the consumer while encouraging sustainable agriculture and small business in mid-Missouri. The market assists in fostering a sense of community by providing a social environment to exchange ideas and learn valuable information from community groups and organizations.