MSHOF raises additional $150K for PCCC nonprofits

The embattled Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced it has raised additional money to pay nonprofits that are owed from the 2024 Price Cutter Charity Championship.

A news release issued this morning indicates the MSHOF plans to soon distribute some $150,000 to 47 charities that participated in the golf tournament last year. In December, the MSHOF paid over $325,000 to the nonprofits.

“We will not stop until we make this right. For me, it’s become a personal mission. Our charities help thousands of kids in our community; every dollar truly matters," said Rob Marsh, MSHOF CEO and executive director, in the release. "That’s why I genuinely thank all of the businesses and individuals who have stepped up to help us meet this challenge, and we hope more folks will throw their support behind the effort. We’re doing this the old-fashioned way by rolling up our sleeves.”

Marsh, who started Jan. 6, was announced as the new MSHOF CEO on Dec. 17, when officials with the organization discussed its financial situation that includes hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to charities and vendors amid waning attendance and participation at the PCCC.

At the December news conference, former MSHOF and PCCC leader Jerald Andrews said charities should be receiving over $740,000 from the 2024 golf tournament.

Marsh said via email that the approximate remaining balance is $225,000.

“We still have our work cut out for us, but we will keep working hard to support our charities,” Marsh said in the release.

The 2025 PCCC is scheduled July 11-21 at Highland Springs Country Club.

New IRS form released
The MSHOF's Form 990 filing with the Internal Revenue Service for 2023 recently became available to the public.

The document, available here, was filed with the IRS on Nov. 15, according to nonprofit news organization ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer platform.

The document shows $250,745 in total compensation for former MSHOF Executive Director Byron Shive, as well as total compensation of nearly $1.3 million for former director Andrews in 2023.

Andrews, who led the MSHOF for 27 years before his exit in February 2023, was succeeded by Shive, his son-in-law. Shive resigned at the end of 2024 as the MSHOF disclosed its financial troubles.

Marsh said via email that the money paid to Andrews in 2023 was retirement funds, as first reported by the Springfield News-Leader.

The CEO/executive director oversees a staff of five, according to past reporting.