The 2012 Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper raised $854,262 for area charities, trumping last year's record of $782,000.
The funding, presented yesterday to 47 nonprofits at Highland Springs Country Club, pushed the 23-year-old golf tournament's donations past the $10 million mark, according to a news release.
The Price Cutter Charity Championship is a PGA Tour golf tournament on the Web.com Tour.
"The spirit of giving back is what makes professional golf truly unique," PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in the release. "For 23 years, the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper has uniquely demonstrated this core value, touching the lives of countless people and organizations in the Ozarks and throughout Missouri.
"The collective effort and support of the tournament's staff, its volunteers and its numerous sponsors clearly sets a standard for excellence for the Ozarks, the state of Missouri and professional golf tournaments everywhere."
Nonprofits that received funding yesterday, in alphabetical order, were:
- A Sporting Chance, $23,158;
- AIDS Project of the Ozarks, $7,507;
- Ambassadors for Children, $11,541;
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, $20,549;
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, $18,858;
- Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks, $29,569;
- Camp Barnabas, $15,055;
- Cardinals Care Foundation, $36,888;
- Champion Athletes of the Ozarks, $12,272;
- Champions Committed to Kids, $7,160;
- Chances of Stone County, $7,441;
- Children’s Miracle Network, $13,948;
- Children’s Smile Center, $25,652;
- Convoy of Hope, $34,749;
- Developmental Center of the Ozarks, $10,595;
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes, $63,081;
- Fordland Clinic, $6,993;
- Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, $11,548;
- Habitat for Humanity, $13,879;
- Heart of the Ozarks Junior Golf Foundation, $9,260;
- Hope Foundation, $10,341;
- Jordan Valley Community Health Center,$4,080;
- K-Life Taney County, $7,617;
- Least of These Inc., $17,586;
- Mercy Foundation for Community Health, $68,659;
- Missouri Junior Golf Foundation, $17,604;
- Missouri State University Foundation, $2,500;
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, $12,044;
- New Covenant Academy, $5,660;
- Ozarks Area Community Action Corp., $15,003;
- Project Hope, $11,320;
- Ronald McDonald House, $45,614;
- Shriners Hospital Dads, $33,820;
- Silver Dollar City Foundation, $48,000;
- Southwest Center for Independent Living, $7,680;
- Special Olympics Missouri, $17,750;
- Springfield Advocates for Youth, $11,648;
- Springfield Workshop Inc., $2,040;
- Springfield-Greene County Park Board, $13,414;
- St. Joseph Catholic Academy, $13,699;
- St. Jude-Mercy Affiliate, $2,000;
- Summit Foundation, $5,500;
- The Arc of the Ozarks, $9,682;
- The First Tee of the Ozarks, $5,000;
- The Hamels Foundation, $20,789;
- Webster Electric Foundation, $34,425; and
- White River Valley Electric Foundation, $31,085.
The 2013 tournament is scheduled Aug. 2-12 at Highland Springs, the release said.
